Mexico City Tour: Walk the Historic Center (Small-Group / 3h)

Overview

Join our small-group walking tour and discover Mexico City’s Historic Center with a local guide. Learn about the area's most prominent sites and their captivating history.

Highlights

• Explore Mexico City's historic downtown with an experienced local guide.


• Admire the marvelous UNESCO-listed architecture.


• Visit the impressive Metropolitan Cathedral, the largest on the continent.


• Spot remnants of imposing Aztec structures hidden among colonial buildings.


• Discover amazing buildings that date back at least from the 16th century.

Itinerary

Meet your guide and your group and start the tour to learn about the city's pre-Hispanic past around the ruins of Templo Mayor. Then, visit the imposing Metropolitan Cathedral, and see a huge National Palace, main squire (Zocalo), multiple palaces, and other splendid colonial structures. Also, feel the spirit of the "Belle Epoque" in the imposing buildings of the Main Post Office and Palace of Fine Arts. Throughout the tour, your knowledgeable guide will introduce you to Mexico City's 700-year history, diverse architecture, rich culture, and traditions.

Why Join Us

• The time of the tour is spent purely on sightseeing: no visits to souvenir shops/restaurants.


• An ideal choice for solo travelers: it's a small-group tour, so you will have enough attention from your guide and a chance to meet fellow co-travelers.

Logistics

BOOKING AND CONFIRMATION
This tour needs manual confirmation from our side. Once you receive it (normally not later than 12 h after the booking if done during the week, and Monday afternoon if the booking was done during the weekend), your tour is confirmed: just show up in time at the meeting point and be able to present your booking (can be in electronic version on your phone) to your guide upon request.

DEPARTURE AND RETURN
Please arrive at least 10 min before the departure time: Monday and Friday at 01:30 PM, at the entrance of Museo Mexicano del Diseño (MUMEDI). Once there, meet your guide who will be holding a sign with the logo of the company. In case of necessity, our guide might need to contact you by phone, so please provide a valid contact number during your booking.

WHAT TO TAKE WITH YOU
Comfortable clothes and shoes; hat/cap, sunglasses, and sunscreen; travel insurance, personal ID; good mood and curiosity.

Notes

• This tour will have a maximum of 12 travelers.


• Not wheelchair accessible.


• Travelers should have a basic physical fitness condition.