Mexico Tales of Michoacan

Mexico Tales of Michoacan

HIGHLIGHTS

Get to know diverse Mexico City - the largest and one of the oldest cities in Latin America.

Walk around impressive UNESCO-listed colonial center of Morelia.

Get charmed by beautiful Janitzio - the main island of Lake Pátzcuaro known for the butterfly fishermen that can also be located on the 50 peso Mexican banknote.

Hike Paricutin - the youngest volcano in the Western Hemisphere.

Visit Tzintzuntzan - one of the greatest pre-Hispanic cities in Mexico and former capital of the ancient Purepecha State.

Itinerary

Day 1: Mexico City

Stop At: Zocalo, Calle Plaza de La Constitucion S/N Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México, 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 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 Histórico de la Cdad. de México, Centro, Mexico City 06000 Mexico
Walking tour around the historic center.
Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Museo Nacional de Antropología, Av. Paseo de la Reforma s/n, Polanco, Bosque de Chapultepec I Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, 11560 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Guided visit.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• 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:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Morelia.

Day 4: Morelia - Tzintzuntzan - Janitzio - Pátzcuaro

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 Pátzcuaro 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 Pátzcuaro - 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 Pátzcuaro, 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:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Pátzcuaro.

Day 5: Pátzcuaro - 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 Michoacán located at the western edge of the Purépecha 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:
• 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 Camécuaro - 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:
• 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, Zinapécuaro, Mich., 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:
• 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 Histórico de la Cdad. de México, 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:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.