Mexico City Hostel
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
9 days, planned by Condor Overland
Nine days from the largest city in North America down to Oaxaca. Mexico City is higher than most people expect and the first evening is a slow one for that reason.
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| Zócalo |
| Templo Mayor |
| Roma Norte |
The Anthropology Museum is among the best in the world and needs three hours minimum. Casa Azul sells out days ahead and is timed.
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| Templo Mayor |
| Museo Nacional de Antropología |
| Casa Azul |
Nobody knows what its builders called it or what language they spoke. The Aztecs found it already ruined and named it "the place where gods were born".
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| Pyramid of the Sun |
| Pyramid of the Moon |
| Avenue of the Dead |
Oaxaca has sixteen recognised Indigenous peoples in the state and the market is where that is most obvious.
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| Santo Domingo |
| Mercado 20 de Noviembre |
| Zócalo |
The Zapotecs flattened an entire mountain summit by hand to build it, around 500 BC.
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| Monte Albán |
| Danzantes |
| Great Plaza |
Hierve el Agua is run by the local community and has closed to visitors more than once in disputes over who collects the fee. Check before you go.
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| Hierve el Agua |
| Mitla |
| El Tule tree |
Mezcal is made in family palenques from agave that takes eight to twenty-five years to mature, which is why the good stuff is not cheap.
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| Teotitlán del Valle |
| San Bartolo Coyotepec |
| Mezcal palenque |
The botanical garden behind Santo Domingo can only be entered on a guided tour and they run a few times a week in English.
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| Textile Museum |
| Mercado Benito Juárez |
| Jardín Etnobotánico |
Oaxaca connects through Mexico City for international flights.
Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026
Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.
Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
8 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 1 dinner across 9 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 9.
10 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
“Latin America by public bus, the way most people actually do it”
Overland routes on scheduled buses and public ferries. Slower, cheaper, and closer to how the continent moves.
Central and southern Mexico done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Worth every rupee.
Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.
Hotels were a step below what I expected for the price. Crew were professional without being stiff about it.
Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Would send friends their way.
Central and southern Mexico done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Dorms were tidy and the common areas were where the group actually gelled. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down. Recommended.
Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.
Central and southern Mexico done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Hostel nights are basic but clean, and that's what the price says. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it. Worth every rupee.
Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Hostel nights are basic but clean, and that's what the price says. Plenty to eat and they were happy to work around a gluten allergy. No hesitation recommending them.
Central and southern Mexico done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Hostel nights are basic but clean, and that's what the price says. Simple food, well made, and enough of it. Would send friends their way.
Hotels were a step below what I expected for the price. Crew were professional without being stiff about it.
Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.
No. The site sits on communal land and has been closed by the community more than once, sometimes for months, in disputes about who administers it and collects the fee. Both operators check the week before and substitute the Tlacolula market when it is shut.
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