Mexico
Charming colonial cities, ancient ruins & a laid-back beach resort
Escondido Tour - 16 Night Itinerary
Explore cosmopolitan Mexico City, the art, traditions and local life in historical and alluring colonial cities. From the mountains, we travel to the Pacific coast to relax for a few days in the laid-back beach village of Puerto Escondido
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Tour Route
- Fly to Mexico City - 3 Nights
- San Miguel de Allende - 3 Nights
- Puebla - 2 Nights
- Oaxaca - 4 Nights
- Puerto Escondido - 4 Nights
Travel Highlights
- Discover cosmopolitan Mexico City and the fascinating historical centre
- Opt to visit the Mayan ruins at Teotihuacan.
- Visit San Miguel de Allende and discover it's glorious colonial history & art
- Enjoy the colourful town of Puebla
- Explore the Zapotec archaeological site at Monte Alban.
- Discover culturally-rich Oaxaca with museums, galleries and colonial charm.
- Unwind on the Pacific coast at laid-back Puerto Escondido.
This itinerary can be tailored to your preferences by our specialist advisors, who can provide a guaranteed price based on your choice of departure date, route, duration, flights, cabin, hotels, transport and excursions.
Tour Itinerary

Fly to Mexico City - 3 Nights
Day 1 - Fly to Mexico City
Day 2 - Full day guided tour
Day 3 - At leisure
- Full Description
- Accommodation
Monday, 10 February 2025
Fly to Mexico City
Depart the UK on a daytime flight to Mexico City, arriving in the evening.
On arrival, you will be transferred to your chosen hotel for a 3-night stay including breakfast.
Tuesday, 11 February 2025
Full day guided tour
Enjoy a full day exploring Mexico City with your Veloso Tours guide visiting the historical centre with its fine cathedral, Palacio de Bellas Artes (Palace of Fine arts), the Alameda gardens, and Condesa, a wonderfully characterful residential area which has become a hub of artistic creativitiy and charming restaurants and cafes. You will have lunch here (not included), at a restaurant of your choice.
After lunch (not included), visit Chapultepec Forest, and Plaza Garibaldi, a lovely place to experience Mariachis who come to play traditional Mexican songs for the locals.
Wednesday, 12 February 2025
At leisure
A day to explore at your leisure,
or take an optional excursion to the ruins and pyramids and at the archeological site at nearby Teotihuacan.
Zocalo Central
Mexico City - Tourist Hotel
This hotel offers good value and a very good location on a side street by the Plaza, Zacalo, Cathedral and Presidential Palace. The area is the centre of Mexican life in the city with numerous shops, bars, restaurants, and people.
The rooms are modern, well decorated, relatively small but with fresh warm colours, with private facilities, TV and telephone.

Condesa DF
Mexico City - First Boutique
The Condesa DF was built in 1928 in French neoclassic style and updated by its owners with a completely new interior. Located in a tree lined street in the trendy Condesa district, the hotel has a rooftop bar, terrace with sofas and treetops all around. The interior patio restaurant serves breakfast and Japanese/Mexican modern cuisine.
The rooms are comfortable with a calm, white and natural mid tones decoration and modern bathroom. Wonderful style!

Four Seasons Hotel Mexico City
Mexico City - Deluxe Hotel
The 5* Four Seasons Hotel is ideally situated on the Paseo de la Reforma (near Chapultepec Park and the museums), an ideal base to explore one of the world's largest and most dynamic capitals.
There are 240 guest rooms with modern amenities and some overlook the courtyard and fountains. The Reforma 500 restaurant offers a unmatched dining experience. There is also a pool and a spa.


San Miguel de Allende - 3 Nights
Day 4 - Drive to San Miguel de Allende
Day 5 - Guided city tour
Day 6 - At leisure
- Full Description
- Accommodation
Thursday, 13 February 2025
Drive to San Miguel de Allende
This morning take a private transfer to San Miguel de Allende, arriving about lunchtime. Check into your chosen hotel for a 3-night stay including breakfast.
The walled city is UNESCO World Heritage Site, whose well-preserved centre offers beautiful gardens, Baroque and Classical colonial buildings, a towering Cathedral and the historic home of the Independence hero Ignacio Allende.
Many artists live and lived here. Sit in the main square to enjoy a coffee and watch the world go by. There are many restaurants, cafes and art shops to enjoy and explore. There is a and very good are market offering local paintings, textiles, sculptures, garden furniture and, among others, only a few minutes from the centre.
Friday, 14 February 2025
Guided city tour
Enjoy a guided tour of this wonderful colonial city with your local host. The rest of the day is free for you to enjoy the charms of San Miguel de Allende at your leisure.
Saturday, 15 February 2025
Enjoy at leisure
A further day at leisure.
Monte Verde Hotel
San Miguel de Allende - Tourist Hotel
A beautiful colonial-style hotel located in the heart of San Miguel de Allende, just 6 blocks from the main square in the historic centre.
There are a choice of comfortable rooms from a king-size bed for 2 people, deluxe double rooms for 2 to 4 people, family rooms with up to 3 and 4 beds, and superior rooms with 2 double beds for a maximum of 2 to 4 people. All rooms have private bathroom, free wi-fi and a hair dryer.
Public areas include a courtyard garden and the Tres Jacarandas restaurant offering delicious breakfasts with excellent seasoning from our local cooks. They also have a light snack station available 24 hours a day.
The rates include breakfast.

Belmond Casa de Sierra Nevada
San Miguel de Allende - Luxury Hotel
The most luxurious and centrally-located hotel in St Miguel de Allende, the historic Belmond Casa de Sierra Nevada is a beautifully restored collection of 17th and 18th-century buildings with inner courtyards, fountains, terraces, and gardens. Here, history is woven into every stucco wall, tiled bath and all balanced with modern luxuries.
The exquisite air-conditioned rooms and suites are spacious with luxury bathrooms, a quarry stone fireplace free Wi-Fi, safe, king size beds, separate sitting area, mini-bar, and TV.
Public areas include a large pool, fringed with lush foliage and plants, providing the perfect place to cool off. The hotel has the best rooftop bar in San Miguel de Allende named after the official bird of Peru (the Tinki) with stunning views of the city. The restaurant offers the spirit of Mexico in its dining experiences in a softly lit courtyard of Andanza. Finally, the spa offers natural healing through a range of holistic beauty therapies in airy, colonial-style treatment rooms.
There is much to explore outside the hotel with a tour of San Miguel Market with the hotel’s chef, a guided tour of the city, cooking classes, art classes and workshops, and perhaps a visit to the city of Dolores, where Mexican independence began, and the ancient mining town of Pozos.
The rates are on a bed and breakfast basis.


Puebla - 2 Nights
Day 7 - Drive to Puebla
Day 8 - Guided tour
- Full Description
- Accommodation
Sunday, 16 February 2025
Drive to Puebla
Drive to Puebla arriving at lunchtime. Check into your chosen hotel for a 2-night stay including breakfast.
Puebla is one of the five most important Spanish colonial cities in Mexico. It was declared a National Heritage site in 1987 and today offers exquisite cuisine, a laid-back lifestyle, hidden museums and churches and an abundance of colonial architecture, especially its remarkable cathedral.
Monday, 17 February 2025
Guided tour of Puebla
Enjoy a half-day guided tour of Puebla with your local host.
Milo Collection Hotel
Puebla - Tourist Hotel
Located in the beautiful historic centre of Puebla, the Milo Collection Hotel highlights the splendour of the 17th century mansions through different architectural elements such as its beautiful Victorian staircases and its lobby framed with Santo Tomás marble, similar to that of Puebla Cathedral.
The perfect combination of the past and contemporary luxury is also on show in the 11 suites, with high ceilings, quarry walls and spaces that merge with modern comfort to create a unique and comfortable environment.
There are a choice of different room types, each air-conditioned with private bathroom, free wi-fi, TV and writing desk.
The rates include breakfast.

Casareyna Hotel
Puebla - First Hotel
Located in the historic centre of Puebla, the Casareyna Hotel was once several houses from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries where the workers of the area lived. Today it is an award-winning, stylish boutique hotel.
The rooms include standard, superior and the master suite. All are air-conditioned with private bathroom, free wi-fi, TV, safe and hair dryer. The superior rooms have a bathtub as well as a shower.
The Casareyna restaurant is considered one of the top 25 restaurants in all of Mexico and winner of the “best hotel restaurant in the country” award in 2018. It is an icon of authentic Puebla cuisine, with homemade flavours with fresh ingredients of the highest quality, excellent service and a great atmosphere.
The spa offers a choice of 10 aromatherapy essential oils; followed by a complete and professional service in holistic massages and facial treatments; culminating with a complimentary drink and seed thermotherapy that will transport you to a delicious moment of rest.
There is also a swimming pool and bar.
The rates include breakfast.


Oaxaca - 4 Nights
Day 9 - Drive to Oaxaca
Day 10 - Full day guided tour
Day 11 - The ruins at Mitla
Day 12 - At leisure
- Full Description
- Accommodation
Tuesday, 18 February 2025
Drive to Oaxaca
Take a private transfers by car to Oaxaca, arriving just after lunch. In the afternoon, check into your chosen hotel for a 4-night stay including breakfast.
The Spanish colonial city Oaxaca (pronounced wa-ha-ca), was founded in 1529, near an Indian settlement called Huaxyacac. Its location is ideal, with a superb mountain climate that means it never gets too hot or cold. The city has a strong indigenous influence and a thriving artistic community, as well as some beautiful Spanish colonial architecture and fine museums, giving itself an unexpectedly cosmopolitan atmosphere.
Wednesday, 19 February 2025
Full day city tour
Enjoy a full day guided tour (lunch not included) visiting the impressive Zapotec ruins of Monte Alban and Oaxaca's colourful markets, ornate buildings, churches, elegant archways, balconies, decorative grill work and charming plazas.
Thursday, 20 February 2025
The ruins of Mitla
Today, we visit Santa Maria del Tule, a town famous for a 2,000 year old Montezuma cypress, or the tule tree - considered the world’s thickest tree with a girth of 173 feet (53 meters).
We then visit the archaeological ruins of Mitla, a well-preserved Mesoamerican site in the Oaxaca Valley.
Friday, 21 February 2025
At leisure
Your final day to relax and enjoy the ambiance in Oaxaca. Visit the local market or try some of the chocolate shops where the sweetness and taste is produced to your taste.
Casa Conzatti
Oaxaca - Tourist Hotel
The Hotel Casa Conzatti occupies the building that was once the home of Don Cassiano Conzatti, a naturalist and botanist born in Italy and who settled in Oaxaca at the end of the last century. The important work he carried out in these lands led him to be worthy of the recognition of the people of Oaxaca by naming the property where he carried out studies and cultivated species of the regional flora after him: El Jardin Conzatti, located just in front of the current Hotel Casa Conzatti.
The hotel has a choice of standard, superior or suite air-conditioned rooms. All have private bathroom, flat screen TV, telephone, hair dryer, safe, free Wi-Fi and ironing kit. All rooms are decorated in a colonial style with fine wooden furniture.
The Magnolias restaurant offers regional Oaxacan dishes. There is also a bar.
The rates include breakfast.

De La Parra Hotel
Oaxaca - First Hotel
A lovely hotel just a few steps from the zocalo of Oaxaca. Perfect for exploring the galleries, museums and historical sites of the city.
There is a choice of double rooms or larger suites. Each room is air-conditioned with private bathroom, free wi-fi, coffee maker, smart TC and mini bar.
Public areas include a heated swimming pool and bar. The restaurant creates regional dishes using local ingredients. You'll be surprised by the flavours of Oaxacan gastronomy.
The rates include breakfast.

Quinta Real
Oaxaca - Deluxe Hotel
Located in the heart of Oaxaca, Quinta Real is a beautifully restored hotel, once the 16th century Santa Catalina de Siena Convent. In 1998, it was recognised by UNESCO for more than four centuries of history housed in its interior.
Offering the perfect balance between the charm of the old world and modern facilities, the colonial style rooms and suites are spacious and welcoming. The air-conditioned rooms have a minibar, TV, private bathroom with toiletries from the “Salvatore Ferragamo” brand.
Public areas include a swimming pool, bar and gym. The gourmet restaurant “El Refectorio” specialises in international and Oaxacan food; the “Las Bugambilias” Bar offers an á la carte menu with an excellent wine list, cocktails and more than 101 types of Mezcal.
The hotel is a few minutes away on foot from the Historic Centre, Santo Domingo de Guzmán church, the famous museums and the botanical garden.
The rates include breakfast.


Puerto Escondido - 4 Nights
Day 13 - Drive to Puerto Escondido
Day 14 - At leisure
Day 15 - At leisure
Day 16 - At leisure
Day 17 - Fly back to the UK
Day 18 - Arrive in the UK
- Full Description
- Accommodation
Saturday, 22 February 2025
Drive to Puerto Escondido
We drive through scenic, lush tropical rainforests to the coast and our final destination, the laid-back resort town of Puerto Escondido. Nowhere is more enticing than Puerto Escondido, once a small fishing village and coffee port and now a thriving, yet laid-back resort. The towns major attractions are it’s beaches lined with palm trees and thatch-roofed bars. Surfers will enjoy time on Zicatela Beach, renowned for its Mexican Pipeline surf break as well as La Punta Beach which has smaller waves. Carrizalillo Beach is set in a cove backed by steep cliffs. Water-sports and relaxation are the main activities to enjoy.
Check into your chosen hotel or resort for a 4-night stay including breakfast.
Sunday, 23 February 2025
At leisure
Enjoy the facilities of your hotel or head to the beach.
Monday, 24 February 2025
At leisure
A day to relax.
Tuesday, 25 February 2025
At leisure
Your last day by the beach - enjoy!
Wednesday, 26 February 2025
Fly back to the UK
Transfer to Mexico City Airport for your evening overnight flight back to the UK.
Thursday, 27 February 2025
Arrive in the UK
Arrive back in the UK in the morning.
Santa Fe Hotel
Puerto Escondido - Tourist Hotel
A relaxing, colonial style beach hotel located between Zicatela and Marinero beaches in Puerto Escondido on the Oaxaca Coast. The hotel has grown with Puerto Escondido as it has developed into an established and popular resort town. Many of the staff at the hotel have been with them since the beginning in 1981 - so you are assured excellent service and a friendly stay.
There are 34 air-conditioned rooms: 19 standard terrace area, 6 junior suites and 2 master suites. Each room is unique and spacious and is equipped with private bathroom, TV, free wi-fi and a private balcony.
Public areas include a swimming pool, lush tropical gardens and a pleasant terrace interspersed in the colonial and Mediterranean style buildings. There is a bar and a beautiful restaurant located under a huge palapa overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It is renowned for its delicious cuisine, including freshest seafood, delicious Mexican and international dishes.
Enjoy the many beach activities, relax by the pool and enjoy the stylish laid-back ambiance of this now famous resort town.
The rates include breakfast.

Casona Sforza
Puerto Escondido - First Hotel
Named after its founder, Ezequiel Ayarza Sforza, Casona Sforza is a unique beachside hotel with the emphasis on sustainability, nature and the local community. The unusual design is based on ancient building techniques, such as arch based vaults that let energy and positive thoughts flow into the suites.
The hotel has a mix of private pool junior suites, private pool senior suites and seafront senior suites. All are air-conditioned, with king size beds, private bathroom, safe, hair dryer, tea/coffee making, minibar, and bathrobes.
Public facilities include a swimming pool, bar, restaurant using local ingredients, and a spa offering a wide range of treatments.
There are many activities to enjoy, including: guided walks and zip line adventures in the nearby jungle; a visit to La Escobilla Sanctuary where from June to September each year thousands of turtles arrive to nest on the beach; a sunrise boat trip observing marine life including dolphins; water-sports and surfing lessons; a visit to the Island of Africa and its national park by boat.
The rates are on a bed and breakfast basis.

Price Guidelines
Season | Low Season | ||
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Travel Dates | Year round | ||
Room Arrangement | Tourist | First | Deluxe |
Multiple Travellers - Twin Rooms | £4,120 | £4,998 | £5,724 |
Prices are a guideline per person, for travel within the next year and booking early and are subject to availability. Please see below what is included and request a detailed quotation with a guaranteed price for your specific departure date and for Special Events, Summer, Christmas, New Year's Eve & Easter.
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