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Two Days Downtown
In downtown Guadalajara, monuments, museums, and art abound. Covering the highlights of the city-center, this two-day itinerary is perfect for business travelers or others on a tight schedule. If you have more time to spend in the region, consider combining this itinerary with excursions further afield. (read more)
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The Best of Metropolitan Guadalajara in Five Days
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The Best of Metropolitan Guadalajara in Five Days
This itinerary takes you throughout the municipio (township) of Guadalajara. It covers the top attractions downtown and in the surrounding suburban areas of Minerva-Chapultepec, Zapopan, Tlaquepaque, and Tonalá. Plazas, monuments, museums, shopping—there’s a little bit of something for everyone. No car is needed for this itinerary; you can see all the highlights on foot or by taxi. (read more)
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Five Days for Serious Shoppers
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Five Days for Serious Shoppers
Mexico is so stuffed with lovely, reasonably priced handicrafts or artesanías (pronounced “ar-tay-sah-NEE-ahs”) that many crafts devotees, if given the option, might choose Mexico over heaven. A sizable number of Guadalajaran families depend upon the sale of homespun items—clothing, utensils, furniture, forest herbs, religious offerings, adornments, toys, musical instruments—that either they or their neighbors make at home. Many crafts traditions reach back thousands of years to the beginnings of Mexican civilization. The work of generations of artisans has, in many instances, resulted in finery so prized that whole villages devote themselves to the manufacture of a single class of goods. (read more)
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A Week on the Road:
Guadalajara's Best Getaways
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A Week on the Road: Guadalajara's Best Getaways
The Guadalajara region offers so much more than just the city of Guadalajara itself. Escape the hustle and bustle of the metropolitan area on this weeklong roadtrip. This tour will take you into quiet countryside and forests, waterfalls and hot springs resorts, and small towns along the Lake Chapala shoreline. For even more relaxation, slow down the pace by adding a couple extra days at any stop along the way. A car makes this itinerary easier, but it can also be done by combining bus trips and taxi rides. (read more)
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Art, Culture, History, and Archaeology
Art and culture are very important to the people of Guadalajara. Dozens of galleries, both public and private, offer a treasury of paintings, murals, sculpture, ceramics, photography, and much more. An abundance of performances, both national and international, light up the stage year-round at the Teatro Degollado opera house downtown. Notable, besides the variable menu of operas, musicals, and plays, are the annual programs of the Guadalajara Ballet Folklórico and the Philharmonic Orchestra. History and archaeology enthusiasts should include visits to the excellent downtown Museo Regional de Guadalajara, Museo de la Ciudad (Museum of the City), Museo de Arqueología, and Museo de Paleontología in their itineraries. (read more)
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Highlights of the Great Outdoors
Your Guadalajara outdoor experience can begin right in town, with hiking, jogging, and wildlife-viewing opportunities at the big northwest-side Bosque de los Colomos park. Outside of town, you’ll find many other ways to experience the great outdoors. (read more)
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