8 days in Mexico City, Taxco & San Juan Teotihuacan Itinerary

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

Your list of things to see and do now includes Museo de Arte Popular, Mercado de Coyoacan, Arena Mexico, and other attractions. You'll explore the less-touristy side of things at Polanco and VOLAR EN GLOBO. Popular historic sites such as Zona Arqueológica de Teotihuacan Estacionamiento Puerta 5 and Museo del Templo Mayor are in your itinerary. And it doesn't end there: admire the masterpieces at Palacio de Bellas Artes, see the interesting displays at Museo Frida Kahlo, learn more about the world around you at Museo Nacional de Antropologia, and take a peaceful walk through Bosque de Chapultepec.

To find ratings, photos, where to stay, and other tourist information, you can read our Mexico City online journey planner.

Guayaquil, Ecuador to Mexico City is an approximately 6- hour flight. You'll gain 1 hour traveling from Guayaquil to Mexico City due to the time zone difference. Plan for little chillier temperatures traveling from Guayaquil in October, with highs in Mexico City at 26°C and lows at 14°C. You'll have a few hours on the 10th (Thu) to wrap things up before traveling to Taxco.

Taxco de Alarcón is a small city and administrative center of a Taxco de Alarcón Municipality located in the Mexican state of Guerrero. Las Pozas Azules has been added to your itinerary. On the 10th (Thu), get outside with Las Pozas Azules.

To see maps, photos, traveler tips, and tourist information, go to the Taxco driving holiday planner.

Traveling by car from Mexico City to Taxco takes 2.5 hours. Plan for a bit warmer temperatures traveling from Mexico City in October, with highs in Taxco at 31°C and lows at 18°C. On the 10th (Thu), wrap the sightseeing up by early afternoon so you can travel to San Juan Teotihuacan.

Home to perhaps the most impressive of Mexico's archaeological sites, San Juan Teotihuacan provides easy access to the World Heritage-listed "City of Gods," the largest pre-Columbian urban center in the Americas.

To see reviews, traveler tips, ratings, and more tourist information, go to the San Juan Teotihuacan road trip planning tool.

You can drive from Taxco to San Juan Teotihuacan in 4 hours. You'll set off for home on the 11th (Fri).