This six-day, five night motorcoach tour, which threads through San Luis Potosi, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato and Dolores Hidalgo, departs the U.S. through Texas' Rio Grande Valley. Travelers can join the tour in Harlingen, Weslaco, McAllen or Mission. They emerge in a Mexico that's kept its Spanish colonial charm since the 1700s, Guanajuato, namely, with its shops, cafes and gardens. The tour also stops in San Luis Potosi, an elegant, red-brick city and important rail center, and the road home leads through Monterrey, with its Gran Plaza, Cathedral of Monterrey and Government Palace. The tour includes good hotels, historic cities, mountain scenery, transportation and breakfasts. As of August 2010, the prices per person were $470 for double occupancy, $442 for triple, and $578 for single. Sanborn Tours has operated tours between Texas and Mexico for 62 years.
Sanborn Tours
2015 S. 10th St.
McAllen, TX 78503
800-395-8482
sanborns.com
This 10-day tour leads travelers through Tampico, Oaxaca, Mitla, Monte Alban, El Tule, San Gartolo, Colytepec, Puebla, Cuernavaca, San Juan del Rio and San Luis Potosi. The expedition departs from the same four Rio Grande Valley cities in Texas as noted above. A drive from the tropical port city of Tampico leads to Veracruz, the first port of call for Cortez and Emperor Maximilian. From sea level, the tour then rises 7,500 feet en route to Oaxaca, featuring expansive views.
Attractions along the way include the 2,500-year-old Temple of the Dancers, the 135-foot cypress tree El Tule, and the ornate Tonantzintla church near Puebla. Travelers will also experience markets, cafes, mountains, walks, cobblestones, churches, restaurants and architecture. As of August 2010, the price per person is $920 for double occupancy, $875 per triple occupancy, and $1,280 for single.
Sanborn Tours
2015 S. 10th St.
McAllen, TX 78503
800-395-8482
sanborns.com
This seven-day motorcoach tour leaves San Antonio, Texas, for San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The next day stop is Mexico City, where travelers will spend the four days exploring sights such as the Basilica of Our Lady Guadalupe, the National Palace, Cathedral, Zocalo and the Floating Gardens of Xochimilco. They'll experience the Pyramids of Teotihuacan as well as cafes, museums, plazas, restaurants and shops. The way home leads through the Sierra Madre's natural beauty. As of August 2010, the per person tour price was $499 for double or triple occupancy, and $725 for single.
OK Tours Charter Bus Service
737 Austin St.
San Antonio, TX 78215
210-222-8880
800-270-0132
oktours.com
