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MEXICO, SO DIFFERENT 8 DAYS
Classic Mexico Tour
Classic Mexico Tour


1st day - Mexico
Reception at the Mexico City Airport. Transfer to the hotel.

2nd day - Mexico
Leave for the archaeological zone of Teotihuacán, located 30 miles from the city. Visit the Roadway of the Dead, the Pyramid of the Moon, the Pyramid of the Sun and the Temple of Quetzalcoatl. Return to Mexico City. Along the way, we visit the Convent of Acolman founded under the order of the Agustinians in 1539. Visit of the Basilic of Guadeloupe and the Square of the Three Cultures. At night, walk to Garibaldi Square and discover the true happiness of the Mariachis.

3rd day - Mexico
Depart for the Anthropological Museum and visit the main halls. Continue to Xochimilco. Encounter the famous Floating Gardens, which are surrounded by canals busied by the city’s people which come to recreate. Return to the city and visit Zócalo ( the main plaza ), the Cathedral and National Palace.

4th. Day - Mexico / Puebla / Oaxaca
Take the highway destined for Oaxaca. Along the way, visit the city of Puebla. The city was the first Mexican town built from a master plan rather than around an existing Indian city. The historic center is full of ornate colonial buildings replete with magnificent stonework, gold leaf, and Puebla’s distinct signature, Talavera tile, which mantles rooftops, church domes, walls, fountains, kitchens, almost everything. Continue to Oaxaca.

5th. Day - Oaxaca
Visit of the archaeological zone of Mitla, famous for its constructions with geometric motives. This well known site was occupied from the early Preclassic period until the arrival of the Spaniards. Visit the indigenous artisan towns specialized in one particular craft, discover really good folk art, whether it be weavings, ceramics, carved wooden figures, or masks. Return to Oaxaca, stroll to the city’s historic center and admire the charm of the provincial city.

6th. Day - Oaxaca / Taxco
Visit of the archaeological zone of Monte Alban, one of the most surprising of pre-Columbian Mexico. On the mountain’s summit, one can admire The Gran Plaza (the Great Square), El Juego de Pelota (The Ball Game), the Temple of the Dancers and the Tombs. Continue through the Panamerica Highway from where you will see amazing landscapes and vegetation. Taxco located in a silver mountain that has been exploited for its silver since colonial times. Walk along the narrow winding cobblestoned streets which pass along plazas, gardens, churches and red-tiled roofed homes. Taxco is a quintessential example of colonial-style Mexico. A visit would be lacking without a stop at the silver shops, the most famed in the country.

7th. Day - Taxco / Acapulco
Depart for Acapulco. The star of the Pacific Coast. The mountains drop dramatically to beautiful white sandy coves and broad beaches edged by a rich cobalt sea. Visit of the old town, la Quebrada watching the high divers where young men execute dazzling swallow dives from a 40 meter cliff into a narrow channel below.

8th. Day - Acapulco
Transfer to the airport.

Classic Mexico Tour
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