9 days in Mexico City Itinerary

Escape the urban bustle at Playa La Virgen and Tepozteco. Zona Arqueologica Malinalco and Chalcatzingo will appeal to history buffs. Change things up with these side-trips from Mexico City: Piedra Herrada Sanctuary (in Valle de Bravo), Archaeological Zone of Xochicalco (in Cuernavaca) and Cosmovitral Jardin Botanico (in Toluca). There's still lots to do: make a trip to Murales de Diego Rivera en la Secretaria de Educacion Publica, test your team's savvy at popular escape rooms, delve into the distant past at Xochicalco, and visit La Condesa.

For ratings, where to stay, reviews, and more tourist information, read our Mexico City itinerary planner.

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. Expect a daytime high around 28°C in August, and nighttime lows around 16°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 1st (Sat) to allow time to travel back home.