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The 15 Best Taxco & Cuernavaca Day Trips

31 tours  ·  from $29

A silver town stacked up a hillside and a garden city on the way there. The 15 below differ on the mine visit, how long you get in Taxco itself and how late the minibus gets back, each priced.

Taxco, Cuernavaca & Pre-Hispanic Mine optional visit - Santa Prisca and Taxco’s silver story
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Taxco, Cuernavaca & Pre-Hispanic Mine optional visit

1.Taxco, Cuernavaca & Pre-Hispanic Mine optional visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 597 reviews · 11 hours (approx.) · from $29Our pick

Travel from Mexico City to leafy Cuernavaca and silver-rich Taxco on an English-guided day trip of about 11 hours. See a 16th-century monastery, Santa Prisca, a silver workshop, and, if selected, an authentic pre-Hispanic mine. Group and private options are available.

“Taxco was beautiful and worth the trip. However, this tour could be improved. There was way too much time waiting for other people on the tour (who were always late!) and we had a traffic jam. As a result it seemed like a lot of time just getting around and waiting. There was almost no time to explore Taxco if you do the mine and spend some time in the silver shop. Lunch was pretty mediocre and we actually had to walk out of our “breakfast” because it was time to resume the tour before the food arrived! My recommendation would be to do a private tour or just go…”

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Mexico City: Taxco & Cuernavaca Tour with Pre-Hispanic Mine - Santa Prisca and the grand face of Taxco
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Mexico City: Taxco & Cuernavaca Tour with Pre-Hispanic Mine

2.Taxco & Cuernavaca Tour with Pre-Hispanic Mine

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 271 reviews · 10 hours · from $29

Travel from Mexico City to Cuernavaca and Taxco with a bilingual guide, then descend by mining elevator into a 150-meter pre-Hispanic tunnel. You’ll see Santa Prisca, browse Taxco’s silver workshops, and learn about life before the Spanish conquest. Choose transportation only or an option with guided visits and mine entry.

“Excellent, Alicia is very knowledgeable and friendly. She did a great Job”

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From Mexico City: 10-Hour Cuernavaca and Taxco Tour - Leaving Mexico City early
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From Mexico City: 10-Hour Cuernavaca and Taxco Tour

3.10-Hour Cuernavaca and Taxco Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 133 reviews · 10 - 12 hours · from $60

Travel from Mexico City to warm Cuernavaca and hilltop Taxco with a bilingual guide. See the 16th-century cathedral complex, Santa Prisca Church, cobblestone streets, silver workshops, outdoor markets, and sunset near Taxco’s main plaza. Expect a long shared tour with limited Cuernavaca time.

“Amazing tour. Our tour guide Javier García was awesome!”

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Cuernavaca and Taxco Tour from Mexico City - Silver workshops and the shopping question
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Cuernavaca and Taxco Tour from Mexico City

4.Cuernavaca and Taxco Tour from Mexico City

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 88 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $51

Spend about 10 hours touring Cuernavaca and Taxco from Mexico City with a bilingual guide. See Cuernavaca’s cathedral and Palace of Cortes, visit Santa Prisca in Taxco, browse silver workshops, and add a buffet lunch. Guides may include Eduardo, Gabriela, Julieta, or Esteban.

“Taxco is very beautiful, colonial, the guide was excellent, cobblestone streets, recommended place, lots of silver jewelryAuto-translated”

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6-Night Best of Central Mexico Tour: Teotihuacan Pyramids, Taxco, Cuernavaca and Puebla from Mexico City - Day 1: A simple arrival in Mexico City
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6-Night Best of Central Mexico Tour: Teotihuacan Pyramids, Taxco, Cuernavaca and Puebla from Mexico City

5.6-Night Best of Central Mexico Tour: Teotihuacan Pyramids, Taxco, Cuernavaca and Puebla from Mexico City

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 58 reviews · 7 days (approx.) · from $685

Spend six nights in Mexico City with airport transfers, breakfast, bilingual guides, and day trips to Teotihuacan, Taxco, Cuernavaca, Puebla, Cholula, Xochimilco, and Coyoacan. Guides such as Eduardo, Humberto, Jaime, Javier, and Miguel have led past departures. Expect strong coverage, long road days, and changing schedules.

“Mexitours did a phenomenal job for me, organizationally from front to back. I booked this multi-day tour last minute and Luis and Silvia coordinated everything and customized my program to fit my schedule, including airport pickup dates and additional activity. They also did an excellent job with logistics which often is a weakness for some other companies. Everyone, especially my new friends tour leaders Jaime and Javier, were courteous, knowledgeable, and passionate about showing us the beauty of their country. I highly recommend them.”

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Cacahuamilpa Caves and Taxco: Private & Small Groups From Mexico City - What the private vehicle adds to an 11-hour day
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Cacahuamilpa Caves and Taxco: Private & Small Groups From Mexico City

6.Cacahuamilpa Caves and Taxco: Private & Small Groups From Mexico City

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 54 reviews · 11 hours (approx.) · from $191

Leave Mexico City at 7 a.m. for Cacahuamilpa’s cool, humid caverns, then walk Taxco’s steep cobbled streets with time to explore. Private transport, an English-speaking host, and a maximum of 10 people keep the day flexible. Guides such as Ulises, Javier, and Cesar are often praised for their care.

“Tour guide was very good, spoke very well English. This trip is amazing, the caves are huge and the city of Taxco is amazing. Can definitely recommend this trip!”

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Small Group: The Magical Colonial Towns of Taxco and Cuernavaca - Starting the day: confirm your pickup arrangement
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Small Group: The Magical Colonial Towns of Taxco and Cuernavaca

7.Small Group: The Magical Colonial Towns of Taxco and Cuernavaca

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 46 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $89

Spend about 10 hours visiting Cuernavaca and Taxco from Mexico City in a small group of up to 15 people. An English-speaking guide handles the route, while you see colonial churches, shop for Taxco silver, and choose where to eat lunch.

“Taxco is a lovely place. However this tour will NOT allow you to see how magical it is. This is one of those tours where they take you to shops to try to sell you merchandise and the tour guides receive commission. The only emblematic spot your visit in Taxco is zocalo. If you want to truly experience Taxco DO NOT take this tour.”

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Tour to Taxco and Cuernavaca - Cuernavaca is a brief historical pause
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Tour to Taxco and Cuernavaca

8.Tour to Taxco and Cuernavaca

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 39 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $51

Travel from Mexico City to Cuernavaca and Taxco in an air-conditioned vehicle with a guide and a group of up to 15. Expect a brief cathedral stop in Cuernavaca, a longer visit to Taxco, silver shopping, lunch at your own cost, and possible guides such as Alan, Juan, José, or Alejandro.

“Taxco is a beautiful old town. I loved wandering around the hilly streets. Bought some silver jewellery from one on the many silver stores. The place we were taken to was very expensive, but others were reasonable. Make sure to check for the 925 stamp. Also we skipped the restaurant we were taken to (expensive) and got a taco elsewhere. Worth the trip.”

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Mexico City: Cacahuamilpa Caves and Taxco Small-Group Tour - Taxco from the hills: views before the old town
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Mexico City: Cacahuamilpa Caves and Taxco Small-Group Tour

9.Cacahuamilpa Caves and Taxco Small-Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 35 reviews · 11 hours · from $192

Travel from the Angel of Independence to Cacahuamilpa Caves and Taxco in a group of up to 15. A certified guide leads you through cave formations, Santa Prisca, silver workshops, and colonial streets. Ulises has earned special praise, though lunch and the cable car cost extra.

“We had a great day out in the company of Ulises, a kind, thoughtful, polite and informative driver/guide who really helped make the day. If you are thinking of making a trip to the caves......which are magnificent... and Taxco, take this tour, you can't go wrong”

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Mexico City: Full-Day Taxco and Cuernavaca Tour - Starting in Mexico City: pickup and the first drive
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Mexico City: Full-Day Taxco and Cuernavaca Tour

10.Full-Day Taxco and Cuernavaca Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 34 reviews · 12 hours · from $56

Travel from Mexico City to Cuernavaca and Taxco in an air-conditioned van with an English or Spanish-speaking guide. See Cuernavaca’s old cathedral, Taxco’s Santa Prisca Church, silver workshops, and colonial streets. Guides such as Teresa, José, and Katya have led recent departures.

“muy buen transporte, y la guía doña Teresa muy amable y excelente sus explicaciones y el chófer el señor Raúl muy amable y atento.”

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Puebla, Cholula & Tonantzintla Plus Taxco, Cuernavaca & Mine, 2 day Combo - Talavera pottery in Puebla
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Puebla, Cholula & Tonantzintla Plus Taxco, Cuernavaca & Mine, 2 day Combo

11.Puebla, Cholula & Tonantzintla Plus Taxco, Cuernavaca & Mine, 2 day Combo

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 32 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $129

Travel from Mexico City to Cholula, Puebla, Taxco, and a pre-Hispanic mine with English or Spanish guides. See Tonantzintla’s ornate church, Puebla’s Talavera pottery and historic center, then descend 150 meters underground before exploring Taxco’s silver shops and Santa Prisca.

“This is a two day tour. Tour guides Francisco and Kevin were outstanding. First day tour with Francisco to Puebla and Cholula was excellent but got delayed due to picking up people at various locations. This was the problem with all tours I purchased from this company. Coming back got caught in the traffic and it was 5 hours of torture sitting in the bus. Wish we had taken a break in between. This was unusual. On second day tour with Kevin was good and he is very good. People person! He even accommodated drivers female friend to sit on the front passenger seat and he sat on a small…”

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Silver City of Taxco: Full Day Tour from Mexico City - What the Santa Prisca visit adds
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Silver City of Taxco: Full Day Tour from Mexico City

12.Silver City of Taxco: Full Day Tour from Mexico City

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 28 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $84

Leave Mexico City at 9 a.m. for a full day in Cuernavaca and Taxco. With a bilingual guide, round-trip transport, Santa Prisca Church, a silver workshop, free time, and tequila and mezcal tasting, you get a useful first look at central Mexico beyond the capital.

“My only complaint is that the tour should include a rest stop on the way back to Mexico City. The ride was over 3 hours.”

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Full Day: Taxco and Cuernavaca - Cuernavaca and the Franciscan Cathedral
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Full Day: Taxco and Cuernavaca

13.Full Day: Taxco and Cuernavaca

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 24 reviews · 10 to 12 hours (approx.) · from $56

Travel from Mexico City to Cuernavaca and Taxco in an air-conditioned vehicle with a guide and a maximum of 14 guests. See Cuernavaca’s Franciscan cathedral, Taxco’s silver workshops, and Santa Prisca Church. Confirm English service and pickup details by WhatsApp before departure.

“Taxco is just lovely, a typical mining town! Guide had a lot of knowledge. The ride is a little long but worthwhile.”

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Taxco and Cuernavaca Day Trip - A quick hour in Cuernavaca’s center
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Taxco and Cuernavaca Day Trip

14.Taxco and Cuernavaca Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 23 reviews · 11 hours (approx.) · from $58

Travel from Mexico City to Cuernavaca and Taxco in a small group of up to 12. Visit old churches, browse Taxco silver, and get free time in both towns. Guides such as Abner, Dante, and Adan have led past departures, but expect a long day with plenty of driving.

“The operator made a mistake and booked us on the wrong tour when I refused to go on the tour they booked me on I refused to get off the tour bus, after half hour of refusing to get off the bus they found sister company and put me on the similar but inferior tour, when I reached out to Viator explaining what happened the response was “ you complained and kicked but you got what you wanted so what’s the problem” Viator and this operator is a disasterous combo please do yourself a favor and book with another operator and not with Viator because they obviously won’t support you…”

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COMBO - Guadalupe Shrine & Teotihuacan Pyramids + Taxco (2 days) - The Basilica of Guadalupe adds a living religious story
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COMBO – Guadalupe Shrine & Teotihuacan Pyramids + Taxco (2 days)

15.COMBO – Guadalupe Shrine & Teotihuacan Pyramids + Taxco (2 days)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $108Top rated

You’ll visit Teotihuacan’s pyramids, the Basilica of Guadalupe, Cuernavaca, and Taxco over two days with Mexitours. Expect shared transportation, a bilingual guide, admission to key attractions, and long sightseeing days. Guide Jaime receives especially strong praise for his lively historical commentary.

“Pyramids: the pryamids was by far the best experience. Our tour guide was exceptionally knowledgeable and passionate on Mexican history. We learned a great deal. Mexitours, who organized everything, was professional and responsive to our needs. We purchased the plan that included lunch which we felt was a good idea. Taxco and Cuernavaca: our tour guide was exceptional, especially as he transitioned from Spanish to English. He was full of enthusiasm and a great story teller. We enjoyed seeing parts of Mexico that we would not see on our own and the churches and points of interest were very informative and beautiful. However, the one thing that we found off…”

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