Day 0 · Dec 26
Arrive in Mexico City
Land, settle in, and meet the other families over an easy first dinner. Nothing to do tonight but rest.
Mexico City & Oaxaca
New Year 2027Spend a week discovering Mexico's rich heritage as you explore the museums of Mexico City, learn about Nahua history and traditions, experience Oaxaca's lively markets and culinary traditions, and welcome the New Year surrounded by Oaxacan culture.
A look ahead
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Day by day
Seven days from Mexico City to Oaxaca, ending the year somewhere worth remembering.
Day 1 · Dec 27
Mexico City, properly met
Chilaquiles for breakfast, then the Museo de Antropología — one of the world's great museums, and a surprise hit with kids. Tacos al pastor in Polanco, the Zócalo and Templo Mayor in the afternoon, and dinner in Coyoacán.
Day 2 · Dec 28
Markets, canals, and a castle
Lunch at the sprawling Mercado de la Merced, then Xochimilco — the chinampa gardens' history from a painted trajinera on the canals. In the afternoon, Chapultepec Park and a tour of its hilltop castle.
Day 3 · Dec 29
South to Oaxaca
A morning flight to Oaxaca City and into its flavor: the Mercado 20 de Noviembre, a chocolate-making demonstration, and hands in the work — hot chocolate and pan de yema made from scratch. Chapulines for the brave, dinner in the center, esquites after dark.
Day 4 · Dec 30
Monte Albán and mole
Market breakfast, then Monte Albán and an introduction to Zapotec culture. Tlayudas for lunch, and a patient afternoon mole-making class the whole family can join.
Day 5 · Dec 31
Made by hand, then New Year
A market breakfast and a morning of crafts: a barro negro and alebrije class and a textile class on the loom. As the year turns, we're in the Oaxaca City center for New Year among the crowds, music, and light.
Day 6 · Jan 1
A slow first day, then home
An unhurried morning at the hotel to begin the year gently, then a flight home.
What your children will take part in
Things to do, not just see — beside the people who do them every day.
Make Oaxacan hot chocolate
Grind, whisk, and taste traditional hot chocolate, then shape pan de yema to go with it.
Stir a real mole
An afternoon building mole from many ingredients — slow, fragrant, and forgiving of small hands.
Shape black clay and alebrijes
Pinch pots from famous barro negro and paint a small wooden creature to bring home.
Sit at the loom
A textile class where children try the weaving of the Oaxacan valleys.
Bring in the New Year
New Year's night in the Oaxaca City center — music, crowds, and a memory that lasts.
Reserve your spot
A short form to hold your place and open a conversation. It isn't a final payment.