Day 1 · Chihuahua
Arrive in Chihuahua
You are met at Chihuahua airport and taken to your hotel. At 4 pm a guide shows you the cathedral, the Government Palace, the Pancho Villa museum and the mansion of Quinta Gameros.
5 days · 4 nights
Up into the Raramuri highlands by road, along the canyon rim, and down to El Fuerte on the Chepe Express.
Choose your dates when you enquire
Ask about datesBegin with an afternoon in colonial Chihuahua, then drive west through the Mennonite town of Cuauhtemoc into the sierra around Creel. A night on the rim of the Copper Canyon at Divisadero is followed by the Chepe Express down to the riverside town of El Fuerte, with the airport at Los Mochis a short drive away.
The same person from your first question to the flight home, with a wedding or vow renewal planned alongside if you like.
How the days unfold. Your advisor tailors the pace, the hotels and the extras to you.
Chihuahua
Day 1 · Chihuahua
You are met at Chihuahua airport and taken to your hotel. At 4 pm a guide shows you the cathedral, the Government Palace, the Pancho Villa museum and the mansion of Quinta Gameros.
Cuauhtemoc and Creel
Day 2 · Cuauhtemoc and Creel
An early drive west stops in Cuauhtemoc at the Mennonite Museum, which tells the story of the Mennonite colonies of Chihuahua. After checking in at Creel, a guide takes you to the Valley of the Monks, Lake Arareco, the Mission of San Ignacio and a cave where a Tarahumara family still lives in the traditional way.
Copper Canyon and Divisadero
Day 3 · Copper Canyon and Divisadero
Drive from Creel to Divisadero with a stop in the Copper Canyon, then a guided walk to the Divisadero lookout and a market of Raramuri handicrafts. At Barrancas del Cobre National Park there is time for the cable car or zip lines if you wish, before lunch and dinner at your hotel on the rim.
El Fuerte
Day 4 · El Fuerte
Board the Chepe Express in the morning for the descent from the sierra, arriving in El Fuerte mid-afternoon. The rest of the day is free to walk the square, the town hall, the museum and the promenade along the river.
El Fuerte and Los Mochis
Day 5 · El Fuerte and Los Mochis
Depending on your flight, take a last wander through El Fuerte, a raft ride on the river or a visit to the Yoreme-Mayo community of Capomos. Then transfer to Los Mochis airport.
The hotels for each stop. Your advisor confirms them, or something just as good, for your dates.
Chihuahua · 1 night
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Creel · 1 night
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Divisadero · 1 night
On the canyon rim. Or similar
El Fuerte · 1 night
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Tell us when you would like to travel. Your advisor confirms dates and hotels, tailors the trip to the two of you, and stays with you until you are home.
Mexico
5 days · 4 nights
La Paz
Four nights in a hotel facing the cathedral in La Paz, with a day out on the water or the town each day. From January to March you head to Magdalena Bay to look for grey whales; the rest of the year the day is spent in the old centre and on the beaches. Then a long day down to Todos Santos and Los Cabos, and a boat to Espíritu Santo to snorkel with sea lions.
Mexico
5 days · 4 nights
Tuxtla Gutiérrez → San Cristóbal de las Casas → Palenque → Villahermosa
Fly into Tuxtla Gutiérrez and go straight out on the river through the Sumidero Canyon, then spend three nights in the highland town of San Cristóbal de las Casas, visiting Maya villages and the lakes of Montebello. The road then drops north past the waterfalls of Agua Azul to Palenque, which you explore on the last morning before flying out of Villahermosa.
Mexico
6 days · 5 nights
Tuxtla Gutiérrez → San Cristóbal de las Casas → Palenque → Villahermosa
Begin on the river in the Sumidero Canyon and spend three nights in San Cristóbal de las Casas, with days in Tzotzil Maya villages and at the lakes of Montebello. Two nights in Palenque follow, with a day by road and river to Bonampak and Yaxchilán, and a guided morning at Palenque itself before you fly out of Villahermosa.
Begin with an afternoon in colonial Chihuahua, then drive west through the Mennonite town of Cuauhtemoc into the sierra around Creel. A night on the rim of the Copper Canyon at Divisadero is followed by the Chepe Express down to the riverside town of El Fuerte, with the airport at Los Mochis a short drive away.
Every trip can be shaped around you before you book.
Arrive early or stay on at the end, in the same hotel or somewhere new.
Your travel expert books flights that fit the first and last day.
Choose a better room or a hotel with a view for the nights that count.
A honeymoon, an anniversary or a birthday, planned into the trip.
Other ways to see Mexico, closest in length first.
Small group tour | 5 days | El Fuerte · Divisadero · Chihuahua
Small group tour | 5 days | La Paz
Small group tour | 5 days | Tuxtla Gutiérrez · San Cristóbal de las Casas · Villahermosa
Small group tour | 6 days | Tuxtla Gutiérrez · San Cristóbal de las Casas · Villahermosa
