Mexico City Historical and Cultural Tour

Trip Overview

Day 1: Melaque to Mexico City

We’ll take a direct flight from Manzanillo into Mexico City, arriving around lunch time. After grabbing a quick bite to eat and dropping our luggage at the hotel, we’ll take you on a guided walking tour of the historic centre, including the Zocalo, post office, house of tiles and more.
Accommodation: Mexico City

Day 2: Templo Mayor & Palacio de Bellas Artes 

We’ll first take a short walk from the hotel to visit the impressive metropolitan cathedral and afterwards the archaeological ruins of the great Aztec Templo Mayor. Leaving Templo Mayor we will walk down to Alameda Central for guided tours of the Palacio de Bellas Artes, the Alameda Central park and the Diego Rivera Mural house, before we then catch a ride down to a local eatery, Mexico City style! After lunch we will return to the hotel for free time to explore.
Accommodation: Mexico City

Day 3: Chapultepec

After breakfast we’ll head west of the historic centre to the Chapultepec area. Our first visit includes fantastic views of the city from Chapultepec Castle which is also a historical museum home to many important artifacts from Mexico’s post independence past. Following this we will walk down the hill and across the park to the city’s famous Anthropology Museum, we will have time for lunch before we have a guided tour of this amazing museum.
Accommodation: Mexico City

Day 4: Coyoacán & Xochimilco

In the morning, we head over to the artsy area of Coyoacán, a borough that Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera once resided and worked in. You’ll get the chance to visit Frida’s famous Casa Azul home, as well as explore the area’s centre and artisan markets.
After lunch, we’ll head to the south of the city to take a leisurely boat ride through the Aztec-built canals of Xochimilco, where you can enjoy a drink whilst learning about the historic significance of these ancient waterways.
Accommodation: Mexico City

Day 5: Teotihuacán

To beat the weekend crowds, we’ll head to the famous and mysterious archaeological site of Teotihuacán, located just north of the city. We’ll spend the early part of the day here, exploring what remains of this once great and large city, a site still be studied by archaeologists today.
Accommodation: Mexico City

Day 6: Free time & return Travel

On your final day you will have time to take the Turibus sightseeing tour, visit temporal exhibitions or return to something you just want to see again before we fly back home.