6 days in Mexico City Itinerary

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

Mexico City is known for museums, historic sites, and nightlife. Your plan includes some of its best attractions: learn more about the world around you at Museo Nacional de Antropologia, explore the striking landscape of Bosque de Chapultepec, delve into the distant past at Museo del Templo Mayor, and admire the masterpieces at Palacio de Bellas Artes.

For ratings, maps, where to stay, and more tourist information, read our Mexico City day trip planning tool.

If you are flying in from Peru, the closest major aiports are Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport, Querétaro Intercontinental Airport and General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport. In December, daytime highs in Mexico City are 26°C, while nighttime lows are 9°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 12th (Thu) to allow enough time to travel back home.