Mexico City; ART NACO : Murals & Street Art Bike Tour
Description
Live the city from another perspective cycling its streets off the tourist path with our cyclist team. Open your eyes to the biggest art gallery in Mexico City: its streets. Chilango urban artists translate its traditions, history, and culture into the concrete canvas of the walls. Calmly ride your way through the colorful barrios and first districts of current Mexico City; from Tlatelolco-Guerrero to the Obrera Doctores’ social outcries, the streets are swarmed with a public-space-reclaiming Street art that brings art out of museums connecting communities around it. Get to know the stories of those who have built the identity of the chilangos, the people of this city, through interesting facts and some historical background by our local guide in our small-group tour limited to ten people. And what better way to end than enjoying some tasty chilango street food; there’s something for everyone’s taste and diets. Choose your favorite route!
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Itinerary
Colonia Guerrero, Lagunilla and the non-tourist center. We will head to the Obrera and Doctores neighborhoods to visit the works of renowned local and international artists at the Antique Toy Museum, home of the first Street Art Festival in 2011, since then the spirit has continued to inspire the community to preserve and promote new plays. . To make the tour lighter, we will take a break in the Pushkin Garden to get to know Rome Chic. Finally we will cross the Juárez and Cuauhtémoc neighborhoods to admire some of the largest murals painted in various Alameda techniques to the Diego Rivera Mural. (We have 2 routes to choose from for visitors, north or south).
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Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- 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
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- A maximum of 10 people per booking
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Reviews(294)
This was a great way to see parts of the city we may not have seen otherwise. Ivan, our guide was knowledgeable and the whole ride felt so safe on bike paths protected by barriers or with the second guide in the back protecting us from traffic as we turned, etc. I highly recommend this tour!
This is a fabulous tour! My niece and I had a great time! It goes at a pace accessible to all and they did a great job keeping everyone safe. Ivan is an incredible guide who shared so much information about the city. It was fun to see different neighborhoods and so many murals. Highly recommend!
David accommodated our schedule and showed us a lot of interesting murals in the city.
Incredible! The city has a lot to offer! I was left wanting to explore the three sections of Chapultepec by bike.
the absolute best tour i have been on. david and ivan kept us informed and safe throughout this wonderful art experience.
My wife and I are huge fans of street art so we were thrilled to see this tour as an option. We had a great time and Iván was a wonderful guide. We biked through various neighborhoods that we likely wouldn’t have found ourselves in on our own. And wow, was the art incredible! It was truly amazing to see so many different types of street art on one tour. We also enjoyed the visit to the Antique Toy Museum which had an incredible collection of vintage toys, and, of course, even more awesome art! We had lunch towards the end of the tour at a lovely stand where we tried chorizo verde and tylacoyos. We felt very safe with Iván as our guide, who always made sure we were right behind him and that cars would stop for us when needed. It can get hot in these neighborhoods, so consider sunscreen if you are prone to burn. There are various stops throughout the tour, but prepare to keep up a decent pace when crossing busy intersections. You will be riding mostly on the street, sometimes in a bike lane and sometimes not, so consider this with respect to skill level and potential fear of riding with vehicle traffic. We would absolutely recommend this tour to our friends and family and would honestly take it again if we came back to CDMX. There are two routes to chose from-North and South. North is more historical and South shows you more true “graffiti”. We chose South and were not disappointed.
David and Timon (Alex) were excellent guides! We were worried about biking on the busy streets but they made it easy and manageable for all of us--including a 12-year-old and a 77-year-old. It was a great balance of bike riding, pausing to see the murals, and hearing about the history of Mexico City.
I was traveling alone and, based on my wonderful experience at a lucha libre evening, I also decided to do the street art tour. Everything was brilliantly organized, and the two guides, Timon and Alberto, were fantastic. They showed and explained everything clearly and patiently – even on the bike ride, they always made sure the participants were comfortable. Highly recommended. Greetings from Germany, Steffi
Was great, but we ended up spending half of our time in an art space that was preparing for a festival that evening. Would have preferred more murals!
The guides were amazing! The tour was great, but the 1 speed bikes kept having issues with flat tires, so we lost time. While functional, these bikes are not the quality normally found on a bike tour. Regardless, the tour was great. The price was excessive for what we got, so I would recommend finding a tour for half this price.
