Mexico Holidays

UK citizens do not need a visa for tourist visits of up to 180 days. You will receive an electronic immigration form (FMM), keep this safe as you need to present it when departing Mexico. Your passport must be valid for the duration of your stay. No vaccinations are compulsory, but hepatitis A and typhoid are recommended. Mexico is one of the easiest Latin American countries for UK travellers to visit.

The best time to visit Mexico depends on where you're going. The dry season (November to April) offers the most pleasant weather across most of the country, warm days, cool evenings, and little rain. The Riviera Maya and Yucatán are year-round destinations with temperatures around 28-32°C. Mexico City is pleasant year-round due to its altitude (2,240m) with average temperatures of 15-25°C. Hurricane season on the Caribbean and Pacific coasts runs from June to November, with September and October the highest-risk months. For whale sharks near Isla Holbox, visit June to September. Whale watching in Baja California peaks from January to March.

Our seven-day Colonial Treasures and Tequila tour starts from £2,399 per person, including return flights from London, hotels and the guided visits in the itinerary. Our twelve-night honeymoon through Mexico City, Oaxaca, Mérida and Tulum starts from £6,499 per person. A tailor-made trip is priced around your dates, your hotels and how many of you are travelling. Christmas, New Year and Easter are the busiest weeks, so flights and hotels cost more then.

Mexico's main tourist destinations, the Riviera Maya, Mexico City, Oaxaca, the Yucatán, are generally safe and well-policed. Standard precautions apply: use ATMs inside banks or shopping centres, avoid displaying expensive items, and use authorised taxis or ride-hailing apps (Uber, DiDi). The FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of several states, and some of those areas are on tourist routes, such as the road between San Cristóbal de las Casas and Palenque in Chiapas. Check the current FCDO advice for Mexico before you book, and we will tell you if any part of your route is affected. Mexico welcomes over 40 million international visitors annually and tourism infrastructure is well-developed.

Mexico uses the Mexican Peso (MXN). As of 2026, £1 buys approximately 22-24 MXN. ATMs are widely available in cities and tourist areas. Credit cards are accepted at most hotels, restaurants, and shops, Visa and Mastercard are universal, Amex less so. Carry cash for markets, street food, small towns, and tips. US Dollars are accepted in some tourist areas (Cancún, Riviera Maya) but you will get better value paying in pesos.

Direct flights from London to Cancún take approximately 10-11 hours. Mexico City is about 11 to 12 hours direct from London with British Airways or Aeroméxico, or you can connect through Madrid with Iberia. Once in Mexico, the domestic flight network is excellent, Volaris, VivaAerobus, and Aeromexico connect all major cities affordably. Internal flights between Mexico City and Cancún, Oaxaca, or Mérida take 1.5-2 hours.

A week is enough for one region: Mexico City and the colonial highlands, as on our Colonial Treasures and Tequila tour, or the Mayan sites and cenotes of the Yucatán. Ten to fourteen days lets you combine two, usually Mexico City and Oaxaca with the Yucatán and a few nights on the Riviera Maya. Mexico is big, so an internal flight between the capital and Mérida or Cancún saves a full day on the road.