Kayaking at Dawn in Xochimilco Breakfast and Ajolotes

3 to 4 hours (approximately)
Offered in: Spanish

Kayaking at dawn through the Xochimilco canals offers a unique experience, guided by a fourth-generation Chinesemper family. Start your day at Embarcadero Cuemanco, where you can enjoy the tranquility of the first lights of day sailing between chinampas. Arriving at the Tlilac Lagoon, the calm of dawn surrounds you, away from the tourist bustle. Afterwards, you disembark at the Chinampa Onkali to enjoy a regional breakfast, with fresh ingredients from its orchard. End your adventure with a close encounter with the akhotes, learning about their habitat and the importance of the local ecosystem.

What's Included

Kayak Equipment
Breakfast
Ajolots
Guide

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
Trajineras Xochimilco - Embarcadero Cuemanco

The meeting point will be inside the premises of the Embarcadero, go to the locker module, there will be team personnel, who wore vest with the legend Kayak Onkali.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 3 to 4 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Xochimilco

    Your morning begins in Xochimilco, in the Cuemanco Embarcadero, where you board your kayak and paddle through the ancestral canals of this UNESCO Heritage site. With the first lights of day, you navigate among chinampas while watching herons, ducks, water hens, among other species in their environment and nature. You arrive at Laguna Tlilac to watch the sunset, a moment of absolute peace, impossible to find on the usual trajinera routes.

    2 hours Admission ticket included
  • 2
    Xochimilco

    After the tour, you disembark at the Chinampa Onkali, the floating orchard of the family where they grow traditional ingredients. Enjoy a handmade regional breakfast: pot coffee, coconuts, quesadillas, sopes, gorditas and tlacoyos. Also in the chinampa you will have the experience of seeing, knowing and knowing of the ajolote, critically endangered endemic amphibian of Xochimilco. Your Chinese bird guides share their knowledge about these creatures and their ecosystem.

    2 hours Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Supplied by Xochimilco

Tags

Nature and Wildlife Tours
Half-day Tours
Private and Luxury
Private Sightseeing Tours
Kayaking Tours
Eco Tours
Water Tours
Adventure Tours
Short term availability

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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