Lake Chapala Tour

40 miles from Guadalajara city at the Mexican western Sierra Madre, 5500 feet above sea level, is the magical and picturesque lake. "Chapala" the largest lake in México, with the second best microclimate in the world and a large community of retirees from the USA. At Chapala village we will find local handicrafts, 18th century Neoclassical church, a large pier to walk along the lake shore and enjoy the weather. Due to the height from the sea level, the lake and the climate, all kinds of vegetation and flowers grow, blooming all year, like the poinsettia flower blooms for almost 5 months. The Ajijic village, founded in the 16th century by Franciscan monks, is a small and picturesque town, with handicrafts, art galleries, narrow and cobbled streets. 16th century Fraciscan mission, with an atmosphere of peace and tranquility. For lunch we go to a restaurant facing the lake, with an outside patio, and we have lunch under a large leafy rubber tree or inside a closed area, food is high Mexican cuisine style.

I will write down the itinerary without specific hours, it all depends on the time the tour starts. * We meet at the hotel at the agreed time. * We are heading to Lake Chapala and approximately 42 miles and 1:20 hrs. driving time. * The first place to visit is Chapala village, where we will drive around the area, and have time to walk and shop at the craft market, walk at the lake shore. * We continue to Ajijic village, driving through the residential areas, to admire the flowers and houses where the foreign retirees live. As soon as we arrive we drive around the town, we stop in a commercial area to admire and walk among the exclusive crafts of this little town. * Later we will go to the restaurant for lunch. * Finishing lunch we return to Guadalajara to your hotel. Note: Depending on the start time, it is lunch time. Depending the traffic is the driving time back to the city.