Private Tour to Cholula and Puebla: Historical Sites Close to Mexico City

Embark on a private tour to Cholula and Puebla, two historical sites near Mexico City. Explore the impressive archaeological zone of Cholula and visit the Church of Santa María Tonantzintla. Discover the World Heritage City of Puebla, home to the Cathedral, Rosario Chapel, and the Palafoxiana Library.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Great Pyramid of Cholula - The Archaeological Zone of Cholula has three areas enabled for its public visit, firstly the Site Museum of the Archaeological Zone of Cholula with its three permanent exhibition halls; secondly, the route inside the tunnel inside the Great Pyramid that consists of approximately 280 meters of route in the same plane,…
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Private tour
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch included
  • Expert driver/guide
What's Not Included
  • Drinks in Restaurant
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Embark on a full-day expedition to two significant and visually stunning historical landmarks: Cholula and Puebla, merely a two-hour travel from Mexico City. Experience the remarkable archaeological zone of Cholula, acknowledged for being one of the world’s most expansive as it was constructed on natural terrain, and it reflects the unification of two…

Location
Great Pyramid of Cholula
Calle 11 Nte. 1005,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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James_g
Dec 13, 2024
Great trip - Carlos was an excellent guide and very knowledgeable. We learned a lot and had a very enjoyable day.
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Sammi_n
Nov 14, 2024
Incredible day tour! - Wonderful day escape from CDMX to explore the beauty of Mexico! Carlos was our guide and he was terrific! Knowledgeable about everything Mexico! Every question we asked, he always had a response for. Since this was a private tour, we were able to modify the itinerary to make sure we could squeeze in a visit to Museo Internacional del Barrocco, which is a must for an architect need like me. Highly recommend this tour! Ask for Carlos as your guide!
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Michael_g
Jul 23, 2024
What a great day - Our guide Bruno was fantastic. His knowledge and easy manner made the trip a delight. Mr Augustine navigated some bad traffic with ease.
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Willie_r
Jul 6, 2024
Best tour to Puebla! - Awesome tour to Cholula and Puebla! Our guide, Bruno, was amazing. Bruno has a wealth of knowledge and is ready to answer any questions you might have. Bruno studied history and you can tell that he is very passionate about his work. Also, our group had older people that took longer to walk but Bruno was very patient and accommodating. Our driver, Lalo, was also great. He was also patient, our way back to Mexico City we ran into heavy traffic so what normally would take 3 hours took us almost 5 hours. These guys are awesome, highly recommend this tour!
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Hart_r
Jul 5, 2024
Wonderful day trip - Wonderful day learning more history and seeing the major sights of Cholula and Puebla. Great guide and good food too!
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George_t
Nov 21, 2024
Cholula and Puebla Tour - A friend and I took the tour to Cholula and Puebla on Friday, October 24. We were picked up on time (8:00 am) at our hotel. I believe the drive was about 4 hours to Cholula. Along the way the volcano Popo erupted in the distance - lucky break. We toured the outside of the pyramid but were told the inside was now closed to tourists - boo. Later we toured Puebla and had a nice lunch. A long day, but I wanted to see an area outside Mexico City. Our guide, George, was very knowledge and answered well our many questions. He also supplied us with snacks along the way - a nice bonus. Our driver, Arturo, was excellent - we lived another day. I recommend this tour.
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Lubo_t
Oct 16, 2024
Great tour with a couple of areas for improvement - Highly recommend the tour - both Puebla and Cholula are a must see if visiting CDMX. Overall I would have given this 5 stars, but there was a couple of things that I cannot ignore which is the reason for not excellent score. The main one was our tour guide - although he was very attentive and knowledgeable, his limitation in terms of English vocabulary made the experience not as enjoyable as it could have been. As someone for whom English is a foreign language as well, I understand the challenge involved with speaking in a different language, but for a tour guide good handle of this is a must. The second one was the place selected for lunch - given the abundance of excellent restaurants and spectacular Mexican cuisine, it is a shame to choose such an average place for lunch. Aside from this, the tour was well organized, transport was comfortable and overall everything else was great.
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156natalyaa
Aug 5, 2024
Very good tour. Recommend it - I highly recommend this tour. Cholula and Puebla are very beautiful cities, with stunning churches. Our driver Charlie was great. Our guide Maximo was really enthusiastic about his subject. He was helpful and nice. He did his best to share as much information with us as he could. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because we had a little bit of language barrier. But the effort our tour guide put was great and this trip was overall really good.
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Hector_r
Oct 27, 2024
Not Everything It Is Billed to Be - This tour had much promise in its advertisement, but it failed to deliver. The pyramid is 90% under the landscape, and you must imagine how it looks. Only a few portions are unearthed and visible. The ad also indicated that you could enter the tunnel system under the pyramid- that is no longer allowed and there was no under pyramid tunnel visit. The cities are charming and the people are very friendly. Most of the tour is spent on the road and is very long due to traffic conditions in CDMX. Disappointing at best....
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462sashaa
Jun 24, 2024
Good but not 10 - I liked it and spent a nice afternoon with my friends, but I'm sorry we could have toured it alone, I think it wasn't necessary. Still it was fine and the service was good! Puebla is beautiful and there I do recommend them 100% to go.
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