DAY 1  MON 10 NOV 2025

Home to Puerto Vallarta (D)

Meet your Ross Tour Leader Paula Benneian at Sydney Airport for your flight to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Culture, cuisine and ecology are the big attractions of Puerto Vallarta. It’s the quaintest town on the Mexican Pacific sitting on Bahia de Banderas, the largest natural bay in Mexico. Free afternoon. Our hotel is the Garza Blanca, Preserve Resort. Welcome dinner included tonight.

Garza Blanca Resort & Spa, Puerto Vallarta

DAY 2  TUE 11 NOV

Puerto Vallarta (B/L)

Morning excursion to see the rare and endangered azure Military Macaws. Then, at the Puerto Vallarta Botanical Gardens, vanilla orchids march up cacao trees and sprays of tropical orchids decorate conservatories. Lunch is included overlooking the picturesque gardens.

Garza Blanca Resort & Spa, Puerto Vallarta

DAY 3  WED 12 NOV

Mexico City (B/L/D)

Boat cruise along the magical coastline, spot endemic frangipanis and arrive for an early lunch at the edge of the ocean. Afternoon flight to Mexico City, where ancient culture meets cutting-edge technology. Check into our hotel for six nights. Dinner included tonight.

Hotel Marquis Reforma, Mexico City 

DAY 4  THU 13 NOV

Teotihuacan (B/L)

Morning visit to the archaeological site of Teotihuacan, one of the most impressive cities of the ancient world, held sacred by the Aztecs with an immense Pyramid of the Sun. Afternoon visit to Teotihuacan Botanical Gardens.

Hotel Marquis Reforma, Mexico City 

DAY 5  FRI 14 NOV

Templo Mayor (B/L)

Templo Mayor this morning for an introduction into Mexican Aztec culture and architecture. Lunch is overlooking the Zocalo, the huge main square of Mexico City. Admire the famous Diego Rivera murals in the National Palace.  

Hotel Marquis Reforma, Mexico City 

DAY 6  SAT 15 NOV

Los Pinos (B)

Morning visit to the official residence of Mexican presidents, built in 1853, known as ‘Los Pinos.’ In the afternoon visit the superb National Museum of Anthropology which houses the largest collection of traditional Mexican art in the world, including the famous Aztec Sun Stone.

Hotel Marquis Reforma, Mexico City 

DAY 7  SUN 16 NOV

Xochimilco Canals (B/L)

Morning cruise on Xochimilco canals in traditional wooden boats called Trajineras. This canal system is a World Heritage Site, a vestige of Mexico’s pre-colonial past. Afternoon visit to Museo Frida Kahlo, historic home and art museum dedicated to the life and work of this Mexican artist. 

Hotel Marquis Reforma, Mexico City 

DAY 8  MON 17 NOV

Nido de Quetzalcoatl (B/D)

This residential complex, designed in the shape of a colossal serpent draws inspiration from the Aztec feathered Snake God. The complex is harmoniously integrated into the natural landscape in line with organic architectural principals. Afternoon tour of a local market and a class at Aura Cocina Mexicana Cooking School.

Hotel Marquis Reforma, Mexico City 

DAY 9  TUE 18 NOV

Playa Del Carmen (B/D)

Morning flight to Cancun and travel to Playa del Carmen on the Yucatán Peninsula. Check into our hotel for 3 nights.Free afternoon to walk the white sandy beach of the Caribbean. Dinner included tonight.

Petit Lafitte Hotel, Playa Del Carmen

DAY 10  WED 19 NOV

Chichen Itza (B/D)

Visit to the world-class archaeological site of Chichen Itza, one of the New 7 Wonders of the World. Cool off in Mexico’s beautiful natural swimming spots - a limestone cenote. Dinner included tonight.

Petit Lafitte Hotel, Playa Del Carmen

DAY 11  THU 20 NOV

Tulum (B/D)

Visit Tulum, the site of a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city, which served as a major port for Coba and the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. Tulum was one of the last cities built and inhabited by the Maya at its height, between the 13th and 15th centuries. Tulum managed to survive 70 years after the Spanish occupation. Visit the Temple of the God of Wind, a cenote, and discover Tulum’s nesting sea turtles. Farewell Dinner tonight.

Petit Lafitte Hotel, Playa Del Carmen

DAY 12  FRI 21 NOV

Tulum to Home (B)

Transfer to Cancun Airport today for your flight home.

DAY 13  sat 22 NOV

Inflight

DAY 14  SUN 23 NOV

Arrive home