Cancun Private Street Art Tour: Discover Underground Art and Graffiti culture

Immerse yourself in the vibrant underground street art scene of Cancun on a private tour. Discover the stories behind the masterpieces, learn the language of graffiti, and engage in thought-provoking conversations about art and culture.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Highlights
  • Arte Garden - After gathering for an introduction, we will cover about ten - twelve blocks of flat terrain for a fascinating history of the city. Along the way, you’ll see different pieces of street art and local sights.
What's Included
  • Private group
  • Bilingual art guide
  • Guided walking tour
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Highlights:

• Embark on an immersive excursion into the clandestine world of street art guided by an art connoisseur
• Uncover the narratives and creators behind extraordinary street art pieces
• Enjoy an artistic journey with the companionship of friends and relatives

What to expect:

Throughout our exploration of Cancun’s core, we will unveil an alternative, less conventional Cancun. Your knowledgeable art guide will reveal to you the locations of significant street art, recount the tales associated with them, and identify the creators. You’ll grasp the vernacular of graffiti culture, witness the latest and most impactful creations from top graffiti maestros, learn why street artists choose to make their mark on city walls, and participate in an engaging discourse around art, society, ethics, and powerful messages.

As our expedition concludes, we’ll reflect on the metamorphosis of the neighborhood and come away with an enriched comprehension of the Mexican art landscape.

Please note this outing is conducted as a private tour and necessitates a minimum of three participants or a reservation for three in cases where there are fewer than three attendees.

Location
Jardín del Arte Cancun
Orquídeas (Rtno. 6)
If you are coming from the Hotel Zone, take bus R1 and get off next to Parque las Palapas. Cross the park and a block away on the left side you will see a small square Jardin del Arte with the graffiti and murals. It's just on the front of Quetzal Hostel. We will be waiting for you in this square.
Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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Matthew_s
Jul 31, 2024
Highly Recommend! - John was our tour guide and we had a great time! He gives a thorough and engaging history of Cancún and Mexico through the street art and architecture of the city, as well as the background of different local artists. I’d recommend doing this tour early on your vacation, especially if you are staying in the hotel zone, as you will get a much more authentic view of Cancún as well as recommendations of where to eat authentic food and places to visit. Thank you John for a great morning :)
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Opisman
Feb 18, 2024
A nice walk - A nice walk (but it is almost 2 two-hour walk, so be prepared) around Cancun with seeing many murals. If street art is of interest to you - this will be a pearl of the visiting Cancun. By ourselves, we would not find even a small portion of it and would know no historical facts behind it.
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Bethd0
Jan 25, 2024
Great experience exploring Cancun looking at great art with an impressive local artist - What a wonderful experience. I was on a very nice resort that someone else picked. I really questioned as I was heading into town if I was making the best use of my time by leaving. Man oh man was this tour with it. Firstly I love street art and have been on several street at walking tours in other places so I knew what I was going for but Jon @jonathanbautista was an excellent tour guide, an artist himself and resident of cancun I felt like I really understood so much more context of the city and the past five years of the city in a way I never would have otherwise. He was fantastic and let me prattle on about comparisons to Toronto very graciously ( I was the only one on my tour so I wasn't annoying anyone else I promise.) There is some shockingly good artist in Cancun - I knew there would be but the layering and layering of culture and symbolism and sheer beauty in the work totally bowled me over. I felt safe at every point of the tour and we didn't go anywhere remotely dangerous. He also had great Paleta recommendations. I am thinking about going back to Cancun and it's because of this experience. Otherwise it kind of felt like any other resort vacation. This made Cancun feel like a destination city in and of itself. I got recommendations from residents to use uber and not cabs. This is what I did and felt very safe and had good experiences using uber both ways.
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Evan
Dec 21, 2023
Would do again 10/10 times - John was the best tour guide! Highly recommend this. A great opportunity to explore the rich culture and have an authentic Mexican experience.
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Olga
May 20, 2023
What a delight! - Street art tour is he best way to explore neighborhoods of Cancun, since being such a young city it cannot offer much signature places in terms of history or architecture. But the artistic arena is great and this tour helped us to discover Cancun from new perspective by enjoying masterpieces of local and international artists through graffiti and murals. Michelle, our guide, who is an artist herself took good care of us introducing us to the vibrant forms and colors of the Cancun’s street art scene. Highly recommended if you’d like to treat yourself with something more than only beach life :)
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Kelly_s
Feb 25, 2023
Wonderful way to spend the morning! - John was wonderful! Very informative about the area and history of Cancun. He had a unique perspective since he is an artist and photographer, and was able to give insight on the murals.
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Frozee_dublin
Feb 19, 2023
Amazing - The tour was perfectly timed and very informative. We had opportunities to take as many photos as we wanted. Very relaxed atmosphere, lovely tour guide, would recommend this tour to all. Thank you Michelle for showing us around downtown Cancun. It was an absolute pleasure to meet you and to learn so much about the murals that we saw on our tour.
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Melissa19852014
Dec 8, 2022
FANTASTIC! You won’t be disappointed! - John was our tour guide and what a pleasure! You won’t be disappointed!! Beautiful art, great conversation!!! Very knowledgeable, we had a wonderful experience!!
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Excursion26867912761
Oct 21, 2022
Highly recommend! - Excellent tour! This was my 3rd time doing it and it’s different each time. I highly recommend this! The insight of what message the artist is sending, techniques used in their art and even some history of Cancun!
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Esh82022
Oct 5, 2022
Amazing tour!! - My husband and I enjoyed our art tour very much!! The art was beautiful and each piece had a detailed story behind it, which we would not have gotten without our guide, John. John was super knowledgeable of the area and even showed us a quesadilla restaurant he recommended on our route (we stopped there for lunch after the tour, it was delicious)! Definitely recommend this tour and John if you want to venture outside Hotel Zone and see some authentic Mexican culture.😊
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