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Museum Tour: Discover Mesoamerican Cultures
4.8
33 Ratings
Ciudad de México
Immerse yourself in Mexico City’s rich cultural history at the Anthropology Museum. Discover the ancient civilizations of the Mexica, Teotihuacan, Toltec, Olmec, and Maya through engaging exhibits and limited group tours.
Immerse yourself in Mexico City’s rich cultural history at the Anthropology Museum. Discover the ancient civilizations of the Mexica, Teotihuacan, Toltec, Olmec, and Maya through engaging exhibits and limited group tours.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Museo Nacional de Antropologia - In this guided tour we will visit the most emblematic rooms of the MNA with the purpose of knowing more about the cultures and villages that inhabited Mexico before the arrival of the Spaniards.
- Museo Nacional de Antropologia - In this guided tour we will visit the most emblematic rooms of the MNA with the purpose of knowing more about the cultures and villages that inhabited Mexico before the arrival of the Spaniards.
What's Included
- Federally licensed guide certified by SECTUR
- Use of audiobox equipment for 6 clients or more
- Museum access ticket
- Federally licensed guide certified by SECTUR
- Use of audiobox equipment for 6 clients or more
- Museum access ticket
What's Not Included
- Private transportation
- Gratuities
- Lunch
- Bottled water
- Private transportation
- Gratuities
- Lunch
- Bottled water
Additional Information
This beautiful museum is considered one of the most important in Mexico City and the world. Its architecture and museography allow you to learn in an enjoyable way the history of cultures such as the Mexica, Teotihuacan and Mayan, always focusing on providing the best experience and providing a great experience within one of the most emblematic and…
This beautiful museum is considered one of the most important in Mexico City and the world. Its architecture and museography allow you to learn in an enjoyable way the history of cultures such as the Mexica, Teotihuacan and Mayan, always focusing on providing the best experience and providing a great experience within one of the most emblematic and beautiful museums in our country; The tour helps to better understand the worldview of the native peoples of Mesoamerica.
As a policy our shared groups are limited to a maximum of 6 people in the language you have chosen.
- Not available for children under 18 years of age
Location
Av. P.º de la Reforma s/n
Avenida Paseo de la Reforma
Meeting point at the main entrance of the museum next to the large Mexican flag.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(33 Ratings)
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Juliamanhattan
Nov 21, 2024
Extraordinary Pre-Coloumbian Artifacts in Equally Extraordinary Museum - One of the world's great museums, the Museo Nacional de Antropología contains extraordinary pre-Colombian exhibits. The Mexican writer Octavio Paz criticized the museum for creating what he called a temple to the Aztecs but the Aztec achievements are so stupendous I’m not sure what else they could do (& we could certainly learn from their city planning, which is beautifully displayed). The museum doesn't pull punches on the brutality. The calendario, used for human sacrifices to the sun, takes your breath away--as does the terror the victims must have felt.
I always head straight through, past the gorgeous water feature, to the far section that straightforwardly and clearly presents the artifacts. I usually spend about an hour, before heading out, turning right at the first door and down the stairs to ponder Pakal, the Red Man, found in the Maya city of Palenque in Chiapas. His mask is composed of nearly 350 green jade fragments, his eyes are made of shell, and his pupils of obsidian.
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Ciluffome
Oct 16, 2024
Memorable tour of anthropology - Edith was able to explain in detail the meaning behind the museum artifacts with an honest historical perspective . She communicated with us before the tour and helped us to arrange Uber ride afterwards.
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Departure785432
Sep 25, 2024
UNMISSABLE MUSEUM OF THE CDMX - It is one of the unmissable visits when you are in CDMX, I think it is one of the museums worldwide that gathers a cultural heritage of paramount importance to understand and appreciate the development and past of the Mexican people, the bill of the museum its curatorship and stocks are really surprising, it is a museum that has so many works that it is impossible to tour it in a single day, I recommend it
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Jaaserna
Sep 16, 2024
Absolutely a must see. Don’t miss it for nothing in the world. - Absolutely amazing. A must see in your trip in Mexico City. The quality of the displays and showrooms are well laid out. Courteous staff and friendly guides make this a top quality venue. Don’t miss this place in your next trip. Also the area in the city this located is very clean, safe near many other top places to visit.
Almost forgot. The restaurant inside the museum is also top quality dining place and there’s a cafe too. Everything you need inside the museum to make it a great experience. Allow yourself 3 hrs inside.
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Mlfami
Aug 15, 2024
Guided tour of the Anthropology Museum with Secretoo and Zaida - The visit to the museum was exciting! Zaida knew how to target, among all the riches of this museum, what was essential for our good understanding and knowledge of Mesoamericans. She also shared details with her excellent French and was able to answer many questions, which made the visit very lively.
Thank you!
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Cindy_l
Jul 4, 2024
Inspiring history of indigenous people - Edith was warm and grounded. Throughout the tour, she explained the intent for the museum, as well as the pre-Colonial history that was discovered in Mexico. I especially loved learning about the stories and legends of gods and how the indigenous people honored gods and how that translates to today’s religious practices.
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Joann_r
Jun 3, 2024
The most fantastic guide we’ve ever experienced!! - Hector is amazing!! What a teacher! He has studied the ancient cultures of Mexico and brilliantly shares exciting ways to look at both the new museum and its most exciting treasures. Time flew by with Hector! You would be very lucky to book at trip to the museum with him.
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Veronica_c
May 25, 2024
Excellent tour - Excellent tour and tour guide.
The museum has so many beautiful pieces. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable.
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Rachel_b
May 5, 2024
Best Tour Guide! - This is the best museum I've ever been to in my life. We were there for four-plus hours, but I could have been there for multiple days. I'm so happy we had a guide because it would have been overwhelming without one. Plus, Edith was INCREDIBLE! She was so knowledgeable and answered all of our questions. We had so much fun with her. 10/10 would HIGHLY recommend. This is a must in Mexico City!
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932lyndad
Sep 23, 2024
Yes to the museum. No to the taxi. - This museum was a nice place to visit. We were able to go on a free tour provided by museum staff. Available in Spanish and English. This short tour gave us enough information to explore on our own. They have a lovely Cafe that I would recommend. It has a full-time server making fresh guacamole with pestle and mortar. Caution. Do not take the taxis located outside the building. They charged our credit card $700 for a $20 cab fare.
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