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Overview
Experience a vibrant journey filled with Mexican color, art, and identity on this private tour with hotel pickup and drop-off. We begin in the canals of Xochimilco, where you'll board a traditional trajinera (a boat) and glide among floating gardens while enjoying the festive atmosphere and music that characterize this UNESCO World Heritage Site. We continue to Coyoacán, famous for its cobblestone streets and colonial ambiance. We'll visit the iconic Frida Kahlo Museum (Casa Azul), the former residence of the renowned artist. Finally, we'll explore the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), admiring its architecture and emblematic murals. A complete experience that combines tradition, art, and heritage in total comfort. Note: Access to the Frida Kahlo Museum is subject to availability and ticket stock at the time of booking.
Redemption Instructions
Times are subject to change due to local traffic conditions.
Pickup Information
We have coverage in all the places of the city of Mexico, Hotels, Airbnb,
Language Offered
English-GUIDE
Spanish-GUIDE
Itinerary
1. This working in southern Mexico City gives way to the famous canals of Xochimilco, the last remnants of an enormous system to transport water that the Aztecs built. You can take walks in colorful boats similar to the gondolas while they pass browsing food vendors, artisans and mariachis.
2. Located in one of the most beautiful and oldest neighborhoods of Mexico City, the Blue House was converted into a museum in 1958, four years after the death of the painter. Today it is one of the busiest museums in the Mexican capital.
3. Coyoacán represents the "place of those who have or own coyotes", from three Nahua voices: coyotl (coyote), hua (possession) and can (place). The term coyoacanense, arose between the seventh and twelfth centuries AD, stage in which the site would have been founded, according to the parameters set by various historians and chroniclers
4. Throughout his life, Diego Rivera gathered an impressive collection of pre-Hispanic figures, which he called "idolaje". The painter conceived the idea of making a construction that would house these pieces and was, likewise, a livable artistic work.
5. On September 22, 1910, as President Porfirio Díaz Mori, the National University of Mexico was inaugurated, in compliance with the decree of May 16 of that year that formalized its Constitutive Law presented by Justo Sierra Méndez, 18 a law that did not give him the autonomous character that would acquire until May 28, 1929 when President Emilio Portes Gil granted it19 and authorized the construction of University City. The first rector was Joaquín Eguía Lis. The project of creation of the University, although without an immediate result, was proposed by Justo Sierra in 1881, being deputy and with the intention of counteracting the educational problem. The purpose of Sierra was materialized in 1910 with the inaugural act of the National University of Mexico, in the amphitheater of the National Preparatory School. At this time, being Secretary of Public Instruction and Fine Arts, Sierra, expressed in his speech, that the educational and scientific objective that the National University should concentrate, systematize and disseminate among the Mexican people, was to prepare for the future.
Inclusion
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Private guide
Trajinera 1 Hora
Tikets to the Frida Kahlo Museum
Exclusion
Food and drinks
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Specialized infant seats are available
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
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Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
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