Walking Tour of the Historic Center of Mexico City: Explore Pre-Hispanic and Colonial Architecture

Experience a warm welcome to one of the globe’s biggest cities. Join a small group as we explore a city rooted in both pre-Hispanic and colonial history. Witness Mexico’s blend of two cultures reflected in its historical narrative and architectural splendor.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Zocalo - We will see a square surrounded by the National Palace, Supreme Court of Justice, and silversmith shops.
What's Included
  • 3-hour walking tour of Mexico City’s historic center.
What's Not Included
  • tips
  • Transportation to the meeting point
  • Some food or sweets available to buy
Location
P.za de la Constitución 463
Plaza de la Constitución
At the main door of the Cathedral you will find us in GREEN, with umbrellas or GREEN divers
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Patriciace4731nz
Oct 17, 2024
Definitely recommend! - Our first full day in Mexico City and this was a great way to oriented and learn a bit of the history. Easy walking tour of the historic area. I highly recommend and our guide was so knowledgeable.
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940savs
Oct 14, 2024
Excellent walking tour - Truly excellent tour with Warryor as our guide. Super-informative, lots of fun. I am a professional tour guide in New Zealand and would recommend this to anyone. And it is free, but I suggest it is worth a decent tip!
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Yunpengd
Oct 9, 2024
A good tour to know the city center - It was a good walking tour. Alexia was our tour guide, she is very knowledgeable about the history of places that we have visited, she also gave us some advice on where to eat and souvenir shops etc. She also shared her view as a local of Mexico and Mexico city. It is great to get the insider view of what is going on with people's lives here.
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Kate_c
Oct 7, 2024
Kactus Tours is great - Alexia was a wonderful guide. We enjoyed learning the history of Zocalo and surrounding neighborhoods. It was our first full day in the city. It are a great introduction to Mexico City.
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Jennifer_h
Oct 1, 2024
A don’t miss experience, especially if it’s your first time in CDMX - Oscar was our guide and he was terrific. I enjoyed every part of the tour and learning more about Mexico’s history and specifically about Mexico City. Oscar was so knowledgeable and easily able to answer our questions. He was also genuinely interested in our parts of the world. I am so happy I got to see CDMX through his eyes. The communication and information provided before the tour was also excellent.
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Joel_o
Sep 30, 2024
Great introduction to the Historical Center of the city - Oscar, our tour guide, was very passionate and knowledgeable about the history of the sites we visited and historical figures. Besides the main sites, he pointed out interesting facts about other places we walked by like the Tepito and La Merced Markets, the wedding and quinceañera dresses shops neighborhood. He took the time to answer everybody’s questions. We are glad we picked out this tour for our first visit to Mexico City. Thank you Oscar! K & J
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Mmajecki
Sep 22, 2024
Wonderful walk around Mexico City! - The tour around the historic area of Mexico City is definitely one to remember! Alexia got us completely immersed in a city's history, culture and architecture. We were amazed by her positivity, energy and knowledge about CDMX. It was clear that she loves the city and is eager to share this love with a fun facts packed stories that were not only incredibly interesting, but also informative, giving a fresh outlook on the capital of Mexico. Totally recommend!
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Michaelrr1942qx
Sep 9, 2024
Good overview of Historical Centro. - This tour is a perfect introduction to the Central CDMX Historic attractions. We had a leisurely walk past all the important sites with our guide Fernanda Fer who was friendly, informative, and happy to answer any and all questions. We enjoyed our 2 1/2 hours with her and learned a lot of the local lore that isn't in the history books or internet.
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Alberto_v
Sep 18, 2024
Beginning - A good introduction to Mexico city for the price so many places to see and visit Bella’s artes el caballito
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Monica_k
Oct 5, 2024
Unresponsive - I was 5 minutes late to this tour and messaged the host while stuck in CMDX traffic saying so with no response. I missed the tour because the meeting spot was inaccessible - the entire cathedral was literally walled off. Again, no response from the tour staff.
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up to 10 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).