The 6 Best Full-Day Tours in Mexico City

1.Full-Day Tour Exploring the Waters of Tolantongo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,277 reviews · 14 to 16 hours (approx.) · from $134Our pick

Travel from Mexico City to Tolantongo in a small group of up to 14, with breakfast, snacks, swimming gear, and guides such as Lalo, Diego, or Danny. You’ll visit the pocitos, warm river, and waterfall-filled caves, but expect a 14 to 16-hour day and a long, bumpy ride.

“Amazing experience start to finish, a must do!! The tour guides had the whole day set out, and thought through everything we needed throughout the day. Tolantongo was breathtaking and so much natural beauty!!”

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2.Full-Day Teotihuacan & Basilica Guadalupe Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 472 reviews · 8 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $50Best value

This 8 to 9-hour Mexico City tour combines Tlatelolco, the Basilica of Guadalupe, and Teotihuacan. You travel by air-conditioned minivan with an English or bilingual guide, see the Sun and Moon pyramids, and return to the starting point. Expect plenty of walking, optional lunch, and possible gift-shop stops.

“Some interesting parts, particularly the pyramids. You need to know you're taken to a big gift shop as part of the trip. Had I known, I would not have bothered. It is a long day, 3-4 hours spent in a small van bus. The team that looked after us was friendly and explained carefully.”

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3.Teotihuacán Full Day Tour from Mexico City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 265 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $118

Spend about eight hours exploring Teotihuacán with a local guide such as Luis, Eloy, or Ramon. Walk among the pyramids, see surviving murals, visit a cave observatory, and choose a 10-kilometer bike ride around the valley. Hotel pickup, water, lunch, and transport are included.

“Visiting the pyramids was astounding. The scale of the place is unbelievable. The driver and the guide were excellent and the trip to the obsidian workshop was great. Nice to shop with locals selling their own artworks. The cave is exceptional, showing the knowledge of archeoastronomy that the ancients possessed.”

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4.Balloon Flight with Teotihuacan & Guadalupe Shrine Full day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 253 reviews · 4 hours 15 minutes to 12 hours (approx.) · from $159

Start before dawn with a smooth hot-air balloon ride above Teotihuacan, then enjoy breakfast, a sparkling wine toast, pyramid visits, an obsidian workshop, tequila tasting, and the Basilica of Guadalupe. Guides such as Miriam, Alicia, and Leo have earned praise for clear, warm explanations.

“It was great and very well organized. I especially found the guide Tonatillo to be very knowledgeable and engaging.”

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5.Frida Kahlo’s House, Coyoacan and Xochimilco – All Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 132 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $98

Spend about seven hours visiting Xochimilco by trajinera, Frida Kahlo’s Casa Azul, Coyoacan, UNAM, Estadio Azteca, and a silver workshop. Hotel pickup, transport, admission, and a bilingual guide are included. Guides such as Jorge, Marcos, Francisco, and Rafael have earned special praise.

“Great easeful time. Pick up and drop off where timely and fridas house was amazing. We loved this tour!”

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6.Full-Day Teotihuacan Hot Air Balloon Tour from Mexico City Including Transport

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 63 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $249

You leave Mexico City before dawn for a shared 45 to 60 minute balloon flight above Teotihuacan. After the flight, enjoy sparkling wine, breakfast, and time at the pyramids. Hotel pickup, return transport, and a certificate are included, but pyramid admission and a guide cost extra.

“Only after our balloon tour did we learn that everybody else on our trip had been offered a specific tour of the ruins - which was an additional charge. Bubbly (as in sparkling wine or champagne was advertised) but not available Watch out for hotel pickup if you are doing this trip on a Sunday - due to the regular marathon in Mexico city, you will be asked to get yourself to a designated meeting point Know before you go that if there are low cross winds you may have a very bumpy landing and, as was our case, the basket may tip over completely Be prepared for long waiting…”

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