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2009 Luxury Blue Diamond
Programs & Tours
Luxury Hotels & Private
Services

Luxury Fascinating Mexico
Luxury Great Colonial Cities
Air Ballon at Teotihuacan Pyramids
Air Ballon at Teotihucan with Tour
A Day with Frida Khalo & Diego Rivera
2009
Basic Programs
4 days - 3 nights
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Acapulco

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Guadalajara & Tlaquepaque

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Merida

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Merida
& Cancun

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Mexico
City

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Puerto Vallarta

(Includes:
Round Trip Transfer Airport -
Hotel Selected - Airport, Hotel accommodations,
City Tours,
Taxes, Tips Bell Boys & Maids)
Basic Programs - Request Form
2009 Basic Tours:
Fascinating Mexico

Independence Route

Colonial Treasures MEX-PATZ-MEX

(Start Mexico City - End in Mexico City)
Colonial Trasures + Puerto Vallarta

(Start Mexico City - End Puerto Vallarta)
Colonial Treasures GDL - ZCL - GDL

(Start Guadalajara - End Guadalajara)
Great
Viceregal Cities

(Start in Mexico City - End Mexico City)
Great Viceregal Cities + Puerto Vallarta

(Start Mexico City - End Puerto Vallarta)
Picturesque Mexico

Magical Southeast

Mayan Route

Divine Apparitions

2009 Group Tours
*(The following tours are only for
groups of minimum 10 - maximum 30
people. Quote will be provided at
moment of request)
* Mexico - Tajin - Yucatan - Cancun

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The Cooper
Canyon

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Great Sanctuaries of Mexico

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Great Pilgrimage to Mexico

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GREAT PILGRIMAGE TO MEXICO
10 Days / 09 Nights
For Groups Only
Please request quote.
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This program can be operated
in three different options:
Option A: 10 days / 09 nights
Option B: 11 days / 10 nights
Option C: 12 days / 11 nights
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Day 01 |
Arrival Transfer: Airport Welcome at the
international airport of Mexico city and transfer to your hotel.
Overnight. |
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Day 02 |
Mexico City: Basilica Of
Guadalupe And Pyramids Of Teotihuacán. Today begins our great pilgrimage
going to the most important sanctuary of our journey. The Basilica of our
Lady of Guadalupe. Our day starts visiting the square of three cultures
and the parish of Santiago Tlatelolco famed for being the seat of the
first archbishop of Mexico and where the Indian Juan Diego took the
flowers that miraculously created the image of our lady of Guadalupe, that
we will visit afterwards at its Basilica, on the main altar, where will
take mass and communion, and our companion priest will lead a programmed
mass in one of the chapels. We will also visit the first hermitage, the
Indian chapel, the holy water well chapel, the original basilica and the
Tepeyac hill, where the apparitions took place to the Indian Juan Diego,
and the flowers were given to him to take to the first archbishop of
Mexico. The visit will take all morning since it’s the main highlight of
our journey; the rest of the day will be to visit the town of Tulpetlac
and its church built where Juan Diego was born, the Acolman Monastery,
which is one of the first built in America in the XVI century, in order to
admire its facade and its impressive structure; we will also visit the
world renown archaeological city of Teotihuacán and its incredible
pyramids of the sun and the moon. Lunch (not included) at the Pyramids
return to Mexico city. Overnight.
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Day 03 |
Mexico City Tour /
Xochimilco: Driving through its modern and ancient avenues, streets and
squares in order to visit the national metropolitan cathedral, the
national palace and the city hall, all located at the “Zocalo” or main
square of the city, that is the heart of our nation; we will also take a
panoramic visit to the “Templo Mayor” archaeological excavations and visit
Guatemala street and its hundreds of religious articles stores; the church
and square of Santo Domingo (Saint Dominic), the first university and the
seat of the holy inquisition back to the colonial times; we will also
visit the San Francisco and la Profesa churches from the XVI century and
drive through Tacuba street to admire its ancient buildings, squares and
monuments, the square of Santa Veracruz (Holy Cross) and its leaning
churches and stop at San Hipolito (Saint Hipolite) parish church for a
visit and see its famous image of San Judas Tadeo (Saint Judas Tadeous),
that has converted it to be the second most important and most visited
religious place in the city after the Guadalupe basilica. We will continue
our journey through the modern Pink Zone or Zona Rosa and Polanco
districts that are full of restaurants, bars, stores and night
entertainment; go through Chapultepec park and its world renown museums
and onto Insurgentes boulevard considered to be the longest avenue in
town, going by the Siqueiros Poliforum, the Insurgentes theater to see its
famous mural paintings until we reach colonial San Angel Distric for a
visit to el Carmen parish church and its religious colonial arts museum
and beautiful world renown colonial San Jacinto square, the Chimalistac
chapel, all from the XVI century; our journey continues to the university
and its mural paintings accomplished by some of the most famous Mexican
artists, the Cuicuilco archaeological zone and its rounded pyramid and
then onto Xochimilco: the Aztec floating gardens for a Prehispanic boat
ride and a visit to the XVI century San Bernardino Monastery. Continue to
Coyoacan through colonial and cobble stone roads to one of the most famous
conquerors`residential areas and its XVI century San Juan Bautista (Saint
John The Baptist) parish church and Santa Catarina (Saint Catherine)
church to admire its premises and paintings. Overnight.
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Day 04 |
Mexico / Tlaxcala: Today our
pilgrimage leads us to San Miguel de los Milagros and its holy water from
its well. We will visit the grotto where the Archangel Michael appeared;
we will also visit the archaeological city of Cacaxtla. Our journey
continues to Tlaxcala city to visit the basilica of our lady of Ocotlan,
very much venerated by Mexican people and from abroad since she appeared
here and was miraculously stamped in a tree trunk. The Tlaxcala city will
also be visited; return to Mexico city. Overnight.
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Day 05 |
Tlaxcala / Tepotzotlan /
Queretaro: The day starts with a visit to colonial Tepotzotlan and its San
Francisco Xavier (Saint Francis Xavier) temple considered being as one of
the most impressive baroque buildings built in Mexico. We will also visit
the monastery and its Religious colonial art museum. On the way we will
take a short stop to Cuautitlan and its chapel where the virgin also
appeared to Juan Diego’s uncle; We’ll continue to San Juan del Rio and
Queretaro city, considered to be one of the most amazing colonial cities,
visiting its avenues, squares, mansions, its aqueduct, its unforgettable
churches, convents and opal and jewelry shops; at night we will visit the
main square for dinner, shopping and great atmosphere. Overnight.
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Day 06 |
San Miguel De Allende
/ Guanajuato: Continue our journey to historical San Miguel de Allende,
where we will admire its mansions,convents, monasteries and churches
dating back from the colonial times which all are full of history. We will
take a stroll to visit to its neo-gothic parish church and its hundreds of
handicrafts stores through its cobble stone streets. Our next visit is
Guanajuato City, that a century ago was one of the most important mining
centers of the world. We will ride through its underground avenues that
cross the entire city, squares, theaters, mansions and impressive churches
decorated on baroque style as well as the mine of la Valenciana and its
beautiful temple and the church of Villaseca that is the most visited and
venerated sanctuary of Guanajuato; a visit to the basilica of our lady of
Guanajuato to worship her will also be accomplished on our downtown
walking tour; overnight.
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Day 07 |
Guanajuato / San Juan
De Los Lagos / Guadalajara: Today we will visit one of the most important
highlights of our pilgrimage: the basilica of our lady San Juan de los
Lagos which is the second most important and most worshiped Sanctuary of
our country. Meet thousands and thousands of pilgrims that come here
everyday and feel that incredible faith, energy and power that surrounds
its premises. En route, we will go by the great statue of “Christ the
King” at the very geographical center of Mexico and a stop for shoe and
leather shopping at Leon city; continue in the late afternoon to Zacatecas
city; overnight.
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Day 08 |
Zacatecas / Fresnillo:
Welcome to wonderful Zacatecas city to visit its impressive baroque
Cathedral, squares, palaces and its aqueduct, which have made this city to
be part of the world heritage by UNESCO. Prepare for a wonderful visit on
our Pilgrimage: we will also depart for Fresnillo city to visit the third
most important and most famous sanctuary of Mexico: “Holy child from
Atocha”, see thousands of people traveling from all over to worship and
venerate this holy and miraculous image and its premises.
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Day 09 |
Zacatecas / San Luis
Potosi / Queretaro: Today we leave for San Luis Potosi city to visit its
Carmen parish church, located in the very heart of this colonial city; we
will also visit the San Francisco (Saint Francis) church and its unique
baroque decor as well as the colonial ancient part of town. Continue to
Queretaro city; overnight.
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Day 10 |
Option A) Transfer
back to Mexico city. To take your flight back home. End of our pilgrimage.
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Day 11 |
Option B) Do your last
shopping and sightseeing. Overnight. Departure transfer to take your
flight back home. End of our Pilgrimage. Option "B" includes: All the
itinerary of the option "A" plus......1 night in Mexico City
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Day 12 |
Option C) Puebla / Cholula: Our program starts
approaching the everlasting snow capped mountains: Popocatepetl and
Ixtaccihuatl that we will admire in a close and safe area, from a possible
eruption, since this volcano is active. The first stop will be in Cholula
or the city of 365 churches, since it has one for each day and all were
built by the colonial times; here we will see the San Gabriel (Saint
Gabriel) parish that resembles a mesquite. Cholula is also the house of a
great Toltec archaeological city that keeps the largest pyramid in the
world, that we will visit; on the way to Puebla, we’ll stop at Santa Maria
tonantzintla and San Francisco Acatepec Indian communities´ parish
churches to admire the incredible baroque plaster Indian work built in
them and fully covered by gold leave and its facades beautifully decorated
by talavera Indian tiles, all built in the colonial times. As we reach
Puebla city we will be delighted by its majestic colonial architecture;
this was a city built and inhabited by the Spanish conquerors. We’ll see
its magnificent cathedral, the Santo Domingo (Saint Dominic) church and
its chapel of the rosary virgin, considered to be the 8th wonder of the
art world. The main square, the hidden convent of Santa Monica (Saint
Monica), which operated secretly and was accidentally discovered in 1934.
And the highlight of our visit to Puebla is the visit to “Our lord of
wonders” which is visited by thousands of people everyday, since he has
given many miracles and people has a very strong worshiping and faith to
him. Time for onyx and Talavera shopping that are native to this Area;
return to Mexico city. Overnight. |
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Day 13 |
Departure transfer to take your flight back home. End
of our pilgrimage. Option "C" includes: All the services option "A"
plus......Tour Cholula and Puebla, 2 additional nights in Mexico City. |
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All the colonial cities
visited in our pilgrimage are part of the world heritage, declared by
UNESCO.
Masses held by our companion priest can be programmed, everywhere in
advance, upon request, including the Guadalupe Basilica. |
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