Iztapalapa Cable Car Adventure: Immerse in Mexico City's Hidden Culture

Embark on a unique adventure in Mexico City’s Iztapalapa district, exploring hidden culture, street food, and traditions. Ride the world’s largest cable car, visit local museums and markets, and enjoy a pre-hispanic drink.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Museum of Cultures By Iztapalapa Passion - Amazing museum that explain the history & traditions of IZTAPALPA
What's Included
  • Snacks included
  • Tour ends with a Pulque tasting at a local bar
Additional Information

Most visitors stay at the same tourist sites, but rarely get to experience real life as a local…so, we’ve designed a journey to Iztapalapa, an area that reflects the daily lives of 2 million people, that otherwise, you would never hear about.

This urban district is the largest in the city, full of culture, street food, traditions, and history that comes as far from the Aztecs.

What will we do?
The adventure starts Downtown, where we’ll take the subway towards the suburbs.
Then we’ll visit a local museum to learn the best facts about Iztapalapa, their traditions, and their history.
Then, the crown jewels: We’ll fly like birds in the largest cable car in the world for a stunning and colorful view of the street art and the immensity of the valley.
In between, we’ll visit a local market and an amazing airplane converted into a cultural venue.
We’ll come back home by metro, finishing with a pre-hispanic drink in a bar.

Location
Palacio de Bellas Artes
Avenida Juárez
The meeting point is at the main entrance of Bellas Artes Palace.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Ann_h
Jul 4, 2024
One of the best things I did in Mexico City - I'm so glad I did this - a friend who'd been to Mexico City had recommended it and it was a fun, educational, and unique experience. Do it!
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Michael_c
Jul 2, 2024
Fun! Informative! A bit exhausting! - Fernando is a terrific guide! Well informed, timely (don’t be late, he starts on time), fun and personable. The tour is a test for your endurance as he covers a lot of ground both in terms of information and literal geography. Bring a backpack with water, sunscreen, small snack and disinfectant. He travels at a very quick pace and there are quite a few stair cases to get to where you’re going All worth it. Highly recommend this tour as it shows a different and interesting side of the city often overlooked.
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Karen_u
Jun 28, 2024
Bring your energy, this is fast & fun - Fernando took us on a whirlwind tour covering an amazing amount of ground & teaching us a lot as we went. He made the day fun & answered all our random questions. Book this tour!
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Rajat_a
Jun 20, 2024
Real Mexico City - Our guide Fernando was excellent and have us a unique perspective of the city. This tour is definitely different with rides on metros and cable cars. I'd highly recommend this tour if you want to do something non-toursty.
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Arleen_v
Jun 12, 2024
Spectacular tour! - I can’t express enough how much fun and thorough Fernando was! He explained everything with so much passion and knowledge. He was very caring of our wellbeing throughout the tour. What a privilege to be exposed to other areas outside CDMX. I highly highly recommend this tour.
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Peter_r
Jun 7, 2024
Beautiful day with nice group of people - Fantastic day with tour guide Fernando Acosta great group and amazing time in metra and cable car Fernando is very organized with explanation very good English spiking . I recommend this tour
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Jetsettingaway
May 31, 2024
Fantastic, Unique, Great | Wish more people knew of it! - Fernando gave one of the best tours we've taken (ever). On our trip, we did a handful of group activities, but also went off the beaten path on our own at other times. Fernando along with Alix were our guides, and we have the utmost respect! So much information, efficient, organized, great interpersonal awareness, and it is really unique tour. I wish more of my friends had known of it on their visits, as I think all of them would enjoy this! Be prepared for it to be a longer tour (better value!). And know that you are going to areas outside where most tourists go. The Cable Car transit system itself was fascinating to observe, as it is relatively new. One of our favorite things was learning about the investment in communities (Utopia project, the airplane libraries!), mural project (new and unique!), and other details like learning that the Metro system in CDMX has a front car just for women + children (if only we had this in the USA). One of the favorite things we did on our 9 day stay. Perhaps if you are on the older end, have mobility issues, or are a bit skittish about walking amongst regular folk going to and from their jobs and everyday lives (outside the touristy areas), you can skip this. Otherwise if you are curious, good at walking, and the photos look curious to you- go for it. Note: Fernando runs a *tight* ship on time, so BE EARLY. We almost got left behind ;)
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Soma_h
May 24, 2024
this was an awesome tour,... - this was an awesome tour, the tour guide is great, overall a very interesting and informative half-day
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Dalilam829
May 24, 2024
Only - I recommend not skipping the experience of traveling on the CDMX cable car. The city looks beautiful from this means of transportation.
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44ramsesv
May 22, 2024
I loved - Something completely different from what I had experienced before. From this cable car you can see the entire city (some incredible photos come out).
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