8-day Trip In Mexico: Tales Of Michoacan
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Itinerary
7x Breakfast
7x Breakfast
Accommodation included: 7 nights
Accommodation included: 7 nights
Transportation: private vehicle
Transportation: private vehicle
Accommodation: 6x nights in conveniently...
Accommodation: 6x nights in conveniently located, locally-owned hotels/B&Bs; 1x night in eco-cabins
Service of a Tour Leader
Service of a Tour Leader
Walking tours: Mexico City, Tlalpujahua,...
Walking tours: Mexico City, Tlalpujahua, Morelia, Pรกtzcuaro, Uruapan, Paracho, Zamora, Cuitzeo
Guided visits: Tzintzuntzan; Monarch Butterfly...
Guided visits: Tzintzuntzan; Monarch Butterfly Reserve (in winter only); Uruapan National Park
Activities: boat ride to Janitzio;...
Activities: boat ride to Janitzio; hiking to Paricutin & around Camecuaro Lake; spa in Los Azufres
Entry/Admission - Floating Gardens of...
Entry/Admission - Floating Gardens of Xochimilco
Entry/Admission - Museo Nacional de...
Entry/Admission - Museo Nacional de Antropologรญa
Entry/Admission - Tzintzuntzan Archaeological Zone
Entry/Admission - Tzintzuntzan Archaeological Zone
Entry/Admission - Isla Janitzio
Entry/Admission - Isla Janitzio
Entry/Admission - Paricutin Volcano
Entry/Admission - Paricutin Volcano
Entry/Admission - Parque Nacional Lago...
Entry/Admission - Parque Nacional Lago de Camecuaro
Entry/Admission - Los Azufres
Entry/Admission - Los Azufres
Entry/Admission - Monarch Butterfly Biosphere...
Entry/Admission - Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
Not included:
Flights; airport pick-up & drop-off;...
Flights; airport pick-up & drop-off; other activities & meals; travel insurance; personal expenses
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Itinerary
Day 1: Mexico City
Stop At: Zocalo, Calle Plaza de La Constitucion S/N Centro Histรณrico de la Cdad. de Mรฉxico, Centro, Mexico City 06000 Mexico
Bienvenidos a la Ciudad de Mexico - the largest city in Latin America where ancient and modern coexist in harmony. Arrive at any time before meeting your group and Tour Leader in the evening: welcome meeting, optional welcome & get-together with the group in one of local restaurants/bars.
Duration: 24 minutes
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Mexico City.
Day 2: Mexico City
Stop At: Floating Gardens of Xochimilco, Southern neighborhood of Xochimilco, Mexico City 16090 Mexico
Spend the whole day exploring cultural & historic gems of Mexico City: Historic Centre of Mexico City (walking tour), Xochimilco (boat tour), National Anthropology Museum (guided visit). Optional dinner & get-together with the group in the evening.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Zocalo, Calle Plaza de La Constitucion S/N Centro Histรณrico de la Cdad. de Mรฉxico, Centro, Mexico City 06000 Mexico
Walking tour around the historic center.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Museo Nacional de Antropologรญa, Av. Paseo de la Reforma s/n, Polanco, Bosque de Chapultepec I Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, 11560 Ciudad de Mรฉxico, CDMX, Mexico
Guided visit.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Mexico City.
Day 3: Mexico City - Tlalpujahua - Morelia
Stop At: Tlalpujahua - Pueblo Magico, Tlalpujahua Mexico
In the morning, go to Tlalpujahua - an old mining town located among pine mountainous forests that is famous for its impressive colonial architecture and majestic pink-stone sanctuary. Upon a visit to a local mining museum, walking tour around the historic center & optional lunch we will continue to the state capital Morelia whose historic center has been declared a UNESCO Heritage Site. Check-in, walking tour around the historic center, optional dinner & get-together with the group in one of local restaurants/bars.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Centro Historico de Morelia, Morelia Mexico
Check-in, walking tour around the historic center, optional dinner & get-together with the group in one of local restaurants/bars.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Morelia.
Day 4: Morelia - Tzintzuntzan - Janitzio - Pรกtzcuaro
Stop At: Tzintzuntzan Archaeological Zone, Av. Las Yacatas, Tzintzuntzan 58440 Mexico
In the morning go to Tzintzuntzan - one of the greatest pre-Hispanic cities in Mexico and former capital of the ancient Purepecha State. After a walking tour around the town and visit to nearby pyramids, take a boat to Isla de Janitzio - the main island of Lake Pรกtzcuaro whose town is known for the butterfly fishermen that can also be located on the back of the 50 peso Mexican banknote. In the afternoon, we will go to Pรกtzcuaro - a picturesque colonial town founded in the 1320s as the capital of the Tarascan state and later its ceremonial center: check-in, rest, evening walking tour around the historic center, optional dinner & get-together with the group in one of the local restaurants/bars.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Isla Janitzio, Patzcuaro Mexico
Boat & walking tour.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Patzcuaro, Centro, 61600 Pรกtzcuaro, Mich., Mexico
Check-in, rest, evening walking tour around the historic center, optional dinner & get-together with the group in one of the local restaurants/bars.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Pรกtzcuaro.
Day 5: Pรกtzcuaro - Paricutin Volcano - Uruapan
Stop At: Paricutin Volcano, Mexico
In the morning go to Angahuan, a starting point for a 6h hike to Paricutin - the youngest (but considered dormant nowadays) volcano in the Western Hemisphere. Accompanied by a local guide, we will reach the top of the volcano by horse, visiting abandoned ruins of San Juan Parangaricutiro Church on the way back. During the eruption, the lava flowed around and into the church, and covered 3/4 of the town. Just beneath the church, the old houses and buildings keep buried under the rocks. After a volcano tour, we will be back to Angahuan - a traditional Purepecha community where weaving, embroidery, spinning and other textile traditions are still practiced. After an optional lunch and orientation walk around the village, we will go to Uruapan - the second largest city of Michoacรกn located at the western edge of the Purรฉpecha highlands: walking tour around the historic center, optional dinner & get-together with the group in one of the local restaurants/bars.
Duration: 6 hours
Stop At: Antigua Iglesia de San Juan Parangaricutiro, Angahuan 60202 Mexico
Walking tour & optional lunch in the village.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Telares Uruapan, Miguel Trevino SN, San Pedro, Uruapan Mexico
Walking tour around the historic center, optional dinner & get-together with the group in one of the local restaurants/bars.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Uruapan.
Day 6: Uruapan Uruapan - Paracho - Camecuaro National Park - Zamora
Stop At: Parque Barranca De Amanalco, Prof. Agustin Guemes Celis Centro, Cuernavaca 62000 Mexico
We will start or day by visiting Barranca del Cupatitzio - a national park with broad-leafed temperate and tropical vegetation, various walking paths, and a number of artificial fountains built on the sides of the ravine to take advantage of natural water flows. Then we will go to Paracho - a small town famous for handcrafting the best guitars in the world and home to the designer of the guitar featured in a famous "Coco" movie (2017). Then we will go to Camรฉcuaro - a beautiful lake with turquoise-colored, crystal clear water and hundreds of old cypresses guarding its perimeter. After a picturesque hike, a boat ride on the lake and optional lunch, we will go to Zamora - the 3d largest city in the state famous for its neo-gothic Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe which is considered one of the largest cathedrals of its kind in the American continent. Check-in, rest, evening walking tour around the historic center, optional dinner & get-together with the group in one of the local restaurants/bars.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Casa Del Artesano, Francisco Castro Local 11, Paracho 60250 Mexico
Walking tour & optional lunch.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Parque Nacional Lago de Camecuaro, Camecuaro Mexico
Boat ride & free time.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Catedral Diocesana de Zamora Michoacan, Centro Frente a la Plaza de Armas, Zamora de Hidalgo 59600 Mexico
Check-in, rest, evening walking tour around the historic center, optional dinner & get-together with the group in one of the local restaurants/bars.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Zamora.
Day 7: Zamora - Cuitzeo - Los Azufres
Stop At: Ex-Convento Santa Martia Magdalena, Morelos 20 Sur, Cuitzeo Mexico
In the morning go to Cuitzeo - a quiet colonial town that offers a charming view of where the land meets the sky and a lake resembling a giant mirror. Upon a walking tour around its historic center, we will go to Los Azufres - a rustic spa resort situated in the middle of the mountains with several hot springs and sulfur mud lake. There you can relax your body and mind with thermal water, massages, traditional temazcal, and other medical procedures. Optional farewell dinner & get-together in the local restaurant in the evening.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Los Azufres, Ciudad Hidalgo, Michoacรกn, Mexico
Los Azufres - a rustic spa resort situated in the middle of the mountains with several hot springs and sulfur mud lake. There you can relax your body and mind with thermal water, massages, traditional temazcal, and other medical procedures. Optional farewell dinner & get-together in the local restaurant in the evening.
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Los Azufres.
Day 8: Los Azufres - Mexico City
Pass By: Zocalo, Calle Plaza de La Constitucion S/N Centro Histรณrico de la Cdad. de Mรฉxico, Centro, Mexico City 06000 Mexico
Morning departure to Mexico City. In winter, we will also visit nearby Monarch Butterfly UNESCO Biosphere Reserve - a breathtaking over-wintering site of the eastern population of the monarch butterfly.
Stop At: Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, Cerro Prieto Mexico
Guided visit (in winter only).
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 1: Mexico City
Stop At: Zocalo, Calle Plaza de La Constitucion S/N Centro Histรณrico de la Cdad. de Mรฉxico, Centro, Mexico City 06000 Mexico
Bienvenidos a la Ciudad de Mexico - the largest city in Latin America where ancient and modern coexist in harmony. Arrive at any time before meeting your group and Tour Leader in the evening: welcome meeting, optional welcome & get-together with the group in one of local restaurants/bars.
Duration: 24 minutes
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Mexico City.
Day 2: Mexico City
Stop At: Floating Gardens of Xochimilco, Southern neighborhood of Xochimilco, Mexico City 16090 Mexico
Spend the whole day exploring cultural & historic gems of Mexico City: Historic Centre of Mexico City (walking tour), Xochimilco (boat tour), National Anthropology Museum (guided visit). Optional dinner & get-together with the group in the evening.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Zocalo, Calle Plaza de La Constitucion S/N Centro Histรณrico de la Cdad. de Mรฉxico, Centro, Mexico City 06000 Mexico
Walking tour around the historic center.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Museo Nacional de Antropologรญa, Av. Paseo de la Reforma s/n, Polanco, Bosque de Chapultepec I Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, 11560 Ciudad de Mรฉxico, CDMX, Mexico
Guided visit.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Mexico City.
Day 3: Mexico City - Tlalpujahua - Morelia
Stop At: Tlalpujahua - Pueblo Magico, Tlalpujahua Mexico
In the morning, go to Tlalpujahua - an old mining town located among pine mountainous forests that is famous for its impressive colonial architecture and majestic pink-stone sanctuary. Upon a visit to a local mining museum, walking tour around the historic center & optional lunch we will continue to the state capital Morelia whose historic center has been declared a UNESCO Heritage Site. Check-in, walking tour around the historic center, optional dinner & get-together with the group in one of local restaurants/bars.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Centro Historico de Morelia, Morelia Mexico
Check-in, walking tour around the historic center, optional dinner & get-together with the group in one of local restaurants/bars.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Morelia.
Day 4: Morelia - Tzintzuntzan - Janitzio - Pรกtzcuaro
Stop At: Tzintzuntzan Archaeological Zone, Av. Las Yacatas, Tzintzuntzan 58440 Mexico
In the morning go to Tzintzuntzan - one of the greatest pre-Hispanic cities in Mexico and former capital of the ancient Purepecha State. After a walking tour around the town and visit to nearby pyramids, take a boat to Isla de Janitzio - the main island of Lake Pรกtzcuaro whose town is known for the butterfly fishermen that can also be located on the back of the 50 peso Mexican banknote. In the afternoon, we will go to Pรกtzcuaro - a picturesque colonial town founded in the 1320s as the capital of the Tarascan state and later its ceremonial center: check-in, rest, evening walking tour around the historic center, optional dinner & get-together with the group in one of the local restaurants/bars.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Isla Janitzio, Patzcuaro Mexico
Boat & walking tour.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Patzcuaro, Centro, 61600 Pรกtzcuaro, Mich., Mexico
Check-in, rest, evening walking tour around the historic center, optional dinner & get-together with the group in one of the local restaurants/bars.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Pรกtzcuaro.
Day 5: Pรกtzcuaro - Paricutin Volcano - Uruapan
Stop At: Paricutin Volcano, Mexico
In the morning go to Angahuan, a starting point for a 6h hike to Paricutin - the youngest (but considered dormant nowadays) volcano in the Western Hemisphere. Accompanied by a local guide, we will reach the top of the volcano by horse, visiting abandoned ruins of San Juan Parangaricutiro Church on the way back. During the eruption, the lava flowed around and into the church, and covered 3/4 of the town. Just beneath the church, the old houses and buildings keep buried under the rocks. After a volcano tour, we will be back to Angahuan - a traditional Purepecha community where weaving, embroidery, spinning and other textile traditions are still practiced. After an optional lunch and orientation walk around the village, we will go to Uruapan - the second largest city of Michoacรกn located at the western edge of the Purรฉpecha highlands: walking tour around the historic center, optional dinner & get-together with the group in one of the local restaurants/bars.
Duration: 6 hours
Stop At: Antigua Iglesia de San Juan Parangaricutiro, Angahuan 60202 Mexico
Walking tour & optional lunch in the village.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Telares Uruapan, Miguel Trevino SN, San Pedro, Uruapan Mexico
Walking tour around the historic center, optional dinner & get-together with the group in one of the local restaurants/bars.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Uruapan.
Day 6: Uruapan Uruapan - Paracho - Camecuaro National Park - Zamora
Stop At: Parque Barranca De Amanalco, Prof. Agustin Guemes Celis Centro, Cuernavaca 62000 Mexico
We will start or day by visiting Barranca del Cupatitzio - a national park with broad-leafed temperate and tropical vegetation, various walking paths, and a number of artificial fountains built on the sides of the ravine to take advantage of natural water flows. Then we will go to Paracho - a small town famous for handcrafting the best guitars in the world and home to the designer of the guitar featured in a famous "Coco" movie (2017). Then we will go to Camรฉcuaro - a beautiful lake with turquoise-colored, crystal clear water and hundreds of old cypresses guarding its perimeter. After a picturesque hike, a boat ride on the lake and optional lunch, we will go to Zamora - the 3d largest city in the state famous for its neo-gothic Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe which is considered one of the largest cathedrals of its kind in the American continent. Check-in, rest, evening walking tour around the historic center, optional dinner & get-together with the group in one of the local restaurants/bars.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Casa Del Artesano, Francisco Castro Local 11, Paracho 60250 Mexico
Walking tour & optional lunch.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Parque Nacional Lago de Camecuaro, Camecuaro Mexico
Boat ride & free time.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Catedral Diocesana de Zamora Michoacan, Centro Frente a la Plaza de Armas, Zamora de Hidalgo 59600 Mexico
Check-in, rest, evening walking tour around the historic center, optional dinner & get-together with the group in one of the local restaurants/bars.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Zamora.
Day 7: Zamora - Cuitzeo - Los Azufres
Stop At: Ex-Convento Santa Martia Magdalena, Morelos 20 Sur, Cuitzeo Mexico
In the morning go to Cuitzeo - a quiet colonial town that offers a charming view of where the land meets the sky and a lake resembling a giant mirror. Upon a walking tour around its historic center, we will go to Los Azufres - a rustic spa resort situated in the middle of the mountains with several hot springs and sulfur mud lake. There you can relax your body and mind with thermal water, massages, traditional temazcal, and other medical procedures. Optional farewell dinner & get-together in the local restaurant in the evening.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Los Azufres, Ciudad Hidalgo, Michoacรกn, Mexico
Los Azufres - a rustic spa resort situated in the middle of the mountains with several hot springs and sulfur mud lake. There you can relax your body and mind with thermal water, massages, traditional temazcal, and other medical procedures. Optional farewell dinner & get-together in the local restaurant in the evening.
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Los Azufres.
Day 8: Los Azufres - Mexico City
Pass By: Zocalo, Calle Plaza de La Constitucion S/N Centro Histรณrico de la Cdad. de Mรฉxico, Centro, Mexico City 06000 Mexico
Morning departure to Mexico City. In winter, we will also visit nearby Monarch Butterfly UNESCO Biosphere Reserve - a breathtaking over-wintering site of the eastern population of the monarch butterfly.
Stop At: Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, Cerro Prieto Mexico
Guided visit (in winter only).
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
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