Cholula Magical Town on a Traditional Tram from Puebla in Spanish

Highlights

Inclusions

Itinerary

1. Desde nuestro tranvía podrá disfrutar de maravillosas vistas de la Pirámide de Cholula, la más grande del Mundo en cuanto al tamaño de la base.

   Passes by

2. Es la muestra del Barroco popular en su máxima expresión. El emplo es del Siglo XVI y "Tonanzintla" significa "Lugar de nuestra madrecita". En la cultura prehispánica Tonantzi es uno de los nombres de la diosa del maiz y está asociada a la protección de los hombres. Sin duda, este templo es uno de los más hermosos y extraordinarios de México, pues muestra el Barroco Mexicano en su máxima expresión: decorada con maíz y ángeles morenos con rasgos indígenas.

   10 min

3. El templo muestra el barroco mexicano. Entre 1650 y 1750 fue decorada por los alfareros poblanos con mosaicos de Talavera Poblana dando una belleza única en México.

   10 min

4. En este punto podrás visitar por tu cuenta varios atractivos. Comenzando por el Portal Guerrero con más de 46 arcos de medio punto que suman 170 metros, uno de los más largos del continente. También podrás visitar el Ex Convento de San Gabriel, de los más antiguos del país construido sobre las ruinas del Templo de Quetzalcóatl. Dentro podrás admirar unos frescos que datan de 1533 y pinturas de la vida de San Francisco de Asís. Junto al Ex Convento se encuentra la Capilla Real construida en 1540 para adoctrinar a los indígenas. Su belleza radica en sus 49 cúpulas. Tambiién podrás visitar la Casa del Caballero Aguila donde constantemente se exponen pinturas y obras de arte. Finalmente, en este punto tendrás tiempo libre para visitar también por tu cuenta la pirámide de Cholula (entrada no incluida) así como para disfrutar de la gastronomía local.

   4 h

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 66 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 5Wonderful and educational morning out

  We were in Puebla for a conference and took the tour in the morning after. It was a really nice trip, beautiful views, churches and archeology. Guide was extremely knowledgeable and pleasant. Highly recommended.

  BatjaM2September 2026via Tripadvisor

• 2Disappointed.

  This tour is mostly an uncomfortable ride with a canned Spanish audio track. The church stops are amazing but too short in duration. Three hours on your own of “fun time” in the afternoon is something to be endured, particularly on a slow day in a fairly ordinary town.

  TheCrowbaitFebruary 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Insider views on this “magic town”

  Our guide lives in Cholula and described what we were seeinf with brilliant insights. Not only did we learn facts, but also history and philosophies. She explained the connections between indigenous beliefs and devotional Catholicism brought to the Americas by the Spanish. The former informs the latter as well as social mores and ways of life in the many communities in Cholula and in Puebla. . She shared her knowledge of art and architectural history and of religion articulately.

  Helen_CFebruary 2026via Viator

• 4Worked out well.

  The tour narration is pre-recorded. So if you sign up for Spanish, it is Spanish only. The tour took us past several of the area churches and stopped at two for us to visit. It also stopped at the central square of Cholula at the end so you have 2.5-3 hours to explore on your own.

  Dennis_NJanuary 2026via Viator

• 5Cholula and Atlixco and a visit to the smallest volcano in the world

  Our tour was excellent! We went to Cholula, Atlixco, and Cuexomate. Our guide, Myriam, was great also. We booked it for a reasonable price

  Barbara MOctober 2025via Tripadvisor

• 1The driver -guide was very unfriendly, smartly and Un respectful

  Driver- guide had very poor skills, he was unfriendly, smartly and Un respectful. He sido not wanted to answer questions , none of the clients tip him

  Armando JMay 2025via Tripadvisor

Know before you go

How it compares in Puebla

• Its from-price is 91% below the median of the 44 day trips we list in Puebla.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 1 of 44.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Puebla

Puebla, in the central highlands of Mexico, is a colonial city of tiled façades and baroque churches beneath snow-capped volcanoes.

Puebla's historic centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is laid out on a grid around the zócalo, with a cathedral whose towers are among the tallest in Mexico, arcaded buildings and façades covered in glazed Talavera tiles. The Rosary Chapel in the Santo Domingo church is covered in gilded plaster, and the Palafoxiana Library, founded in 1646, is among the oldest in the Americas, with shelves of antique books.

Top-ranked sights in Puebla: Alley of the Frogs (Callejón de los Sapos).

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