Taxco Day Trip: Explore Colonial Silver Town

Discover the artistry and history of Taxco, Mexico on a full-day tour. Explore the colonial town, visit the stunning Santa Prisca church, and venture into an ancient pre-Hispanic mine. Shop for unique silver works of art crafted by local artisans.

Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cuernavaca - Cuernavaca is the leafy capital of the state of Morelos, surrounded by the Tepozteco mountains. Former home of the Spanish conquistador Hernán de Cortés. To the southwest is the Cuernavaca Cathedral, a 16th-century walled monastery with a mural illustrating Mexico’s first saint.
  • Catedral de Cuernavaca - Catholic cathedral with a…
What's Included
  • Round transfer from meeting point
  • Guide
  • Guided visit to Prehispanic Mine (if option selected)
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Embark on a day-long exploration from Mexico City to witness Taxco, a distinct colonial settlement acclaimed for its silver handcrafts.
Nestled with centuries worth of history, Taxco is a colonial hub where you can tour one of Mexico’s most scenic churches, Santa Prisca; established in 1759 by French migrant José de la Borda, who fortuitously stumbled…

Location
Hostal Amigo
Isabel La Católica
Cancellation Policy

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

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385vladimirf
Jan 12, 2025
Very interesting trip to typical Mexican cities - Very interesting trip to typical Mexican cities. You can skip the mine visit, not that interesting if you ever visited an old mine.
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Shukum
Jan 8, 2025
Beautiful view - I actually didn’t know much about the destination, but the experience of walking around the city in Taxco was really amazing. The cityscape was beautiful and picturesque everywhere. If you don't mind climbing higher, I recommend climbing the church tower in your free time to take in the surrounding scenery. The silversmith's shop where I was taken was also very good. I love the accessories I got there because they are of great quality. Our guide Barbara was very friendly and easy to understand.
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Diego_m
Jan 2, 2025
Beautiful Taxco. - Taxco is defenitely a town worth visit, amazing architecture and many things to see. The guide was very good and everything went well. It can be rather a long bus drive so plan accordingly.
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Trek29066857740
Nov 30, 2024
Taxco town and mines - Andrews our tour guide was great. We went to two towns and taxco is a beautiful town. Caves tour is nice and interesting..
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David_m
Nov 11, 2024
Amazing - I've been here on this trip before. My main reason to come again was to shop in Taxco for silver .I had the same guide again , Robyn. He's an excellent guide. Really appreciate the fact he's so cultured and loves his job He's great to talk to about culture . Very passionate about it . All the places we visited where amazing.
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José
Oct 21, 2024
Alexa the Guide to the Best - Very good Alexa a great Guide to the best the tour with lots of information and very friendly food where we got very well too
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Angelwaldirc
Oct 1, 2024
Taxco is beautiful... - Francisco and Jhair (Yair), were super friendly and also the information shared is quite interesting. Taxco is beautiful!
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Brenda_q
Dec 9, 2024
Very good tour. Very bad driver - The mine experience was the most amazing of all the trip. The driver of the bus drove like crazy bypassing cars even when they were a lot of curves ahead. Transportation with this driver was a real nightmare
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Brendan_s
Jan 4, 2025
Too much waiting for late people - Taxco was beautiful and worth the trip. However, this tour could be improved. There was way too much time waiting for other people on the tour (who were always late!) and we had a traffic jam. As a result it seemed like a lot of time just getting around and waiting. There was almost no time to explore Taxco if you do the mine and spend some time in the silver shop. Lunch was pretty mediocre and we actually had to walk out of our “breakfast” because it was time to resume the tour before the food arrived! My recommendation would be to do a private tour or just go on your own to these places if you feel safe to do so. I wouldn’t recommend this way to see Taxco.
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Laura_a
Oct 15, 2024
Buyer Beware - I travel all over the world and love to take tours with Viatours. Don’t waste your time on this one for sure. Our tour guide Ruben talked so fast that you couldn’t understand him. Being fluent in both English and Spanish did not help. Had a horrible way of saying “Chicos” every other word. He also presented inaccurate information by saying “some people think” every few phrases. As someone who has extensively studied the region and culture he was just presenting a storybook like tale of all mesoamerican civilizations smashed into one and applying them to that area. His presentation was very poorly vetted by the tour company that he represented Amigos. Our time in Tasco was very limited and physically very grueling. He claimed that the bus could not go up the mountain yet did not explain to us that there were many taxis and cars available that could go up to the top. When pressed on this, he was very defensive and rude. There was some deal that he had made with a vendor up there and they were very aggressive trying to get us to go to the person’s shop. It was very shady. At the beginning of the day, he said he would drop us off at our hotel. We were two women traveling alone and would have gotten off in the populated area where he dropped the rest of the tourists off. Then he dropped us off five blocks from the hotel saying it was a better neighborhood, but we had to walk through deserted streets to get back. It was very disappointing and stressful experience. Alberto was an excellent driver and it’s a shame nobody tipped either of them because of Ruben’s lackluster performance and argumentative offensive manner. The “tour bus” was a van that had very Narrow seats and non-functional seatbelts. The AC was excellent though.
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