Experience Mexico from Mexico City to Chichén Itzá, timed for Day of the Dead, weaving colonial centres, indigenous traditions, vibrant markets and a hands-on Oaxacan cooking class with visits to iconic Maya sites.
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Walk Mexico City’s historic centre, from the Zócalo to Bellas Artes.
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Sail Xochimilco's canals on a trajinera among chinampa gardens.
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Explore Teotihuacán's Avenue of the Dead and monumental pyramids.
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Learn Oaxacan cuisine in a hands-on cooking class with a Zapotec cook.
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Explore Monte Albán's mountaintop Zapotec ruins.
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Witness Day of the Dead traditions in Romerillo.
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Discover Palenque's jungle-shrouded Maya temples with stone carvings and inscriptions.
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Explore Chichén Itzá, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
Stay in a mix of colonial and modern, typically three-star hotels, often within historic centres. Highlights include Hotel Colonial Puebla by the zócalo; Hotel Diego de Mazariegos in San Cristóbal with tranquil courtyard, restaurants and pub; and La Aldea del Halach Huinic near Palenque, with pool, balconies and hammocks.