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Musicians Liven Taxco Lunch
Photo Gallery - Explorica Mexico Educational Tour ECPI College 2005 Photos

From Kathleen Crislip, About.com

Photo - strolling musicians make lunch in Taxco a lively affair for ECPI students.
Photo Gallery - Explorica Mexico Educational Tour ECPI College 2005 Photos

Musicians Liven Taxco Lunch

(c) Kathleen Crislip
Photo Gallery - Explorica Mexico Educational Tour ECPI College 2005

Through photos, we're following a group of students as they travel through Mexico on an educational tour with Explorica, student travel experts. Candid photos, beautiful landscapes and an itinerary for Explorica's Mexico City-Taxco-Acapulco trip -- a preview of what you can expect to see and do on an educational tour of Mexico with a student travel tour group company.

Explorica Mexico Educational Tour Itinerary

  • Day 1 - Tour Begins
    • Fly to Mexico City, Mexico.

    • Meet the tour director and check into your Mexico City hotel.

    • Take a casual walk in Mexico City -- cruise down the Paseo de la Reforma, or Reform Avenue.

    • Visit the San Felipe de Jesus church.

  • Day 2 - Visit Mexico City Landmarks

    • Take a sightseeing tour of Mexico City with a local guide. Includes a trip through the vast zócalo (main square), the beautiful Metropolitan Cathedral, built in honor of the immaculate conception, and see and learn about Diego Rivera murals at the Palacio Nacional.

    • Visit Xochimilco (Aztec Floating Gardens) - cruise the canals in colorful boats and check out the nearby market.

  • Day 3 - Visit Historical Landmarks

    • Tour the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe -- learn about the "miracle" and see the beautiful basilica.

    • Take a guided excursion through Teotihuacán - climb the Pyramid of the Sun and walk the Avenue of the Dead to the Pyramid of the Moon. Tour the Teotihuacán museum.

  • Day 4 - Taxco
    • Travel by bus to the colonial town of Taxco after breakfast.

    • Visit the lovely Santa Prisca Church with a local guide.

    • Learn about Taxco silver and do some informed shopping. Check out your hotel's cute bar and cool mine shaft.

  • Day 5 - Acapulco
    • Travel through the majestic Sierra Madres to Acapulco and hit the Acapulco beaches!
  • Days 6-10 - Your tour director will arrange optional (extra charge) excursions if your tour group chooses to stay in Acapulco for a few days. Ideas:

    • See Fort San Diego, which is free on Sundays.
    • Go"window" shopping at local outdoor mercados (markets).

    • Check out La Condesa beach downtown and Playa Pie de la Cuesta, about five miles west.

  • Day 10 - Enjoy a farewell dinner with your Mexico tour guide, perhaps at the Hard Rock Cafe. Home tomorrow!

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