8 days in Mexico City Itinerary

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

Your inner history buff will appreciate Historic Center (Centro Historico) and Zocalo. Get outdoors at Bosque de Chapultepec and Piedra Herrada Sanctuary. You'll find plenty of places to visit near Mexico City: Museo Vivencia Ferrocarril 279 el telefono no sirve y faltan horarios (in Cuautla), Playa La Virgen (in Tequesquitengo) and Plaza Tlalne Fashion Mall (in Tlalnepantla). And it doesn't end there: get a new perspective on nature at Museo Nacional de Antropologia, take a stroll through Coyoacan, explore the wealth of natural beauty at Parque Nacional Grutas de Cacahuamilpa, and contemplate the geological forces at Popocatepetl.

To see ratings, reviews, where to stay, and more tourist information, use the Mexico City day trip planner.

If you are flying in from Colombia, the closest major aiports are Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport, Querétaro Intercontinental Airport and Santa Lucía Air Force Base / Felipe Angeles International Airport. In September, daytime highs in Mexico City are 26°C, while nighttime lows are 16°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 18th (Wed) early enough to travel back home.