The 8 Best Tolantongo Hot Springs Tours from 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.Tolantongo Caves Small Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 540 reviews · 14 hours · from $92

Spend a long day with a bilingual guide at Hidalgo’s Tolantongo Caves, where warm cliffside pools, waterfalls, cave tunnels, and mountain views fill about four hours. Small groups, roundtrip transport, and optional lunch make this a simple way to reach a remote natural attraction from Mexico City.

“My Tour guide Daniel made the trip the BEST EXPERIENCE! Tolontongo is amazing. It’s worth the trip and this company is really good too. I will definitely be recommending to friends and family.”

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3.Early & Express Tolantongo Hot Springs

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 525 reviews · 13 hours (approx.) · from $125

Leave Mexico City around 4:30 a.m. with a small group of up to 10, led by guides such as Ara, April, or Javier. Arrive at Tolantongo near opening time for pools, caves, tunnel, and river time, then return by late afternoon. Bring cash, water shoes, snacks, and warm clothes.

“We had a great experience, it is one of the best tour we have joined. The driver is very professional, very safe driving. The tour guide Allin is very professional, friendly and organized. She took lots of good photos for us, and she also prepared a surprise gift at the end, she is so sweet. Thank you!”

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4.Tolantongo Caves Hot Springs & Waterfalls Small Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 254 reviews · 14 hours (approx.) · from $89Best value

Travel from Mexico City to Hidalgo’s Tolantongo Caves with an English-speaking guide, then spend about four hours among thermal pools, a hot river, waterfalls, grottos, and mountain views. Guides such as Ada, Alexa, Nina, and Cristian have helped make the long ride informative and easy to manage.

“This was such an amazing experience! So worth it. So our day started off a little rocky because it was raining and seemed like it would be raining all day. Carlo was our tour guide and despite the rain, he worked around all of it and made sure we got to see everything. Some rain didnt ruin our fun! The pools were a little busy so be mindful that you wont have the place to yourself but I dont mind! Rene was our driver and I have to say I have never felt safer. The roads to the Grutas are windy and mountainous but he drove carefully and swiftly and…”

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5.Incredible Tolantongo Grottoes from CDMX

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 177 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $120

Travel from Mexico City to Grutas Tolantongo with an English-speaking guide such as Howard, Fernando, or Juan. Spend the day among hot pools, a warm river, caves, and a waterfall. The air-conditioned ride, park admission, and taxes are included, but meals are extra.

“José was our tour- driver man. He was amazing, he explained to us so many things and it was so easy to spend the entire day with him. Highly recommended to get this excursion, you don't have to drive and you have everything in the schedule to make everything happen in one day. Communications through what’s app were very easy. And the place is SPECTACULAR!!!”

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6.100% private tour to hotsprings Tolantongo from Mexico city

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 150 reviews · 13 hours (approx.) · from $179

Leave Mexico City at 5 a.m. for a private drive to Tolantongo in Hidalgo. Spend about five hours among thermal pools, a grotto, waterfall, tunnel, and blue river. Guides such as Richard, Gabriel, Omar, and Laila handle the long mountain roads and help you make the most of a short visit.

“It was private tour but not guided. We went there with two kids (an infant and a toddler). The guide cum driver came on time to pick us up. The ride was good, the guide did everything to make our journey smooth. We enjoyed at the pools after that. Having booked a private tour we expected that the tour operator would be flexible on time but that was not the case. They were very adamant on five hours and were charging more if we wanted to stay there longer. The tour operator shared this information after we booked the tour. We did not have enough time to cover both the…”

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7.Small Group Tour to the Tolantongo Caves

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 100 reviews · 14 hours · from $138

Travel from Mexico City to Hidalgo with an English- or Spanish-speaking guide such as Daniel, Mario, or Alex. Spend about four hours at Tolantongo, enjoying thermal pools, the cave, river, waterfalls, Paradise Tunnel, and hiking. Bring cash, swimwear, towels, water shoes, and a passport copy.

“Unforgettable experience! Our tour to Tolantongo was absolutely magical, and it wouldn’t have been the same without Alex and Gibrain. They were friendly, professional, and incredibly knowledgeable. From start to finish, they made us feel safe, cared for, and excited about every moment. Their energy and passion for what they do!!”

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8.Travel to Tolantongo: Transportation and tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 98 reviews · 14 hours (approx.) · from $125

Travel from Roma Sur to Grutas de Tolantongo in a small group of up to 12. Guide-led visits cover the cliffside thermal pools, steamy cave, tunnel, waterfalls, river, and hanging bridges. Expect private air-conditioned transport, a very long day, and extra costs for food, towels, and water shoes.

“I wish it was longer. The trip was splendid and I didn’t want it to end. Cecilia was an amazing tour guide. The hot springs were not too busy and we were able to enjoy various pools. Cecilia also guided us through a cave, that was my favorite part.”

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