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The 15 Best Tours & Day Trips in Mexico City

204 tours  ·  from $10

Everything with a guide, a boat or a minibus attached, in one list. The 15 below are the ones worth a whole day, priced and timed, with the rest of the catalogue underneath.

Teotihuacan, Guadalupe Shrine & Tlatelolco Day Tour with Lunch - Meeting in central Mexico City
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Teotihuacan, Guadalupe Shrine & Tlatelolco Day Tour with Lunch

1.Teotihuacan, Guadalupe Shrine & Tlatelolco Day Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11,603 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $39Our pick

Spend about nine hours with an English-speaking guide such as Alicia, Gio, or Leonardo, visiting Tlatelolco, the Guadalupe Shrine, an obsidian workshop, and Teotihuacan. Round-trip transport and site admission are included. Add the buffet lunch, or choose the private option for hotel pickup.

“David was such an amazing and informative tour guide, loved all the activities at Tenochtitlan and learning about the many uses of the maguey plant! Definitely well paced and wrapped up by dinner time.”

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Teotihuacan Early Access Guided Tour with optional Lunch - Pyramid views and steep walking
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Teotihuacan Early Access Guided Tour with optional Lunch

2.Teotihuacan Early Access Guided Tour with optional Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6,138 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $39

Leave central Mexico City at 6:20 a.m. for an early visit to Teotihuacan, where guides such as Alan, Antonio, Lily, and Alex explain the pyramids, murals, and Avenue of the Dead. The day also includes an obsidian workshop and tequila tasting, with an optional restaurant lunch.

“Great tour with Alicia and Francisco. Informative and fun. We really enjoyed the tour around teotihuacan.”

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Mexico City: Teotihuacan, Tlatelolco & Guadalupe Shrine Tour - Tlatelolco: Mexico City’s archaeological warning
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Mexico City: Teotihuacan, Tlatelolco & Guadalupe Shrine Tour

3.Teotihuacan, Tlatelolco & Guadalupe Shrine Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 3,773 reviews · from $49

Spend nine hours exploring Tlatelolco, the Basilica of Guadalupe, and Teotihuacan with an English or Spanish-speaking guide. Expect a mix of archaeology, Catholic tradition, tequila and agave tasting, Mexican food, music, and free time. Guides such as Alex, Lili, Alicia, and Alan are often praised for lively storytelling.

“Wonderful trip with Alex and Francisco! Both were super knowledgeable about the sites, would absolutely recommend them. The tour included a lot for the price.”

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CDMX: Xochimilco, Coyoacan, Frida Kahlo Museum & Murals Tour - The artisan cooperative stop
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CDMX: Xochimilco, Coyoacan, Frida Kahlo Museum & Murals Tour

4.Xochimilco, Coyoacan, Frida Kahlo Museum & Murals Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 3,025 reviews · from $89

Spend 10 hours with bilingual guides such as Alex, Rodrigo, or Leonardo exploring Coyoacán, Casa Azul, UNAM’s murals, and Xochimilco. Choose the Frida Kahlo Museum and lunch options carefully, since the cheapest fare includes neither.

“This was a great tour with Leo & Alan they both handled the large group very well and were timely and interactive without being too much. They were both very knowledgeable. I traveled with 3 adults, 1 preteen, 1 teen, and an infant. We booked the full experience tour and it was extremely accomodating to all of us. It's a good tour if you want to hit a few spots but I'll add if you want a full experience on the Trajineras I would look for a different tour because this one felt short and a bit rushed. I definitely recommend getting the tour with the Frida Kahlo tickets included…”

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Hot Air Balloon Flight with Breakfast Cave and Pyramids Tour - A serious early start from Mexico City
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Hot Air Balloon Flight with Breakfast Cave and Pyramids Tour

5.Hot Air Balloon Flight with Breakfast Cave and Pyramids Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,066 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $140

Start before dawn with Mexico City pickup or meet at the balloonport. Fly 30 to 50 minutes above Teotihuacan, toast with sparkling wine, eat breakfast beneath a natural cave, taste tequila, pulque, and mezcal, then tour the pyramids with a local guide such as José Julio.

“We went for the 4 am ride. It was perfectly timed with the sunrise. The driver who transported us was kind and punctual. The meals after the balloon ride were delicious and the ruins were informative and engaging!”

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Teotihuacan Private Tour from Mexico City - The Pyramid of the Sun and the ceremonial center
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Teotihuacan Private Tour from Mexico City

6.Teotihuacan Private Tour from Mexico City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,890 reviews · 1 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $140

Leave your Mexico City hotel at 8:00 am in a private, air-conditioned vehicle and explore Teotihuacán with an English-speaking guide. Expect the Pyramid of the Moon, Pyramid of the Sun, Feathered Serpent Temple, murals, and a tasting of pulque, tequila, and mezcal. Guides may include Aldo, Ivan, Noah, or Fermin.

“Excellant experience, tailored to what we wanted. Comfortable car, on time pivk-up, pleasant conversation, and a great experience once we got there.”

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Balloon flight with breakfast in Cave and Pyramids tour from CDMX - Waiting at the Volando Alto balloon port
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Balloon flight with breakfast in Cave and Pyramids tour from CDMX

7.Balloon flight with breakfast in Cave and Pyramids tour from CDMX

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,504 reviews · 3 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $148

Leave CDMX before dawn for a 45-minute hot-air-balloon flight near Teotihuacan, followed by breakfast in a natural cave, mezcal and tequila tasting, and time at the pyramids. Guides such as Gio, Jess, Adi, and Carlos have earned praise, but expect possible delays and shopping stops.

“Balloon was great but we didn’t land near the pyramids. Also booking the breakfast and the transportation is unnecessary given that it’s not that expensive to Uber to and from the location. There’s a lot of transit between the office the airfield the landing area back to the airfield and then back to the office before ever getting to the pyramids. The ride itself was awesome.”

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Chapultepec Castle & Anthropology Museum Tour - Starting at the National Museum of Anthropology
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Chapultepec Castle & Anthropology Museum Tour

8.Chapultepec Castle & Anthropology Museum Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,348 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $79

Spend about five hours exploring Mexico City’s Anthropology Museum and Chapultepec Castle with an English-speaking guide. See the Aztec Stone of the Sun, Olmec heads, royal apartments, murals, carriages, and sweeping city views. Guides such as Leonardo, Ligia, Gio, and Antonio are praised for clear, engaging history lessons.

“This was a painful experience, a waste of $445.00. The guide had the most rudimentary English, impossible for the teens to understand, irritating for the adults since our guide had no background in art or history so all we came away with was what we read on the plaques.”

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Historic Downtown Walking Tour - Templo Mayor and the city beneath the city
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Historic Downtown Walking Tour

9.Historic Downtown Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,289 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $26

Explore Mexico City’s historic center on foot with a certified local guide. In about three hours, you’ll visit the Zócalo, Templo Mayor ruins, Metropolitan Cathedral, Palacio Postal, Plaza Manuel Tolsá, and Bellas Artes. Guides such as Estefania, Emiliano, Mar, and Nadia are praised for clear history, culture, and food tips.

“Stephanie was most informative and easy to understand as our tour guide. She was very helpful for us to understand the transition of Mexico and Mexico City from the Aztecs to present day. The architecture that has shaped the city as well as the cultural transitions through the years has shaped Mexico. This is the perfect tour to take if this is your first time to Mexico to learn the basics. It opened our eyes to understanding Mexico City. You would be very fortunate if you got Stefania as your tour guide. She is awesome.”

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Full-Day Tour Exploring the Waters of Tolantongo - The 5:45am start from Mexico City
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Full-Day Tour Exploring the Waters of Tolantongo

10.Full-Day Tour Exploring the Waters of Tolantongo

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

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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Historic Center Food Tour in Mexico City - San Juan Market: three first tastes
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Historic Center Food Tour in Mexico City

11.Historic Center Food Tour in Mexico City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,263 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $115

Spend about five hours eating through Mexico City’s Centro Histórico with a small group of up to 10. Guides such as Ángel, Tania, Jimena, and Josette lead you from San Juan Market to street stalls, cantinas, historic sites, Chinatown, and Dulcería de Celaya, with food and drinks included.

“Angel provided a great tour of some unique traditional food we thoroughly enjoyed the tour. Angel was very knowledgeable and a great host. Highly recommended!”

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The best tour to Teotihuacán from Mexico City - The first stop: mezcal, tequila, and local stones
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The best tour to Teotihuacán from Mexico City

12.The best tour to Teotihuacán from Mexico City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,236 reviews · 6 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $50

Visit Teotihuacán with a certified English or Spanish-speaking guide, see the Sun and Moon pyramids, taste regional mezcal and tequila, and stop for lunch. The $50.70 group tour includes transport and admission, but pickup delays, cramped vans, and a long shopping stop are important considerations.

“A guide was very good - Susan; she was kind, polite and new many information about the site. driver was driving too fast considering the van condition which was awful; too much time spent for shoping and the restaurant was not good with a min tip of 15%. The meals they served did not match with the descriptions they had in their menu.”

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Mexico City: Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour - Start with Historic Downtown and the main city sights
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Mexico City: Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour

13.Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,043 reviews · 1 - 2 days · from $21Best value

Use one bracelet to ride four Turibus routes through Mexico City’s Historic Downtown, Polanco, southern neighborhoods, and Basilica district. The open-top buses include multilingual audio, a children’s channel, and stops near museums, Coyoacán, Frida Kahlo Museum, Zócalo, Chapultepec, and Guadalupe Basilica.

“The meeting point was easy to find. The bus were clean and in a good shape. The staff was friendly and very cooperative. I will book again!”

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Mexico City: Historic Downtown Walking Tour - Meeting at the Zócalo
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Mexico City: Historic Downtown Walking Tour

14.Historic Downtown Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,039 reviews · 3 hours · from $26

Spend three hours walking Mexico City’s Centro Histórico with a local English or Spanish-speaking guide. See the Metropolitan Cathedral, Zócalo, Templo Mayor ruins, Palace of Fine Arts, ornate Post Office, stained-glass department store, and a traditional bakery. Guides such as Emiliano, Mar, and Nadia are praised for clear stories and practical food tips.

“This was a wonderful introduction tour to the historic center of Mexico City! Emiliano was very knowledgeable and engaging — would highly recommend!”

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Anthropology Museum Guided Tour - Olmec heads and the cultures before the Mexica
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Anthropology Museum Guided Tour

15.Anthropology Museum Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,035 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $39

Spend about 2.5 hours with an English-speaking guide at Mexico City’s National Museum of Anthropology. Guides such as Alan, Ligia, Leonardo, and Antonio have earned praise for clear storytelling, though group size, meeting procedures, and English clarity can vary.

“I believe that a tour guide is needed at this museum if you can't read Spanish since only 25% of the signs are translated to English. This is definitely not the tour to choose though. This tour was a large group of 20+ people. Our guide Hector was not great. He spent as much time doing crowd work as he did actually telling us about the cool artifacts. This tour is 2.5 hours long but I feel that I only received 1 hour of good explanations. He kept saying "this is hard to explain" at every stop we made. You would expect that a tour guide would be able to…”

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