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First time trip to Mexico suggestions?
I have been wanting to visit Mexico:
The problem is there is a lot of cities, it would be my first time going there and I'm having a hard time deciding between which ones: - Oaxaca city - my understanding is there is good food here - Guadalajara - Mexico City - Mazatlán - Sinaloa For Budget: $100 for hotel per night up $500 for flight $75 for transportation per day $150 for food per night Duration: 5 days I would be flying solo, I have an idea of what I can do in each city. Just wanted to get some nuanced perspectives from the community Thanks |
What time of year? Start with Mexico City, research your flight costs. I don't think the other costs will be difficult to attain. There are many trip reports here on Fodor's worth browsing.
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Random thoughts.
Like mlgb asks, what time of year? Mazatlan will be hot & humid during the summer. How's your Spanish? What are your primary interests? Food? Archeological sites? Museums? Colonial architecture? Sinaloa is a state, not a city, and is experiencing quite a bit of violence & cartel activity lately. You could easily fill 5 days in either Mexico City or Oaxaca. Mexico City is fascinating, but maybe a bit overwhelming for a 1st timer to Mexico. Unless you do some guided tours. Guadalajara is my least favorite city in Mexico. 2 days was enough for me. Although you could probably supplement a visit there to one or 2 of the nearby Pueblo Magicos. Apart from the airfare, with your budget, you can probably do all that for about half of that amount if not less. Unless you want 5 star everything. Another option for 5 days would be Guanajuato & San Miguel de Allende. Flying into/out of bjx/Qro. And yet another option would be Puerto Vallarta. Some people have traveled there for 3 decades and never bother to go anywhere else in Mexico. Fugly weather in the summer, however. |
up $500 for flight
Where are you flying from? That seems an awfully big daily budget for transportation and food. |
I agree with baldOne that Mexico City might be daunting, however, if you pick a quieter neighborhood, La Condessa or Roma Norte it could be fine. Also CDMX has Uber which we use a lot when we are there. Oaxaca, last year, didn't have Uber, they did have something called DiDi, I think but it wasn't as good as Uber. Guanajuato is one of my favorite placed in Mexico, but it would be a different experience. If you have already done some traveling, and have been in other big cities you can handle Mexico City. Good luck
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Originally Posted by bald0ne
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Random thoughts.
Like mlgb asks, what time of year? Mazatlan will be hot & humid during the summer. How's your Spanish? What are your primary interests? Food? Archeological sites? Museums? Colonial architecture? Sinaloa is a state, not a city, and is experiencing quite a bit of violence & cartel activity lately. You could easily fill 5 days in either Mexico City or Oaxaca. Mexico City is fascinating, but maybe a bit overwhelming for a 1st timer to Mexico. Unless you do some guided tours. Guadalajara is my least favorite city in Mexico. 2 days was enough for me. Although you could probably supplement a visit there to one or 2 of the nearby Pueblo Magicos. Apart from the airfare, with your budget, you can probably do all that for about half of that amount if not less. Unless you want 5 star everything. Another option for 5 days would be Guanajuato & San Miguel de Allende. Flying into/out of bjx/Qro. And yet another option would be Puerto Vallarta. Some people have traveled there for 3 decades and never bother to go anywhere else in Mexico. Fugly weather in the summer, however. What are your primary interests? Food / Museums / Sports Guess Mexico City and Oaxaca would make sense for 5 days. |
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