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EYE OPENING CULTURE TRAVEL WITH ENKIDU |
Educational Travel and adventures into
the past and present of Mexico
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The tours listed below focus on specific archaeological sites, local fiestas, customs,
rituals, beliefs, arts and traditions in villages and communities
throughout the region. Each tour has a specific theme and is guided by
multilingual guides with specific knowledge about the site or community,
for instance anthropologists who have conducted ethnographic fieldwork in
the region, and/or individuals with local roots with a desire to give you
an insider view of their reality. Our tours bring you to the most
remarkable places, perhaps you will learn to prepare tortillas in the
kitchen of a local family or perhaps the local bruja (witch) will cure
your cold with traditional herbs and methods.... Be prepared for the
unexpected. We do not just open your eyes, but we also open doors for you
that remain closed for most regular tourists
Enkidu's eye opening
programs for travelers in Mexico go far beyond fixed packages and
tours produced for the mass market. All daytrips and city tours with an
Enkidu personal guide, will be tailored in accordance with your specific
interests, individual tastes, needs and schedules to the largest extent
possible. We have in
the past offered several "traditional" tours with fixed
schedules and programs for visitors to Mexico, but in
reality almost all the tours we have done have been
customized to some extent and adjusted to the schedules,
priorities and interests of our guests. Also
the “standard tours” liked the ones listed below have been tailored for individual travelers
and small groups (max. 5 guests per guide), which allows for
flexibility and improvisation regarding schedules and
itineraries. Therefore each tour will to some extent be an
unique experience for the guide, as well as for the guests.
Each group will also be unique.
With
the exception of our special events programs
the tours listed on our pages should therefore be regarded
as examples of the kind of tours we do. All of these tours
can be done at any time of the year for small groups or
individual travelers and can be tailored to fit your
interests, schedules and priorities. Any personalized tour program can be created upon prior
request. We have a special expertise for the area to the
south of Mexico City, but Enkidu
Explorations and Adventures can be arranged to almost anywhere in
Mexico. We have guides with special competence for cities
like Merida, Guadalajara, Taxco, Cuernavaca and Acapulco in
addition to Mexico City. If you are interested
in any of our offers, or would like us to design a program
for you, we recommend that you fill in this form.
Here you can provide as much information as you want. Based
in the information you provided in the form, one of our
travel or adventure consultants will design a preliminary
program with some suggestions and options for you within 48
hours. After hearing your reactions and comments, we will
design a final program for your stay.
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ENKIDU FOCUS 2004 |
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Explore Morelos' Tlahuica Cultures
from Behind
New
Eye-Opening Enkidu Explorations from
Mexico City and Cuernavaca: This
year Enkidu will bring the fascinating
Tlahuica cultures in the federal state
of Morelos and their history before and
after the Spanish Conquest closer to
you. We invite you to explore enchanting
places like Xochicalco, Teopanzolco and
Tepotzlan with an Enkidu personal guide. Tours
to these sites can be arranged at any
time throughout the year. In addition,
we also arrange explorations of several
other sites in Morelos and surrounding
areas, for instance Cuexcomate, Capilco
or Chalcatzingo upon request.
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Teopanzolco |
Xochicalco |
Tepotzlan
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TLAHUIICA CULTURES OF MORELOS |
| Teopanzolco and
Tepotzlan |
Day Tour
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An
Exploration of
Teopanzolco and Tepotzlan with an Enkidu Personal Guide
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and Booking Details
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| Xochicalco |
Day Tour
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Xochicalco (Place of
the House of the Flowers in Nahuatl) is the largest and most
impressive pre-Hispanic complex in Central Mexico after
Teotihuacan. Beautiful and spectacular location...
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CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS CULTURES, TRADITIONS AND FIESTAS |
| Xoxocotla |
Special Event: Carnival:
2005
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Traditional
and highly spectacular Mardi Gras ritual performances in an
indigenous community.
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and Booking Details
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| Chalma |
Day Tour
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and Booking Details
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Special Event 28.08.2004
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| Xochimilco |
Special Event: Dia de los Muertos:
31.10 - 01.11.2004
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An enchanted night... Traditional Day of the Dead
celebrations in Xochimilco.
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and Booking Details
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NAHUA (AZTEC) CULTURES BEFORE AND AFTER THE SPANISH CONQUEST |
| Tenayuca,
Tlatelolco and Santa Cecilia Day Tour |
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Exploring
Tenayuca, the Pyramid in Santa
Cecilia Acatitlán,
and Plaza de las tres culturas in Tlatelolco with an Enkidu personal Guide
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and Booking Details
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| Malinalco |
Day Tour
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Green
forests and hills surround this small colonial town in the
highlands southeast of Mexico City. This town, despite the beautiful
natural surroundings and its spectacular and highly interesting
archaeological zone, receives astonishing few foreign visitors....
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and Booking Details
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| Tula |
Day Tour
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The
ancient city of Tula, capital of the Toltecs, and according to
Nahua legends, the birth place of Questzalcoatl.
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EARLIER CIVILISATIONS |
| Teotihuacan |
Day Tour
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An Exploration of Teotihuacan and the colonial convent Acolman
(optional) with an Enkidu Culture Guide
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and Booking Details
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OTHER SPECIALIZED CITY TOURS |
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Enkidu offers several
different guided city walks and guided tours in all parts of Mexico City
responding to a huge variety of interests. Among the most popular are:
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Evening Walk in La
Condesa
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Baroque Mexico
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Traces of Aztec
Tenochtitlan today
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Art Deco and Art
Nouveau in Zona Rosa
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Indigenous
influences in colonial architecture and art
For each of
our tours, a special fact sheet has been developed with some basic
background information, a map, and references for further reading, which
may be requested in advance from Enkidu's anthropologist Lars
at the University of Frankfurt in Germany.
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Enkidu es una organización sin fines de lucro. Con sede en
Frankfurt am Main y en México. Nuestro objetivo es Abrir Los Ojos por medio del
conocimiento, la
información y el intercambio cultural. Mayores informes aqui.
Todos los ingresos generados por nuestras actividades se destinan a
la planeación, desarrollo y concreción de nuestras propuestas
culturales y con un sitio web de información gratuita en los idiomas
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