Taxco Magic Town and Cuernavaca
Descriptions come from the operator and are translated automatically.
- 12 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in Spanish
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Spend a day outside the city and discover Taxco "Magic Town" and silver capital of the world. The "City of Eternal Spring" will leave to Cuernavaca. There you will visit the Historic Center with its beautiful Cathedral, the oldest in Mexico. Continue to the Magic Town of Taxco, a small colonial town located at the foot of the slopes of the Sierra Madre del Sur, with a unique style of architecture that stands out for its cobblestone streets and white stucco houses and red tile roofs. The iron balconies on the windows that are normally overflowing with beautiful hanging flowers. Taxco is also known as the silver-producing capital of Mexico so you will find a variety of silver items to buy, visit Santa Prisca Cathedral and enjoy the atmosphere of a typical Mexican town
Inclusions
What's included
- Visit to the Cathedral of Cuernavaca
- Tour guide
- Visit to local silver workshop
- Tourist transport with traveller insurance
- Visit to the Church of Santa Prisca
- Visit to the magic town of Taxco
- Transport CDMX - Cuernavaca - Taxco - CDMX
What's not
- Food and beverages
- Tips to guides and drivers
Itinerary
We will visit the Cathedral of the Assumption located in Cuernavaca, one of the oldest in America with a style of fortress-like construction, made by the Franciscans. Inside it stands out the image of Jesus in full assumption and a 30 meter mural narrates the martyrdom of St. Philip of Jesus and the 26 martyrs of Nagasaki in Japan.
We will visit the magical village of Taxco de Alarcón, the world capital of silver, where we will find a lot of items of this precious metal and learn to distinguish silver from silver. Walking through its streets we can enjoy the atmosphere of a typical Mexican village, with its cobblestone streets, bench-colored houses with red tile roofs and balconies overflowing with flowers. We will visit the Parish of Santa Prisca y San Sebastián, located in the center of Taxco, ordered to build with altars coated in gold and baroque architecture Novohispana by Mr. José de la Borda, who became rich in Taxco due to the large silver betas found in the area
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Quote 9 :00 a.m. outside the Brewery of the Alameda branch neighborhood, next to the Hilton Reforma hotel, the guide will look for them with his name and will wear an orange sign
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 15 travellers
- Operated by
- Niltze México
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Not recommended for wheelchair guests
- Not recommended for people with limited mobility
How it compares in Mexico City
- Its from-price is 65% below the median of the 633 day trips we list in Mexico City.
- It is longer than most of them.
- 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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