Exploring San Miguel de Allende

After you enroll, we’ll ask you to provide or update your personal information and preferences, which includes your health information, lodging and meal preferences for your program.

In order to enter Mexico as a US Citizen you need to have one tourist migratory form (FM-T) per person. (Cost of FM-T is included in airfare). These forms are obtained at the first port of entry, at the borders, or at Mexican consulates and embassies. Keep the FM-T in your possession at all times and return to authorities before leaving Mexico. Procedures for obtaining the FM-T vary with the nationality of each visitor. Request the requirements for your nationality in any of the Mexican Consulates or Embassies in your respective countries.

A passport is required for this program. It must be valid for at least 6 months after your return date.

This information about travel documents pertains to participants holding U.S. passports. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

United States citizens don’t need a visa for any of the countries you’ll be visiting. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.

Arrival day is on November 3, 2025

Meet the group at Posada de La Aldea in San Miguel de Allende, Gto.

Start of Trip:  3:00 p.m. hotel check-in; 5:00 p.m. group transfer from airport to the hotel; 7:00 p.m. Welcome Dinner.

Getting to the site: Del Bajio GO Transportation Service Instructions: Reservations can be made with El Bajio Go +52 415 185 8665 or visit www.bajiogoshuttle.com 1. Arrival at the Del Bajío Airport. 2. Process through Immigration, Baggage Claim, and Customs. 3. Proceed to the area outside the arrival gate. 4. Identify yourself as a program participant by displaying your Road Scholar / Geronimo Participant Flyer. (Found in the #2 mailed packet) 5. Del Bajio GO Transportation Service will meet you at the waiting lounge or exit of passengers, displaying a banner with your name. 6. Transfer to the hotel in San Miguel de Allende. (1 hour and 30 minutes) 7. Cash payment is made directly to the Del Bajio Go Representative or with credit card on their webpage, approximately $30.00US on a shared vehicle or approximately $90 US on private service. If the service warrants, you may wish to tip the driver at the end of the ride. 9. Hotel Check-In Independent Airport Taxi Transfer Instructions: 1. Arrival at Del Bajío International Airport. 2. Proceed through Immigration, Baggage Claim, and Customs. 3. Proceed to the area outside the arrival gate. 4. Locate a Taxi Booth inside the airport to purchase a ticket that provides you a ride in a government sealed taxi, the fare to the hotel is approximately $90.00US 5. Show the flyer with hotel information to Taxi Driver. (Found in the #2 mailed packet) 6. Transfer to the hotel in San Miguel de Allende. (1 hour and 30 minutes) 7. If the service warrants, you may wish to tip the driver at the end of the ride. 8. Hotel Check-In NOTE: In order to maintain the Group Leader updated with your arrival, please inform our Geronimo office if you plan to transfer with a taxi or with El Bajio Go by sending an email no later than 30 days before program begins to reservations@geronimotravel.com

Getting to the site by train or bus: Buses are available. Check with your travel agent for more information.

Your trip ends on: Monday, November 10, 2025 in Guanjuato, Gto at Hotel Ex-Hacienda San Xavier

End of Trip: 9:00 a.m. after breakfast; 1:00 p.m. hotel check-out.

Getting to the airport: The Group Leader will coordinate the airport transfers for participants that purchased the airfare through Road Scholar. Program Only Option Participants that purchased their own airfare can receive help from the program staff in making arrangements knowing that the cost of the transfer is their responsibility. Taxis to the airport are available. The cost is about 650 pesos per taxi ($35.00 US)

Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Participants who have not purchased airfare through Road Scholar are responsible for making their own transfer arrangements to the first site at the beginning of the program, as well as from the last site at the end of the program. The Information Packet Road Scholar sends in advance of the program includes details needed to make your transfer arrangements. If you wish to purchase airfare through Road Scholar, please call (800) 241-1404. Please note: In the unlikely event Road Scholar must make changes to the program's arrival or departure details, we will notify all participants as soon as possible. Participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare are protected against airline change fees; however, anyone who has not purchased Road Scholar airfare will be required to make their own adjustments and may incur fees imposed by the airline.