5 Days | This cultural festival will have you spooked in all the right ways.
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Feel the mystical vibes of the weird and wonderful Dia de los Muertos, or the annual Day of the Dead festival, on a five-day cultural exploration of Mexico City. Sample tasty street food at the open air Mercado Jamaica, see the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon at Teotihuacan, participate in a traditional Day of the Dead ceremony and see elaborate altars dedicated to the deceased. This festival is all about rituals, so dive straight in to the spooky and spiritual ceremonies that have made this tradition so famous. Oh, and Mexico City’s tacos will make you feel you’ve died and gone to heaven, too.
Trip overview
![Map of Mexico City: Day Of The Dead Original including Mexico](/v3/assets/blt0de87ff52d9c34a8/blteeb227d085e20c5f/6336e8ed7c07294f84bf9285/qvso_2019.gif?branch=prd&width=75&quality=35&blur=1&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
- Start
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Finish
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Theme
- Festival
- Destinations
- Mexico
- Physical rating
- Indicates how physically exerting a trip is, and how fit you will need to be to enjoy it. More info on physical ratings
- Style
- Original
- Ages
- Min 15
- Group size
- Min 1 - Max 12
- Trip code
- QVSO
- Fiesta the night away in Mexico City and get into the true spirit of this haunting ceremonial festival.
- Get the low-down on all of the traditions and rituals of the Day of the Dead festival, including taking part in making your own traditional altar offering.
- See the ruins known as the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon at Teotihuacan and stroll down The Avenue of the Dead to discover what life here was like nearly 2000 years ago.
- Visit Panteon Tulyehualco cemetery to view graves that have been decorated with colourful flowers, photos and food, and see the Day of the Dead ceremonies.
- Sample tasty street food at the open air Mercado Jamaica where people come to buy everything they need for the Day of the Dead, including the famous pan de muerto sweet rolls.
- By travelling on this trip, you’ll learn about our Intrepid Foundation partner, Gastromotiva. Donations help them provide nutritious, balanced meals for vulnerable people in Mexico. Intrepid will double the impact by dollar-matching all post-trip donations made to The Intrepid Foundation.
- This itinerary is designed to provide the best possible experience of the annual Day of the Dead festivities around Mexico City. As such, there is very limited free time to explore many of the area’s most popular tourist attractions, including the Museum of Anthropology and Chapultepec Park. We recommend you stay a few extra days before or after the tour to make the most of this vibrant metropolis. If you would like to spend more time in Mexico City, we’ll be happy to book additional accommodation for you (subject to availability).
- We will be operating multiple departures of this tour so it possible that more than one group will be at some locations or activities at the same time. However, each group will have a maximum of 12 passengers with its own dedicated tour leader.
Itinerary
Inclusions
4 breakfasts
Private vehicle, Metro
Hotel (4 nights)
- Mexico City - City Tour
- Mexico City - Jamaica Market visit
- Mexico City - Day of the Dead altar creation
- Mexico City - Cemetery visit in Tlahuac
- Mexico – Teotihucan ruins guided visit
- Mexico City - Frida Kahlo Museum (entrance fee) - MXN263
- Mexico City - Torre Latino 360° Lookout (entrance fee) - MXN179
- Mexico City - Palace of Fine Arts (Palacio de Bellas Artes) (entrance fee) (Closed Mondays) - MXN84
Dates and availability
Important notes
Traffic in Mexico City during this festival is very busy. This at times may hinder drive times and sitting in traffic.
The Day of the Dead parade date is only announced a few weeks before this trip departs- unfortuntely we can't predict if the parade will occur over the days our trip departs.
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