Private Tour: Taxco and Xochicalco Day Trip from Mexico City

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12 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English and 1 more

Enjoy a private day trip to the colonial city of Taxco that is situated in the mountains in the very heart of the country. You'll then visit Xochicalco that in nahuatl language means “Place of flowers”. Both of these places have been declared World Heritage sites by UNESCO and you'll get to see and admire each. Your tour includes a guide and transport.

What's Included

Bottled water
Private guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off from hotels located in Mexico city central area.
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Food and drinks
Lunch
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-of from hotels located out of Mexico city central area

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

WE PICK UP ALL CUSTOMERS FROM HOTELS LOCATED IN THE MEXICO CITY CENTRAL AREA. OUT OF THIS AREA, PICK UP WILL HAVE AN EXTRA CHARGE (200 PESOS WHICH WILL BE PAID DIRECTLY TO OUR GUIDE) OR WE CAN MET CLIENTS IN A MEETING POINT

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Meeting point
Mexico City
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 12 hours (approximately)
  • 1

    After hotel pickup, the first half of the excursion will take place in the colonial city of Taxco. You will board a private vehicle and start driving there. Taxco is situated in the mountains in the very heart of the country. It was declared a World Heritage city by the UNESCO. Thanks to strict building laws, new buildings have to preserve the same Spanish baroque architecture style to keep the atmosphere of the past. You'll walk around the and admire its colonial style, such as the Temple of Santa Prisca, a church of more than 250 years old, built in the New World Baroque style that is an icon of the town. Learn from your guide about why it is the oldest mining center of the continent and how its silver mines have existed since the colonization. Today, in almost every corner of the town there are shops where you can buy silver jewelry produced in the region.

    2 hours • Admission ticket free
  • 2

    After hotel pickup, the first half of the excursion will take place in the colonial city of Taxco. You will board a private vehicle and start driving there. Taxco is situated in the mountains in the very heart of the country. It was declared a World Heritage city by the UNESCO. Thanks to strict building laws, new buildings have to preserve the same Spanish baroque architecture style to keep the atmosphere of the past. You will then head to Xochicalco that in nahuatl language means “Place of flowers.” This is also a World Heritage city, declared by the UNESCO. The most emblematic building in this ancient ceremonial center is the Temple of the feathered Snake because of the recognized reliefs of the ancient Mesoamerica. The Acropolis is also located here. You'll also see the astronomical observatory that was built to study the movement of the sun. Inside this observatory, a hallway and a large chamber with more than eight meters, allows the penetration of sun rays projecting on the floor of the cave a hexagon.

    2 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Pick up at hotels outside the downtown area will have an extra charge
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Day Trips
Full-day Tours
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