Mexico

No, climbing the major pyramids in Mexico is not something that can be arranged. El Castillo at Chichén Itzá has been closed for over fourteen years, the Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacán since 2020, and access to the Pyramid of the Moon has been opened and suspended twice since May 2025. What can be arranged privately is the hour you arrive, an archaeologist beside you and the gate you use, not an exemption.

A first Mexico trip works best with two regions, never three: four nights in Mexico City and five on one coast, such as Los Cabos. The two are roughly two and a half hours apart by air, so the move between them is a travel day, not a day trip. With ten nights, San Miguel de Allende or Oaxaca can join the capital leg; with six nights or fewer, one region done properly is the stronger choice.

No, Los Cabos, the Pacific coast and Mexico's colonial interior lie entirely outside the sargassum belt. Sargassum is what makes the Caribbean side read differently: the University of South Florida's July 2026 bulletin recorded near-record quantities in the Caribbean. Baja, by contrast, is desert and cliff, and warm and calm from November to April.

A private chef's table in Mexico City means a table with a Mexican master, with the market chosen at dawn, set within a gastronomy reborn. It sits at the heart of the Mexico City & Culture journey of three to five days, alongside museums and the artisans of the capital, all arranged privately. The capital stands at 2,240 m, so mornings are cold in the dry, clear months.

The best time to visit Mexico is November to April, for different reasons in each region. Mexico City is dry and clear then, with cold mornings at 2,240 m, and Baja around Los Cabos is warm and calm. The Caribbean side reads differently because of sargassum: the University of South Florida's July 2026 bulletin recorded near-record quantities there. The Pacific coast and the colonial interior lie entirely outside that belt.

A first trip to Mexico works best across two regions, never three: four nights in Mexico City and five on one coast, such as Los Cabos. With ten nights, San Miguel de Allende or Oaxaca can join the capital leg without turning the week into airports. With six nights or fewer, one region done properly is the stronger choice. Individual journeys run 3–5 days for Mexico City, 4–6 for Colonial Mexico and 5–7 for Los Cabos.

Yes. Forest Travel's Mexico journeys are points of departure, not packages, and your advisor reshapes them entirely around you. What is arranged privately includes a cliffside villa above Cabo with your own pool over the Pacific, a cenote opened only for you, and a chef's table with a Mexican master. At the ruins, the arrival hour, an archaeologist beside you and the gate you use can be arranged, though climbing a pyramid cannot.