North America Festivals & Special Events Trips & Packages Tours & Trips

Highlights

• Join a family in Tlahuac to create an altar (or ofrenda as it's sometimes called in Spanish) to remember your ancestors and join in their colourful cemetery ceremonies.
• Take a walking tour of Mexico City with your local leader, taking in the city’s most iconic sites – the Zocalo, Metropolitan Cathedral and Palacio de Bellas Artes.
• Get the low-down on all the traditions and rituals watching the incredible Day of the Dead parade then fiesta the night away in Mexico City and get into the true spirit of this haunting ceremonial festival.
• Visit the Frida Kahlo Museum in the historic Coyoacan neighbourhood - you'll check out the works in her former home and discover her art often focused on the notion of death.
• 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.

Highlights

• 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.
• VisitTlahuaccemetery 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.

Highlights

• See the Day of the Dead festivities in Romerillo
• Tour the magnificent historic centre of Mexico City
• Explore Chichen Itza, home to one of the New Seven Wonders of the World
• Embark on an immersive cookery course in Oaxaca
• Enjoy a relaxing ride on the canals of Xochimilco

Highlights

• Immerse yourself in the Day of the Dead festivities
• Travel from Mexico City to Cancún
• Discover Oaxaca's intense culinary and artistic traditions
• Be awed by Chichén Itzá, one of the New 7 Wonders of the World
• Explore highlands, jungles and coastlines