1 day in Puebla and Cholula in private tour from Mexico city
Description
This is a private tour only for you. Don't miss this getaway from Mexico City of one day visiting the beautiful Cholula town and Puebla city where The 5 de Mayo Battle took place. Do you know that in Cholula is located the pyramid with the biggest base? Do you know that the spanish tried to become Puebla in the capital of the New Colony? It means that the foundation of the city was at the same time that Mexico city. Discover and be amaze for this beautiful colonial city from 16th centuries. In this tour you will explore an archaeological zone and in Puebla city you will explore the principal streets in downtown. This tour ends with the visit in the 5 de Mayo forts area. We recommend this tours wednesdays-sundays.
Tour Options
Itinerary
The pick up will be at your accommodation in Mexico city. The transfer to Cholula has a duration of 2 hours and a half.
Since our arrive in Cholula We will see start to see the Big Pyramid from afar (the largest pyramid base in the world) and the famous yellow church on the top called the Virgin of the Remedies Church. Our first stop is the small museum that contains original pieces from archaeological zone and an historical introduction. Then we will visit the archaeological area where is the altar fields and the remains of the different stages of the Pyramid.
We will move to downtown/historical center of Puebla city where We will visit this beautiful colonial style that starts after the fall of the Aztecs led by the Spanish. Here We will visit the most important sights.
This is a popular place and favorite for tourism that want to see or buy the handicrafts. Thousands of products you cand find and the most popular is talavera.
We continue our way walking on this street where are located several candy shops of traditional and famous Puebla's sweets. You will have a tasting of this candies like camotes (made with sweet potato) or borrachitos (gummies with alcohol) and hundreds of candies. Also We will visit a talavera's workshop where you will know about the process of this art.
Walking thorugh these colorful and full of live streets you will admire the different characteristic architectural styles of the colonial era after the Spanish arrival. A lot of business on streets. We will arrive to Zocalo (the principal square) where is the beautiful garden, the fountain. This is a popular meeting place and around there are many restaurants. We can take the lunch on this time.
We will visit the principal building in the zocalo with 70 meters its towers. This construction begun in the 16th century. It is one of the most important properties in the historic center, declared a World Heritage Site. Inside you will amaze about the domes and the architecture design.
We will have a short visit for admire the first public library in Latinamerica founded by the Spanish bishop Juan de Palafox y Mendoza in 1646.
The final area that We will visit is the place where was the 5 de mayo battle. In this hill there are 2 forts and more building in our modern era. Even a cable car. From this viewpoint We can see the central area of the city and If we have clear sky even the volcanos.
The return to your accommodation in Mexico city starts.
Depending of the day and time of the tour We can find open this beautiful chapel from XVII century and cover with gold metal
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Your pick up is at your address in Mexico city given to us. Your guide and/or driver will contact you before the meeting time.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- We recommend this tours wednesdays-sundays
Reviews(14)
This was an excellent tour! Ruben was our guide, and he was fantastic!! He was very knowledgeable and gave us great details on Cholula and Puebla. Both cities are beautiful, and we learned much about the Cholula pyramids. Ruben was also very flexible with our itinerary. He took us to an authentic Talavera store where they make the pottery and helped us to purchase some authentic pieces for our home. We looked at several private tours before selecting this one, and we made the right choice!
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Vittor was such an amazing guide! My friend and me had such a good time with him, it was a private tour but we felt so safe and welcome at all times. Please book this private tour, if you have Vittor as your guide, it’s always an amazing time.
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Our guide Rubén was excellent. He explained the archeological site of Cholula very well; it was extremely interesting both for our adult son who has a BA in Archeology, and for my wife and I, who don't. The walk through Puebla was well organized, and Rubén was attentive and helpful any time we expressed an interest in seeing more of some particular thing (local abstract artists, talavera tiles, coconut candies. The restaurant that the tour reserved for us in Puebla had excellent mole poblano.
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Our tour guide Roberto was very informative about the place he went to. he made sure to give us time to explore puebla as some places were closed as it was a monday. got to see many beautiful churches. puebla is such a beautiful city. he took very good care of us! would really appreciated if the archeological zone was compensated in a way as that was part of the tour:)
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We had a great time. Puebla and Cholula was beautiful and it is a nice day trip from Mexico City. Our guide/driver was very knowledgeable and did a great job of showing us around.
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Worth seeing. Steeped in history and culture of Mexico. Our guide Ruben was able to explain and show all the sights.
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A great way to see Puebla. Really fun. Our guide Roberto was super. He took us to many wonderful sites including a great restaurant.
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Our guide/driver, Ruben was the best. Everything was excellent. We enjoyed our tour , had a nice lunch I Puebla and learned about Mexican history all in one day.
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Excellent tour that started at my hotel in Mexico City. Roberto picked me up in the morning and we drove to see the Pyramid of Cholula and also Our Lady of Remedies Church. Next we went to Puebla where we had an amazing time visiting the historic center, the Puebla Cathedral and the Capilla del Rosario. A highlight was the Biblioteca Palafoxiana where a magnificent music performance was occurring in the courtyard! We had a wonderful little lunch at a local spot and later headed back to my hotel in Mexico City--a truly delightful day!!
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Thanks to Roberto I had a great day in a beautiful city with lots of interesting places and information. He took very good care of me.
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