Taxco, Cuernavaca & Pre-Hispanic Mine optional visit
- 11 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Take a full-day trip out of Mexico City to admire Taxco, a unique colonial town famous for its silver works. Taxco is a colonial city with thousands of years of history. There, you will visit one of the most beautiful churches of Mexico, Santa Prisca; built in 1759 by the French immigrant José de la Borda, who literally ran into a huge amount of silver. Visit an ancient pre-Hispanic mine, explore it and discover the mysteries it has kept for hundreds of years. Taxco is known for its silver mines and quality stores. You will have the opportunity to visit a silver workshop, see and purchase works of art made by Mexican artisans. Enjoy a traditional lunch at a local restaurant during your time in Taxco (if option selected).
Inclusions
What's included
- Lunch (if option selected)
- Round transfer from meeting point
- Guide
- Guided visit to Prehispanic Mine (if option selected)
What's not
- Drinks
Itinerary
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.
Catholic cathedral with a mural showing Mexico's first native saint, Felipe de Jesus.
A history museum in a former residence of a famous conquistador, with murals by Diego Rivera.
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.
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.
Enjoy a delicious lunch at a local restaurant (if option selected)
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.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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5Taxco, A lovely little town
This was an awesome experience! Taxco is a lovely quant town! Would have loved to experience more of the town! The guide was really knowledgeable and funny! Would visit again!
3Average
The experience was average. The explanation was okay. The issue with joining tours in Mexico (group tours) is that most would involve “shopping”.
5Beautiful experience, great vibes!
Our tour guide was phenomenal! Alvaro went above and beyond to ensure everyone on the tour had a great time. He went out of his way to help me in every way possible and was extremely knowledgeable about the history of Taxco.
5amazing experience and excellent guide Angel!
Our tour in Taxco was excellent! Our guide, Angel, was friendly, knowledgeable, and incredibly helpful throughout the day. He translated everything for us, making it easy to understand and enjoy the experience. His passion for the history and culture of Taxco really made the tour special. Highly recommended!
5Spend more time in Taxco instead.
The trip to Taxco was the highlight. A very real pueblo mágico, with exceptional people who know how to treat tourism. I personally quit the tour guide in Taxco, because we wanted to spend more time shopping and eating at the Angel Inn. So we skipped the offered lunch, mine tour, and spent it on eating and shopping.
5Must see 🌸
The most beautiful place near Mexico City!
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Meet your guide at the Amigo Tours Downtown Meeting Point at 6:20 am.
- Pickup
- Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the starting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 20 travellers
- Operated by
- Amigo Tours
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Only transportation option doesn't include the guided visits to Taxco and Cuernavaca. You will visit the cities at your own pace.
- Please be aware that this tour involves a considerate amount of walking on irregular ground
- 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 74% 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 30 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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