Mexico City & San Miguel de Allende Tour

Begin with a guided walk through Mexico City’s historic center.

Plazas, public buildings, architecture, and visible archaeological remains reveal different periods of the capital’s history. Your guide connects the places along the route with the people and events that shaped the city.

The walk also introduces the center as it is today, with government offices, businesses, residents, and visitors sharing the streets around its historic landmarks.

Spend the day in Chapultepec, one of Mexico City’s principal public and cultural spaces.

At the National Museum of Anthropology, your guide leads a focused visit through selected archaeological and ethnographic galleries. The archaeological collections introduce major societies and historical periods, while the ethnographic galleries address the country’s living Indigenous cultures.

The day also allows time to experience Chapultepec beyond the museum and consider its place within the life of the capital.

Travel outside Mexico City for a guided visit to Teotihuacán.

Walk through the archaeological zone and take in the scale of its avenues, monumental structures and ceremonial spaces. Your guide explains what archaeological research reveals about the city, its development and its influence within ancient Mesoamerica.

Access to individual monuments follows the visitor regulations in effect on the day of the tour.

Leave Mexico City and travel to Querétaro.

Walk through selected areas of the historic center with a guide. Its plazas, streets, and architecture introduce the city’s distinctive urban character. You will also hear about Querétaro’s connection with the early movement for Mexican independence.

After time for lunch, continue to San Miguel de Allende. Check into your hotel and settle in for a five-night stay.

Explore San Miguel de Allende with a guide.

Walk through the historic center, including its principal public squares, streets, and landmarks. The Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel is part of the route, alongside civic buildings, religious spaces, homes, and local businesses.

Public squares, markets, religious spaces, and businesses provide a view of the people and daily activity that shape San Miguel today.

Visit Fábrica La Aurora and a selected group of galleries and design spaces with your guide.

The day introduces San Miguel’s contemporary creative life through exhibitions, architecture and public venues. Depending on your interests and availability, you can also include hands-on experience, such as a craft workshop or another creative activity led by a local practitioner.

The experience provides a different view of the city from the historic center walk and leaves time to look closely at the work on display.

Travel beyond San Miguel to Atotonilco and the surrounding countryside.

Visit the sanctuary with your guide, respecting the worship, ceremonies, photography rules, and access conditions in effect that day. Learn about its religious importance, interior artwork, and relationship with San Miguel de Allende.

The drive through the surrounding landscape provides a wider view of the region before returning to the city. You can add or substitute a culinary, mixology, or craft experience on this day, depending on your interests, schedule, and the availability of local hosts.

No guided activities are scheduled today unless you choose to add one.

Use the day to return to galleries or streets that interest you, spend more time in the historic center, visit local shops, keep a restaurant reservation, or relax at the hotel. You may also include hands-on experience, such as a cooking class, market-to-table activity, mixology session, pottery workshop, textile activity, or other craft experience.

Your confirmed itinerary will identify any reservations, transportation, or activities arranged in advance.

Meet your driver and transfer from San Miguel de Allende to Querétaro International Airport.

Your departure time is confirmed based on your flight and hotel location.

The stay provides three different guided experiences: the historic city, its contemporary art and design, and Atotonilco with the surrounding countryside. It also allows time for an optional culinary, mixology, or craft experience and leaves Day 9 open for independent time.

Yes. We can add or substitute hands-on experiences based on your interests, dates, group profile, and local availability. Options may include culinary classes, market visits, mixology sessions, pottery, textiles, crafts, and other creative activities.

Depending on availability, options may include cooking classes, market visits, regional food preparation, tastings, or other activities focused on Mexican ingredients and culinary traditions. Please share dietary restrictions and allergies during planning.

Yes. We can include a mixology session when available, potentially featuring Mexican spirits, regional ingredients, and traditional or contemporary drinks. The final activity depends on your interests, schedule, and the host’s availability.

Yes. Craft options may include pottery, ceramics, textiles, weaving, or other creative activities. We select the specific workshop based on your interests, travel dates, and availability.

No. You visit Querétaro during the journey from Mexico City to San Miguel de Allende. The day includes a guided historic-center visit and time for lunch before continuing to San Miguel.

Yes. Day 4 is devoted to a guided visit to the archaeological zone. Access to individual monuments follows the regulations in effect at the time of travel.

Guided cultural touring is planned for Days 2–4 and 6–8. Day 5 combines private transportation with a guided visit to Querétaro. Day 9 has no scheduled guiding unless you choose to add a hands-on experience or another activity.

You can return to places introduced earlier, visit shops or galleries independently, spend more time in the center, keep a dining reservation, enjoy the hotel, or join a hands-on experience. Any arrangements Martsam makes will appear in your confirmed itinerary.

The historic centers, museum, and Teotihuacán involve walking and standing. Surfaces include cobblestones, uneven paving, and open archaeological ground. Some culinary, mixology, and craft activities may also involve standing or working at a counter or table. Share any mobility concerns before the itinerary is finalized.

Yes. Museum operating days, admission availability, religious services, workshop schedules, and temporary closures may require a different sequence. We schedule the final itinerary based on your travel dates.

The sample itinerary ends with a transfer to Querétaro International Airport. Martsam will confirm the appropriate departure plan after reviewing your flight and onward route.

Yes. The itinerary can connect with another Mexican destination instead of ending at the airport. The final plan will include the required transportation or flight arrangements.

We can review the pace, visit sequence, and activity selection for the group. Access varies among historic, archaeological, religious, and workshop settings, so please share ages, walking requirements, and mobility needs before booking.

Your proposal will identify included hotels, transportation, guiding, admissions, meals, hands-on experiences, and other confirmed services. It will also state all exclusions, payment conditions, and cancellation terms.