Mexico City: Historic Downtown Walking Tour
🏎 Why We Picked This
gygIdeal for a Friday morning cultural fix before heading to the track for the afternoon practice sessions. At 3 hours, it provides a solid overview of the historic downtown without risking missing the high-octane action at the Autódromo.
⚡ Race-week favourite — books out early
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Tour in English
$26 per person
Tour in Spanish
$26 per person
Mexico City: Historic Downtown Walking Tour
From $26 per person
About this experience
Join a morning walking tour and discover Mexico City’s historic downtown alongside a local guide. See the area’s most important landmarks and learn about Mexico's fascinating history.
Get a fascinating introduction to Mexico City and its historic downtown on a walking tour. Follow a certified and local guide and visit important landmarks like the Metropolitan Cathedral, the ruins of the ancient Aztec city, and the impressive Post Office building. Learn about Mexico’s culture from your experienced guide, who will introduce you to the city’s 700+ years of history, its eclectic architecture, and colorful traditions. Start your tour of the 'Centro Histórico', a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987, inside the Metropolitan Cathedral, which was the biggest church in the Americas for over 3 centuries. Walk on the giant Zocalo square, referred to as the heart of Mexico, and see the resting place of the Spanish conqueror Hernan Cortes. Stand next to the ruins of the ancient Aztec city. Continue onto the mesmerizing Post Office Building and then marvel at the beautiful architecture of the Palace of Fine Arts. Step inside a traditional Mexican bakery to see, and taste if you’d like, the incredible variety of typical Mexican sweet bread.
Highlights
- ✓Discover Mexico City’s historic downtown alongside a local guide
- ✓Go inside the Metropolitan Cathedral and the beautiful Post Office Building
- ✓See the ruins the ancient Aztec city and explore the Zocalo square
- ✓Visit an amazing department store with a extravagant stain-glass ceiling
- ✓Marvel at the bread choices inside a traditional Mexican bakery
What's included
- ✓Walking tour of downtown
- ✓Local guide
Not included
- ✕Tips (optional)
- ✕Transportation to and from the meeting point
- ✕Food and drinks
Good to know
This tour operates rain or shine This tour is not recommended for people with baby strollers
Getting there
Meet us in front of McDonald’s in Zocalo Main Square. Look for the white umbrellas from “Mexico a Pie Walking Tours” guides. Search 'Meeting Point Mexico a Pie' in Google Maps. We'll wait minutes before: morning tour: 9:30am; afternoon tour: 4:30pm. Please provide a valid cellphone number.
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“Arturo did such an amazing job showing us all around the down town area. giving us extra information. answering all our questions! my wife is learning Spanish and he would translate the couple things she didn't understand and go back from Spanish to English. amazing tour guide can't recommend him enough.”
“Great experience with Daniela. She was very knowledgeable, answered every question and was kind”
“Excellent our tour guide was great very knowledgeable. I enjoyed every moment of the guide.”
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Excellent our tour guide was great very knowledgeable. I enjoyed every moment of the guide.
Great experience with Daniela. She was very knowledgeable, answered every question and was kind
Arturo did such an amazing job showing us all around the down town area. giving us extra information. answering all our questions! my wife is learning Spanish and he would translate the couple things she didn't understand and go back from Spanish to English. amazing tour guide can't recommend him enough.