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 Mercado De Artesanias La Ciudadela and Volar EN Globo. Popular historic sites such as Zona Arqueológica de Teotihuacan Estacionamiento Puerta 5 and Zocalo are in your itinerary. And it doesn't end there: admire the masterpieces at Palacio de Bellas Artes, explore the ancient world of Museo del Templo Mayor, examine the collection at Museo Frida Kahlo, and take a peaceful walk through Bosque de Chapultepec.

For more things to do, ratings, maps, and other tourist information, you can read our Mexico City online journey planner.

Guayaquil, Ecuador to Mexico City is an approximately 9-hour flight. You can also fly. 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 ratings, photos, and tourist information, go to the Taxco driving holiday planner.

Traveling by car from Mexico City to Taxco takes 2.5 hours. Alternatively, you can drive. 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 drive 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.

For other places to visit, ratings, reviews, and more tourist information, go to the San Juan Teotihuacan road trip planning tool.

You can drive from Taxco to San Juan Teotihuacan in 3.5 hours. Alternatively, you can drive. You'll set off for home on the 11th (Fri).