The 14 Best Day of the Dead Tours in Mexico City

1.Day of the Dead Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.4 · 97 reviews · 8 hours · from $57Our pick

Spend November 1 exploring Mexico City’s Day of the Dead traditions with an English or Spanish guide. Visit Panteón de Dolores, see family altars, and ride a trajinera through Xochimilco with live mariachi. Guides such as Clara, Dana, and Ruben have led recent departures.

“Dana notre guide nous a perdu durant l'excursion. On est rentré avec Ruben. Dana n'a pas les best practise d'un guide, elle manque de formation. c'est très mauvais pour un guide de perdre ses voyageurs. Elle a besoin de beaucoup plus de formation. Elle n'a jamais compté le nombre de voyageurs que nous étions durant l'excursion, seulement à la montée dans le car. Elle marchait extrêmement vite. De nombreuses personnes n'arrivaient pas à la suivre. Sinon la visite du cimetière le soir est très émouvant. Très touchant. La ballade en barque sur les canaux est sympa, malheureusement les boissons et la nourriture proposées à la vente ne sont pas au…”

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2.Day of the Dead Tour in Mexico City

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 78 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $73

Spend 7 to 8 hours exploring Mexico City’s Day of the Dead traditions, with a guided cemetery visit and a night trajinera ride through Xochimilco. Live mariachi adds a festive finish. The $73 tour includes transport, guide service, cemetery entry, and the boat ride, but not food or drinks.

“This tour was chaotic, not as interesting as expected and with a lot of time spent waiting or driving. We arrived at the meeting point and had to wait 45 minutes to board the bus as our group had to wait for it to arrive. Then we spent aroun”

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3.Day of the Dead Tour in San Andres Míxquic From Mexico City

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 52 reviews · from $94

Join a small group or private tour from Mexico City to San Andrés Mixquic, where a local guide explains ofrendas, marigolds, candles, and cemetery traditions. You get pan de muerto and atole, with guides available in five languages. November 2 is the key date for the candlelit Alumbrada.

“Nothing like described! The guide was a nice person who really tried but the activity had really nothing. The transportation was very unpleasant and the Mixquic had nothing. Just a cemetery, some info about the día de Los muertos festivities, free time to the food vendors (that are everywhere in Mexico City and you don’t need to travel 5 hours round trip to get to them) and that’s it. Overpriced for what it does (not) offer and basically waste of time.”

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4.The real “Dia de muertos” tour in Mixquic + secret cemetery

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 27 reviews · 9 to 11 hours (approx.) · from $328

Start with tacos, drinks, mariachi, and a singing Catrina aboard a Xochimilco trajinera. Then visit a local cemetery in San Antonio Tecómitl before spending four hours at Mixquic’s candlelit Alumbrada. English guides may include Chandler or Alicia, though names are not guaranteed.

“- expect to have tour with 100+ other people - expect tour to last 14 hours - bring your own food and snacks unless you want mystery meat tacos for lunch - do not go off of the details provided in your confirmation message such as “look for purple umbrellas” as there was nothing like that to identify the group upon arrival - do not expect to be dropped off where you were picked up, despite the confirmation saying otherwise - the hosts were friendly, but none of the tours were guided”

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5.Special Pre-Hispanic Day of the Dead Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · 2 hours to 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $58Top rated

Walk from the Diego Rivera Mural Museum to Templo Mayor with an English-speaking guide such as Ana. In about two hours, connect Mexican history, colonial power, architecture, and Aztec ideas about life and death. Tickets are included, and the tour ends in the Centro Histórico.

“Lots of great history, architecture and information. Covered lot of history from early Spanish to today’s world.”

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6.Day of the Dead House and craft workshop

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · 45 min · from $11Best value

At Casa Día de Muertos near Xochimilco, guide Victor leads you through a colorful house-ofrenda, an active Mexskeletons workshop, and a year-round altar. You’ll see artisans make exported bottles and shot glasses, taste pan de muerto, and learn how Aztec beliefs and Spanish Catholic traditions shaped Día de los Muertos.

“I absolutely loved my tour and seeing the talented artists in the workshop. The guide was so knowledgeable and told me all about Dia de los muertos and the history in Mexico. All the displays were beautiful. And had bread of the dead which was lovely.”

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7.Day of the Dead Tour in Mixquic from Mexico City

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 11 reviews · 8 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $99

Travel from Mexico City to San Andrés Mixquic for an evening of Día de Muertos customs. A multilingual guide such as Adriana helps explain cemetery etiquette, ofrendas, candles, copal, and the November 2 Alumbrada. Round transport, pan de muerto, and atole are included.

“Adriana was an amazing tour guide. The town has so much magic. It’s a really cool experience you won’t get to experience any other time of the year.”

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8.Day of the Dead, Legends & Ghosts Mystery tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $38

This 2.5-hour evening walk links Day of the Dead traditions with legends tied to Hotel MX Centro, the Zócalo, the former Convento de la Concepción, and the House of Tiles. Guides such as Ara, Hector, Carlo, and Adora bring the stories to life in English for groups of up to 15.

“Carlo and Hector were fantastic tour guides. Very animated and knowledgeable. The masks they brought were fun and the stories they shared very interesting. Really loved the house of tiles and Carlo's knowledge of the art. Hector is incredibly knowledgeable about the Aztecs and the rituals!”

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9.Day of the Dead Night in Xochimilco: Dinner & beer tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9 reviews · 2 hours 15 minutes (approx.) · from $135

Meet at Embarcadero Nativitas Zacapa at 6:30 pm for a welcome cocktail, then board a traditional Mexican boat for a themed dinner, beer tasting, and Day of the Dead entertainment. The two-hour outing stays in Xochimilco and ends where it begins.

“The guide and included transportation were nice. I’ve done regular Xochimilco and it was better. I expected to see more light displays as pictured in the ad. Also, I could hear/understand the Catrina and I’m bilingual. For the price, I expected so much more. The food was delicious. Overall, pretty disappointing.”

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10.Day of the Dead in Mixquic Visit the Houses and Altars Pantheon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 4 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $107

Meet in central Mexico City at 2 pm and ride to Mixquic for about four hours of Day of the Dead traditions. You’ll visit local homes, ofrendas, the cemetery, and the town celebration with an English-speaking guide. Guides may include Tan or David, and groups are capped at 20.

“All excellent! A great experience to know "original" Mexico. A pleasure the guides, super friendly and polite.Auto-translated”

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11.Tour cultural e inmersivo en Casa Dia de Muertos

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $11

At Casa Día de Muertos in Xochimilco, your English or Spanish-speaking guide explains the festival’s ancient roots, Spanish-era syncretism, and modern customs. You’ll see altar art, meet the workshop setting behind exported tequila decanter sets, and enjoy snacks during this small-group visit.

“It's worth it if you can't visit CDMX in Day of the Dead season. However, if it is the season, it comes out a little. It should also be noted that apart from the home tour, it is also a craft business, so there is a lot of sales.Auto-translated”

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12.Legendary Day of the Dead Night Show in Xochimilco

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 5 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $75

Travel by air-conditioned vehicle from Fiesta Americana Reforma to Xochimilco for La Llorona, a Spanish and English-supported Day of the Dead show aboard a traditional trajinera. Expect about two hours on site and up to four hours of traffic-heavy transfers. Dinner is not included.

“I was told that pick up time was 5:30pm then they told me 6:00 they also switched the pick up location twice . Upon arriving to the location the guide wasn’t there , she got there late . They made us wait in the car with no ac , the tour guide her english was horrible ( thats acceptable tho) but her organization skills were very poor . She had to count how many people she had in the van like 3 times . she was unprofessional and never apologized or kept us communicated of what was going on. i took two other tours through viator and the guides were…”

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13.Mixquic Day of the Dead Tour in Mexico City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 8 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $89

Travel from central Mexico City to San Andrés Mixquic for an English-guided evening at the Day of the Dead cemetery and town fair. Guide Ricardo leads the cemetery visit before you have free time for the Alumbrada, food, music, games, and dancing. The small group has up to 13 people.

“This tour was incredibly well organized from start to finish, and our guide Ricardo made all the difference. Even though Mixquic was extremely crowded, Ricardo timed everything perfectly - he got us into the cemetery before sunset, gave us a background of the traditions, the church, the courtyard, and advised us to stay inside once we were in because the crowds would get so heavy that we might not find our way back in, which was absolutely the right call. Because of that, we were able to spend the whole evening inside the church and cemetery, surrounded by candles, flowers, families, and tradition. It was beautiful, emotional, and truly unforgettable.…”

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14.Day of the Dead Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.4 · 3 reviews · 8 hours · from $89

Spend eight hours exploring Mexico City on November 1 with an English or Spanish-speaking guide. See illuminated landmarks, visit a cemetery, and ride a trajinera through Xochimilco with live Mariachi music. Transportation, cemetery entry, and the boat ride are included, but food and drinks cost extra.

“Badly organised, a money grabbing gimmick. We were told to wait in line for a bus, and after waiting 30 mins, got on, and then told to get off the bus to join a different one, which we again had to wait for. We left an hour later than the meeting time. The guide was inexperienced, kept asking her co-guide what to say. There was no sightseeing as was listed in the itinerary. The cemetery we went to was frequented by the 10 large coaches they had operating so wasn't an authentic experience. We spent majority of the tour waiting around for 30 mins at a time. The xochimilco canals…”

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