11| Mexico City – Cuernavaca – Taxco | 5 Days – 4 Nights
For those who prefer short tours full of magical places. You will find yourself surrounded by an extensive series of paintings, museums, monuments, pyramids and colonial architecture in the largest metropolis of the country. Paradoxically you will go through streets full of history visiting Cuernava and Taxco, named as magical towns for their symbolism and legends and which are an essential part of the national identity, in each of its corners you will find magic that emanates from its attractions, peace and tranquility in its landscapes and adventure in its…
For those who prefer short tours full of magical places. You will find yourself surrounded by an extensive series of paintings, museums, monuments, pyramids and colonial architecture in the largest metropolis of the country. Paradoxically you will go through streets full of history visiting Cuernava and Taxco, named as magical towns for their symbolism and legends and which are an essential part of the national identity, in each of its corners you will find magic that emanates from its attractions, peace and tranquility in its landscapes and adventure in its mountains, volcanoes, grasslands and rivers.
Monuments / Attractions Envisaged
Mexico City: National Palace, The Metropolitan Cathedral, Tenochtitlan Templo Mayor Pyramids, National Anthropology Museum, Teotihuacan Pyramids, Virgin of Guadalupe Shrine
Cuernavaca: Sightseeing on the City
Taxco: Sightseeing on the City
Accommodation Overview
As part of the Mexico City, Cuernavaca and Taxco tour you will be staying at a selection of four star hotels.
Equipped with modern day facilities, these hotels are known to offer the utmost care and comfort along with high standards of service.
Accommodation for your tour will be as described below, at the following properties:
4 Nights at Hotel Casa Blanca 4* or Similar in Mexico City on Bed and Breakfast basis.
Hotel Casa Blanca 4* – Located in the political, historical, economic and cultural centre of Mexico City, a few steps from the most important avenues, Reforma and Juarez, a strategic point in Mexico City. The property has rooms for meetings or private celebrations, a restaurant serving Mexican cuisine prepared by old recipes and bar overlooking the city. In the 12th, next to the bar floor, there is an outdoor pool. There is also a small gym open 24 hours and a solarium.
* Please note that should accommodation in the above listed hotels not be available at the time of your visit we will offer a similar standard.
Board Basis (Meal Plan) & Included Services
Welcome greeting at the airport in Mexico City.
Transportation in air conditioned vehicles.
English speaking guide during the days of the tour.
04 nights accommodation at the hotels mentioned above on DBL occupancy.
Daily breakfast at all the above hotels.
Visits mentioned in the itinerary, including entrance fees to the archaeological sites.
Government taxes.
Exclusions
Expenses of personal nature like tipping, laundry, telephone/fax calls, alcoholic/non- alcoholic beverages, camera/video camera fee at monuments, medical expenses, airport taxes, any insurance etc.
Any meals other than the mentioned.
Gratuities in hotel (maids and bell boys).
Beach extension hotel.
Information
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Departure/Starting CityMexico City
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Hotels during TourHotel Casa Blanca or Similar (Mexico City)
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Day 1: Mexico City
Airport arrival greeting & transfer to your Hotel.
Overnight in Mexico City | Hotel Casa Blanca 4* or Similar | Standard room on Bed & Breakfast basis
Day 2: Mexico City - City Tour & Anthropology Museum
After an included breakfast, you board a Mexico City guided tour visiting major attractions. We start where it all began, at the Zocalo. You will see the National Palace with an extended series of mural paintings that show a graphic evolution of the history of the country which were painted by Diego Rivera. The Metropolitan Cathedral, the oldest and largest cathedral in Latin America, is a spectacular building intended to distract the Aztec people from their own previous believes and convert them to the new religion. Right behind the Cathedral you can find the “Tenochtitlan Templo Mayor Pyramids” which were part of the big ceremonial center of the Aztecs. Templo Mayor was not only the most visible sight of an immense aborigine urban complex, but also represented the cosmic center of the universe for the Aztecs. You will drive by the Palacio de Bellas Artes, a 19th Century all white marble building functioning as a theater as well as an art museum, with many fine sculptures. To get a feeling of the city you will drive along the Paseo de la Reforma Avenue which was inspired by the “Champs Elisée” of Paris until you reach and visit the National Anthropology Museum, the largest in its type in the world.
Overnight in Mexico City | Hotel Casa Blanca 4* or Similar | Standard room on Bed & Breakfast basis
Day 3: Mexico City - Guadalupe Shrine & Teotihuacan
After breakfast you will take a guided excursion to the outstanding Teotihuacan Pyramids, starting with a visit to the Virgin of Guadalupe Shrine. This church is a place of pilgrimage for millions of Mexicans and followers from all over the world. The day will then dedicate a visit to the ancient archaeological zone of Teotihuacan, north of Mexico City. This was the Toltec-Aztec ceremonial center of Teotihuacan, an archeological site with buildings bigger and as impressive or more, as the Egyptian pyramids. These monumental buildings where constructed by Toltec architects, a very advanced culture dominated by the Aztecs before the colonization of Mexico. You will see its impressive Toltec pyramids dedicated to the sun and the moon, the Quetzalcoatl Temple and the fortresses, the largest monuments of their type in the world.
Overnight in Mexico City | Hotel Casa Blanca 4* or Similar | Standard room on Bed & Breakfast basis | Travelling Distance Approx. 150 km
Day 4: Mexico City – Cuernavaca – Taxco
After breakfast you will depart to visit the City of Eternal spring: Cuernavaca. Cuernavaca is the Capital City of the State of Morelos. Actually worldwide known as “The City of Eternal Spring”, due its excellent template climate with an annual average o 20°C. Continuing onto Taxco. Taxco de Alarcon, Mexico's silver capital, is a charming colonial town nestled in the mountains of the State Guerrero between Mexico City and Acapulco.
Overnight in Mexico City | Hotel Casa Blanca 4* or Similar | Standard room on Bed & Breakfast basis | Travelling Distance Approx. 300 km
Day 5: Departure.
Transfer from the Hotel to Mexico City International Airport to board a flight to your selected Beach
Destination.
Continue to your final beach destination
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