Chat gpt itinerary with input from my own research and suggestions from friends traveling from Tijuana to the local airport, not the far one.
THURSDAY — ARRIVAL (LIGHT INTRO)
Zone: Roma / Condesa
Arrival + hotel check-in
Walk:
Ángel de la Independencia
Parque México
Dinner:
Blanco Colima
Early sleep
💡 Goal: adjust to altitude + time zone
FRIDAY — HISTORIC CORE + MURALS + MODERN ARCHITECTURE
Morning — Centro Histórico
Palacio de Bellas Artes
Alameda → Madero → Zócalo walk
Midday — Diego Rivera murals
Secretaría de Educación Pública
Afternoon
Biblioteca Vasconcelos
Evening
Roma / Juárez food + drinks
SATURDAY — TEOTIHUACÁN + POLANCO NIGHT
Early pickup balloon flight
Teotihuacán
Lunch:
La Gruta
Rest afternoon
Sunset stop:
Museo Soumaya
Dinner:
Harry's Polanco
SUNDAY — COYOACÁN + ANAHUACALLI + LUCHA LIBRE
Morning
Coyoacán (cafés, plazas)
Midday
Museo Anahuacalli
Afternoon buffer
Return + rest
Evening
Arena México
5:00 PM Sunday show (NOT 8:30 PM)
MONDAY — XOCHIMILCO ECOLOGICAL DAY (YOUR REQUESTED PLAN)
Early departure (~8 AM)
Xochimilco
Includes:
ecological canals
axolotl conservation zones
Island of the Dolls
Return mid-afternoon → rest → casual evening
TUESDAY — CHAPULTEPEC + ANTHROPOLOGY + DEPARTURE
Morning:
Chapultepec Castle
Late morning–early afternoon:
National Museum of Anthropology
Lunch in Polanco / Condesa
Airport departure ~4:30–5:00 PM
Fly out at 745 from the local airport, not the far one.
Does anyone have any input, suggestions, or otherwise I love finding jazz bars, not a big drinker, will be with my wife who is an artist and chef both around 30.