Mexico City Sustainable Foods Tour Itinerary
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This itinerary for our Member-Exclusive Mexico City Sustainable Foods Tour will give you exclusive access to an ancestral practice of food sustainability developed by the Mexica, aka the Aztecs. This tour takes place in Mexico City, Coyocan, Teotihuacan, and Xochimilco. Centuries ago, Mexico City was known as Tenochtitlan. It is considered to be one of the world’s greatest engineered cities of its time, built on an island within a lake. The lake was drained and built over, but Xochimilco remains the last surviving portion of Lake Texcoco.
Our goal is to help travelers better understand the local host cultures and the natural living environments we interact with. To enjoy life abroad while also supporting the local economy as much as possible to prevent harm via supporting the tourism gentrification pipelines.
We do this by doing our best to only use locally owned and operating services and accommodations.
In turn, this also gives our guests an incredible authentic vibe. Because this type of travel can also be burdensome due to cultural and linguistic differences, our Host guides are there to help us bridge those gaps. We ask that you respect our host guides and their humanity and also enjoy your trip! Positive vibes and open-mindedness go so far in improving your general experience.
Enjoy!
This trip takes place in Mexico City!
The largest city in North America and the oldest continuously inhabited capital city in the Americas.
Once known as Tenchnotitlan, a city engineered on an island in the middle of Lake Texcoco. Though most of the water is now drained, we will get a rare opportunity to explore and learn from the last remaining canals in Xochimilco.
Points of interests
*Note: Departure days happen the day after the end of your trip, so Days 6 and 8.
Day One: Arrival at Benito Juarez International Airport (IATA). Our driver will greet you at the airport's exit and drop you off at our first hotel near Coyoacan.
You will meet the rest of the travelers in your cohort as we begin our trip with a welcoming ceremony with fresh tropical fruit and refreshments.
The Welcoming Dinner begins at 7 pm(19:00) local time.
Day Two— Early morning run to the Viveros de Coyoacan before we begin our foodie tour.
Today we will begin our culinary journey in the open food markets. Eat light at each stop, because we will be going to many locations.
During this foodie tour, we will learn about the many different food dishes that make Mexico a true culinary center for our global humanity.
Free evening
Day Three - As a group, we will head to Xochimilco, a town to the south of Mexico city that is the last remaining portion of the ancient lake system that once dominated the ecosystem.
Here we will learn about the complex agricultural practices the Mexica/Aztec people and other groups used to feed millions hundreds of years ago.
We will be led by local non-profits like Chinampas Xochimilco and/or Arcatierra to learn about their missions and goals in making a difference to preserve these ancestral practices from being consumed by pollution and urbanization.
We will canoe through the protected section of the canals to observe and learn from the community about their ancestral relationship with the land.
Lunch in the garden
See axolotls.
Free evening
Day Four - Breakfast, return to Xochimilco for continued experience in the canal system.
Free evening
Day Five - Breakfast then head to the famous Teotihuacan archeological site.
Optional air balloon ride available (let us know in advance to plan for it!)
Night light shows at the pyramids.
End of trip Dinner Ceremony for group
Day Six - Depart day for 5-day Group!
Visit to Centro Historico of Mexico City
bike ride to Chapultepec park
Visit to The National Anthropological Museum
Day Seven - We will explore some of the natural environments at the Dinamos National Park.
End of trip Dinner Ceremony
Day Eight - Depart Day
