Mexico · HISTORICAL TOURS
Good historical tours fill up weeks ahead; the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Review of Mexico City’s 3-hour Historic Downtown Walking Tour, covering the Zócalo, Templo Mayor, cathedral, Bellas Artes, guides, value, and tips.
“Sandra was great! The tour was very informative. It’s a great way to get to know the area and its history while also discover things to do. I highly recommend it!”
Eat through Mexico City’s Centro Histórico with market tastings, street food, drinks, history, and local guides in a small group.
“We had a wonderful time our guide Tamara was excellent very knowledgeable and charismatic , our family of 4 includes my husband and my 2 girls ages 20 and 17 . we have done several food tours in other countries as well and this experience was superb . We will definitely recommend it to anyone. Get Tamara if you can she speaks multiple languages, really loves her job and it definitely shows !!!”
Explore Mexico City’s historic center on a three-hour walking tour featuring the Cathedral, Templo Mayor, Post Office, Zócalo, and Mexican bakery.
“This was a fantastic walking tour of historic downtown. Our guide Andrés was excellent so informative throughout the tour and gave us a fantastic tour of downtown Mexico City.”
Explore Mexico City’s historic center on a 3-hour English walking tour covering Aztec ruins, murals, grand plazas, and landmark palaces.
“Everything about this tour was well done. The communication before was great and Luis was an excellent tour guide who knew so much about the city and answered any question we could come up with. His list of recommendations was also great! Don't pass on that.”
Taste chilaquiles, mole enchiladas, tacos, sweets, beer, and agua fresca while exploring Mexico City’s historic center.
“Our guide Diana showed us a new part of the city, from bustling markets to incredible architecture, all while sampling many Mexican delights like chilaquiles, mole enchiladas, tacos Al pastor, tamales, churros, and a mezcal tasting. Not to miss!”
Review of San Miguel de Allende’s $34.28 English walking tour, covering churches, history, local tips, guide quality, pace, and value.
“Great informational 2 hour tour with a knowledgeable and entertaining guide named Fernando. It went a bit over time which made it too long, but highly recommended.”
Explore San José del Cabo’s missions, estuary, legends, and local culture on a friendly 90-minute English walking tour.
“This tour was so amazing. I loved every second. So informative! I love the reason why the tour was started and who is was originally targeted to and am thankful that it was extended to tourists! I could have gone another 3 hours.”
Review of Guadalajara’s history and murals walking tour, with Orozco frescoes, local food, market shopping, guide tips, and honest advice.
“Guide was extremely knowledgeable and open to any/all questions. Easy short walk with amazing architecture and stunning murals, steeped in history. Educational.”
Explore San Miguel de Allende’s churches, colonial architecture, history, and local tips on a lively two-hour English walking tour.
“Our guide Jalal was a delight. Her knowledge was broad and her personality was lively and personal. As we walked through the streets, we ran into several previous tourists who had obviously enjoyed her as much as we did.”
Spend three hours in Guadalajara learning charro history, riding horses, practicing the lasso, tasting tequila, and hearing mariachi music.
“Thank you for a wonderful experience. I got VIP treatment. Learned about charros, history, and culture. Had an amazing horse ride in authentic stadium. Thank you Tequilera, my beautiful horse! Learned authentic lasso technique. Thank you Jorge for being the best guide!!!! If you take tour on Sunday, stay for the competition. You can see the professional charros compete! Have fun!”
Review of Mérida’s $22 English walking tour, covering colonial landmarks, murals, music, culture, timing, guides, value, and practical tips.
“A nice relaxing way to start our visit to Merida. Slightly over 2hrs with a local who has good English so it was easy to understand. The tour is mostly concentrated around the main square area but we saw places we probably wouldn’t have thought we could enter because of police presence.. worth the time”
Explore Mexico City’s Zócalo, Cathedral, Templo Mayor, and grand landmarks on a lively three-hour walking tour for $30.
“TV This tour provides a fantastic introduction to downtown CDMX and highlights the city’s vast attractions. It’s a worthwhile experience for newcomers. Oscar was great!”
Explore Guachimontones, artisan tequila making, and Tequila town on an intimate Guadalajara day trip with transport and tastings included.
“Great experience which focuses on history and local life. Absolutely amazing. We also did things that were not listed on the itinerary thanks to Daniel our tour guide who had great knowledge about everything.”
Visit San Javier Mission from Loreto with mountain views, local history, Mexican lunch, drinks, and hotel pickup on this four-hour tour.
“Damien was a great guide-we learned about the area and it’s history and we really enjoyed joyed the drive up into the mountains and the tour of San Javier!”
Review of a 12-hour Chichen Itza tour from Cancun with a guided visit, cenote swim, lunch, Valladolid, hotel pickup, and practical tips.
“I wish I didn’t take this tour . First , The tour company told me the pickup time was 6:50am. But the driver arrived at 7:20 . Besides, tour description says “ tour language is English” but the guide speaks Spanish half of the time. I understand he was saying the same thing in both English and Spanish . But this is not a good use of our time. The tour company should update the description to be “ mixed group for both English and Spanish” At Chichen Itza, another guide walked us around and talked about some history. He made some comments about Mayan culture and their view of…”
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