Mexico Colonial Cities Tours

The following are brief summaries of the many Colonial Mexico tours offered.  Please click on the tour's name, picture or DETAILS button for complete tour descriptions and prices.

If you would prefer a tour of a particular region, state or city in the Colonial Cities area of Central Mexico we can personalize any such tour.  A few such tours are presented in the Please contact us through the Tour Info Request link with the dates and details of the tour you would like us to arrange for you.

Tours are listed shortest to longest.

Basilica de Nuestra Senora de Guanajuato Angel de la Independencia, Mexico City Santa Domingo de Guzman Church, Oaxaca Independence Route - This is our shortest tour, 6 days/5 nights, that highlights the major Colonial Cities where significant events took place in Mexico's independence movement, Mexico City, Queretaro, San Miguel de Allende, Dolores Hidalgo and Guanajuato.  Tour begins in Mexico City any Monday (arrive Sunday for optional Teotihuacán tour*) and ends in Mexico City the following Saturday.  Mexico City Mini Tours - This 7 day/6 night tour offers a few of the most popular day tours available in and around Mexico City using Mexico City as a base for all accommodations, including the city highlights aboard a "hop on, hop off" bus, the Shrine of Guadalupe, the ruins of Teotihuacán, Xochimilco, Cuernavaca, Taxco, Puebla and Cholula.  Daily departures year round. Colonial Oaxaca and Archaeology - This exciting and beautiful 8 day / 7 night tour explores the ancient civilizations and legacy of ancient, colonial and native Mexico.  The tour includes ruins and remnants of the Zapotec and Mixtecs cultures plus the UNESCO World Heritage site of Oaxaca.  Begins and ends in Oaxaca Mexico.  Tour begins the 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month, year round.  Teatro Degollado, Guadalajara   Cathedral of Nuestra Senora de Dolores Hidalgo El Tajin The Great Viceregal Cities - The Path of the Spanish Conquistadores - For 9 days / 8 nights this tour follows the path of the Spanish Conquistadors through Mexico’s Central Highlands from Mexico City to Morelia, Patzcuaro, Guadalajara, Guanajuato and San Miguel de Allende. The tour begins in Mexico City on any Saturday (arrive Friday for optional Teotihuacán tour*) and ends in Mexico City the following Sunday.  Colonial Route - This is the most comprehensive of our Colonial Cities tours (except this tour doesn't visit the northern colonial city of Zacatecas).  This program allows you to visit 10 magnificent cities in only 9 days and 8 nights.  The tour begins in Mexico City on any Monday (arrive Sunday for optional Teotihuacán tour*) and ends in Mexico City the following Tuesday.  Central Mexico Archaeology Tour - A wonderful 9 day / 8 night tour to explore the ancient civilizations and legacy of ancient and colonial Mexico.  The tour includes vestiges of the Aztec, Chichimec, Toltec, El Tajin, Olmec, Totonac, Huaxtec, Olmeca-Xicalanca, Maya, Teotihuacán, Zapotec and Mixtec cultures.  Begins and ends in Mexico City.  This tour is available at any time and will be quoted on request .  Cathedral, Zacatecas Chichén Itza Temple of Santa Rosa de Vitervo, Queretaro Colonial Treasures Tour - Our Best of the Best tour, this 10 day/9 night program takes you to the most glorious and famous of Mexico's Historic Colonial Cities, including the northern cities of Zacatecas and Guadalajara.  This tour begins in Mexico City any Tuesday (arrive Monday for optional Teotihuacán tour*) and ends in Mexico City the following Thursday.  Mexico Grande Tour - This 12 day / 11 night comprehensive  historical, cultural and archaeological journey from Mexico City to Cancun via Oaxaca, Chiapas, Campeche and the Yucatan Peninsula.  The tour begins at Mexico City on any Tuesday (arrive Monday for an optional Teotihuacán tour*). The tour ends in Cancun 12 days later on Friday.  Picturesque Mexico - This 14 day, 13 night tour combines the best of Central Mexico, the Colonial Cities and a Classic Mexico Tour for a great Mexican experience! Arrive at Mexico City on any Friday (arrive Thursday for an optional Teotihuacán tour*). The tour ends with an option of returning to Mexico City for departure to the U.S. or departing directly from Acapulco.

*An optional tour of the Guadalupe Shrine and Teotihuacán is available with any tour that begins in Mexico City.  You would need to come in one day before the start of the selected tour.   You will be met at the airport and taken to your hotel for the evening.  The next day you will visit the Square of the Three Cultures, where the past and the present mix, the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of America; the impressive archaeological zone of Teotihuacán to admire the monumental Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon, the temple of  Quetzalpapalotl, the Citadel and the Avenue of the Dead. You will also visit an arts and crafts center tour before being returned to you hotel for the first night of your selected tour.  The cost is $100 to $150 per person, depending on the category of your selected accommodations.

Please call us at 1-888-843-6292 or email us at info@MexicoColonialCities.com with your questions or for more information or click the button below to go to our Tour Information Request Form. 

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