2024 | Dia de Los Muertos Weekend
Global Meetup
MEXICO CITY // 31 OCT - 3 NOV 2024
Get out and see the world with other amazing traveling women.
If you’ve always wanted to go somewhere but didn’t want to go alone, here’s your chance.
At Wanderful’s Global Meetup, we’ll visit a new place together.
You’ll have access to lightly curated activities with the freedom and flexibility to explore on your own (or with your new favorite travel buddies).
And, you’ll be hosted by our local Wanderful chapter so you can make global friends while also connecting locally.
This is NOT a group trip.
Lightly curated
We’ll organize 1-2 activities per day, usually around a meal.
We’ll also set up a room block so you can stay with other Wanderful members, but you can stay elsewhere too.
The rest is up to you. We do NOT plan your travel, airfare, ground transportation. There are no tour guides.
Explore on your own
Stay at our hostel block to meet other Wanderful women and pair off to explore the city how YOU want to.
Plus, you’ll get favorite recommendations from local Wanderful members on places to go and things to see.
Hosted by locals
We’ll be hosted by our local Wanderful Mexico City hub leaders, giving you the chance to make valuable local connections and get insider tips during your visit.
Plus, all the activities have been curated and planned by our Mexico City chapter members.
Our hostess.
Pamela Garcia
Mexico City Hub Leader
Pam was born and raised in Mexico City, in the town of Xochimilco, a very traditional and colorful place. While living in the US, she took solo trips and trips in groups as a backpacker. That experience was a life changing because she saw the personal and professional growth, also she changed her opinion about American culture. When she came back to Mexico, she took the opportunity to start a Wanderful chapter to connect with travelers. Pam loves Mexico, but she is open to discovering new food, new places, new people, new traditions.
Meet our Mexico City hub.
You’ll get a chance to meet and connect with members of our Mexico City hub during our Thursday mixer and throughout the weekend. Plus, access our local chapter group in the Wanderful member portal for tips and advice on your trip from other Wanderful members.
The itinerary.
We’ll regroup with an activity together each day.
The rest is up to you (with some suggestions)!
Thursday, October 31 —
Welcome Rooftop Mixer
Join us for welcome cocktails and to meet other Wanderful travelers at our opening afternoon mixer, taking place at the Rooftop of Hotel Fontan Reforma.
Plus, we’ll walk through what to expect over the next few days during our time together.
Friday, November 1 —
Dia de Muertos Dinner + Celebration
It’s Dia de Muertos (the Day of the Dead), one of Mexico’s most important holidays.
We’ll have dinner in Pam’s home neighborhood of Xochimilco, then respectfully visit a cemetery where locals go to welcome their departed loved ones with candles and flowers.
On-your-own activity suggestions: Castillo de Chapultepec, Anthropological Museum, Bellas Artes and Almeda park, Centro Historico, Mirador Torre Latinoamericana (Rooftop)
Saturday, November 2 —
Mariachi Dinner
Celebrate Mexican history with a group dinner at Salon Tenampa, a popular restaurant among locals that opened in in Garibaldi Square in 1925 and still hosts amazing food, live Mariachi music and more.
On-your-own activity suggestion: Day trip to Teotihuacan
Sunday, November 3 —
Morning Mexican Bread Master Class
To close our weekend we’ll learn about the rich flavors and traditions of Mexican baking, and fall in love with the enchanting world of Mexican bread through a group baking class.
On-your-own activity suggestion: Frida Kahlo Museum, eat and walk around Mercado Coyoacan
Where we’ll stay.
Hotel Fontan Reforma
Hotel Fontan Reforma is located in the heart of Mexico City, on the prominent Paseo de la Reforma Avenue, making it the ideal option for travelers.
The hotel is a few steps from the Palace of Fine Arts, the Zócalo, the Alameda Central, the Monument to the Revolution, as well as multiple dining options, museums and entertainment.
Exclusive to members only.
This meetup is exclusive to Wanderful members only. You must be an active Wanderful member at the time of purchase and the time of travel in order to join us.
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Reserve your spot.
Spaces are limited. Reserve your spot now to join us before we sell out.
Meetup Only
$609 USD
Join us for all of our meetup activities; reserve your own lodging.
Included:
— Thursday welcome mixer
— Friday dinner and Dia de Muertos celebration
— Saturday mariachi dinner
— Sunday baking class
— 2 pre-trip meetings
— Exclusive Whatsapp group to meet and connect with other travelers
— Personal tips and recommendations from our local host
— A special CDMX charm for your Wanderful bracelet!
Does not include lodging, ground transportation, or airfare.
Meetup + Double Room
$784 USD
Affordability meets sisterhood; stay in a room with another Wanderful woman at Hotel Fontan Reforma.
Included:
— 3 nights shared accommodation in a double room with separate beds at Hotel Fontan Reforma from 31 October - 3 November 2024
— Thursday welcome mixer
— Friday dinner and Dia de Muertos celebration
— Saturday mariachi dinner
— Sunday baking class
— 2 pre-trip meetings
— Exclusive Whatsapp group to meet and connect with other travelers
— Personal tips and recommendations from our local host
— A special CDMX charm for your Wanderful bracelet!
Does not include ground transportation or airfare.
Meetup + Private Room
$931 USD
Get a private room at Hotel Fontan Reforma and access to all of our global meetup activities.
Included:
— 3 nights private accommodation at Hotel Fontan Reforma from 31 October - 3 November 2024
— Thursday welcome mixer
— Friday dinner and Dia de Muertos celebration
— Saturday mariachi dinner
— Sunday baking class
— 2 pre-trip meetings
— Exclusive Whatsapp group to meet and connect with other travelers
— Personal tips and recommendations from our local host
— A special CDMX charm for your Wanderful bracelet!
Does not include ground transportation or airfare.
FAQs.
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Sometimes you’re looking for a travel experience without having someone plan out absolutely everything. That’s where Wanderful’s Global Meetups come in.
We coordinate a group of Wanderful members to travel to a place at the same time where we have a local hub. We’ll organize a room block and set up 1-2 activities per day to do. The rest is up to you.
We’ll give you access to a private group in the Wanderful member portal so you can find and meet other travelers in advance and set up activities to do together. If you select shared accommodations, we’ll match you with roommates to stay with.
AND we’ll connect you to the local chapter so you can get good tips and advice from local Wanderful women before, during, and after your journey. -
Unlike a typical group trip where everything is covered in advance, we organize 1-2 activities per day and everything else is up to you.
If you choose to stay with us at the group hotel, we’ll take care of the cost of accommodations. Any items listed in the official meetup activities are also prepaid and therefore free of charge when you arrive.
Everything else, including airfare, ground transport, and any other activities or meals not included in our primary planning, are costs that you can expect to spend independently.
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Look no further! We’ll have two group meetings to help you meet other travelers and also connect with our hostess so you get all the information and advice you need.
We’ll also have an exclusive group in the Wanderful member hub where you can continue to ask questions as you get into travel planning mode.
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This Global Meetup is exclusive to Wanderful members only. You’ll need to be a member at the time of booking your spot, as well as during the trip itself. For information about how to become a member, visit sheswanderful.com/join.
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Global meetups are for Wanderful members only. You’re welcome to arrive or stay with a partner or travel companion, but only Wanderful members who have purchased a Global Meetup ticket can participate in official Global Meetup activities.
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We strive to make sure that all of our Global Meetups are as accessible as possible. We seek out restaurants that can offer vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free meal options and will check in with you on any dietary needs.
If you have any mobility or other accessibility concerns, we’ll be as accommodating as we can and are delighted to help you feel comfortable and supported!