Mexico City Downtown Private Food and Historic Walking Tour
Meet up with your guide and begin your walking tour of downtown Mexico City. Learn about art as well as Mexico’s love of food, culture, and color and see how ancient Mexican life and Spanish culture have shaped the modern-day city. Visit landmarks such as the ruins of the ancient Templo Mayor, the Spanish-made Metropolitan Cathedral, and Mexico’s very fist synagogue. Your guide will also take you to local markets to experience everyday life in the city and sample the food and drink such as Pulque and Mezcal.Discover Mexico City’s Muralist Art movement inside the National Palace of Fine Arts, a landmark in the city center, and see the first murals by artists like Diego Rivera. Explore this marble, Carrera era building containing a theater, concert hall, and several galleries of paintings and other works of art.
Overview
Meet up with your guide and begin your walking tour of downtown Mexico City. Learn about art as well as Mexico’s love of food, culture, and color and see how ancient Mexican life and Spanish culture have shaped the modern-day city.
Visit landmarks such as the ruins of the ancient Templo Mayor, the Spanish-made Metropolitan Cathedral, and Mexico’s very fist synagogue. Your guide will also take you to local markets to experience everyday life in the city and sample the food and drink such as Pulque and Mezcal.
Discover Mexico City’s Muralist Art movement inside the National Palace of Fine Arts, a landmark in the city center, and see the first murals by artists like Diego Rivera. Explore this marble, Carrera era building containing a theater, concert hall, and several galleries of paintings and other works of art.
Itinerary
Zocalo
Learn about the famous zocalo square, this is right in the Heart of Mexico
20 minutesPalacio Nacional de Mexico
Go inside the National Palace and view the murals of Diego Rivera
45 minutesCatedral Metropolitana de la Ciudad de Mexico
Visit the biggest Cathedral of the Americas during the Spanish colonial time.
30 minutesMuseo del Templo Mayor
View the archeological site of the Aztec Templo Mayor
30 minutesPalacio de Bellas Artes
View one of the most emblematic building of the early 20th century in Mexico
30 minutes
Location
Address
P.za de la Constitución 803, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06060 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Experience
Highlights
Inclusions
- Tea and coffee
- Historic & Food Tour: a 5+ hours Private Walking Tour in Downtown
- Snacks
- Professional Certified Guide
Exclusions
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Tips / Gratuities to the guide (optional, but always appreciated).
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (optional, please quote).
Additional Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Not available for Gluten free diet, nor Vegan. Vegetarian diet may be possible.
- Important to let us know if you have any allergies.
Guide Languages
English
Spanish
Cancellation Policy
A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
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