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Religious Tours
8-day Tour
Day 1: Canada
/ Mexico City
Depart Canada on our flight to Mexico city. Upon
arrival we are met by our guide and transferred to our hotel. The
remainder of the evening is free in Mexico City.
Day 2:
Mexico City
After breakfast, we will board our motorcoach for a visit to the
Plaza of the Three Cultures to see the ancient ruins and the
place where Juan Diego was baptized. Continue to the Basilica of
Our Lady of Guadalupe, the holiest place in the Western
Hemisphere, for an introductory guided tour of the Basilica and
the surrounding grounds, including the old Basilica, Tepeyae
Hill Indian Church, the Church of the Well, and the Monument of
the Offerings. Mass will be celebrated at one of the side
altars. In the afternoon, we will visit Tupetlac, the site of
the 5th Apparition to Juan Diego’s uncle Juan Bernadino, and
the Anthropological Museum.
Day 3:
Mexico
City / Queretaro
After breakfast drive to
Queretaro. After mass at the
Santa Rosa de Viterbo Convent we will enjoy a tour through the
cobble-stoned streets of this beautiful colonial town. Home of the
famous Corregidora, Queretaro played a leading role during the
Independence War as well as in the Revolution movement of 1910. In fact,
the Constitution of Mexico was written and signed in Queretaro in 1917.
Day 4: Queretaro
/ San Miguel de Allende
After breakfast depart Queretaro for San Miguel de Allende
which was founded in 1524 by the Franciscan monk, Juan de San
Miguel. The town added Allende to its name after the
Independence hero, Ignacio Allende, perhaps its most famous
resident. In the afternoon enjoy a city tour of San Miguel de
Allende.
Day 5:
San
Miguel de Allende / Guanajuato
After breakfast drive to Dolores Hidalgo, the site of
the parish church where Father Miguel Hidalgo rang the bells on
September 16, 1810 and urged his parishioners to join in a cause to
overthrow the Spanish viceregal government. This exhortation is
officially known as the "Grito de Dolores" and is considered a
high point in Mexican history. Continue to Guanajuato, the "Cradle
of Independence," where the revolutionary leader Captain Ignacio
Allende allied himself with Father Hidalgo. After mass, take a city tour
of Guanajuato which will include visits to the Alhondiga, Jardin San
Gabriel de la Barrera, and the Minas de la Valenciana.
Day 6: Guanajuato
/ Mexico
City
This morning, we will depart Guanajuato and proceed to
Teotihuacan to visit the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon. Continue
to the Monastery of Acolman before returning to Mexico City.
Tonight, enjoy a special dinner and Mexican folkloric show at a
local restaurant.
Day 7:
Mexico City
Drive to Puebla to visit the Santo Domingo Church and
celebrate mass at the Capilla del Rosario. Continue to the Shrine and
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Ocotlan. Here Our Lady appeared to Juan Diego
Bernardino in 1541 and left her miraculous statue in a burnt tree. Our
next stop is the Shrine of San Miguel del Milagro, the site of
miraculous apparitions of St. Michael to Diego Lazaro in 1631. Pray St.
Michael’s exorcism and visit the well of healing waters before
returning to Mexico City.
Day 8:
Mexico City / Canada
After breakfast we will transfer to the airport for our return
flight home.
This itinerary is only a small taste of what we have to offer.
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