http://RealAdventures.com/vacations/10352_estado-de-mexico-mexico.htm Check out some of the recently updated travel & vacation listings on RealAdventures. Be inspired, go explore! en-us Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:48:49 GMT Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:48:49 GMT http://RealAdventures.com http://RealAdventures.com/vacations/10352_estado-de-mexico-mexico.htm 100 100 http://RealAdventures.com/listings/1040530_MEXICO-HORSE-VACATION http://RealAdventures.com/listings/1040530_MEXICO-HORSE-VACATION Horseback Riding Mexico Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:11:12 First class horseback riding vacation in Mexico. Accomodation in hacienda with delicious Mexican cuisine. Perfect weather all year round. Beautiful and well trained horses. - US $1,800 Per Week
First class horseback riding vacation in Mexico. Accomodation in hacienda with delicious Mexican cuisine. Perfect weather all year round. Beautiful and well trained horses.


Visit Mexico and discover a wonderful horseback riding vacation. Experience a perfectly well organized riding holiday that offers a first world service run with European accuracy without loosing the charm of Mexican hospitality.

Your hosts, speaking fluent English, will explain all what you want to know about Mexicos past and present the same as the Mexican way of life. The hosts proudly own the company and personally take care of all the daily details during this unforgettable oneweek horseback riding vacation.

Enjoy winter as if it were summer. Discover a perfect mixture of Mediterranean weather with Alpine landscapes. Make your dream come true with a perfect riding holiday in the colonial town of Valle de Bravo, located by the side of a blue lake surrounded with evergreen forests and with the most exhilarating and colourful variety of flowers.

Discover an unknown face of Mexico and learn about old Mexican countryside traditions while riding incredibly fit and well trained horses using wellkept firstclass tack. Let the grooms and wranglers clean and saddle the horses while you have a restoring siesta in one of the hammocks that hang from the columns under the shade of the verandas. If you prefer, have a good Margarita or strong Tequila enjoying a colorful sunset from the outdoors heated swimming pool with Jacuzzi of Finca Enyhe.

The ride is led every day by one of the hostowners who have an excellent knowledge of Mexican flora, fauna, history, culture, and traditions. Riding with a guide that is very well known in the area allows the riders to have an interactive experience with Mexican countryside people.

The route goes by ancient horse trails that run through woods, lakes, rivers, meadows, and villages offering breathtaking views. While passing through great variety of microclimates (from 5,500 Ft. up to 12,000 Ft. over sea level) riders get to see different plants, trees, animals, and birds endemic of Mexicos Sierra Madre Occidental. The ride begins at Finca Enyhe and ends at the same place one week later. Each day after riding five or six hours, the horses overnight in a different stablestation while the riders come back by car to town. On one of the days riders return to town crossing the lake in a boat, a delightful and relaxing experience. The route also visits the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary so riders can enjoy this amazing natural phenomena mounted on their horses.

Accommodation is at Finca Enyhe, a five star magnificent hacienda with luxurious and spacious bedrooms beautifully furnished and decorated in Mexican style, each with its own private and complete bathroom. Finca Enyhe is located just five blocks away from the plaza so guests can easily walk and enjoy the typical town life whenever they want.
A great variety of flavours from the Mexican kitchen are offered to the guests with hygienic procedures. The delicious homemade Mexican food gives the guests the opportunity to taste different dishes every day. Lunch is a picnic on the trail served with typical Mexican botanas, tortas, and tacos that are warmed on a fire. Lunch is refreshed with cold beers, and sodas that are carried by Don Sabino, the charismatic pack mule that also brings whatever might be needed by the riders. Excellent red and white wines the same as beer is offered during dinner and three alcoholic beverages per day per rider are included in the rate.

A special program is offered for riders that would like to have less riding hours per day or have some riding lessons inside the arena. This way guests can have more spare time in order to visit the town or to relax and enjoy the facilities in Finca Enyhe.

MEXICOHORSEVACA
Details & Reservations: MEXICO HORSE VACATION
RealAdventures | Mexico Horseback Riding

]]> http://RealAdventures.com/listings/1184161_Best-riding-holidays-in-Mexico http://RealAdventures.com/listings/1184161_Best-riding-holidays-in-Mexico Horseback Riding Mexico Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:08:18 Best riding holidays in Mexico. - US $1,900 Per Week
Best riding holidays in Mexico.



Details & Reservations: Best riding holidays in Mexico
RealAdventures | Mexico Horseback Riding

]]> http://RealAdventures.com/listings/1025242_Cultural-visit-to-Mexico-City http://RealAdventures.com/listings/1025242_Cultural-visit-to-Mexico-City Articles Mexico Tue, 13 Apr 2004 00:04:00 Mexico City is one of the largest cities in the world with a population of 22 million. It has many colorful parks as well as a wealth of cultural museums and attractions including the enchanting Ballet Folkloric which performs throughout the year, -
Mexico City is one of the largest cities in the world with a population of 22 million. It has many colorful parks as well as a wealth of cultural museums and attractions including the enchanting Ballet Folkloric which performs throughout the year,


Culture adds to canopy of attractions in Mexico City

Music and art abound in Mexico City

By Arvin Steinberg



The colorful canopies of street vendors selling their handcrafted items and native foods captured our immediate attention as my wife and I traveled from the airport to our hotel located in downtown Mexico City.

We have vacationed in this city of 22 million inhabitants many times before but found this trip to be exceptional because we were staying right in the heart of the downtown area at the Gran Melia Mexico Reforma Hotel.

The fivestar Gran Melia hotel recently completed a 12 million dollar renovation in the Victorian style. The hotel has an elegant spa, aerobics center, fullyequipped workout area, sauna, steam bath, nutrition center, three Jacuzzis, indoor swimming pool and a vast array of massages as well as facial treatments.

The Gran Melia is located just a few blocks from the city's craft market and less than 10 minutes to the historic district, area parks and the Palace of Fine Arts (Palacio de Bellas Artes), where we enjoyed a captivating, scintillating performance of the Ballet Folklorico.

The Ballet is not classical ballet where dancers leap across the stage in ruffled short skirts and tights. The ballet is Mexico folklore at its best and we highly recommend it to anyone planning a visit to Mexico City. The Ballet appears throughout the year at the ornately decorated marble performing arts center in Mexico City.

The large cast of wonderfully talented men and women danced and sang in many fastpaced sequences and were accompanied by the music of a Mariachi band. The total spectrum of the rainbow was brought out in elaborate costumes of bright orange, blue, green, red and yellow. Each number was followed by thunderous applause and shouts of approval from the packed house. At times the audience clapped in rhythm with the music and the crisp staccato beats of Flamenco steps echoing throughout the theater. The production also included passionate and pulsating, romantic numbers and the perennial favorite, the dramatic Deer Dance, that was impeccably performed with such realism that we felt as though we were watching the struggles of a live animal.

And although we don't speak a word of Spanish, we enjoyed every moment of this energetic an entertaining production.

Art abounds in Mexico City. We visited the Delores Olmedo Museum and were captivated by the splendid collection of works of art of Frieda Kahlo and Diego Rivera.

Natives of Mexico and art lovers throughout the world are familiar with the works of Diego Rivera. He is probably Mexico's finest and definitely the most famous of its artists.

Mexicans and others throughout the world also hold a passionate interest in the works and life of Frida Kahlo.

In fact, a movie entitled, Frieda, was recently released in America, depicting Kahlo's life and her art work.

The romance that existed between Kahlo and Rivera has produced an even greater interest in their paintings.

There are many places in Mexico City to view the works of these prominent Mexican artists. One of the most popular is the former home of Frida Kahlo in Mexico City known as the Blue House. Another is the National Palace at the Square of Zocalo in the historical section of the city, where thousands flock to see the murals painted by Diego Rivera that reflect the history of Mexico.

We enjoyed the Blue House and the National Palace, but our favorite place to view the art works of these remarkable Mexican artists was in the Dolores Olmed Museum in Xochimilco on the outskirts of Mexico City.

Here, we enjoyed several wonderfully relaxing and interesting hours as we were surrounded by the greatest collections ever assembled of the works of both of these artists.

It was not only the art that fascinated us. It was the grounds and structure of the museum. The museum occupies the main house of a Hacienda that dates from the 16th century. The Hacienda was initially intended for agricultural purposes and it also had a small chapel for the use of the household, and is still registered as a historical monument.

The late, Dolores Olmedo Patino, owned this elegant, heavily wooded setting, and it is where her art collections were kept. She donated her collections to the people of Mexico, and a trust in her name is responsible for the conservation and exhibitions of the works of art, as well as making their existence known throughout the world.

As we entered the museum grounds, we saw vast expanses of fresh green gardens, as well as animals, all living together in harmony peacocks, geese, ducks, and several of the original Mexican hairless Xoloitzcuintle dogs playfully running about, enjoying the quiet beauty of the parklike grounds and the cool Mexico City air.

The museum also serves as a cultural center for every type of audience, including worldclass international exhibitions of all aspects of Mexico's cultural heritage. On the day we visited the museum, we saw a large room of children quietly and intensely painting with assistance from instructors. groups.

We also enjoyed visiting the Zona San Angel on Saturday afternoon where local artists assemble and sell their works of art. The works of art were exceptionally good and reasonably priced and made great purchases to take home.

There are many wonderful parks located near the hotel including the famous Zona Rosa. Here, Mexicans gather to stroll with their families, attend mass at the historic churches and listen to music performed by street performers. There are easels in the park where children dabble in watercolors and there are always large masses of colorful canopies of native handicraft items, jewelry and foods to purchase.

Mexico City is an enchanting destination for visitors. Art and culture as well as just strolling the parks proved to be an ideal weekend getaway for us.

We enjoyed the new threehour direct flight from Fort Lauderdale to Mexico City on AeroMexico.The flight was right on time in both directions and they served real food, a delicious meal on both flights.

The Gran Melia Mexico Reforma offers a weekend rate of $99, making it a terrific bargain for vacationers. The hotel also has a daily buffet restaurant offering a range of international specialties as well as a Spanish eatery.

For more information about the hotel, call 80033 MELIA (3363542) or visit the website at www.solmelia.com

Photos by Phyllis Steinberg

Details & Reservations: Cultural visit to Mexico City
RealAdventures | Mexico Articles

]]>