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Taxco Day Trip: Explore Colonial Silver Town
4.5
569 Ratings
Ciudad de México
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.
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…
- 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 mural showing Mexico’s first native saint, Felipe de Jesus.
- Palacio de Cortes - A history museum in a former residence of a famous conquistador, with murals by Diego Rivera.
- Taxco - Continue exploring Taxco, a colonial city with hundreds of years of history. The city is nestled on a hillside with winding cobblestone streets, tile-roofed buildings, cozy squares, and a strong Old World ambiance that has survived through hundreds of years. During your visit, you will have the opportunity to explore a silver workshop, where you will be taught how to recognize the good silver and have free time to buy souvenirs, have lunch, take photos, etc. Taxco is known worldwide for its quality silver mines and shops so you will have the opportunity to see and buy art pieces from Mexican artisans.
- Santa Prisca de Taxco - Visit the most beautiful temple in Mexico, Santa Prisca; built-in 1758 by the French immigrant José de la Borda, who literally stumbled upon a huge silver spring.
- Mina Prehispanica de Taxco - Depart from Mexico City, where you will take the road to Taxco, the oldest mining city in America. If you have selected the option, you will discover a unique mine in this place, the famous pre-Hispanic mine, you will go down in an authentic mining elevator and explore the corridors of this mine. Inside you will observe a representation where you will learn the way in which the ancient settlers obtained the precious minerals.
What's Included
- Round transfer from meeting point
- Guide
- Guided visit to Prehispanic Mine (if option selected)
- Round transfer from meeting point
- Guide
- Guided visit to Prehispanic Mine (if option selected)
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- 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…
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 upon a significant silver cache.
Take a tour of a pre-Hispanic mine dated back centuries, traverse within and unravel the enigmas it has been concealing for countless years.
Famed for its silver reserves and exceptional outlets, Taxco gives you the chance to tour a silver workshop, appreciate and buy art pieces crafted by Mexican craftsmen.
- Please be aware that this tour involves a considerate amount of walking on irregular ground
Location
Hostal Amigo
Isabel La Católica
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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283louisg
Aug 26, 2024
a day out in the countryside - bi lingual, comfortable ride, knowledgeable. guide, well planned day trip. included local stops going and returning.
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Claudiu_c
Aug 20, 2024
Unique experience - Herson is a very knowledgeable guide, the entire trip was a very pleasant experience. Great view from the restaurant.
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Ismael_a
Jul 5, 2024
Silver is amazing - Taxco was amazing, particularly hearing the process for Silver. The staff at the store were amazing and helpful.
Finally, Ruben our tour guide was amazing and educated us on the many historical aspects of the tour. Tomas, our driver, did a great job.
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M9161blalbertoa
Jun 7, 2024
Excellent tour - Incredible tour, I went with my mother, we had a great time. We thank the guide Alicia, who was very pleasant in her explanations, and the driver, Rafael. The center of Cuernavaca is very beautiful and, not to mention Taxco, from the moment you arrive you are struck by its view, the sale of silver, the typical dish that is the pink mole and the pre-Hispanic mine.
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Sangano
May 21, 2024
Great Trip to Cuernavaca and Taxco! - It was a well organized tour! The places and knowledge of our tour guide were excellent! Also the liberty they gave us to explore and do our own thing was great! We had time to take pictures and buy souvenirs!
We had a great time!!!
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David_m
May 21, 2024
Amazing - I've done many trips with your company over the 2 years I keep coming back to this amazing country . I've not had a bad experience. A bus broke down , stuck in some traffic. These are the realities of real life and I'd never dream of knocking the company for those sort of things.
However. I have to say all of the guides have been really good but, Robin is exceptionally brilliant. He's super friendly . And so knowledgeable and so passionate. I had him take us to san Miguel de Allende and he was brilliant. But this Taxco trip was really good . I thoroughly enjoyed everything.
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Zzzyzx
May 11, 2024
Great day trip from CDMX! - It was the highlight of my trip to Mexico. I had always wanted to see the church of Santa Prisca in person and it did not disappoint. The main altar is one of the finest example of Mexican Churrigueresque. It is a sight to behold! Taxco is a lovely colonial town. May be it is worth spending a night or two in this town and see its magical charm at night as our guide told us.
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Alex_l
May 30, 2024
Just okay town, excellent tour guide - We were left a little underwhelmed on our visit to Taxco. It’s a pretty colonial town, but I still haven’t decided if it was worth the long drive. We felt crammed and hot in the van that transported us so this very much made the drive in traffic uncomfortable . Our tour guide Andres was great and we had the opportunity to do be on a second tour with him. I’m not itching to go back to Taxco like I am Puebla.
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Seaside48915067707
Jun 4, 2024
The town is beautiful, but poor experience with the tour managers - Beautiful town to visit🙌🏼
The guide was very clear with his explanations. We learned a lot.
However, things to improve: it is a 6-hour trip to go and return and they took us in a new but very very small van, since the day before we had traveled with the same company to a closer place and with a much larger bus and confortable. We were overcrowded, and forget about buying any souvenirs in town because there was no space to take them back to the city.
At the same time, we did not feel safe on the route because we were constantly exceeding the speed limit.
Finally, upon arriving in the city they dropped us off at a place further away than agreed, claiming that the streets were closed, which we could see was not real when we got off.
The town is beautiful but the experience with the service provider was not the best.
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Robin_v
May 30, 2024
Taxco trip from CDMX - We started the trip over 30 minutes late. We stopped at a petrol station for 30 min before we even left CDMX, which resulted in getting stuck in traffic. The time in Cuernavaca was very rushed and short, and we only got to see the main church. We spent most of the time on the bus stuck in traffic.
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