Mexico City Half-Day Tour with Museum of Anthropology

Highlights

Following pickup from centrally located hotels in Mexico City, you're taken on a tour of the Centro Histórico, or historical center, listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. See the National Palace (Palacio Nacional), home to murals by famed painter Diego Rivera; the Templo Mayor, a 13th-century Aztec temple; and the Metropolitan Cathedral (Catedral Metropolitana), a 16th-century colonial landmark. Get acquainted with the Zócalo, or main square, formally named Plaza de la Constitución (Constitution Square). You're also accompanied to Reforma Boulevard, Chapultepec Park, and the residential neighborhood of Zona Rosa (Pink Zone). After your city walking tour, gain admission to the National Anthropology Museum (Museo Nacional de Antropologia). Here, five rooms exhibit Mexican history and culture throughout the years and your guide points out the highlights. Your tour concludes with hotel drop-off.

Summary

Following pickup from centrally located hotels in Mexico City, you're taken on a tour of the Centro Histórico, or historical center, listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. See the National Palace (Palacio Nacional), home to murals by famed painter Diego Rivera; the Templo Mayor, a 13th-century Aztec temple; and the Metropolitan Cathedral (Catedral Metropolitana), a 16th-century colonial landmark. Get acquainted with the Zócalo, or main square, formally named Plaza de la Constitución (Constitution Square). You're also accompanied to Reforma Boulevard, Chapultepec Park, and the residential neighborhood of Zona Rosa (Pink Zone). After your city walking tour, gain admission to the National Anthropology Museum (Museo Nacional de Antropologia). Here, five rooms exhibit Mexican history and culture throughout the years and your guide points out the highlights. Your tour concludes with hotel drop-off.

Tour info

Duration

5 hours

Why take this tour?

Visit and know the wonderful historical downtown of Mexico City with its most important sites such as National Palace, Zocalo, Aztec Major Temple and much more. Plus, visit the museum of anthropology.

What’s included?

Driver/guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
Entry/Admission - Museo Nacional de Antropologia
Food and drinks
Gratuities

Things to know

Before you book

Duration: 5h
Mobile tickets accepted
Instant confirmation

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

Operator Website

Operated by:

Mexitours Day Tours Mexico City

About operator:

Mexico offers unlimited possibilities for all visitors: a great culture, ancient and modern, nature, beaches, sun, history, archaeology, religion, hospitality and the friendly smile that characterizes its people. These factors cause that our visitors get involved in the Magic of Mexico, and all the people return again and again to always discover new things and places in our country. Surely, our visitors will find what they are looking for… festivals of color, historical sites, wonderful mountains, beaches, delicious exotic food, the world famous tequila and mezcal, and the famous music of Mariachis. Mexitours, opens the doors of Mexico to discover the wealth and splendor left by the; Aztecs, Mayans, Olmecas, Zapotecas, Toltecas and many other civilizations, that definitely marked our own roots and created what Mexico is today. With Mexitours, you will discover all the wonders offered by the Colonial Cultures in the different cities such as: Veracruz, Morelia, Mexico City, Oaxaca, San Cristóbal de las Casas, San Miguel de Allende, Querétaro, Guadalajara, Mérida, Guanajuato, Cuernavaca, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes and many more amazing magic towns and world heritage sites, declared by UNESCO. As a matter of fact, you may require years to discover Mexico... Its nature, its flora and its fauna, the majestic Sierras Madres, its volcanoes, its tropical forests, its deserts, lagoons, lakes and rivers, the Pacific Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, the Cortez sea, and the Caribbean sea.