5 Day Mexican Marian Sanctuaries - San Juan Diego/Puebla Route
Day 01: Airport Hotel Transfer
Reception of our pilgrims at the international airport in Mexico City, transfer to the chosen hotel, and registration.
Tonight's dinner will be held at a special venue for the welcome dinner, where we will enjoy panoramic views of Mexico City from the 45th floor of the World Trade Center at the exclusive "Bellini" restaurant, which holds the Guinness World Record for the world's largest revolving restaurant. From this vantage point, with a breathtaking view, we will travel at an almost imperceptible speed of one meter per minute, exploring the 360-degree route of the Bellini Restaurant, while savoring a delicious menu consisting of: Mixed Salad, Cream of Corn Soup, Salmon in Lemon Sauce, Beef Fillet in Mushroom Sauce or Chicken Supreme with Shrimp, House Cake, coffee or tea, and one national beverage per person.
Overnight in Mexico City
Day 02: Fifth Apparition-Teotihuacan-Basilica of Guadalupe
(Fifth apparition)
We will begin the “Route of San Juan Diego to meet the Virgin of Guadalupe”, consecrated in the Main Altar of the Basilica in 2013. In the Sanctuary of the Fifth Apparition erected to commemorate the Apparition of the Blessed Virgin to Juan Bernardino in the town of Tulpetlac.
TEOTIHUACAN:
Transfer to the pre-Hispanic city of Teotihuacan, where we will visit the archaeological site, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987 for its cultural and artistic influence on much of Mesoamerica. At the end, it will take us approximately one hour and twenty minutes to travel the fifty-three kilometers that separate us from this destination.
(Basílica)
Then we will continue with the Insigne and National Basilica of Santa María de Guadalupe, the most important pilgrimage center in Mexico and the world, mestizo cradle of Christianity and Marian heart par excellence, pride of our people and unequivocal sign of divine election. Annually it receives 22 million visitors.
We will visit the entire Guadalupano Complex, the Expiatorio (ancient Basilica), Ex-Convent of Capuchinas, Parroquia de Indios, El Pocito, La Ofrenda, La Vela del Marino, Capilla del Cerrito, Baptistery, Museum of the Basilica of Guadalupe, Statue of San Juan Paul II, the Carillon, and we will have the explanation of each of them.
In this Sacred Land our Guide will continue with the explanation of the “Guadalupe Event” and the Holy Apparitions of the Virgin of Guadalupe to the Indian San Juan Diego
Cuauhtlatoatzin according to the source of the “Nican Mopohua”.
Participants will have time to acquire religious souvenirs and bless them.
Participation in the celebration of the Holy Mass.
Transfer to the hotel
Day 03: Tlatelolco-Xochimilco-Historic Center
(Tlatelolco)
In the Plaza de las Tres Culturas, we will also visit the Parish of Santiago Tlatelolco, the place of the Baptism and the Doctrine of San Juan Diego.
(Xochimilco)
On our way to Xochimilco, we will visit important sites in Mexico City, the Cibeles Fountain, the Siqueiros Cultural Poliforum, the Monumental Plaza de Toros México, and the National Autonomous University of Mexico, declared a World Heritage Site in 2007. Finally, we will arrive at Xochimilco, “The Place of Flowers,” also included on the UNESCO World Heritage List (1987). We will sail on one of its typical trajineras.
(Historic Center)
We will continue our tour of Mexico City's Historic Center, visiting various avenues, emblematic buildings, interesting archaeological remains, and Tacuba Street, the oldest street in the Americas (1377-1389).
Our walking tour along Madero Street will lead us to Constitution Square, the political and religious heart of the country. We will visit the former Archbishopric, the residence of Bishop Fray Juan de Zumárraga, the site where the miracle of the "Imprinting" of the image of the Blessed Virgin on the ayate of Saint Juan Diego (Sixth Apparition) took place. We will also visit the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City, visiting its Sacristy, where the Holy Canvas was temporarily displayed.
This is where our pilgrimage along the "Route of Saint Juan Diego to the Encounter of the Virgin of Guadalupe" concludes.
We will also visit the National Palace (with prior authorization) and the archaeological remains of Templo Mayor. This way, in one place, we will witness the passage of almost 700 years of our country's history. Our Historic Center was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1987.
Transfer to the hotel
Day 04:
Participation in the Holy Mass in the Parish of the Sagrada Familia that protects the remains of Blessed Miguel Angel Pro and also visiting the adjacent museum built laterally to the Temple. Our pilgrims will receive a stamp with the image of Father Pro with a third-degree relic.
In the south of the city, we will visit Coyoacán and the famous Parish of San Juan Bautista, the Temple of “La Conchita”, the House of Malinche, and that of the conqueror Cortés, among others.
We will conclude our pilgrimage by visiting the very famous neighborhood of Coyoacán, enjoying the festive atmosphere that is generated every weekend without distinction of economic classes or social positions; In the romantic town of Coyoacán on our pedestrian visit we will see the Temple of “La Conchita”, the house of “La Colorada”, or “la Malinche”, House of Cortés and the Church of San Juan Bautista.
Overnight in Mexico City
Day 05:
Transfer to the international airport in Mexico City to board the flight that will take us back home.
Our package includes:
Airport-Hotel-Airport entry/exit transfer
Dinner in Bellini WTC
Four days of hotel lodging
Four breakfasts at the hotel
Transportation in a tourist vehicle with air conditioning, personal accident insurance as our passengers are on board the unit.
An hour on the trajinera in Xochimilco
Certified bilingual guide with a specialty in the “Guadalupe Event”
The tours mentioned above
Taxes
Tips
Custom-designed personal tours available upon request