PRIVATE TOUR Historic Center, Xochimilco, Coyoacan and San Angel.
Why we love it?
The PRIVATE TOUR of the Historic Center, Xochimilco, Coyoacan, and San Angel offers a comprehensive exploration of Mexico City's rich cultural heritage over 5 hours and 30 minutes. This experience is ideal for history enthusiasts and those seeking an intimate understanding of the city's vibrant neighborhoods. Highlights include a scenic hour-long ride on a trajinera through the picturesque canals of Xochimilco, a visit to the historic Zócalo, and entry to the Casa Estudio Museum in San Angel. With private transportation and a bilingual guide, participants can enjoy a personalized journey through some of Mexico City's most iconic and artistic locales.
Inclusions
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Guia Bilingüe
- 1 hour of Trajinera in the channels of Xochimilco
- Tickets to the Casa Estudio Museum in San Angel
- Travel insurance
Exclusions
- Tip
- Lunch
Itinerary
Historical Center (Zócalo)
The Plaza de la Constitución, informally known as El Zócalo, is the main square of Mexico City. It was named in honor of the Cadiz Constitution promulgated in 1812. This is the second largest plaza in the world and the first among Spanish-speaking countries.
The Zócalo is located in the heart of the area known as the Historic Center of Mexico City, in the Cuauhtémoc demarcation. Its location was chosen by the Spanish conquerors to be established just to one side of what was previously the political and religious center of Mexico-Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Mexica.
Fine arts
The Palacio de Bellas Artes is a cultural venue located in the Historic Center of Mexico City, considered the most important in the manifestation of the arts in Mexico and one of the most renowned opera houses in the world.
This has been the scene and witness of shocking artistic, social and political events; Its construction began at the end of the mandate of Porfirio Díaz on the occasion of the celebration of the centenary of the beginning of the Independence of Mexico, however it was concluded and inaugurated until November 29, 1934 due to the Mexican Revolution.
Coyoacan
Villa Coyoacán is a town founded around the 7th century AD. C. by indigenous Nahuas Colhuas. It is currently the seat of the government of the Coyoacán mayor's office and one of the most important tourist centers in Mexico City.
Central Library of the UNAM
The construction of the Central Library began in 1950. It was built on a total area of 16 thousand square meters. On April 5, 1956 it opened its doors to the university community.
Xochimilco
The famous Xochimilco canals, the last vestiges of the extensive transportation system created by the Aztecs, are located in the south of Mexico City. Colorful gondolas take visitors strolling alongside the boats of food vendors, artisans, and mariachis.
House Study Museum (San Angel)
Commissioned by Diego Rivera, in 1931 Juan O'Gorman designed one of the first functionalist constructions in Latin America: a house for the painter and another for his wife Frida Kahlo, where each would have their own studio. smooth concrete that each house a house, one red with white (the painter) and the other blue (for the artist), independent of each other and connected only by a small bridge at the top
Please Note
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller or pram accessible
- Not suitable for pets
- No public transportation nearby
- Infants must not sit on laps
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Please enter your Hotel or Airbnb for your Pickup
Know Before You Go
- Infant seats available
