Riding Boats +Warm Mex Food+ Frida Kahlo's neighborhood (private)
Description
This is a private tour only for you with private transport. You will enjoy traveling in trajinera and then knowing the famous Frida Kahlo's pretty neighborhood. We are talking about the 2 most popular neighborhoods in Mexico city: Xochimilco and Coyoacán. Xochimilco is known for the colorful and decorated trajineras. These long boats are controled using long poles by rowers. The canals in Xochimilco are full of joy and people having party times riding together other trajineras. La fiesta will be present in this trip. You will eat a real mexican tacos in the trajinera. In Coyoacán we will visit the beautiful central gardens, the outside of Frida Kahlo's house, Hernán Cortés House and you will taste the popular artesanal ice cream from this neigborhood.
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Itinerary
The pick up will be at your accomodation or any other address in Mexico city. Usually the transfer to Xochimilco takes 1 hour.
We will visit first the pier called Nativitas where We will ride one trajinera during 1 hour. This is a colorful and decorated long boat that contains inside a large table with chairs. The ride will be crossing a canal where We will find more people doing party riding other trajineras. This will be an interesting and fun trip. Here We will eat tacos and drink 1 beverage per person that you have selected previously.
Usually our way to Coyoacán takes 45 minutes from Xochimilco. Here We will visit the outside of Frida Kahlo's house, Frida Kahlo's garden, outside of Hernan Cortés and Malinche's house. Then the voisit of the main garden located in the center of this neighborhood with the iconic coyote fountain, San Juan Bautista's church and takes place the tasting of the famous artesanal ice cream.
After visit these two beautiful neighborhoods the return will be at your accommodation or any other address in Mexico city.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
The pick up will be at your accommodation in Mexico city. We will contact you after your booking.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(30)
Such a fun experience and definitely one of the most unique parts of the trip! The atmosphere was so lively with music, food, and other boats passing by, and it ended up being the perfect mix of relaxing and fun. We loved being able to enjoy the scenery, celebrate, and just soak in the energy of Xochimilco. It’s one of those experiences that really feels like you’re immersed in the culture and vibe of Mexico City.
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Victor was a great guide and driver. Good English and knowledge. Enjoyed visiting Coayacan, Xochimilco and short stop at UNAM.
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From the pick up at the hotel, the guide and driver made the tour very enjoyable. Best of all, not having to think about anything and just enjoy. The food, transportation, guide and service exceeded all expectations. Really recommended.
Hola, muchas gracias por tu comentario. Nos ayuda a mejorar. Nos alegra mucho que hayas disfrutado de tu tour con Epic Journey. Esperamos verte de nuevo en tu próxima visita a la Ciudad de México. ¡Abrazos desde México!
It took us 2 hours 45 minutes to arrive as it was traffic and rains, also the driver did not take the toll road and it was so dark when we reached and did not enjoy the ride, as there were hardly people and it was no fun
Dear, Saurin. The tourists are who select the best time for them. some of tourists prefer do the time during the night. We have a wide range of hours from 10 am. Now we are on high season and all the city is full of traffic. Thanks for your review
Our guide Ruben was very nice. He was our guide for two experiences. For our experience in xochimilco, he shared his knowledge with us about trijaneras. His knowledge was extensive and made us good talk during our trip. We will schedule it again!
Hola, muchas gracias por tu comentario. Nos ayuda a mejorar. Nos alegra mucho que hayas disfrutado de tu tour con Ruben. Esperamos verte de nuevo en tu próxima visita a la Ciudad de México. ¡Abrazos desde México!
We returned to CDMX for a second time and booked another tour with Epic Journey. We were fortunate to be assigned the same exact tour guide as our trip to the pyramids. Our guide, Victor, arrived on time and remembered us from our previous trip. For this journey, we went to Xochimilco to enjoy fresh tacos on a Tuesday in the trajinera. The whole experience was very smooth. After, we spend the remaining time in Coyoacán, walking through the neighborhood and enjoying churros and ice cream. Highly recommend Epic Journey team for value and expertise.
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Our driver and host was very attentive and knowledgeable. It was very convenient to be picked up from our Airbnb. It was an excellent cultural experience.
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Our tour with Oscar was absolutely incredible from start to finish! He was so kind, knowledgeable, and friendly — we instantly felt comfortable with him. He drove us to the Xochimilco canals for a beautiful boat ride, then took us around Frida Kahlo’s neighborhood, where he had the best local recommendations for tostadas, coffee, ice cream, and churros. It was overall a fun and insightful tour — it felt like exploring the city with a local friend who truly loves what he does. The tour company was also very accommodating with our scheduling needs, and everything was perfectly timed for us — never rushed, just smooth and enjoyable. We felt like we experienced some of the best of Mexico City in one day. We feel so lucky to have had Oscar as our guide, and we genuinely hope anyone booking this tour gets him too — he made the day absolutely exceptional. We’d book another tour with him again in a heartbeat!
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We had high hopes for this tour, but it didn’t quite meet our expectations. The admin team was very accommodating when we asked to change our pickup point, which we appreciated. The “tour guide” arrived in time, but the driver arrived about 20 minutes late. Most of the time was spent getting to Xochimilco with stops for tacos and then drinks. The taco place actually sold drinks too, so the second stop felt unnecessary. By the time we ate, the tacos were cold and there were no napkins or utensils. The guide and driver were friendly but didn’t offer much commentary. I’ve done a similar tour before that felt more authentic, with fresh food from passing boats and live mariachi. This one felt disorganized and ran late, so we even shortened the boat ride. Everyone was nice, but it just didn’t flow smoothly.
Hi Sandy!! Thanks for your review. This was very helpful to do something and improve this experience. TO OUR FUTURE CUSTOMERS: ALL OUR FOOD NOW IS SERVED WARM IN THE TRAJINERA. no more cold tacos. thanks for this importtant and helpful review!
Our tour guide was extremely informative and really nice. We learned alot about the history of Mexico. I would recommend them 100%
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