Mexico City • Morelia, Mexico • Guadalajara, Mexico
- 9 days ~ -Airfare Included from anywhere in the US
There are no trip dates scheduled at this time.
Trip Includes
- Flights from anywhere in the United States and flights between countries as per your itinerary. (all necessary flights on your trip are included)
- Daily Mass is available but not mandatory. Proximo Travel always has one or more Catholic Priests accompanying the group as chaplain(s).
- Airport Taxes, Security Fees & Fuel Surcharges Saving you an average of $400-$600!
- Transfers as per itinerary.
- 4 or 5 star hotels in downtown areas if available. Otherwise 3 stars.
- Transportation with luxury bus.
- All breakfasts and all dinners. Dinners take place at upscale restaurants not at the hotel. Wine included with all dinners.
- All tips to driver, hotel, and tour guide.
- Guided Tours and Tour Fees ~ Our tour guides are very caring, licensed, and well educated. Many of our guides have their PhD's.
- Luggage handling (1 suitcase and 1 carry-on per person)
- Single Supplement (as long as the passengers is willing to room with someone and allows us to provide them with a roommate. If the passenger wants a guaranteed room to of their own, then they have to pay the $900 single supplement)
- Remember: Passengers will never be expected to pay extra for anything while on the trip ~ We always wait for passengers and never leave anyone behind.
Trip Does Not Include
- Lunch
- Trip Insurance. Work directly with Travel Guard to protect your investment and insure your money. There are different packages to choose from depending on what your travel needs are. Use the above link or the link right below the picture of the Pope on our home page to visit their site.
Steps for Registration
- Call us (855) 842-8001 or register online with a credit card and pay your $500 deposit per person to save your spot. The $500 deposit is part of the total price of the trip
- A $1,000 Airfare Deposit (AD) per person is due one month from the registration. The AD is paid ONLY in the form of Check (personal, money order, or bank check)
- The balance is due 4 months before the trip departure date. The balance is paid ONLY in the form of Check (personal, money order, or bank check).
- Mail all checks and correspondence to:
- NOTE: If you sign up for a trip within 4 months of the departure date, you pay the deposit of $500 with a credit card and the balance is required to be overnighted in the form of a personal check, money order, or bank check.
Proximo Travel
PO Box 3479
Worcester, MA 01613
August 22: Depart from the USA. Upon arrival in Mexico City you will be met by your tour guide and transfer to your hotel. There you will have time to rest and refresh, for lunch. Overnight in Mexico City.
August 23: Pick up at Hotel and transfer to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe beginning with Mass at the Basilica. After Mass we will have time for a tour of the shrine including the Museum, Tepeyac Hill, Capilla del Cerrito, Tepeyac Garden, and the Chapel of the Indians. During the visit to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe all will have time to eat a box lunch before continuing on to the Aztec Site of Teotihuacan. Dinner and Overnight in Mexico City.
August 24: After Breakfast in Mexico City. Pick up at Hotel and transfer to Mexico City Historical Center and visit Mexico´s Cathedral (Catedral Metropolitana) the oldest and largest cathedral in all of Latin America. Begun in the late 16th century, the cathedral is a medley of styles and dominates the city's huge plaza, the Zócalo. Continue the visit at the Government Mexican Palace, then the visit to the Ancient City of the Mexicas and in the Histórical Center where will be the lunch. In the afternoon, we will travel to Morelia. Dinner and Overnight in Morelia.
August 25: After a short introduction walk in the historic downtown of Morelia with visit of the Cathedral, the main governmente buildings, and the churches of Santa Rosa and San Francisco, now a famous music conservatory and a handicrafts center, respectively. More free time to for shopping in the afternoon, to discover the nice ceramics and traditional sweets of the region.
August 26: Following breakfast, we will leave Morelia for a spectacular ride through the mountains to the towns of Uruapan, Patzcuaro and Quiroga taking in the local sights and arts and crafts markets. Dinner and Overnight in Morelia.
August 27: Following breakfast, we will leave Morelia for the sights in and around the city of Guanajuato. Dinner and Overnight in Morelia.
August 28: We leave Morelia, Mich. to drive half a day to Guadalajara. On the way we visit Sahuayo, near the southern shore of Lake Chapala. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. Sahuayo was an important center for the Cristero War or "La Cristiada" and the city always has been an active center of commerce for the Chapala lake, specially crafts, sandals (huaraches), hats (sombreros), made by Sahuayenses. Blessed José Luis Sánchez del Río (28 March 1913 – 10 February 1928) was a Mexican Cristero who was put to death by government officials because he refused to renounce his Catholic faith. His death was seen as a largely political venture on the part of government officials in their attempt to stamp out dissent and crush religious freedom in the area. He was declared to be martyr on 22 June 2004 by Pope John Paul II and was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI – through the Cardinal-Prefect of The Congregation of the Causes of Saints – on 20 November 2005 in Mexico. Pope Francis approved a miracle attributed to him on 21 January 2016, allowing for his canonization to take place; a date was determined at a consistory on 15 March 2016 with an announcement following that he would be proclaimed a saint on 16 October 2016. Dinner and Overnight in Guadalajara.
August 29: After breakfast, we visit the downtown area of Guadalajara, with the Cathedral, the City Theater and the Cabañas Cultural Institute, a huge former orphanage decorated by famous mural painter Orozco, now a World Heritage Site. In the afternoon, we go to the rural town of Tequila, 60km from the city.Tequila is best known as being the birthplace of the drink that bears its name, “tequila,” which is made from the blue agave plant, native to this area. The heart of the plant contains sugars and had been used by native peoples here to make a fermented drink. After the Spanish arrived, they took this fermented beverage and distilled it, producing the tequila known today. The popularity of the drink and the history behind it has made the town and the area surrounding it a World Heritage Site. It was also named a "Pueblo Mágico" (Magical Town). Dinner and Overnight in Guadalajara.
August 30: After breakfast, fly back home.
Please note: We do our best to ensure that all sites listed in this itinerary will be seen. However, due to scheduling conflicts, or other circumstances beyond our control, sites may be visited on a different day than listed. If this happens it will also necessitate a change in the restaurant for lunch. However, we will never sacrifice the quality of the meal, all restaurants will meet Proximo Travel's very high standards.
