Essential Mexico Travel Tips: Official Advice from GOV.UK

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Important Travel Advisories

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• Travel Insurance Warning: Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against advice from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

Specific Travel Warnings from the FCDO:

• Baja California: All but essential travel to the city of Tijuana and the city of Tecate, including roads between Tijuana and Tecate.
• Chihuahua: All but essential travel.
• Sinaloa: All but essential travel.
• Tamaulipas: All but essential travel.
• Zacatecas: All but essential travel.
• Areas South-West of Road 45D: All but essential travel.
• Michoacán: All but essential travel, except the areas south and south-west of Lake Chapala to the border with Colima.
• Northern Municipalities: All but essential travel.
• Colima: All but essential travel, except the city of Manzanillo accessed by sea or air via the Manzanillo-Costalegre International Airport, and direct travel via road 200 from the airport to Manzanillo.
• Guerrero: All but essential travel, except the town of Zihuatanejo/Ixtapa accessed by air.
• Guatemalan Border: All but essential travel within 40km of the Guatemalan border between the Pacific Coast up to and including the border crossing at Gracias a Dios.
• Federal Highway 199: All but essential travel on Federal Highway 199 between Rancho Nuevo and the Chancalá junction just outside Palenque.

Travel Tips and FCDO Resources:

• Research and Insurance: If you choose to travel, research your destinations and get appropriate travel insurance. Ensure your insurance covers your itinerary, planned activities, and emergency expenses.
• Stay Informed: FCDO provides advice about risks of travel to help British nationals make informed decisions. Follow and contact FCDO travel on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. You can also sign up to get email notifications when travel advice is updated.

Source: GOV.UK