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Small Group Adventures in Mexico

Since its inception in 2009, Travelian Tours has offered travelers an extraordinary way to discover Mexico's remarkable ancient history, biodiversity, intellectual cultural richness and diversity of its people.   Learn More

Travelian Scheduled Tours 2020

HOLBOX ~ Mexico’s Enchanted Island
ISLA HOLBOX IS A SMALL (26 MILES LONG) ISLAND NORTH OF MEXICO’S YUCATÁN PENINSULA, IN QUINTANA ROO STATE. IT'S PART OF THE YUM BALAM NATURE RESERVE, AND SEPARATED FROM THE MAINLAND BY THE YALAHAU LAGOON, WHICH IS HOME TO FLAMINGOS, PELICANS AND OTHER RICH BIRDLIFE. THE ISLAND IS BETWEEN THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO, WITH WATERS RICH IN MARINE LIFE.
YUCATAN’S SPLENDOR
ABSORB THE BEAUTY AND GRANDEUR OF THE REMARKABLE, RUINS OF UXMAL, THE PUUCS, DZIBILCHALTUN, CHICHEN ITZA, AND OTHER LESSER KNOWN, YET IMPORTANT SITES WITH AN EXPERT LOCAL GUIDE. YUCATAN’S STRONG MAYAN INFLUENCE PERMEATES EVERY ASPECT OF DAILY LIFE. MAYANS LIVE BOTH IN SMALL VILLAGES AS WELL AS IN THE CITY OF MERIDA. THEY ARE WELCOMING AND PROUD OF THEIR HERITAGE.
YUCATAN BIRDING JOURNEY
BECOME FASCINATED WITH THE STATE OF YUCATAN, WHICH IS HOME TO NEARLY 80% OF THE BIRD SPECIES REGISTERED FOR THE ENTIRE THREE-STATE PENÍNSULA BEARING ITS NAME. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH DEGREE OF ENDEMISM IN BOTH ITS FAUNA AND ITS FLORA, YUCATAN IS A GREAT PLACE FOR ENTHUSIASTIC WILDLIFE VIEWERS.
OAXACA HIGHLANDS CULTURE TOUR
IMMERSE YOURSELF IN OAXACA'S DIVERSE CULTURE, ART, EXTRAORDINARY CUISINE, AND ANCIENT ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES WITH A SMALL GROUP OF APPRECIATIVE TRAVELERS AND EXPERT GUIDES. TRAVEL IN COMFORT AND STAY IN AN EXCELLENT HOTEL LOCATED WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE TO GREAT RESTAURANTS AND IMPORTANT COLONIAL AND CONTEMPORARY SITES.
OAXACA BIRDING
JOURNEY WITH TRAVELIAN’S KNOWLEDGEABLE GUIDES TO THE VARIED LANDSCAPE OF OAXACA FOR AN EXCITING AND REMARKABLE BIRD-WATCHING ADVENTURE! STAY IN COMFORTABLE MODERN HOTELS AND RIDE IN SAFE VANS WITH OUTSTANDING DRIVERS.
MONARCH BUTTERFLY RESERVE
JOIN THE FRIENDLY, KNOWLEDGEABLE GUIDES OF TRAVELIAN TOURS AND EXPERIENCE FOR YOURSELF THE AWE-INSPIRING NATURAL WONDER OF THE OVERWINTERING MONARCH BUTTERFLIES, HIGH IN THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL MEXICO.
MONARCH BUTTERFLY RESERVE
JOIN THE FRIENDLY, KNOWLEDGEABLE GUIDES OF TRAVELIAN TOURS AND EXPERIENCE FOR YOURSELF THE AWE-INSPIRING NATURAL WONDER OF THE OVERWINTERING MONARCH BUTTERFLIES, HIGH IN THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL MEXICO.
CHIAPAS HIGHLANDS
DISCOVER CHIAPAS, MEXICO’S MOST INDIGENOUS AND SOUTHERN STATE! ENJOY MARIMBA MUSIC, LOCAL CUISINE, BOATING, AND INDIGENOUS MARKETS WITH A SMALL GROUP OF SIMILARLY CURIOUS TRAVELERS AND EXPERT GUIDES. TRAVEL IN COMFORT WITH EXCELLENT DRIVERS AND SLEEP IN COMFORT AT OUTSTANDING HOTELS.
THE CHIAPAS LOWLANDS
TAKE AN EXTRAORDINARY TRAVELIAN TOUR FOR NATURE AND BIRD WATCHING AND VISITING REMARKABLE MAYAN RUINS IN THE HIGHLAND PINE FORESTS AND UNTOUCHED JUNGLES OF CHIAPAS WITH US AND OUR EXPERT LOCAL GUIDES!
TEOTIHUACAN & TULA
TRAVEL WITH US TO THE ANCIENT CAPITAL OF THE TOLTEC EMPIRE — TULA, WHERE YOU WILL BE AMAZED BY THE ATLANTES, BIG SCULPTURE WARRIORS MADE OUT OF STONE. WITH OUR GUIDES, EXPLORE THE “BURNED PALACE" AND THE RUINS OF A COURT USED FOR A BALL GAME. EXPLORE TEOTIHUACAN ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND STUNNING ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN THE WORLD.
MEXICO CITY SUR, XOCHICALCO & TEPOZTLAN
DISCOVER THE CANALS AND PAINTED BOATS OF XOCHIMILCO PARK AND THE DOLORES OLMEDO MUSEUM. VISIT HISTORIC COYOACAN FOR LUNCH ON THE PLAZA AND TAKE IN THE FRIDA KAHLO MUSEUM. EXPLORE THE SPECTACULAR XOCHICALCO ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE IN THE SEMI-TROPICAL STATE OF MORELOS.
EASTER WEEKEND IN PATZCUARO
JOIN TRAVELIAN TOURS FOR A WONDROUS SMALL GROUP TOUR OF PATZCUARO, A PICTURESQUE COLONIAL TOWN IN THE MOUNTAINS OF MICHOACAN. NESTLED IN A LUSH PINE FOREST ON THE SOUTHEAST SHORE OF LAKE PATZCUARO AT AN ELEVATION 7200 FEET, THIS PICURESQUE TOWN IS CATALOGUED AS ONE OF MEXICO’S “PUEBLO MAGICOS” (MAGICAL TOWNS).
GUATEMALA CULTURE & NATURE
ANTIGUA IN SOUTHERN GUATEMALA HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE SINCE 1979 FOR ITS CULTURAL, POLITICAL, AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE. AND WHILE THE BAROQUE COLONIAL BUILDINGS IN GUATEMALA'S FORMER CAPITAL ARE STUNNING IN THEIR OWN RIGHT, ONE ANNUAL EASTER TRADITION ENHANCES THE CITY'S BEAUTY SEVENFOLD.
HIDALGO MINING TOWNS
EXPLORE THE SURPRISING BEAUTY OF HIDALGO’S MOUNTAIN CORRIDOR WITH TRAVELIAN TOURS. OUR DRIVE 2000 FEET UP INTO PINE AND CEDAR FORESTS WILL PROVIDE YOU MEMORABLE VISTAS IN THIS FASCINATING HISTORIC MINING AREA.
TEOTIHUACAN & TULA
TRAVEL WITH US TO THE ANCIENT CAPITAL OF THE TOLTEC EMPIRE — TULA, WHERE YOU WILL BE AMAZED BY THE ATLANTES, BIG SCULPTURE WARRIORS MADE OUT OF STONE. WITH OUR GUIDES, EXPLORE THE “BURNED PALACE" AND THE RUINS OF A COURT USED FOR A BALL GAME. EXPLORE TEOTIHUACAN ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND STUNNING ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN THE WORLD.
CHIAPAS HIGHLANDS
DISCOVER CHIAPAS, MEXICO’S MOST INDIGENOUS AND SOUTHERN STATE! ENJOY MARIMBA MUSIC, LOCAL CUISINE, BOATING, AND INDIGENOUS MARKETS WITH A SMALL GROUP OF SIMILARLY CURIOUS TRAVELERS AND EXPERT GUIDES. TRAVEL IN COMFORT WITH EXCELLENT DRIVERS AND SLEEP IN COMFORT AT OUTSTANDING HOTELS.
MEXICO ART, ARCHITECTURE, AND ARCHEOLOGY TOUR
JOIN TRAVELIAN AND AN EXTRAORDINARY EXPERT GUIDE FOR THIS STIMULATING ART AND HISTORY TOUR. THIS EXPEDITION HAS BEEN CAREFULLY DESIGNED TO SHARE MANY OF DIEGO RIVERA’S WORKS, VISIT THE HOME OF FRIDA KAHLO, AND OPEN OUR MINDS FOR A SPECTACULAR VISIT TO THE MUSEO ARTE CONTEMPORÁNEO.
THE ESSENCE OF TLAXCALA AND PUEBLA
EXPERIENCE TLAXCALA AND PUEBLA, NEIGHBORING CITIES WITH CENTURIES OF SHARED HISTORY AND CULTURE. ABSORB THE ESSENCE OF THESE TWO SIGNIFICANT REGIONS IN COMFORT AND STYLE WITH A SMALL GROUP OF TRAVELERS AND EXPERT GUIDES.
SPECTACULAR SAN SEBASTIAN DE BERNAL
TAKE A SURPRISING ADVENTURE WITH TRAVELIAN TOURS TO SAN SEBASTIAN DE BERNAL! VISIT THIS ASTONISHING LOCATION, AND TAKE IN THE PEÑA AND MORE WITH A SMALL GROUP OF CURIOUS TRAVELERS.
GUANAJUATO ~ INSIDER'S WALKING DAY TOUR
IMMERSE YOURSELF WITH AN INSIDER TRAVELIAN GUIDE ON A DAY TRIP OF DISCOVERY IN GUANAJUATO, FOCUSING ON A VARIETY OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS, SQUARES, ALLEYS, AND ARCHITECTURE OF THIS LABYRINTHINE CITY.
MEXICO CITY SUR, XOCHICALCO & TEPOZTLAN
DISCOVER THE CANALS AND PAINTED BOATS OF XOCHIMILCO PARK AND THE DOLORES OLMEDO MUSEUM. VISIT HISTORIC COYOACAN FOR LUNCH ON THE PLAZA AND TAKE IN THE FRIDA KAHLO MUSEUM. EXPLORE THE SPECTACULAR XOCHICALCO ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE IN THE SEMI-TROPICAL STATE OF MORELOS.
SANTA MARIA DEL RIO
BECOME INSPIRED IN THE BEAUTIFUL AND PEACEFUL LITTLE TOWN OF SANTA MARÍA DEL RIO, “THE CRADLE OF SHAWL,” IN THE STATE OF SAN LUIS POTOSI. THE NAME “REBOZO,” OR SHAWL, COMES FROM THE SPANISH, ALTHOUGH THE USE OF THE REBOZO WAS ALWAYS CLOSE TO INDIGENOUS WOMEN. SPANISH HIGH- SOCIETY WOMEN USED THE REBOZO AS A FASHION ACCESSORY INDOORS, WHILE THE INDIGENOUS WOMEN USED IT AS AN OUTDOOR CLOTH WITH MANY USES.
VERACRUZ BIRDING TOUR
EMBARK UPON AN EXTRAORDINARY TRAVELIAN JOURNEY WITH A MASTER BIRDGUIDE TO THE SPECTACULAR NATURAL WONDERLAND OF BIRDS, CLOUD FORESTS, WILDFLOWERS, ARCHEOLOGICAL RUINS AND EXPANSIVE BEACHES IN CENTRAL VERACRUZ WITH A SMALL GROUP OF APPRECIATIVE TRAVELERS.
VERACRUZ
ENTER THIS SELDOM-VISITED REGION OF NORTHEASTERN VERACRUZ FOR A CULTURAL, ARCHEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL ADVENTURE WITH A SMALL GROUP OF TRAVELERS AND TRAVELIAN’S EXPERT GUIDES!
SIERRA GORDA & XILITLA
JOURNEY INTO THE SIERRA GORDA DE QUERETARO BIOSPHERE RESERVE, THE MOST ECOLOGICALLY DIVERSE PROTECTED AREA IN MEXICO! BE TRANSPORTED IN COMFORT TO REMOTE AND SPECTACULAR SITES SELDOM VISITED BY OUTSIDERS.

TRAVELIAN’S EXPERT GUIDES WILL TAKE YOU INTO THE HEART OF THIS MAGICAL NATURAL WORLD. VENTURE INTO AREAS SUCH AS CUATRO PALOS FOR A SPECTACULAR HIKE ACROSS A HIGH RIDGE OVERLOOKING VALLEYS AND DISTANT HILLS AND MOUNTAINS.
LEON - Shopping and Culture Day
LET YOURSELF BE SURPRISED BY LEON, KNOWN AS THE “PERLA DEL BAJIO” OR “PEARL OF THE BAJIO.” LEON WAS FOUNDED IN 1576, AND IS RENOWNED WORLDWIDE FOR ITS EXCEPTIONAL LEATHER PRODUCTION.
HIDALGO MINING TOWNS
EXPLORE THE SURPRISING BEAUTY OF HIDALGO’S MOUNTAIN CORRIDOR WITH TRAVELIAN TOURS. OUR DRIVE 2000 FEET UP INTO PINE AND CEDAR FORESTS WILL PROVIDE YOU MEMORABLE VISTAS IN THIS FASCINATING HISTORIC MINING AREA.
DAY OF THE DEAD IN GUANAJUATO
EXPERIENCE A MEMORABLE DIA DE MUERTOS THIS NOVEMBER ON A TRAVELIAN DAY TRIP COMBINING TIME IN AND AROUND A VILLAGE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF GUANAJUATO, FOLLOWED BY TIME IN THE CENTER OF GUANAJUATO CITY ITSELF, ALL LED BY A KNOWLEDGEABLE LOCAL GUIDE.
OAXACA HIGHLANDS CULTURE TOUR
IMMERSE YOURSELF IN OAXACA'S DIVERSE CULTURE, ART, EXTRAORDINARY CUISINE, AND ANCIENT ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES WITH A SMALL GROUP OF APPRECIATIVE TRAVELERS AND EXPERT GUIDES. TRAVEL IN COMFORT AND STAY IN AN EXCELLENT HOTEL LOCATED WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE TO GREAT RESTAURANTS AND IMPORTANT COLONIAL AND CONTEMPORARY SITES.
OAXACA BIRDING
JOURNEY WITH TRAVELIAN’S KNOWLEDGEABLE GUIDES TO THE VARIED LANDSCAPE OF OAXACA FOR AN EXCITING AND REMARKABLE BIRD-WATCHING ADVENTURE! STAY IN COMFORTABLE MODERN HOTELS AND RIDE IN SAFE VANS WITH OUTSTANDING DRIVERS.
TAXCO
WHETHER YOU ARE A JEWELER, COLLECTOR, OR AN AVID SHOPPER, YOU WILL ENJOY IMMERSING YOURSELF IN THE SILVER SPLENDOR OF TAXCO. JOIN TRAVELIAN’S EXPERT GUIDES FOR A DAZZLING ADVENTURE. RIDE IN COMFORT AND SAFETY IN A NEW MERCEDES BENZ VAN AND STAY IN A NEWLY UPDATED CHARMING HOTEL ONE BLOCK FROM THE MAIN SQUARE.