Mexico
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SAT MEXICO (MPI) |
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Company
SAT Mexico specialises in land arrangements throughout the Republic, guided study tours, special interest tours, incentives, general VIP services and cruise ship handling. Through its network of partner offices within Mexico it can offer a full and complete range of local operators from the northern mountains of the Copper Canyon to the south-east of the Yucatan peninsula. With clients from North and South America, Europe and the Far East, it has a broad range of experience in handling different inbound requests and its main expertise is in creative incentives for international clients.
Destination
M e x i c o is an exciting and beautiful year-round destination - ideal for incentive travel programmes. With its sun, luxurious resorts and top class hotel facilities, its history, colonial cities and archaeological sites, Mexico can offer so much to do and to see.
Mexico is the size of Western Europe. The capital of the Republic is Mexico City, now the world’s largest city and the seat of Government. Surrounded by the magnificent snow-capped volcanoes of Popacatapetl and Ixtaccihuatl, it is a city where you witness the remains of a pre-Columbian civilisation and Aztec culture, followed by 300 years of Spanish colonial rule up to the present day when it has become the most sophisticated and dynamic centre throughout Latin America.
Come to Mexico and experience the beautiful beaches, the smile of the Mexican people, the spirit and myths of Mexican culture - this is M e x i c o!
The Caribbean coast of the Mexican Republic has endless beaches along the coast, a superb climate, especially during the European winter season, an excellent mixture of the Mayan culture, sports activities, and exotic places for beautiful theme parties and special events.
Consider Los Cabos, with its huge range of championship golf courses and deep sea fishing; the Colonial Route; Mexico City with Ixtapa; Mexico City with Huatulco, where the Sheraton Hotel has been named by Conde Nast Traveller as one of the top hotels of the world.
Mexico offers many sporting opportunities for those who like golf, tennis and the full range of water sports.
The few days you will spend in this paradise will be an unforgettable and superb event for your group.
The city of Cancun has been developed in the past few years to one of the most modern tourist complexes in Mexico. It is a vacation paradise where golf and outdoor tennis can be played year-round, and you can enjoy diving and snorkelling, water sports and deep sea fishing.
Mexico facts:
Land area: 1,958,201sq km
Population (1995): 91,145,000
Capital: Mexico City
Example Programme
Day 1 Mexico City
Upon arrival at the airport, our guides will be waiting for your group with a welcome sign or welcome banner with your company logo/name. Our air-conditioned coaches will bring your group directly to the hotel accommodation selected. Welcome cocktails and canapés will be served during check-in and to create a typical Mexican atmosphere
a woman dressed in traditional Mexican dress will give each participant a small welcome gift and mariachis will serenade the group. During the cocktail reception the luggage will be taken to the rooms where a fruit basket with welcome letter awaits the guests.
Depending on flight timings, evening dinner and show at Hotel Cortes, a typical colonial hotel in the heart of the restored old city of Mexico.
Day 2 Mexico City
Buffet breakfast in private room at leisure before departing on city tour to include the highlights of the historical centre starting with the Palace of Fine Arts (with its famous Tiffany Glass Curtain), the House of Talavera, the Zocalo with its Cathedral and National Palace. Why not return to the coach by "open air" transport?
Little bicycles/rickshaws are made to carry two persons and available for short journeys in Mexico City.
Travelling along Reforma Avenue on to Chapultepec Park we will visit the Museum of Anthropology which is a must for anyone visiting Mexico City as it explains the entire ancient civilisations of the republic. For those less interested in cultural events, it is possible to make this visit more of a treasure hunt or quiz and then to serve drinks at the end.
Lunch in the Zona Rosa or Polanco - two very typical smart areas of Mexico City with lots of boutiques and bistros.
After lunch continue to the typical and traditional place of Xochimilco, where the group is invited to join a one hour boat ride along the canals of the "floating gardens" of Xochimilco with Mariachi and Marimba music always in the background before returning late afternoon to hotel.
Evening transfer from hotel to Hacienda de los Morales which is a beautiful hacienda and gardens now within Mexico City, for gracious and elegant dining.
After dinner group can return to hotel or alternatively go to a night-club, or Garibaldi Square to the bars and to drink tequila and hear Mariachi Music - Garibaldi Square is where all the Mariachi groups congregate and where men go to contract the groups to serenade their fiancees or loved ones!
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Day 3 Mexico - Acapulco
Early morning start to drive out to the Pyramids which are 90 minutes north of Mexico City. Ballooning at sunrise over the Pyramids followed by a champagne breakfast.
For those who do not want an early and energetic start to the day, we recommend a museum visit, or shopping tour in Mexico City or visit to the Pyramids which they can explore on foot.
After the Pyramids group will return to Mexico City to the airport to fly to Acapulco.
It is also possible to go overland but this takes longer - about 3/4 hours - on the new road.
Depending on flight/travel programme, a light lunch will be served en route.
On arrival in Acapulco transfer to hotel. At around 1800 the bus will take the group to the famous attraction of Acapulco - the cliff divers. While the divers prepare themselves for their amazing dives, the group can sip their cocktails and admire the beautiful scenery and the brilliant sunset.
After the show, a short ride to an open air restaurant with a marvellous view over the Acapulco Bay. Light music to entertain guests over dinner.
For the keen nightlife aficionados, Acapulco’s discotheques are second to none and there are many to explore and bars open from midnight to dawn.
Overnight in hotel
Day 4 Acapulco
Buffet breakfast in private room.
The best way to explore the coastline of Acapulco is in open jeeps. This will be an unforgettable experience! Police can ensure safe passage through the city if requested. First of all drive to the famous Princess Hotel with its deluxe golf course. View the Bay of Puerto Marques as you follow the coastline. Drive down from the south tip of the
bay along the main boulevard, out to the north coast through woods to where the end of the lagoon and the sea meet, Tarzan was filmed here. (A treasure Hunt or Tarzan
and Jane theme could be incorporated into this day.)
Refreshments will be served before leaving the jeeps at this little lost paradise and boarding traditional canoes to cross the lagoon to the beach of "Pie de La Cuesta"
famous for its nature and beautiful sunsets . On the open fire, fish and chicken are grilled and fresh shrimps are served as part of a rustic lunch on the beach.
Inviting hammocks allow guests to enjoy their siesta on the beach and long stretches of untouched beaches are perfect for walks or swimming.
Late afternoon, the group crosses the lagoon to the jeeps for the drive back to the hotel, or the group can be picked up nearby and the jeeps can be returned by chauffeurs.
Evening dine-around or dinner for group at Restaurant El Olivodo or similar
Day 5 Acapulco
Buffet breakfast followed by a real "jet set" day in Acapulco. Why not rent a yacht where waiters in black tie serve champagne? The trip goes out of the Bay of Acapulco, passing Roqueta Island and ending in the Puerto Marques Bay where a sit-down buffet lunch is set up on an almost private beach. The rest of the day is at leisure with watersports activities or just relaxing on the beach.
Return to hotel late afternoon.
Evening farewell dinner at a private villa "Casa Segovia".
Cocktail Reception and dinner around the pool. Live music and dancing - rock, salsa, big band or whatever clients require.
Return transfer to hotel.
Day 6 Acapulco - Mexico City - Europe
Buffet breakfast and rest of morning at leisure.
Transfer to airport (luggage in separate van)
for flight to Mexico City and onward connection to Europe. Assistance at Mexico City airport with check-in for intercontinental flight
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Day 3 Mexico City - Cancun
Arrive at Cancun International Airport to be greeted with a tropical reception. Mexican ladies dressed in typical costumes welcome you with a "tequila sunrise" and in the background a Mariachi or marimba band plays the rhythms of Mexico.
An English speaking guide will welcome you at the airport and accompany you to the hotel, providing you with any preliminary information you may need.
A welcome sign on the way to the hotel will announce your arrival and give you a warm welcome.
Upon arrival at the hotel there will be a pre-prepared 10-minute check-in. Meanwhile, the luggage (which can be transported separately from the airport to the hotel) is
taken up to the rooms.
A welcome letter and welcome gifts in the rooms can await your guests.
Lunch at leisure "English picnic style" at the pool area including a music trio for entertainment. In the afternoon around 16.00 hours, depart from the hotel for a short orientation tour of Cancun (hotel zone and the centre of Cancun) to see where the golf course is located, sports activities, shopping centres, etc.
At around 18.00 hours, English tea with piano music.
Return to the hotel with time to change for dinner.
A typical fish dinner at Lorenzillo’s Restaurant which is located on the shore of the lagoon and famous for its excellent cuisine.
Return to the hotel for overnight.
Extra: a beach set could be given to each guest: sunset lotion, sun glasses and beach towel - all with your company logo on it.
Day 4 Cancun - Visit to Chichen Itza - Merida
Optional aerobic class (as above) with eye-opener fruit juice. For those who do not attend the class, hostess service to take the fruit juice to the rooms.
Visit to Chichen Itza, the most famous archaeological zone in Mexico. This trip can be done in buses or small charter planes which can be exclusively rented for your group. When going on charter plane, a visit to Merida can be could be included. Enjoy the morning visit of the archaeological sites, which takes around two hours, then have a beautiful Yucatecan lunch in Chichen Itza in the traditional Hotel Mayaland, then continue to Merida, the "white city" with its tradition and charming ambience.
After a city walking tour and a visit to the colourful market, the horse-drawn carriages are waiting to take you to dinner at "Le Gourmet" Restaurant.
As your group might want to change their clothes after the visit to the archaeological zone, for each person there will be a pair of "Guajalaches" sandals and a set of typical clothes of the Yucatan region (worth a photo!). Fly back directly to Cancun
Overnight at the chosen hotel
Day 5 Cancun
Aerobic activities before breakfast at the beach or pool area, followed by breakfast in a private area or room, or at leisure in the restaurant.
Each participant looks for their team member for the safari (according to the photo given the night before). Instructions, camera, a map, compass, "survival kit" and a restricted amount of money are given to each team (usually 4 people per team) and the safari is conducted in jeeps. It is not the fastest team that wins, but the team which is most creative in fulfilling all the tasks.
The safari includes a visit to Tulum, a beautifully located archaeological zone on the Caribbean sea, where the usual traditional visit is combined with the "search for the Mayan treasure".
All teams meet around lunch time at a specified place for a rustic lunch, swimming and relaxation. Return to the hotel in jeeps while the organiser checks the safari team records ready for the prize presentation at the Gala Dinner.
Gala Dinner, Casablanca style (black and gold). The private room is decorated very elegantly. Lobster dinner and dance orchestra. Waiters in black tuxedos. There could be a magician and a performance of Latin American dances.
During the dinner, the winners of the photo safari are named and presented with their prize of the company logo set up behind a "golden waterfall".
Extra: farewell gifts in each room to remember this trip to Cancun could be a silver gift with the company logo and date of the trip.
Overnight at chosen hotel
Day 6
Departure for Europe. Pre-check-in for flight and luggage before the group takes the coach for the airport.
On departure, a children’s choir can stand at the front of the hotel and sing while helium balloons with the company logo are released to say:
"Have a nice trip home and come back soon!"
Suggested Sightseeing
Suggested Tours in Mexico City
City Tour
This tour includes a visit to the main square, the Zocalo with the Metropolitan Cathedral, the National Palace with Diego Rivera’s famous murals and then a glimpse of the vestiges of the old Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan. Continue to Chapultepec Park, topped by Emperor Maximilian’s castle, for a visit to the National Museum of Anthropology and its treasures of pre-Hispanic art, including the world famous Aztec Calendar.
Half day Pyramids and Basilica de Guadalupe
Visit the Basilica de Guadalupe and on to the pre-Aztec city of Teotihuacan, visiting the imposing pyramids of the Sun and the Moon, and the Temple of Quetzalcoatl with its fascinating stone sculptured serpent heads, along with the almost one-mile long Avenue of the Dead.
Xochimilco Floating Gardens
Xochimilco has a maze of canals which wander around fruit and flower gardens. Enjoy a boat ride along the canals and enjoy the entertainment of music and dancing at the canal-side restaurants along the way.
Tula & Tepozotlan
Tula is thought to be the most important Toltec site in Mexico, including remarkable sculptures over 6 m high. Tepozotlan has a splendid Jesuit church and the old Jesuit monastery has been converted into a colonial art museum.
Full day Puebla and Cholula
Motor over a modern scenic highway, affording beautiful views of the snow-covered volcanoes Popacatepetl and Iztaccihuatl, climbing to an altitude of nearly 10,000 feet before entering the valley of Cholula, "the town of 365 churches", where Mexico’s largest pyramid is situated. Visit Puebla, a beautiful colonial city.
Full day Taxco & Cuernavaca
Visit the interesting and unique ruins of Xochicalco, where the influence of several pre-Hispanic cultures is to be found. On through the rugged Sierra Madre mountains to the lovely hill town of Taxco, one of Mexico’s most important silver mining centres since colonial days and the place to buy your Mexican silver. On to Cuernavaca, the city of eternal Spring, where the temperature never exceeds 27ºC nor falls below 10ºC.