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Day
1
You will arrive in Mexico's capital. A dinner will be provided at
one of Mexico City's most historic restaurants, Cafe Tacuba
located in the beautiful Centro Historico. Founded in 1912 this
fine dining spot is where many interesting Mexican artists and politicians
have spent an evening.
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Day
2
On day two you will board your travel coach away from the city towards
Teotihuacan. Here you will walk through the ruins of the spiritual
center of of the Aztec Empire and, if you dare, climb to the top
of the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon. Afterward you will travel east twards the Gulf Coast to spend the night and rest for the next day's activity.
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Day
3
At
El Tajin you will witness the spectacular voladores, "flyers". These
high flyers practice the ancient art of pole flying as did their
Totonaca ancestors. Tajin is also the site of one Veracruz's most
important Totonaca ruins. After the day at the archeological site,
the tour will proceed to the Gulf Coast and the small beach town
of Casitas Veracruz, where we will enjoy the next two days on some
of Mexico least visited, but gorgeous beaches.
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Day
4
Near
Casitas is a wonderful local to relax and enjoy the sea. Those who wish to spend the day on the beach are welcome to take in the view the beautiful Veracruz
coast.
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Day
5
The fifth day of the tour we pack up from Casitas and head south
towards Zempoala, an archeological site near Veracruz. As well, we will journey to Mexico's oldest port and one of its most interesting and
historical cities, Veracruz. Here we will visit the historic port
of San Juan de Ulua where Moctezuma's envoys and Cortes
are said to have had their first encounter.
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Day
6
We leave early in order to enjoy the next day in Southern Veracruz. Catemaco
sets on the banks of a beautiful lake that is surrounded by volcanic
hills. The lake has many islands, one of which is inhabited by white
monkeys. We will rest that evening in cabins on the nearby Nanciyaga
Ecological Reserve.
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Day
7
Day seven will be spent in the small city of Tlacotalpan. It was the home town of the important Mexican composer, Agustin Lara. Tlactotalpan sits on the confluence of two major rivers and is known for its architecture, music and tranquility.
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Day
8
Day eight of the tour we will visit the capital of the state of
Veracruz, Xalapa. Xalapa is situated in a scenic tropical valley
in one of Mexico's most important coffee growing regions. On the
first day we will journey off to a couple of interesting pueblos,
a half an hour from Xalapa. The first town we will visit is Coatepec
where we will sample some of the world's finest coffee and view
a beautiful orchid garden. The last part of the day we will spend
in another small town, Xico. Xico is known for it's tasty mole dishes.
While there we'll hike to a picturesque waterfall just outside of
town.
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Day
9
The second day in Xalapa we will visit one of North America's most
important museums of anthropology, which has the famous collection
of Olmec stone heads that are some 3,000 years old. That night we
will take a peaceful stroll around the lakeside path on the campus
of the National University of Veracruz.
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Day
10
Our last full day of the tour we return to Mexico City. We arrive
in the southern part of the city and visit the Frida Kahlo Museum
located in the bohemian neighborhood of Coyoacan. The last
night all are invited to a special meal at the home of a friend,
Dona Magdalena.
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Day
11
Return back to San Francisco Bay Area.
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