How to get to Janitzio from Patzcuaro
How to get to Janitzio from Patzcuaro, This is a question that we get repeatedly from our guests at Hotel Mansion Iturbe . Janitzio is one of the local destination of our visitors. But the fact that it’s an island on our lake is sometimes daunting to the uninitiated. Getting to this icon of Michoacan is really a piece of cake! Janitzio Island at Pátzcuaro Lake You have three options and they are easy as pie. (Cake? Pie? Are you hungry yet?) First Option: From Hotel Mansion Iturbe , you can take a taxi to the wharf ( Muelle General ). There is a kiosk in front of the pier where they sell tickets on the traditional boats for $50 pesos (round trip), and they bring you back to the Muelle General in about a half hour. The price may fluctuate one way or the other. Video of Janitzio Island from the Boat You need to remember that the “rush hour” for the people who live on Janitzio coming to Pátzcuaro to do their business is between 8:00 an...