The base package price of $800 includes:

• Your Travel Coach & Concierge on the ground with you supporting your travel and accompanying you on select tours
• Free or no additional fee experiences curated by your Travel Concierge
• Travel research
• Travel planning
• Travel coaching
• Travel advising
• Travel and destination expertise
• Personalization / customization
• Bookings and reservations
• Issue-handling before, during, and after your trip
• Risk-management
• Quality control
• Country cultural education resources
• Pre-departure virtual meeting to prepare for the best experience!

The base package price of $800 does not include the following for all activities in your free time that you decide to do on your own, or activities not booked with World Awaits:

• Airfare
• Accommodations
• Admission fees (unless listed in World Awaits experiences and tours)
• Meals, Snacks, Water and Beverages (unless listed in World Awaits experiences and tours)
• Tips & Gratuities (optional)
• Transfers (to/from airport or other locations to designated pick-up or meeting points or drop-off points (unless listed in World Awaits experiences and tours)
• Travel Insurance
• We cannot book Airbnb, VRBO, hostels or other travel services do not offer travel agency partner relationships. 

• Ages 18 and over
• If you desire to learn and interact more with the local culture and people. And you want more independence, flexibility, moderate pace itinerary and more free time
• Participants should have a moderate physical fitness level – requires moderate to heavy walking on historical streets, paved and not well-paved streets, with stairs, inclines and declines
• Please inform us prior to booking if you require accommodations such as wheelchairs or other special assistance. We will seek to meet your accommodation.

Recommended Flight to México depending on your international departure location:

Querétaro Intercontinental Airport
Airport Code: QRO

Mexico City International Airport; officially Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez
Airport Code: MEX

Transfer to Querétaro City from QRO Airport:
Option 1: From QRO Airport take an authorized taxi (“taxi autorizado” or “taxi seguro”) to the Tequisquiapan Autobus Terminal (Terminal de Autobuses de Tequisquiapan)(40 minutes approx.), then take ETN Turistar Autobus (Highway Bus) to Querétaro Terminal de Autobuses (1 hour 40 minutes approx.)

Transfer to Querétaro City from MEX Airport:
From MEX Airport, transfer to Querétaro
Option 1: From MEX Airport take the ETN Turistar Autobus (Highway Bus) to Querétaro Terminal de Autobuses (3 hours approx.)
Option 2: From MEX Airport take the Primera Plus Autobus (Highway Bus) to Querétaro Terminal de Autobuses (3 hours approx.)

• Tour Itineraries: Select World Awaits Cultural Tours curated tours, activities, and experiences will be scheduled on set days or itineraries due to requirements of tour guide availability, travel distance and requirements, and duration of the activity. While building your itinerary, you will receive a confirmation of these tour schedules and itineraries.

• + your airline ticket (estimated current pricing from major USA cities is $300-$600 depending on your dates, departure and arrival airport, so let’s book soon!)
• + airport transfers (estimated $20-60 each way depending on your airport and chosen mode of transport)
• + accommodations (starting at $65 per night; most partners offer options for Single (1 bed, 2 guests), Double (2 beds, 4 guests), Triple (3 beds, 6 guests)
• + your cultural tours ($50 / $75 / $150 / $250 per activity)
• + your meals ($5-25+)
• + transport inner-city ($5+), but historic central district activities are walking distance
• All pricing and tour options are estimated, based on currency exchange fluctuations, local partner pricing, availability, your travel style, and your final confirmation and payment of your booking.
• All pricing is in USD – US Dollars
• Your travel concierge will use a budget worksheet with you to build and plan your trip
• Please let your travel concierge know if you require Payment Plan Options or other forms of payments.

• Do you prefer to be with a travel group the whole time? If so, this style of tour is not the best option for you. Please see our other 2023 group tours at worldwaitstours.com/tours
• Are you willing to potentially be in separate accommodations from the group? If not, this style tour is not for you.
• Are you excited to do some touring on your own with our guidance, insights or local partners? If not, this style tour is not for you.
• Please do not bring more than 1 carry-on size luggage and 1 personal item or backpack per person. Due to transfers, vehicle size/space, and the terrain, it is not recommended to bring more or larger sized luggage. If you bring or accumulate more luggage or larger luggage, you may be required to book private transfers to accommodate your luggage.
• Also considering the spontaneity, the group size and arrival dates of others group members may vary.
• México Museums and Archeological Sites Closings – most museums and sites are closed on Mondays with a few exceptions or a different closing day
• Some México museums and sites will charge a fee for video cameras, drone photography or it may not be permitted to enter these sites with tripods or professional equipment.
• Group size minimum participants to offer the tour: 5 participants
• Group size maximum: 15 participants

• Wear comfortable, weather-appropriate clothing and shoes
• Sun protection – hat and sunscreen
• Necessary clothing or gear for your planned activities, experiences and excursions

• Please do not wear or bring expensive or showy jewelry, clothing, handbags or items
• Travel messenger bag / Crossbody bag recommended
• Undergarment travel fanny pack recommended
• External battery charger for your mobile devices recommended

• Confirmation will be received at time of booking
• Upon tour booking confirmation, your tour will include details of inclusions, build your tour package options, and any extras included at no additional charge not listed above
• Tours are operated by local guides and tour operators

• There is no set itinerary every day. That is the advantage of Meet Me in™ Cultural Tours and cities like Querétaro with a diversity of experiences within a close distance. You will have flexibility to build your itinerary based on your travel personality, style, interests and budget. You choose to add tours, activities, experiences, more rest and relaxation or go with the flow to your itinerary.
• Select World Awaits Cultural Tours curated tours, activities, and experiences will be scheduled on set days or itineraries due to requirements of tour guide availability, travel distance and requirements, and duration of the activity. While building your itinerary, you will receive a confirmation of these tour schedules and itineraries.

Here are some full-day experiences and tours curated by World Awaits that you can choose to add to your itinerary. This list is not complete—your concierge will work with you to find and build your itinerary with the experiences you desire:

Querétaro´s Metropolitan Area Tour (7 hours approx.; Vehicular and Pedestrian)($150)
Includes: Certified Tour Guide (Bilingual English-speaking), Transportation, and bottled water
You will venture outside the historic center to noteworthy sites of power, influence and victory of Mexican over colonial dominance and Pre-hispanic México. National Park Cerro de las Campanas (Hill of the Bells) is a historic hill and national park where Emperor Maximilian I and his two México generals were executed, definitively ending the Second Mexican Empire and French intervention in México. The site features statues, monuments, a museum and a chapel. Thirty-minutes outside of Querétaro, we’ll encounter Archaeological Zone of “El Pueblito” in the municipality of Corregidora where the influence and commercial prowess of the Teotihuacan people between 400 B.C. and 600 AD expanded from present-day México state to build a great pyramid at El Cerrito which functioned as a regional political and religious center of regional importance from 400 to 1500 AD.

The Route of Independence (Ruta de la Independencia) (10 hours approx.; Vehicular and Pedestrian)($150)
Includes: Certified Tour Guide (Bilingual English-speaking), Transportation and bottle water
You will follow the route of the “Messenger of Independence” footsteps, Ignacio Pérez, who leaves Querétaro for Guanajuato to warn that the Peninsular Spaniards have discovered the Mexican conspiracy to be autonomous and separated from Spain. Just as the conquest in Mesoamerica was made of indigenous people, led by a few Spaniards, against other indigenous people, independence will be a social and armed movement of Criollos (Spaniards born in America), against European Spaniards, to obtain property and liberty of their own lands. You will learn about the strategic location of Querétaro and its role in this social, economic and even religious movement that gained strength inside homes, temples and in squares. We will start in Querétaro and follow the famed Route of Independence to key historical towns and UNESCO World Heritage sites in the neighboring state of Guanajuato–Dolores Hidalgo, Atotonilco, and San Miguel de Allende.

Magic Towns (Pueblos Magicós) of Querétaro´s Semi-desert Area (10 hours approx.; Vehicular and Pedestrian)($150)
Includes: Certified Tour Guide (Bilingual English-speaking), Transportation, Admission, and bottle water
In the semi-desert zone are three of Querétaro’s Magic Towns of Amealco, Tequisquiapan and Bernal. You’ll discover the origins of the “art” and the culture that influenced the social, mystical and religious society of México. We’ll learn of the rituals and role of nature of the indigenous Nahuatl, Chichimeca and Otomí people and their cosmogony that represents present day Mexican culture and beliefs.

Pueblo Magicó Amealco de Bonfil is one of the oldest towns in the state of Querétaro. Amealco is adored for its color, tradition, landscape of gentle hills, forests and pastures and is emblematic for pulque (or octli, a fermented alcoholic beverage of the maguey plant) and colorful cloth María dolls, the handicraft symbol of Querétaro.

Pueblo Magicó Tequisquiapan is considered the gate to the Nature Reserve Sierra Gorda. Tequisquiapan is special for its mineral baths, well-preserved Spanish colonial buildings on cobblestone streets, wine and cheese, and as the historical geographic center of México.

Pueblo Magicó San Sebastian de Bernal originated with and was protected by the indigenous Chichimeca as a military fort. The Chichimeca constantly defended their land from new settlers, adventurers, Spanish soldiers and other indigenous people who dared to cross their borders. From every point of view is Peña de Bernal, the third largest monolith in the world, and is considered magical and powerful by the people who live here, with healing energy and a cause of the longevity in its inhabitants.

Wine, Cheese and the Magic of San Sebastián de Bernal (10 hours approx.; Vehicular and Pedestrian)($150)
Includes: Certified Tour Guide (Bilingual English-speaking), Transportation, Admission, and bottle water
In Querétaro’s semi-desert region we’ll experience Azteca Vineyards, Bocanegra Cheese Factory, and Magic Town of San Sebastián de Bernal. Clerics and civilians from Spain brought with them the products of their daily life—wine and cheese—and begin to produce them in American lands since the 16th century. Viticulture, the cultivation of grapes, and manufacturing of American wine, was mainly for sacraments, but also as a regular drink. This disturbed European winemakers, created market problems, and led to a royal order prohibiting viticulture in America in the middle of the 18th century. This gives way for a culture of cheese. We’ll learn how the ancestral product of cheese and the Muslim and Catholic syncretism gives rise to the massive use of cheese in customs in Europe and finally in America. Bocanegra Cheese Factory matures almost 300 varieties of cheese 20 feet below ground level.

Aztec Vineyards
From raising horses used for the “Charrerias,” traditional Mexican horseback riding, rodeos and equestrian activities with the Aztec horse, Aztec Vineyards evolved into wine making. Six varieties of wine are made here: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec, Syrah and Tempranillo.
We will get to know the fermentation process and the entire hacienda, the charro “lienzo” (stadium) where traditional charro competitions are held, the vineyard and the spectacular facilities. We will not only enjoy the exquisite wines, but learn how to drink and better enjoy wine, the ages and qualities and process of converting the grape elixir into a delightful potion called wine.

Pueblo Magicó San Sebastian de Bernal originated with and was protected by the indigenous Chichimeca as a military fort. The Chichimeca constantly defended their land from new settlers, adventurers, Spanish soldiers and other indigenous people who dared to cross their borders. From every point of view is Peña de Bernal, the third largest monolith in the world, and is considered magical and powerful by the people who live here, with healing energy and a cause of the longevity in its inhabitants.

Here are some half-day experiences and tours curated by World Awaits that you can choose to add to your itinerary. This list is not complete—your concierge will work with you to find and build your itinerary with the experiences you desire:


Querétaro Historic Center City Tour (3 hours approx.; Pedestrian) ($50)

Includes: Certified Tour Guide (Bilingual English-speaking)

Historic and Cultural walking tour of the foundation and establishment of Querétaro, religious orders, New Spain Society, viceroyalty, Empire of Archduke Maximilian, Mexican Independence and the Mexican Constitution of 1917. Sites include: You will walk through history of Querétaro´s grand Aqueducts, Plaza de la Independencia or Plaza de Armas, Pantheon of Illustrious Queretanos, Plaza of Founders, Temple of the Congregation of Santa Maria de Guadalupe, Templo de la Cruz, and the Theatre of the Republic.

Querétaro Historic Center

By day and by night, walk and wander the beautiful streets and plazas with historical architecture, street vendors, local events, and pure energy.

• Plaza de Armas
• Plaza de los Fundadores
• Palacio de Gobierno (Governors Palace Office)
• Casa de Corregidora (Historical Government Office)
• Teatro de la Republica (Theater of the Republic)
• Plaza de la Independencia
• Mirador de los Arcos (Lookout view point)
• Acueducto de Queretaro
• Plaza los Arcos
• Pantheon of Illustrious Queretanos
• Templo de la Cruz
• Templo de Santa Clara (Parroquia del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús)
• Templo de Santa Rosa de Viterbo
• Zenea Garden
• Jardin Guerrero
• Museo de la Muneca Artesanal (Artisan doll museum) and other museum free entry days usually Sundays
• National Park Cerrro de las Campanas (30 minute walk or 15 minute drive)
• Santuario de Schoenstatt (1 of 207 Schoenstatt Sanctuaries around the world) (30 minute drive)
• Walk Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (Royal Road of the Interior Land) also known as the Silver Route by the Spanish Viceroyalty of New Spain in colonial Mexico. It is a trading route 1590 miles / 2560 kilometers long from Mexico City, through San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, other cities all the way up to Española, New Mexico, USA, and is also recognized by the United States National Park Service National Historic Trail. However, it was first established by indigenous tribes and kingdoms as a major thoroughfare for hunting and trading.

Meet Me In™…Tours offer you maximum flexibility and experiences to build the vacation you desire. This is only a sample of the possibilities. Ask your travel concierge for current options and pricing based on your itinerary such as:

• In-country domestic airfare transfers
• 4-star, 5-star, boutique and luxury accommodations
• Two-day or more overnight add-on experiences
• Experiences and activities are endless from exotic experiences, gastronomy and cooking, art, entertainment and performances, sports, eco-tourism, adventure, wellness classes, to language classes or other learning experiences
• Romantic or special getaways
• Special occasions celebrations
• Extend your trip in the same destination
• Connect your trip to another destination

• Please read and agree to our full terms and conditions here and Section: “Land Only Tour Package Participants”
• Apply this booking payment to any 2023 Cultural Tour of your choice of the same value or greater value within one (1) year of your purchase date.
• Worry-Free, No Obligation Reservations for 7 days on Land Tour Packages
  World Awaits Cultural Tours offers a worry-free, no obligation reservation request for 7 days after the Tour Booking is received, during which time you can cancel your tour package’s reservation request for any reason. Credit card payment processing fees are not refundable.
• Minimum Non-Refundable Deposit and Final Payment
  If you are making your tour reservation within 90 days of your tour date, the 7 days grace period is waived. There is a non-refundable deposit of USD 250 per person. Your final payment is due 90 days prior to your tour’s departure date or by the payment deadline dates specified for your specific tour. If the reservation is made within 90 days of the tour departure date, full payment is due within 7 days of reservation.
• Cancellation
  You can cancel 91 days or more in advance of the tour, but your deposit is non-refundable and any charges/penalties by accommodation supplier, land operators and travel suppliers. Cancellation must be in writing.
• This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date or different tour or a full refund.