The Itinerary Mexico itineraries
Day-by-day routes through Mexico, from 9–10 days — with what every trip actually costs.
- 9–10
- days
- Mexico and Central America
- region
Planning a trip to Mexico
Pulled from the 2 routes below — so it says what these itineraries actually do, not what a brochure would.
When to go
Nov–Apr — the months these routes agree on.
How long you need
9–10 days. The shortest is Oaxaca and the Pacific coast in 9 days: markets, mezcal and Mazunte; the longest is Mexico in 10 days: Mexico City and the Yucatán.
What it costs
≈ AED 550 to ≈ AED 600 per person per day, depending on the route. Beds, food, getting around and things to do — costed line by line in each guide, not estimated from a daily rate.
Entry on an Indian passport
Embassy or consulate in advance, 180 days. US, Canadian, Japanese, UK or Schengen visas can stand in. Transit needs a visa. Checked 2026-11 against Wikipedia’s compilation of IATA Timatic entries. Entry rules depend on your passport and where you live, and they change with little notice — confirm with the embassy or your airline before you book. Check another country.
Where these routes go: Oaxaca City · Monte Albán · Hierve el Agua · Puerto Escondido · Mazunte · Huatulco · Mexico City · Chichén Itzá · Tulum · Cozumel.
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Best for: The best food in Mexico, then a Pacific beach to sleep it off
Oaxaca and the Pacific coast in 9 days: markets, mezcal and Mazunte
Oaxaca City → Monte Albán → Hierve el Agua → Puerto Escondido → Mazunte → Huatulco
Four days in Oaxaca for the markets, the mole and the mezcal villages, then over the sierra to a Pacific coast that still has no big resorts. The mountain road that decides how you get there, when the turtles come ashore, and why Día de Muertos doubles every price.
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Best for: Culture + beach
Mexico in 10 days: Mexico City and the Yucatán
Mexico City → Chichén Itzá → Tulum → Cozumel
The two Mexicos in one trip: the 22-million-person capital of Aztec ruins, Frida's blue house and the world's best street tacos, then the Maya coast — Chichén Itzá at opening time, jungle cenotes, Tulum's clifftop ruins over turquoise water. Plus the visa rule worth knowing: a valid US, UK or Schengen visa gets you in without a Mexican one.
Going somewhere near Mexico?
North America has more to choose from, or tell us the dates and we'll shape a plan around them.