| 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 |
- 7:30 Breakfast at the hotel
- 9:00 Visit to the Antropology Museum
- 11:00 Depart to Zitacuaro, Michoacan
- 14:00 Lunch in Zitacuaro
- 15:00 City tour of the beautiful colonial city of Zitacuaro and find out why this city is called the "Three Times Heroic Zitacuaro City".
- 16:00 Visit the ceremonial centre of Ziráhuato in Sn. Felipe de los Alzati.
- 18:30 Check-in hotel Don Bruno in Angangueo
- 19:30 Dinner in your hotel
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| Day 3 El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary |
- 8:00 Breakfast in the hotel
- 9:00 Transfer from Angangueo to El Rosario Monarch Butterfly sanctuary
- 10:00 We will go hiking in this fantastic and magic place . Just imagine that these Monarch Butterflies have made and incredible long journey to escape the harsh winters in the USA and Canada. You will find an amazing amount of butterflies altogether in one tree.
- 14:30 Lunch in Angangueo
- 15:30 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 Back to the hotel
- 18:00 Lecture about the biology and migration of the monarch butterflies
- 19:00 Dinner in the hotel.
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| Day 4 Sierra Chincua Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary |
- 8:00 Breakfast at the hotel
- 9:00 Transfer to the Sierra Chincua Monarch butterfly sanctuary
- 10:00 Arrival to the Sanctuary
- 10:30 We will horse back ride for about 50 minutes to find where the monarch butterflies are located.
- 14:00 Lunch in Angangueo
- 16:00 We will have time to relax and rest after two hiking days
- 19:00 Dinner in the hotel
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| Day 5 Patzcuaro |
- 07:30 Breakfast in the hotel.
- 09:00 Departure towards Patzcuaro
- 12:30 Check in Hosteria San felipe hotel in Patzcuaro
- 13:30 Lunch in local restaurant.
- 15:00 Depart to Janitzio island.
- 18:00 Back to hotel
- 19:30 Dinner in your hotel
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| Day 6 Uruapan |
- 07:30 Breakfast in your hotel
- 09:00 Transfer to Uruapan. On the way drive through Santa Clara del Cobre.
- 13:00 Lunch in Terraza restaurant.
- 14:00 Visit Eduardo Ruiz National Park . We have the opportunity to discover this very unique park. This park is a tropical rainforest with trails along the Rio Cupatitizio , which springs in La Rodilla del Diablo (the Devil's Knee). We will be able to enjoy the wonderful crystal-clear water.
- 15:00 We have some more time to explore this beautiful national park and the beautiful handcrafts.
- 17:00 Transfer back to Patzcuaro .
- 19:30 Dinner in your hotel.
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| Day 7 |
- 07:00 Early breakfast in your hotel.
- 08:00 Van transfer to Toluca
- 13:00 Lunch in Toluca.
- 15:00 Visit the amazing “Cosmovitral” the botanical garden with the biggest stained glass in the world.
- 16:00 Depart to Mexico City
- 19:00 Check in Majestic hotel
- 19:30 Farewell dinner in a nice Mexican restaurant
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| Day 8 |
- Transfers to the airport are depending on the flights back.
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