Teotihuacan is impressive from ground level, but from a balloon, the Sun and Moon Pyramids fit into one grand view. You rise above the ancient ceremonial city as the valley brightens, with volcanoes and mountains beyond it. The flight is the clear star of this full-day outing from Mexico City. I like the easy hotel … Read more
The best part of this day is the contrast: you move from a noisy, colorful trajinera ride in Xochimilco to the quiet blue walls of Frida Kahlo’s Casa Azul. In between, you see UNAM, Coyoacán, Azteca Stadium, and a working silver shop, all without wrestling with Mexico City’s huge distances yourself. I like the hotel … Read more
The best part of this Mexico City day trip happens before most people have finished breakfast: you rise above Teotihuacan as the sun reaches the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon. The ride is usually calm rather than frightening, and the view gives you a sense of the ancient city’s scale that is hard to … Read more
Teotihuacán is far more than two giant pyramids beside a broad avenue. This full-day outing adds surviving murals, a low cave used to explain the ancient worldview, distant views of the ruins, an obsidian workshop, and a choice of biking or riding in the van. The cave and mural stops give the day a local, … Read more
Teotihuacan is the star here: you get a chance to walk among the enormous Pyramids of the Sun and Moon without sorting out Mexico City traffic, distant transport, site tickets, or the return trip. The day also adds Tlatelolco’s three-layered history and Mexico’s most important Catholic sanctuary, the Basilica of Guadalupe. I like the practical … Read more
Tolantongo is the kind of place that makes a five-hour ride from Mexico City feel almost reasonable. Warm pools cling to a mountain slope, a turquoise river cuts through the valley, and a waterfall pours over the mouth of a hot cave. I especially like the three-part water itinerary, which gives you a taste of … Read more