Puebla, Cholula & Tonantzintla Day Trip with Optional Lunch
- 11 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Discover central Mexico’s cultural treasures on a full-day tour to Cholula, Tonantzintla, and Puebla. Begin your journey with a scenic drive, enjoying sweeping views of the Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl volcanoes along the way. Your first stop is Cholula, home to the Great Pyramid of Cholula, the largest pyramid in the world by volume, and explore the richly decorated church of Santa María de Tonantzintla. Then, continue to the UNESCO-listed city of Puebla, the “City of Angels, and enjoy a guided walking tour of its historic center, see the Cathedral, and marvel at the Rosary Chapel of Santo Domingo. If you choose the lunch-included option, savor a traditional meal at a local restaurant before visiting the colorful Parián Market and enjoying free time in Puebla before returning to Mexico City.
Inclusions
What's included
- Lunch at a local restaurant (only if the option is selected)
- Round-trip transportation from the meeting point
- Entrance to Santa María de Tonantzintla Church
- Professional certified guide
What's not
- Drinks
- Tips
Itinerary
Get to the town of Cholula. Here, you'll learn a bit more about it and see some of its hundreds of churches. Have time to take photos and enjoy the town and its history
This unique Church combines two religious interpretations that coexist (the indigenous and the Christian) and it its considered the most representative church of the indigenous baroque art. This Church is one of the most important and visited temples in Puebla State, and the only that combines the indigenous and Christian religion. It was declared historic monument on 1933.
Visit the Cathedral and the historic center of Puebla. You will have a walking tour through the beautiful historic center of Puebla, known as the "City of Angels" where you can see the buildings from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century. The walking tour will include the Zócalo, Cathedral, Rosario church, and many other emblematic sites of the city.
Have free time to buy souvenirs and Talavera crafts in the market.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Ratings come from 1,885 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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5Charming Puebla with a Great Guide
Ernesto was a great guide, and Puebla is such a charming city. I really enjoyed the experience and would definitely recommend the tour
5Excellent experience that I’d recommend to others
Ernesto was an excellent tour guide. He was more than capable of transitioning from Spanish to English, sharing his vast knowledge of the region as well as anecdotes. Pedro was an excellent driver. He safely took us to each location.
4Cool tour with several...
Cool tour with several stops. Great view in Cholula and beautiful cathedrals/ Tonantzintla with some history explained. Puebla historic square was more free time. We did the included lunch. The appetizers tacos and enmolada were good but main dish was very mid. Recommend getting lunch somewhere else. Annoying waiting for people to get back to the bus but wasn’t the tour guides fault. On that note this tour requires you to listen and plan your activities when given free time so you can make it back to the bus so if you don’t want to do that this isn’t for you. They will not be guiding you the whole time so please listen to instructions for the sake of others.
5…
Excellent tour…visit beautiful places cholula…our tour guide poncho did great in explaining the history of puebla and cholula…
5Wonderful day trip with an excellent guide
We had a wonderful day visiting Cholula, Tonantzintla, and Puebla. The tour was well organized and a great way to explore these beautiful places without having to arrange transportation ourselves. Alicia was an excellent guide—friendly, knowledgeable, and engaging throughout the day. I especially appreciated that the tour was bilingual. I’m learning Spanish, so hearing the explanations in both Spanish and English was genuinely helpful and made the experience even more enjoyable. One tip: I would not recommend booking the lunch option in advance, especially during chiles en nogada season. The prepaid lunch is a fixed menu, so you don’t really get the opportunity to try that seasonal specialty or choose something else—unless you’re eager to eat two full meals! It’s better to keep lunch flexible and order whatever appeals to you on the day. Overall, this was an interesting and memorable day trip. Highly recommended, especially with Alicia as your guide!
3Average
Overall, this tour was average and somewhat overrated, especially considering the long travel time. Cholula was mainly worth seeing for its pyramid and church, while Puebla offered some historic buildings and churches. It may appeal to people particularly interested in churches. In Puebla, we had a 45-minute guided walk followed by two hours of free time after lunch, which felt excessive. The restaurant was also poorly chosen—several blocks away from the city center, despite many better options in the City Center (eight-minute walk away). Overall, the itinerary could have been planned much better, especially considering the long travel time and limited attractions.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Meet your guide at the Amigo Tours Downtown Meeting Point at 06:20 am or 8:10 am (depending on the selected option).
- Pickup
- Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the starting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 30 travellers
- Operated by
- Amigo Tours
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- This tour involves a moderate amount of walking on irregular ground, so we advise you to wear comfortable shoes
- Due to government immigration regulations, all passengers must present their passport, whether physical, digital, or photocopied, which proves their legal stay in Mexico. In the event that someone does not present the physical document, it is necessary to show the passport page with the entry stamp into the country, as well as the page with the person's data.
- For safety reasons, all infants are required to travel in an approved child restraint system while on the bus. Amigo Tours does not provide child safety seats, so customers must bring their own. As the child restraint system occupies a seat, a fee will be charged to reserve and guarantee a seat on the bus.
How it compares in Mexico City
- Its from-price is 63% below the median of the 633 day trips we list in Mexico City.
- It is longer than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 10 of 633.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Mexico City
Mexico City is a vast, high-altitude capital built over the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, rich in museums, murals, markets and outstanding food.
The Zócalo, one of the largest squares in the world, is framed by the Metropolitan Cathedral and the National Palace, where Diego Rivera's murals tell the story of Mexico. Beside them, the excavated Templo Mayor reveals the heart of the Aztec capital, and the Palacio de Bellas Artes, with its marble exterior and Art Deco interior, stands a short walk west.
Top-ranked sights in Mexico City: Teotihuacán, Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Frida Kahlo Museum (Museo Frida Kahlo).
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