7 days in Mexico City Itinerary

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

Get some cultural insight at Monumento y Museo de la Revolucion and Zona Arqueologica Malinalco. Eschew the tourist crowds and head to Memory and Tolerance Museum and Murales de Diego Rivera en la Secretaria de Educacion Publica. Explore the numerous day-trip ideas around Mexico City: Convento de San Martin Caballero (in Huaquechula), Galeria Artesanal Malinalco (in Malinalco) and Chalcatzingo (in Chalcatzingo). There's lots more to do: wander the streets of San Angel, delve into the distant past at Archaeological Zone of Xochicalco, browse the exhibits of Palacio de Cortes, and take in panoramic vistas at Torre Latino.

For other places to visit, where to stay, and more tourist information, you can read our Mexico City online trip builder.

If you are flying in from Canada, the closest major aiports are Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport, Querétaro Intercontinental Airport and Santa Lucía Air Force Base / Felipe Angeles International Airport. In April in Mexico City, expect temperatures between 31°C during the day and 15°C at night. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 1st (Wed) so you can travel back home.