Mexico: 3 days with a private guide in Mexico City

Itinerary

Day 1: Mexico City (7h)

Stop At: Zocalo, Calle Plaza de La Constitucion S/N, Mexico City 06000 Mexico
On the first day, you will get acquainted with Mexico City: walk around its historic center, learn about its pre-Hispanic & colonial past, discover its rich traditions & culture, and try best of local gastronomy.

After a pick-up from your accommodation, we will go to Mexico City's historic center. There, we will visit the huge Metropolitan Cathedral, explore the frescoes of Diego Rivera in the National Palace and see the impressive eclectic buildings of the Main Post Office and the Palace of Fine Arts. Except this, you will visit viewing platforms, walk through colorful lanes, get useful information about the city and much more! This tour will also include some unique gastronomic discoveries: trying "pulque" (an ancient Mesoamerican beverage made of fermented sap of maguey) in an old-style traditional Mexican cantina, savoring traditional tacos de canasta ("basket tacos") and having a coffee & amazing view in a roof bar with one of the best views of the historic center. At the end of the tour, we will visit the National Anthropology Museum where our tour will finish.
Duration: 5 hours

Stop At: Museo Nacional de Antropología, Av. Paseo de la Reforma s/n, Polanco, Bosque de Chapultepec I Secc, 11560 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Guided visit.
Duration: 2 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 2: Xochimilco, Coyoacan & Frida Kahlo Museum (7h)

Stop At: Floating Gardens of Xochimilco, Southern neighborhood of Xochimilco, Mexico City Mexico
On the second day, you will get acquainted with Mexico City' most famous districts of Xochimilco & Coyoacan, and visit world-famous Frida Kahlo Museum.

After a pick-up from your accommodation, go with your guide to Xochimilco neighborhood that was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. There enjoy a 1h ride along its picturesque canals on a private “trajinera” (a traditional flat-bottom boat decorated with colorful ornaments and controlled by the boatman with a pole), listen to traditional music performed by mariachi and try some of the traditional Mexican snacks. Then we will drive to the historic neighborhood of Coyoacán to visit Frida Kahlo Museum (the Casa Azul) where the painter lived almost all her life and created some of her most famous works. After a guided tour to the museum, we will go to explore the colonial-era Coyoacán visiting its old churches and squares and finishing in one of the oldest coffee-shops in the neighborhood where you will be able to try original churros and delicious coffee from Veracruz.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Frida Kahlo Museum, Calle Quinta Avenida 455 Corner with Calle 8, Col. Centro, Playa del Carmen 77710 Mexico
Guided visit.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Avenida Coyoacan No. 2000, Mexico City 03103 Mexico
Walking tour
Duration: 2 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 3: Teotihuacán (6h)

Stop At: Teotihuacan Pyramids, San Juan Teotihuacan 55800 Mexico
On the last day, we will visit an impressive Teotihuacan - the capital of the first Mesoamerican empire that is currently in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

After a pick-up from your accommodation, take a 1-1,5h drive (depending on the traffic) to Teotihuacan. For about 3 hours you will leisurely explore the archaeological zone with your tour guide: the pyramids of the Sun and the Moon, the Road of the Dead and other sights of this ancient city. By the end of the tour, we will drop you off at your accommodation in Mexico City.
Duration: 3 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.