Ajijic, Mexico, is now on the radar of baby boomers who are about to retire and are drawn to this charming town in the Mexican highlands with narrow cobbled streets. These streets are pleasant to walk on, but not necessarily for first-time driving.
Don’t make the mistake of renting a car before arriving on your Ajijic, Mexico vacation. These Lake Chapala travel tips will give you the inside track to get around when visiting the Lake Chapala area.
Where do people park in Ajijic-Chapala, Mexico?
Parking a rental car in Ajijic, at its best, isn’t easy for first-time visitors. In the Mexican state of Jalisco, the town of Ajijic is where all the action is. The shops, restaurants, shops, galleries, the lakeside, the plaza, the pier, and the new boardwalk is where you will spend most of your time when visiting.
This quaint Mexican town is mostly narrow one-way streets with very limited parking.
Walking, not driving, is your best form of transportation. If you have a car, it will be a challenge to find parking, let alone close to where you are going.
If walking is not what you consider an option or you can do it comfortably, no problem. Taxis are readily available and inexpensive to take you anywhere you want to go. And there are buses that ride the main streets through towns and villages that dot the lakeside communities.
How do I get around Lake Chapala?
Do you want to see places and things of interest during your vacation in Ajijic? Don’t you need to rent a car to achieve this? No. The best way to go sightseeing is in a small group or on a personalized tour.
For example, there are tours that take small groups around Lake Chapala in vans or small buses. Expert English-speaking guides stop at all the places worth exploring. It is a day trip that starts in the morning and returns early in the evening.
Tequila tours are very popular and for good reason. In addition to visiting the tasting room, the tours themselves are very interesting and informative. Older refineries reside on beautiful estates and you will see how tequila was produced in the old days to modern production. You can take the Tequila Train Tour, or you can hire a driver and take a private tour.