Mexico City, Teotihuacán & Puebla — 7 days
From the bustling capital to pre-Hispanic pyramids and colonial towns. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival & historic centre; Roma, Condesa & Chapultepec; Coyoacán & Frida Kahlo; Teotihuacán & Xochimilco.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival & historic centre
- 12:00 — Arrival in Mexico City — Aéroport international de Mexico
- 13:30 — Transfer to the city centre — Aéroport de Mexico → Centro Histórico
- 14:30 — Hotel check-in — Centro Histórico
- Walk to the Zócalo — Centro Histórico → Zócalo
- 16:00 — Zócalo & Metropolitan Cathedral — Zócalo
- Walk to the Templo Mayor — Zócalo → Templo Mayor
- 17:00 — Templo Mayor ruins — Templo Mayor
- Walk back to the Centro Histórico — Templo Mayor → Centro Histórico
- 20:00 — Dinner — Centro Histórico
Day 2 — Roma, Condesa & Chapultepec
- 08:30 — Breakfast — Centro Histórico
- Metro to Chapultepec — Centro Histórico → Château de Chapultepec
- 09:30 — Chapultepec Castle & park — Château de Chapultepec
- Walk to the museum — Château de Chapultepec → Musée national d'anthropologie
- 11:30 — National Museum of Anthropology — Musée national d'anthropologie
- Walk to lunch — Musée national d'anthropologie → Polanco
- 13:30 — Lunch — Polanco
- Head to Roma Norte — Polanco → Roma Norte
- 15:00 — Roma Norte — Roma Norte
- Walk to Condesa — Roma Norte → Condesa
- 17:00 — Condesa — Condesa
- 20:00 — Dinner — Condesa
Day 3 — Coyoacán & Frida Kahlo
- 08:30 — Breakfast — Centro Histórico
- Metro to Coyoacán — Centro Histórico → Casa Azul, Coyoacán
- 09:30 — Frida Kahlo Museum — the Blue House — Casa Azul, Coyoacán
- Walk to the market — Casa Azul, Coyoacán → Coyoacán
- 11:30 — Coyoacán market — Coyoacán
- 13:00 — Lunch — Coyoacán
- Metro to the Palacio — Coyoacán → Palacio de Bellas Artes
- 15:00 — Palacio de Bellas Artes — Palacio de Bellas Artes
- Walk back to the Centro Histórico — Palacio de Bellas Artes → Centro Histórico
- 20:00 — Dinner — Centro Histórico
Day 4 — Teotihuacán & Xochimilco
- 08:00 — Drive to Teotihuacán — Mexico City → Teotihuacán
- 09:00 — Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon — Teotihuacán
- 13:00 — Lunch — Teotihuacán
- 14:30 — Transfer to Xochimilco — Teotihuacán → Xochimilco
- 16:00 — Ride on a colourful trajinera along the canals — Xochimilco
- Back to the Centro Histórico — Xochimilco → Centro Histórico
- 20:00 — Dinner — Centro Histórico
Day 5 — On to Puebla
- 09:30 — Bus → Puebla — Mexico City → Puebla
- 12:00 — Hotel check-in — Centre historique de Puebla
- Walk to lunch — Centre historique de Puebla → Puebla
- 13:00 — Mole poblano lunch — Puebla
- Walk to the cathedral — Puebla → Centre historique de Puebla
- 15:00 — Azulejo façades & Puebla Cathedral — Centre historique de Puebla
- Walk to the chapel — Centre historique de Puebla → Chapelle du Rosaire
- 17:00 — Rosary Chapel — Chapelle du Rosaire
- Walk back through Puebla — Chapelle du Rosaire → Puebla
- 20:00 — Dinner — Puebla
Day 6 — Cholula & back
- 09:00 — Short drive to Cholula — Puebla → Cholula
- 09:30 — Great Pyramid of Cholula & the hilltop church — Cholula
- 13:00 — Lunch — Cholula
- 15:00 — Back to Mexico City — Puebla → Mexico City
- 18:00 — Hotel check-in — Roma Norte
- 20:00 — Dinner — Roma Norte
Day 7 — Departure
- 09:00 — Breakfast — Roma Norte
- Taxi to San Ángel — Roma Norte → San Ángel
- 10:00 — One last craft market in San Ángel — San Ángel
- 12:30 — Lunch — San Ángel
- 15:00 — Transfer to the airport — Mexico → Aéroport
- 18:00 — Return flight