Mexico 4 week itinerary
Hi all,
I am thinking about visiting Mexico for about 4 weeks around January/February. Is there a popular route to do? Or places to definitely visit and avoid?
Activities I enjoy include rock climbing (intermediate rock climber), surfing (beginner surfer), and hiking (advanced hiker). I also enjoy arts and culture (festivals, museums, concerts, etc.), and local food. While I enjoy surfing, I do not enjoy sitting on a beach as much so I would like to visit a beach or two to surf, but I'm not a huge beach person (I get bored if I sit around for too long).
I am looking for recommendations for the above as well as off-the-beaten path places to visit/things to do that fellow travellers on here have enjoyed! Also, if you have any specific accommodations you've stayed in that you would recommend, I would love to hear about them (hostels, or lower-budget accommodations).
For those of you who have travelled to Mexico recently, would you rank it high on the places you've visited? I have visited some other Latin American countries such as Bolivia, Colombia, Peru and Argentina. I would say that Bolivia and Colombia have been my favourite places so far in terms of landscapes, people and getting off-the-beaten path.
Any recommendations or itinerary suggestions would be perfect.
Mexico is a very large and diverse country. Hence, your question is just too vague to solicit any decent responses. It would help to do some preliminary research to start to learn what parts of the country might appeal to you. For your interests, there are multiple possible destinations. You can even just scan through the previous several months worth of posts on this forum to get an idea of what's out there.
The common backpacker-style route is Mexico City-Puebla-Oaxaca-Puerto Escondido-San Cristobal de las Casas-Palenque-Campeche-Merida-Valladolid-Tulum. However, while it may be a common route, don't think of it as overrun with tourists. As well, each of those cities can be a jumping off point for more off-the-beaten-path adventures. (For example, with an interest in hiking, you can use Oaxaca as the launching point for an expedition into the Pueblos Mancommunados or other villages in Oaxaca's Sierra Norte). And while the suggested route focuses on southern Mexico, you might also enjoy visiting points north of Mexico City like Guanajuato, Queretero, Tolantango Canyon, the Huasteca region of San Luis Potosi...really, there are just too many great destinations in Mexico.