A walk thru Mexico City's downtown

Mexico City, Mexico
Duration3h
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesGerman, English, Italian, French, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

At Mexico City's downtown, every step you take will bring you back in time. Our certified, tour guides will meet you on time at the meeting point to take you on a historical walk through the streets of the second-largest City in America. What better way to do some sightseeing than learning some interesting facts from the places you are passing by.

Starting a couple of streets away from the Zócalo and walking through more than 10 historical buildings like the National Palace, The Metropolitan Cathedral, Templo Mayor ruins, Gran Hotel de la Ciudad de Mexico, and end at the Bellas Artes Palace we will try to immerse you in what Mexico City has been thru more than 700 years.

We look forward to meeting you.

What's included

  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Lunch
  • tickets to enter any of the museums we are seeing everything from outside cost 90 pesos

What to expect

  1. Gran Hotel Ciudad de Mexico
    15m
    We will Stop de there to admire the beautiful architechture of this building which hosts a unique and coloful dome in its main hall.
  2. Palacio Nacional de Mexico
    Pass by
    The current office of the former president and house of the Viceroyals for around 300 years is a building with lots of stories to tell.
  3. Catedral Metropolitana de la Ciudad de Mexico
    20m
    A majestic building that still stands despite the years and the earthquakes, one of the largests cathedrals in Latinamerica and an iconic site for all te Catholics in Latinamerica.
  4. 15m
    The remains of what used to be the largest empire of Mesoamerica 500 years ago still have a lot to tell. The very famous aztecs built them and thanks to the excavations, research and interest of locals and foreigners this place has become a must when visiting Mexico City to understand what has been going on.
  5. Francisco I. Madero Avenue
    20m
    This street has been closed since 2005 so pedestrians can enjoy better the biuldings and churches that were built along this main avenue.
  6. House of Tiles
    15m
    A unique and picturesque house thah might transport you to Portugal or the SOuth of Spain. All covered with beautiful tiles.
  7. Plaza Tolsa
    Pass by
    Around this plaza we will appreciate The National Museum of Art from the outside and the Mining Palace.
  8. Palacio Postal
    20m
    You wont believe this is a Post office. Such an opulent building will make you travel in time.
  9. Palacio de Bellas Artes
    15m · Admission ticket not included
    An Italian Architecht brought a piece of Italy all the way down to here, this majestic building that hosts murals of iconic Mexican artists will make your jaw drop.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

By metro: Zócalo Station Line 2 blue walk 5 min
By metrobus: Museo de La ciudad Station Line 4 walk 7 min
By uber: just share the address

End point

From the fine arts palace you can keep walking towards the reforma avenue where you can find the metro bus (red buses) or you can also take metro blue Line 2 Station Bellas Artes. It is a 7 min walk to get to Hidalgo Subway station green line 3.

Additional information

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • We will be walking the entire time so the remaining 1.5 hrs we will be walking around the city downtown.

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