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Tijuana Cultural Private Day Tour: Authentic Local Experience
5.0
39 Ratings
Chula Vista
Experience Tijuana like a local on this private day tour. Interact with locals, visit cultural sites, try local food and drinks, and explore the city’s charm. Book now!
Experience Tijuana like a local on this private day tour. Interact with locals, visit cultural sites, try local food and drinks, and explore the city’s charm. Book now!
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Chula Vista - The tour begins in Chula Vista. The Cool Down Coffee Shop at the E street / Bay Front trolley station in Chula Vista is the meeting place and starting point of the tour. Be on time, transport will give 15 minutes grace period and then leave for the tour.
- Tijuana Cultural Center (CECUT) - Visit to The Tijuana Cultural Center to…
- Chula Vista - The tour begins in Chula Vista. The Cool Down Coffee Shop at the E street / Bay Front trolley station in Chula Vista is the meeting place and starting point of the tour. Be on time, transport will give 15 minutes grace period and then leave for the tour.
- Tijuana Cultural Center (CECUT) - Visit to The Tijuana Cultural Center to experience the museum and botanical gardens as well as do some sightseeing on Boulevard Heroes.
- Playas de Tijuana - Visit to the infamous Trump’s Wall in Playas de Tijuana for pictures, sightseeing and enjoy the beach as well as some cocktails and ceviche tostadas.
- Avenida Revolucion - Walk around Avenida Revolucion for shopping, sightseeing and craft beer and tequila tastings. Also visit to the famous Caesars Restaurant where the Caesar’s salad was invented. See the Jai Alai building and Caliente Casino.
- Plaza Rio Tijuana - Tacos Taconazo in Zona Rio will be the stop over for lunch. Enjoy delicious real Mexican tacos of pork, beef or vegetarian with lots of guacamole and salsa.
- Mercado Hildago - Last stop is the City Market (Mercado Hidalgo) where you will have a chance to experience where locals buy their food and more. Try delicious churros with chocolate and do some shopping for souvenirs.
What's Included
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Lunch included
- Choice of Craft Beer or Tequila tastings
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Lunch included
- Choice of Craft Beer or Tequila tastings
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
If experiencing Tijuana like a resident is on your bucket list, then our six hour cultural drive is a must-do! Walk the primary roads of Tijuana engaging with the local people at the city’s market, museum and Revolucion Avenue. Pay a visit to the notorious Trump’s wall and take some time to relax at the beach. Sample local craft beer, Tequila and…
If experiencing Tijuana like a resident is on your bucket list, then our six hour cultural drive is a must-do! Walk the primary roads of Tijuana engaging with the local people at the city’s market, museum and Revolucion Avenue. Pay a visit to the notorious Trump’s wall and take some time to relax at the beach. Sample local craft beer, Tequila and Mescal. Go to the Caesars restaurant to taste the original Caesar’s salad and get free time to shop for unique items. Experience the culture at the CECUT center and botanical gardens in Zona Rio. For lunch, savor authentic Mexican tacos served with loads of guacamole and salsa! Personal vehicle service is available for your group. No outsider inclusion. A minimum booking of four people is required.
Location
Cool Down Coffee
E Street
Public tours will meet at 9:30am in front of "Cool Down Coffee Shop" located inside the parking lot of the E trolley station. If you choose to be picked up at your place (south of Mission Valley) please send your address to us.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(39 Ratings)
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Beck602563
Feb 6, 2025
Tijuana city tour - I did a lot of research before booking the Tijuana city tour and our experience went above and beyond what I anticipated. Mario has curated a wonderful and varied tour which squeezes in so much. He picked us up from our apartment and drove us to all the sites, including the cultural museum, downtown, local markets and infamous trump wall. We also had great food and experiences at a local taco place and craft beer bar. Mario is a professional and extremely knowledgeable tour guide. If you are reading this, i would definitely recommend his tour.
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Hidekih2025
Feb 1, 2025
Best way to spend my Thanksgiving break! - The tour was amazing! I have been to more than 20 countries, so I have my fair share of experiences with tours. However, this one was the best of all. Mario was the kindest person ever, he is very attentive and fun. You can always trust his recommendations. In other countries, I often had the sense of being trapped in a tour that went too fast or too slow. Mario was amazing at meeting us where we were and getting the energies high up again. It truly was like hanging out with a friend or family member.
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Navapank2024
Dec 22, 2024
So much fun in just one day! - We had so much fun in just one day. I really love how Mario tells us stories and histories about the places we went to. And it was also so convenient to leave from san diego and he would just drive us to tijuana and take care of all the things. All you have to do is show up. The selection of places we went to was really interesting.The food that we had was also really really good. He just knows the place really well and it would have been so different if I went there by myself. I would really recommend the tour. I like the tour guide as well. He was really Friendly and knowledgeable.
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Elizact2943tf
Sep 22, 2024
Wonderful experience - We started the trip with a visit to the museum which was a good introduction to the history of Mexico. Then we went for a Mexican food experience and a short walking tour of Avenida Revolution. Mario was an excellent guide and the experience was great. Thanks a lot!
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Jcasb15
Jun 30, 2024
Fantastic tour - This is an absolutely wonderful tour to take if you want to get an authentic view of Mexico. With this tour, you get a full day of walking around and visiting Tijuana, and so much of what makes Mexico unique. It is so much more than stopping for a couple hours in Mexico like you would on a cruise, staying near the "safe" port of the ship the entire time. The tour takes you to several places, and you get to taste so much authentic Mexican food. Having Mexican street corn from a street vendor by the Baja peninsula was something we will never forget! The market was great, as well as every other stop. Mario was fantastic, and being native to the area made the tour memorable and exciting. We highly recommend it.
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Gailkvistad
Mar 15, 2024
Fantastic Mexico excursion!!! - Rene is FANTASTIC!!! This was the best trip thanks to his knowledge and kindness what a great time! Fastest border crossing ever! Only 20 minutes to cross the border use them for that perk alone it’s worth gold! Highly recommend this company Mario & Rene are so FUN and accommodating what a great excursion felt so safe in their hands and look forward to doing the wine tasting tour with them next time!!!
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Z8278fncraigm
Jul 10, 2023
Great taste of Tijuana - Our two families from Australia visiting San Diego did a private day tour with Mario to get a taste of Mexico in Tijuana. Pickup and drop-off from our hotel in San Diego made it so easy. The format of the tour was perfect to get some Mexican history and see the highlights of Tijuana as well as the best tacos we had on our trip (we tried plenty in the US) for lunch.
Mario is a passionate local and provided great insight into his home country and answered all our questions enthusiastically about his interesting country. The only lowlight was the hour or so waiting in traffic to get back through the border into the US (but that is unavoidable) and Mario finds the quickest way possible. Highly recommend this tour.
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Tglee2023
Feb 18, 2023
Fun, educational Tijuana day trip; Awesome tour guide - I went with my family (wife, 2 daughters) for the Tijuana city tour, and we had an amazing time. I'd highly recommend this company and Mario, our tour guide. Mario was highly knowledgeable, kind and accommodating, and just an excellent guide overall. He also takes plenty of pictures and shares them later (via google drive), which was a huge bonus. Our teen and pre-teen had a great time (does not always happen on family outings), and my wife thanked me for booking the trip after we got home. Highly, highly recommend this trip.
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Louise756
Aug 3, 2022
Excellent day out in TJ - Mario picked us up from our hotel in Downtown, and took us all across the Mexican border. We had an amazing and interesting day out. Very well organised and Mario is a fountain of information about TJ. We stopped off for craft beer sampling and also authentic tacos! We saw the end of the wall at the beach and visited the museum to learn some more about the history of Mexico. Would highly recommend.
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Olufh2014
Jul 30, 2022
Satisfying tour. - Museum visit and the history of Mexico. Visiting the wall and hearing the background. Both market visiting and food tasting of real mexican food was interesting.
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