Mexico City Christmas

Nothing can be more dazzling than the lights of Mexico City at Christmas time.  Excitement and gaiety fill the air and you will see why when your charter coach “drags” main street and you observe the millions of lights illuminating Christmas scenes – Rudolph with his red nose, the Three Wise men, Shepherds and the Holy Family are all portrayed along the Alameda and everybody comes out to ooh and ah!  You, too, will be caught up in the excitement of the Holiday Season.

DAY 1 – Dec. 20 -(Wed.)Depart the Rio Grande Valley traveling on a super highway to Monterrey and Saltillo on our way to Matehuala and  our first night in Mexico at the  Las Palmas Midway Inn in Matehuala.

DAY 2 – Dec. 21 (Thurs)-Arrive into San Miguel in time for a late lunch for we will visit Dolores Hidalgo on our way.  San Miguel is known as the Mexican Hill Town and considered by Americans as a retiree’s Mecca. San Miguel is a photographer’s delight, a shopper’s paradise, a history buff’s dream.  Enjoy a guided walking tour of the downtown area that will acquaint you with the highlight of San Miguel.  Each turn of the cobble stone streets presents a new vista.   Overnight Hotel Casa Primavera in San Miguel de Allende.   B

DAY 3 – Dec. 22 (Fri.)-Leave this charming town behind and travel to Mexico City. En route, visit Teotihuacan, an ancient city mysteriously abandoned for over 800 years.  This impressive complex of ruins includes the exquisitely sculptured Temple of Quetzlcoatl, the Avenue of the Dead, the Pyramid of the Moon and the Pyramid of the Sun – the third largest in the world.  Enjoy an included lunch. Then on to Mexico City where our hotel is right in the middle of the Pink Zone.  Overnight at the Hotel Royal Reforma in Mexico City.                                                                               B, L

DAY 4 – Dec. 23 (Sat.)-Included tours to Cuernavaca, known as the city of  Eternal Spring, with a climate so delightful that it has been a long time favorite to Mexico City dwellers as their  second home.  Also visit Taxco, the silver city, with narrow, winding cobblestone streets. White stucco buildings with red tile roofs crowd the hillsides.  Time for shopping before we return to  Mexico City.  Overnight at the Hotel  Royal Reforma in Mexico City.  B

DAY 5 – Dec. 24 (Sun.)- Included city tour visiting the Historical Center and the Plaza Mayor. Later we are off to Xochimilco, the floating gardens, enjoying an included lunch aboard your launch.  Tonight after our included Christmas Eve Dinner, journey downtown where the Christmas decorations will dazzle your eyes.  You will be enchanted with the fairyland of lights.  Overnight at the Hotel Royal Reforma in Mexico City.    B, L, D

DAY 6 – Dec. 25 (Mon.)-Before leaving Mexico City, visit the Shrine of Guadalupe and the Plaza of Three Cultures.  Depart for Queretaro, the opal center.   Continue to San Luis Potosi where a special musical treat awaits you – scheduled for 8:00p.m.  Overnight at the Hotel Panorama in San Luis Potosi.                                                                               B

DAY 7 –Dec.26 (Tues.)-After breakfast, return to the magic Rio Grande Valley through Cuidad Victoria.  You should arrive at the border around 6:30pm.                                                                                                                  B, L