- Monarch Butterfly Tour
- Itinerary
- Information
- Price / Dates
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| Day 1 | |
Arrival to Mexico City International airport, tour would be welcome by your professional naturalist guide. Transfer to the Majestic hotel in the Zocalo Plaza, heart of the city |
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| Day 2 Zitacuaro, Michoacan | |
| 07:30 hrs. | Breakfast at the hotel. |
| 09:00 hrs. | Visiting the Antropology Museum. |
| 11:00 hrs. | Depart to Valle de Bravo. |
| 14:00 hrs. | Lunch in Valle de Bravo. |
| 15:00 hrs. | City tour of the beautiful colonial town. |
| 16:00 hrs. | Visit the ceremonial centre of Ziráhuato in Sn. Felipe de los Alzati. |
| 18:30 hrs. | Check-in hotel. |
| 19:30 hrs. | Dinner at your hotel. |
| Day 3 El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary | |
| 08:00 hrs. | Breakfast at the hotel. |
| 09:00 hrs. | Transfer from Valle de Bravo to “Piedra Herrada Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary. |
| 10:00 hrs. | We will go hiking in this fantastic and magic place. Just imagine that these Monarch Butterflies have made an incredible long journey to escape the harsh winters in the USA and Canada. You will find an amazing amount of butterflies in one tree. |
| 14:30 hrs. | Lunch near Piedra Herrada. |
| 15:30 hrs. | Drive to Angangueo. |
| 17:00 hrs. | Check in Hotel Don Bruno. |
| 18:00 hrs. | Lecture about the biology and migration of the monarch butterflies. |
| 19:00 hrs. | Dinner at the hotel. |
| Day 4 Sierra Chincua Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary | |
| 08:00 hrs. | Breakfast at the hotel. |
| 09:00 hrs. | Transfer from Angangueo to El Rosario Butterfly sanctuary. |
| 10:00 hrs. | Walk through the Stairway design to get to the monarch sanctuary and visit the first place open to see monarchs in México, enjoy the sounds of hummingbirds and other species that surrounds the area. |
| 14:30 hrs. | Lunch in Angangueo. |
| 15:30 hrs. | We will walk the charming downtown of Angangueo where we will have the opportunity to visit the Inmaculada Concepción Temple and Sn. Simon Temple, and the history´s aisle, where we will found out why Angangueo is called “The town that refused to die”. |
| 17:00 hrs. | Back to the hotel. |
| 18:00 hrs. | Lecture about the biology and migration of the monarch butterflies. |
| 19:00 hrs. | Dinner in the hotel. |
| Day 5 Patzcuaro | |
| 07:30 hrs. | Breakfast at the hotel. |
| 09:00 hrs. | Departure towars Patzcuaro. |
| 12:30 hrs. | Check in at Hosteria San felipe hotel in Patzcuaro. |
| 13:30 hrs. | Lunch at a local restaurant. |
| 15:00 hrs. | Departure to Janitzio island. |
| 18:00 hrs. | Return to your hotel. |
| 19:30 hrs. | Dinner at your hotel. |
| Day 6 Uruapan | |
| 09:00 hrs. | Breakfast at your hotel. |
| 10:00 hrs. | Drive to Tzintzuntzan and visit the purepecha archeological site. |
| 11:30 hrs. | visit the convent of Santa Ana Tzintzuntzan from the XVI century and discover the mystery. |
| 13:00 hrs. | Lunch in restaurant in Patzcuaro. |
| 14:00 hrs. | Visit Santa Clara del Cobre a village that is famous to produce all kinds of beautiful copper handcrafts. |
| 16:30 hrs. | Transfer back to Patzcuaro. |
| 19:30 hrs. | Dinner at your hotel. |
| Day 7 | |
| 07:00 hrs. | Early breakfast at your hotel. |
| 08:00 hrs. | Van transfer to Toluca. |
| 13:00 hrs. | Lunch in Toluca. |
| 15:00 hrs. | Visit the amazing “Cosmovitral”, the botanical garden with the biggest stained glass in the world. |
| 16:00 hrs. | Departure to Mexico City. |
| 19:00 hrs. | Check in at the Majestic hotel. |
| 19:30 hrs. | Farewell dinner in a nice Mexican restaurant. |
| Day 8 | |
| Transfer to the airport; time is depending on sheduled flight. | |
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