SPECIAL DAY OF THE DEAD
Mexico City
06 Days / 05 Nights
Mexico is characteristic for its innumerable traditions but the most representative is the Day of the Dead; a date that marks the lives of Mexicans, where you can honor your deceased in an atmosphere of party and joy.
DAY 01. (WED OCT 29TH) ARRIVAL TRANSFER TO MEXICO CITY
Reception at the international airport of Mexico City “Benito Juarez” transfer to the hotel of your choice and accommodation
DAY 02. (THUR OCT 30TH) FREE DAY
Breakfast. Free day to enjoy Mexico City on your own, or it is recommended to take an optional Mexitours-style tour Lodging
DAY 03. (FRI OCT 31ST) BRAZALETE FOR TURIBUS / SHOW OF THE LLORONA IN XOCHIMILCO
Breakfast. Take advantage of your visit to Mexico City and live the experience of a contemporary historical tour without time restrictions, visiting the most representative attractions: archaeological, colonial, modern, and contemporary during a fun and cultural tour. The tour has 21 stops where you can get off, get to know the city on foot, and then after a while get back on board and continue. The tour is done in double-decker buses with no roof on top to admire better the beauties that this city has to offer (not including transfers to the Turibus stops, passengers travel on their own). Lodging
DAY 04. (SAT NOV 01ST) BASÍLICA - PYRAMIDES WITHOUT LUNCH
Breakfast. We will start our tour visiting the Plaza of the three cultures, where the past and the present are mixed, from there we will continue to the impressive archaeological site of Teotihuacan, where we will visit the monumental Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon, the temple of Quetzalpapalotl, the citadel and the avenue of the dead. We will also visit a handicraft center. On our way back to the city we will visit the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of America. Lodging
DAY 05. (SUN NOV 02ND) MIXQUIC EXPERIENCE
Breakfast. Mixquic, a town that symbolizes the very essence of the ritual of death, prepares to celebrate the traditional Day of the Dead with sawdust carpets and cempasúchil flowers, pre-Hispanic dances, and colorful altars. Dare to learn more about how the locals receive their deceased relatives and friends in a unique rite.
Appointment: 13:45 hrs – At Avenida Plaza de la República in front of the old ISSSTE offices in Tabacalera (as reference Monumento a la Revolution). The return is the same day to the same point at approximately 23:59 hrs (Depending on traffic).
This tour includes a Box Lunch
DAY 06. (MON NOV 03RD) DEPARTURE TRANSFER
Breakfast. At the indicated time transfer to the airport to board the flight back home. End of services.
