Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe – Mexico City Food Tour

Welcome to Mexico City! The culinary journey will start in one of the biggest cities in the world in which the gastronomic offer is as large as it ́s cultural and religious attractions. You ́ll arrive at Mexico ́s City airport and will be transferred to your hotel in the downtown area.

At night, just before sunset, the group will be transferred to the Arango Cocina where a 3-course rooftop dinner with fabulous views will be waiting for them. We will start with a welcome Tequila tasting with a member of the team of the Tequila Master Alberto Navarro as we watch the sunset.  Mr. Navarro is an internationally known author and authority regarding tequila and a member of his team will have the necessary ability to provide pilgrims with an exceptional experience.

Today we will start the day by visiting one of the most emblematic Catholic sites in the world: the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, where we will celebrate mass followed by a guided tour.

For lunch and the afternoon, we ́ll start walking to visit some popular places in Mexican society: taquerias and cantinas. As we visit these places we will taste different types of tacos and drinks, and we will learn to play traditional cantina games.  Back to the hotel.  Dinner on your own.  Overnight in Mexico City.

After that, we will head to one of the most archeological sites in Mexico and the maximum expression of the Teotihuacan culture.  Besides visiting traditional spots, such as the Sun and the Moon Pyramid, we will have a guided tour through the site. 

On this day, we will take a trip out of town to visit the cities of Tlaxcala and Puebla de Los Angeles. Our first stop will be at San Miguel del Milagro in the state of Tlaxcala where Saint Michael the Archangel appeared and left miraculous water in a well that would cure all illnesses.  St. Michael appeared 3 times and so many people were cured that the bishop of Puebla ordered the construction of the current church of San Miguel del Milagro aka St. Michael of the Miracle.  After the visit, we will head to the town of Cholula in the state of Puebla where we will visit the Archaeological site of Cholula, which contains the Great Pyramid of Chulula, the largest pyramid in the world. After that, we will down the stairs to visit the local market where we will have lunch.

After the visits, we will return to our hotel to refresh ourselves before dinner. This meal will be at Azul Histórico Downtown.  The chef, Ricardo Munoz Zurita is considered one of the top chefs in Latin America.  The Azul Historico restaurant is focused on Classic Mexican food in a Historic Setting.

We will start our day by having breakfast at the hotel before we head off to celebrate mass at The Rosary Chapel is considered one of the most beautiful churches in Mexico. The chapel dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary has a glorious decoration of onyx, gilded plasterwork, paintings, and tiles covered with 22-carat gold leaf and considered the eighth wonder of the New World and named a “reliquary of America” by Pope Saint John Paul II in 1979.   After mass, we will visit Downtown; the best way to enjoy the city is by walking so prepare to walk a bit and know the best spots in town.

For lunch, we will have the Puebla experience by learning to cook one of their most typical dishes: Mole. This dish is usually served with chicken and rice, but we can also find it in enchiladas. 

We will have Chiles en Nogada for dinner, another typical meal from Puebla. This is a seasonal dish that can only be found in August and September due to that the main ingredient is harvested on these dates.  Each September, when Mexico celebrates its independence from Spain, people throughout Mexico enjoy Chiles en Nogada, a seasonal dish of mild poblano peppers stuffed with ground pork and fruit, covered in a sauce of walnuts, parsley, and pomegranate seeds.  The nuns in Puebla have defined Pueblan confectionery. The sweet art of the nuns are sweets that border on sins of gluttony, originating in women’s convents.

After having breakfast in the hotel, we will head downtown one more time, but on this occasion, we will have a visit from a different perspective. But before we will celebrate mass at one of the most iconic Catholic places in Mexico: the Metropolitan Cathedral located in the main square of Mexico City and built in 1813.  

At the end of the night, we ́ll get back to the hotel and have some rest to get ready for our last day.

Our last day in Mexico will start differently. We will head to the south of the city to enjoy a unique breakfast at Frida ́s House, nowadays better known as Casa Azul Museum. Breakfast will be in the courtyard of the house.  Right away we will visit the town of Coyoacan, where Frida and Diego spent much of their time. For lunch, we will go to Xochimilco recognized as World ́s Heritage for its unique cultivation technique, where we will get to visit the fields and then enjoy lunch in the middle of the island.

For dinner, we will dine at Rosetta restaurant located in an old house in the Roma neighborhood and is nowadays one of the most prestigious in Mexico.  It is a Michelin-starred restaurant.

After breakfast and fond farewells to new friends, you will transfer to the airport for the return flights home.