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Southern Mexico City: Culture and Colors Tour
4.7
16 Ratings
Mexico City
Explore the highlights of southern Mexico City with a private tour that immerses you in culture, vibrant colors, and rich traditions. Navigate the canals of Xochimilco, wander through the artistic hub of Coyoacan, and delve into the creative world of Frida Kahlo at the renowned Blue House.
Explore the highlights of southern Mexico City with a private tour that immerses you in culture, vibrant colors, and rich traditions. Navigate the canals of Xochimilco, wander through the artistic hub of Coyoacan, and delve into the creative world of Frida Kahlo at the renowned Blue House.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Floating Gardens of Xochimilco - Delight in a 1-hour journey on a traditional trajinera, enveloped by music, vibrant colors, and the lively ambiance that makes Xochimilco truly special. Explore its ancient canals, marvel at the chinampas, and immerse yourself in a genuine Mexican experience.
- Coyoacan - Stroll through its historic cobblestone…
- Floating Gardens of Xochimilco - Delight in a 1-hour journey on a traditional trajinera, enveloped by music, vibrant colors, and the lively ambiance that makes Xochimilco truly special. Explore its ancient canals, marvel at the chinampas, and immerse yourself in a genuine Mexican experience.
- Coyoacan - Stroll through its historic cobblestone streets, visit the old Franciscan convent, and enjoy the traditional markets where you can discover local art, delicious treats, and the bohemian vibe that sets this iconic Mexico City neighborhood apart.
- Museo Frida Kahlo - Step into the personal world of Frida Kahlo by exploring her famous Blue House. Uncover her original spaces, personal items, photographs, and some of her most notable works. Gain insight into her life, love story, and artistic legacy at one of Mexico’s most renowned museums.
What's Included
- Trajinera ride lasting 1 hour
- Ticket to Frida Kahlo Museum
- Bottled water
- Guided tour of Coyoacán
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Guide Certified by SECTUR
- Trajinera ride lasting 1 hour
- Ticket to Frida Kahlo Museum
- Bottled water
- Guided tour of Coyoacán
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Guide Certified by SECTUR
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Lunch
Location
Floating Gardens of Xochimilco
Southern neighborhood of Xochimilco
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
4.7
(16 Ratings)
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Hilariov2026
Jan 29, 2026
Get to know the real Mexico - What a wonderful day trip with our guide Hermes. He is very cultured, knows the city, its history, and current events. He makes you feel like you’re out with family. We visted Xochimilco, Frida Khalo museum and Coyoacan. Tried a little bit of everything and learned a lot. Highly recommended!
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Amie_p
Jan 3, 2026
We had a great experience... - We had a great experience with Esmre and Carlos. The tour was perfect and we appreciated the history and personalities. We would highly recommend.
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Maatthewp11
Nov 12, 2025
5 ⭐ trip and guide - Excellent day trip to xochimilico canals. A relaxing boat ride along the canals as we visited early in the day. Oscar walked us through the district and explained clearly the history of the area. We had a quick coffee at a lovely local cafe before going to Frida kohle museum. We had pre bought tickets this was useful as it was very busy. Oscar took us for lunch at a local taco restaurant which was absolutely delicious. Highly recommend Oscar his knowledge and spoken English was excellent
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U2032ergeorgem
Aug 29, 2025
Thank you Elisabeth and Ricardo for an excellent tour. - Such a great tour!! Great wealth of knowledge about the city, historical significance and locations. A defínete recommend if you are traveling to Mexico City!!
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Rawibashir
Jun 7, 2025
Our Driver Mr. Hermes who... - Our Driver Mr. Hermes who was our tour guide also was excellent, after the beautiful boat ride he took us to other several places, he not only was a good and friendly person but he was very knowledgeable too and was telling the history of anywhere he was taking us, he went out of his way to do the best he could do for us, his English also was very good and we will recommend him to anyone who could get him as a tour guide .
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Smornar
Apr 5, 2025
Frida day with daughter - Howard was a good guide, very knowledgeable. Ricardo our driver was super thoughtful and considerate. He came over with an umbrella when it was sunny and surprised us with our favorite soda! Definitely request Ricardo as your driver!
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Tiffany_w
Feb 14, 2025
Amazing! - Howard was an incredible tour guide! He was patient, kind, and so informative. He loves history and culture! We highly recommend a tour with Howard!
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S8304ecnicolev
Nov 3, 2024
Tourist guard and body guard Octavio! - Thank you very much Octavio for taking us to the most beautiful places and being our guide. We had a great time! Also for being our security guard to all the places we pass! We feel very safe. 100% recommended this tour!
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E6957cwmaxineb
Dec 20, 2024
Great experience with kind people - but look elsewhere if you want history or cultural info - The tour got off to a lightly rocky start when the driver went to the wrong pickup location. However, we rebounded and were picked up 10 minutes later. Xochilmilco was wonderful - it is nice that this tour makes it your first stop, so you can really see the canals without being in gridlock with the rest of the boats. From there, we went straight to coyocan, skipping San Angel because of traffic. While we agreed with Monica (our guides) recommendation, we did specifically book this tour because it included San Angel. Casa Azul was marvelous. Overall, both Monica and our driver (did not catch his name) were kind, friendly and helpful, but we would have preferred more information or guidance about what we were seeing, the history, and why it was important. We just kind of went along with only friendly conversation - not any of the info you would expect a tour guide to provide.
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Michelle_h
Dec 27, 2025
Phoning it in - I really hate to write a negative review and I told myself I’d just let it go but when we went to lunch and our guide Oscar scrolled Instagram the entire time I decided that was enough. This tour could not have been more boring. He was definitely phoning it in on all fronts. He seems like a lovely person but either it was a bad day or he needs to find a new line of work. I was so excited to see Coyoacan but honestly his lack of enthusiasm was contagious and my kids and I could not wait to get back to our hotel. Also he did not join us in the Frida Kahlo museum and all the other guides I saw were taking their guests through and giving them details. That would have made the entire experience more interesting. I work in a customer service profession and would never scroll my phone with clients. Even my 2 teen boys I was traveling with did not. This was an extremely expensive private tour that I decided to splurge on and regretted almost from the first minute Oscar met us at the car. It was a total bummer. On the plus side our driver was lovely, a safe driver with a clean car.
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