11 days in Mexico City Itinerary

Breathtakingly large, Mexico City provides a home for almost 9 million people living in nearly 1,700 distinct neighborhoods.

Visit Zona Arqueológica de Teotihuacan Estacionamiento Puerta 5 and Chapultepec Castle for their historical value. Let the collections at Museo Nacional de Antropologia and Palacio de Bellas Artes capture your imagination. Explore the numerous day-trip ideas around Mexico City: Tepozteco (in Tepoztlan), Nevado de Toluca (in Toluca) and Cuernavaca (Robert Brady Museum & Archaeological Zone of Xochicalco). There's lots more to do: delve into the lush surroundings at Bosque de Chapultepec, examine the collection at Museo Frida Kahlo, stop by Coyoacan, and wander the streets of Historic Center (Centro Historico).

To find other places to visit, maps, more things to do, and other tourist information, use the Mexico City trip planner.

If you are flying in from Colombia, the closest major aiports are Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport, Querétaro Intercontinental Airport and General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport. Expect a daytime high around 28°C in August, and nighttime lows around 16°C. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 31st (Fri) so you can travel back home.