El Tajin and Papantla Highlights Tour: Discover World Heritage Wonders from Veracruz

Embark on a captivating tour of El Tajin and Papantla in Veracruz. Explore the stunning archaeological site of El Tajin, home to the Pyramid of the Niches. Witness the mesmerizing Dance of the Flyers in Papantla and delve into the rich history of the Totonacas at the local museum.

Duration: 12 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Museo El Tajin - We will be arriving at the most important ceremonial center of the Totonac towns, the first activities in the area is the tour in the local museum where we will observe the general structure of what was formerly the city of thunder.
What's Included
  • Tickets
  • Pick up at hotel
  • Round transportation from hotel
  • Tourist Guide
What's Not Included
  • food or drinks
  • Activities not mentioned
  • tips
Additional Information

Considered one of the most beautiful archaeological sites in the State, El Tajín is a place you should visit during your visit to Veracruz. This Totonac city houses the Pyramid of the Niches, a construction considered a World Heritage Site and that will amaze you with its beauty. Then you can observe the Dance of the Flyers of Papantla and visit the…

Location
Acuario de Veracruz
Boulevard Manuel Ávila Camacho
Main stairs of Plaza Acuario
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Ramonm1103
Mar 18, 2025
Great experience - Everything excellent, both the attention of the driver and the guide, the trip was very pleasant and fulfilled everything they offered when I booked the tour, highly recommended
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A3941tladrianag
Mar 15, 2025
Unmissable Tajín from Veracruz - Super good service very friendly and competent in very safe and comfortable units and very prepared guides was Mr Fernando in Tajín and Hector our driver, and his we were only 3 people had a great time
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M2431bajuanv
Sep 7, 2024
A wonderful experience - A wonderful tour, with the help of the driver, who at all times was attentive, answering doubts and with very well trained guides, very friendly and attentive to doubts
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Dcowboy7
Sep 3, 2024
Very nice driver and guide, we will come back! - We finished only my wife and I with the Guide. He wasted no time taking us to the site in passing if we stopped for drinks and food apart to take pictures. Everything was ready for us until the Guide in Tajin who was also excellent. We'll definitely use them when we get back.
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Onair764819
Jul 18, 2024
Experience of a lifetime - The Tajin ruins were incredible!! The guide did such a great job in taking us into these ruins, understanding what happened to the people of this beautiful place. Definitely brink cool clothes, sunblock, and water.
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Luis
May 21, 2024
Brilliant - Very good tour, very friendly and prepared people What they offer you is what they give you, it seems that the prices are high but living the experience and seeing everything they offer is worth the attention, the guides, the journey and the transportation.
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Miguelangelom8321gq
Mar 9, 2024
Excellent option - Very good service and very reliable at all times, the tours have very prepared guides. From the first contact he generated confidence in me.
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Charles_k
Feb 14, 2024
Fun and informative tour - The tour to el tajin was fantastic. Highly recommended for any travelers who want to see an archaeological site that isn’t overtly commercialized. The ruins are well preserved and you get to learn a lot of history that most foreign tourists wouldn’t know about. The tour has a driver/tour guide for the road trip and also a historical specialist guide at el tajin. The historian guide at el tajin (think his name is Jose but not 100% sure) is extremely knowledgeable and is clearly very passionate about the project here. He went into a lot of details far beyond our expectations. Also, his English is very good so English speakers can feel confident asking the most difficult questions. Our driver/guide is Rafael. He is extremely friendly and we had a great trip together. Note that the driver/guide for this company generally Spanish speaking only but this shouldn’t deter non-Spanish speaking folks from taking the tour. We don’t speak a single sentence of Spanish but had no trouble communicating with Rafael via using translation app. Rafael is very patient and accommodating so everything went smoothly. Overall, I would highly recommend this tour.
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Happiness704941
Nov 12, 2023
Excellent experience in Tajín - Beautiful place Tajín, our guide Fernando was excellent explaining the interesting history of the archaeological zone. Martin, our guide, was super nice and attentive in his service.
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Go00500886515
Oct 25, 2023
Wow - Wow. What an amazing experience, we learnt a lot about the history of Tajin thanks to our fantastic guide Fernando, who was so considerate when translating to us in English. The town of Papantla was beautiful, safe, welcoming and very traditional looking Mexican. I would say if you can visit during October time is great as the weather is not too hot and the towns decorated for Dia De Muertos. Our driver Marin was fabulous, really accommodating even when the language barrier was apparent. All we would say is don’t book anything else on this day, as it’s a full days trip and we also got stuck in traffic on the way home for 2 hours. However, we had a brilliant time and we throughly recommend.
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From $106
up to 15 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).