13 days in Mexico City Itinerary

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

Do your shopping at Polanco and La Plateria del Mercado. Your cultural itinerary includes sights like Zona Arqueológica de Teotihuacan Estacionamiento Puerta 5 and Basilica de Santa Maria de Guadalupe. You'll find plenty of places to visit near Mexico City: Lagartija Club Mezcal (in Tepoztlan) and Cuernavaca (Robert Brady Museum, Espacio Cultural "Aqui estuvo Zapata", &more). Next up on the itinerary: see the interesting displays at Museo Frida Kahlo, delve into the distant past at Museo del Templo Mayor, contemplate in the serene atmosphere at Metropolitan Cathedral (Catedral Metropolitana), and step into the grandiose world of Chapultepec Castle.

To find reviews, photos, where to stay, and more tourist information, read our Mexico City travel 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. In March in Mexico City, expect temperatures between 28°C during the day and 12°C at night. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 18th (Mon) to allow time to travel back home.