Tequila Express

Ride the tourist train (usually Sat. and Sun. around 10 a.m., www.tequilaexpress.com.mx) to the town of Amatitán, an hour west of Guadalajara, for a tour of the Herradura tequila factory in the historic ex-Hacienda San José. Included are viewing of the blue agave harvesting process, a Mexican buffet, and a folkloric show, including dances, mariachis, a roping exhibition, and handicrafts.

  Tequila Express tickets, including all transportation, drinks, entertainment and food, run $55 per adult, kids $35, children under six free. Tickets are conveniently available at the Chamber of Commerce main office (corner of Vallarta and Niño Obrero, tel. 33/3880-9099), not far from the Gran Plaza shopping center, or the downtown branch (Morelos 395, tel. 33/3614-3145, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. and 4–6 p.m. Mon.–Fri.), on the south side of the plaza across 16 de Septiembre from the cathedral front. Ticketmaster also sells Tequila Express tickets, for a commission.

  The Tequila Express departs from the main Guadalajara rail station, at the south end of downtown (on Blv. Independencia, two blocks south of Parque Agua Azul).