Tour Details

Join Travelian Tours for an extraordinary cultural shopping journey to Jalisco. Travel in comfort and safety on this rich excursion with a small group of travelers and our expert guides!

On our first day of travel the group will be driven to the charming lakeside town of Ajijic where we’ll be staying at a beautiful lakeside resort. Ajijic is an expat community with many galleries, shops, good restaurants, and its Malecon (lakeside walkway). We’ll enjoy lunch in Ajijic and have time to explore town before checking into our lakeside hotel. There will be time and transportation to go back to the village later, or you may decide to enjoy the lakeshore views and swim at the hotel’s pool, or have a cool drink before enjoying our dinner together that evening.

In addition to enjoying good food and exploring the village of Ajijic, our main goal is to visit the first-rate Annual Masters of Folk Art Fair at the Chapala Yacht Club nearby. On our second day, after breakfast, travelers will be driven to the fair on its Opening Day and will have time to visit all the featured artisans. Take in the festivities, and purchase the works of prize-winning master artisans from all over Mexico. Our group will head back to Ajijic mid-afternoon allowing time to rest or have a cold drink at our hotel before dinner.

On our final day, after breakfast and checking out of the hotel, the group will head back to San Miguel de Allende.

Discover Jalisco’s delicious food, outstanding artisan works, and first-rate shopping in comfort and style on this tour with Travelian’s friendly professional guides!

Itinerary - 3 Days

DAY 1 - TRAVEL DAY /EXPLORE AJIJIC AND ENJOY LAKESIDE RESORT
7:00 am Depart from St Paul’s Church (Cardo #6) ~ A detailed itinerary with maps will and a sack breakfast will be provided en route to Ajijic. Lunch* in Ajijic and time to explore, shop or take photographs in town. Check into hotel. Relax and get settled. Meet in lobby for dinner* that evening.

DAY 2 - VISIT THE MASTER ARTISAN FAIR
8:00 am Breakfast at our hotel. Depart for Lake Chapala Yacht Club for the Master Artisan Fair. Enjoy its festivities and meeting Master Artisans. Depart mid afternoon for Ajijic hotel. Rest or continue exploring town. Meet in hotel lobby that evening and drive to dinner*.

DAY 3 - TRAVEL DAY /RETURN TO SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE
8:00 am Breakfast at hotel. Pack and check out of hotel. Depart for San Miguel de Allende. Depending on our group’s interest we may visit the Artisan Fair before departing for San Miguel. We will order sandwiches* at a local bakery en route.
4:00 Approximately. Arrive in San Miguel de Allende across the street from St. Paul’s Church late afternoon depending on traffic.

* Meals marked with an asterisk are not included in the tour's fee.
This itinerary is subject to changes without prior notification.

WHAT TO TAKE           Official ID your current Passport, Mexican residency ID (copies are fine)   Original INAPAM ID (if you have one)   Credit Cards, Debit card, Cash in Pesos for the first day (Cash machines are available)   Active Cell Phone with recharger   Bring sufficient funds for meals and beverages not included in trip cost    Money Belt   Water Bottle   Binoculars   Camera   Travel Flashlight    Hat   Sunblock    Sunglasses   Insect Repellent    Day Pack   Swim Suit and Flip Flops for the pool    Light-weight Walking Shoes    A fleece garment or light jacket can be useful in case of chilly mornings or evenings    Simple comfortable clothing for day and evening wear    Pack your binoculars, toiletries and travel documents in your day pack, a supply of Ziplock plastic storage bags can be handy for storing food items from the breakfast, to be used as mid-morning snacks    Be sure to bring your own Kleenex and small change for bathroom fees    Personal prescription drugs   First-aid kit (should contain lip salve, Aspirin, Band Aids, anti-histamine, Imodium or similar tablets for mild cases of diarrhea, re-hydration powder)