 For some, the word "tour" is a turn-off, conjuring up images of colorful t-shirts, megaphones and all-inclusive buffet lines. Mexico Boutique Hotels and Journey Mexico—both trusted experts in the luxury travel industry—have taken that concept and turned it on its head. Their joint venture, Boutique Journeys, is a collection of inspired travels that allow discerning travelers to experience the best of Mexico in style and comfort.
Through this important new alliance, Mexico Boutique Hotels can offer a more complete menu of services to guests who wish to discover more than one destination. "Through this partnership with Journey Mexico—well-known purveyors of unique cultural and wilderness tours throughout this fascinating country—we're adding another level of service for our clients," said John Youden, General Director of Mexico Boutique Hotels. "Now they will be able to experience the real Mexico through our unique lodgings and privately guided visits to neighboring destinations—all the while cocooned in luxury and exquisite service."
True to its name, Boutique Journeys will only escort small groups, and provide intimate and authentic experiences with off the beaten path properties, places and people. Each journey will be customized, allowing our sophisticated clientele to travel when and how they want, with flexible itineraries and the very highest level of customer service. "Our clients will be able to take advantage of the years of hard work spent in assembling Mexico's very finest properties, guides, and experiences. We see this alliance as a natural one that allows us to have the same level of confidence in the properties we provide as we do in our expert and experienced guides, drivers and vehicles throughout the diverse and magnificent Mexican Republic", says Zach Rabinor, General Director of Journey Mexico.
The first two journeys are to the heart of Mexico, highlighting world renowned colonial towns and cities and their environs. One Boutique Journey begins in Mexico City, one of the world's most vibrant cities, before winding its way through the Bajío to Quérétaro, Mineral de Pozos, Guanajuato, Lagos de Moreno and Guadalajara. Along the way, patrons stay in Mexico Boutique Hotels' exquisite accommodations, such as La Casa de la Marquesa, Doña Urraca and Quinta Las Acacias. Our second colonial Boutique Journey commences with Guadalajara, the most Mexican of cities, home to mariachis, tequila and charros. The itinerary also includes Pátzcuaro, the crafts and folkart capital of the little known state of Michoacan, and Morelia, its capital city of pink granite buildings, impressive colonial architecture steeped in culture and history. Villa Ganz, La Mansión de los Sueños, Los Juaninos and Villa Montaña play host. Accepting groups from only two to a maximum of 11 clients, Boutique Journeys carefully crafts the itinerary to allow guests to truly enjoy the best these cities has to offer, from restaurants to sights to marvelous accommodations. Beach extensions to Mexico Boutique Hotel properties on either the Pacific or the Caribbean can be added.
Colonial Mexico I: Off the Beaten Path in Mexico's
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