Xochimilco, Coyoacan and Frida Kahlo Museum Tour
Description
Get to know 3 of the best places in the south of Mexico City: 1. Starting with Coyoacan, where several of the most important artists and historical figures in the country lived. You will have the option to see the house that Frida Kahlo lived in, this house-museum has been preserved and you will have access to the corners where the artist was born (choosing the "Frida Kahlo Museum Tickets" option). 2. Also, you will get to know the colorful floating gardens of Xochimilco, a place full of life and quiet where you will enjoy a ride in a trajinera (a type of flat-bottomed canoe). 3. Finally, you will visit one of the sites declared as Cultural Heritage of Humanity: Ciudad Universitaria of the Autonomous University of Mexico, known for its magnificent murals of Frida Kahlo's husband: Diego Rivera.
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Itinerary
You will visit the central campus of one of the best public universities in Mexico and Latin America: "UNAM" where you will appreciate the Olympic Stadium and the Central Library, buildings with murals by Juan O'Gorman and Diego Rivera. This place is included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Hop aboard a colorful flat-bottomed boat called a trajinera, and take an hour-long slow cruise down the canals past floating flower gardens. These boats were once used to transport food and passengers throughout Mexico City. He is hungry? Taste a variety of typical Mexican dishes and fresh drinks such as the famous mole, roasted corn, quesadillas, pulque (pre-Hispanic spiritual alcoholic beverage). You can also request songs from musical groups such as mariachi (cost not included).
You will get to know one of the most picturesque neighborhoods in Mexico, a place where artists and historical figures lived. Here you can see the house that Frida Kahlo lived in (when you choose the "Frida Khalo Museum Tickets" option), Coyoacán Center, Church of San Juan el Bautista, the house of Hernán Cortes and taste a traditional coffee if you like it. .
Also known as La Casa Azul, it was the residence of the celebrated painter Frida Kahlo and her family, as well as her husband Diego Rivera. We will get to know the building and talk about its life and work. Important: Admission to the Frida Kahlo Museum is only included if you book the correct option.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
In case your hotel is within the authorized area, the meeting with the guide will be outside the hotel. The guide is not authorized to enter the hotels or wait for the clients in the lobby. On some occasions it is possible that you will be asked to go to another nearby hotel (500 meters in all directions) since due to road issues the meeting at your hotel is complicated. A guide or coordinator will contact you a day before by Whatsapp or by the chat of this platform to give more details of your collection.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(36)
This is a SCAM!!! They never showed up to pick me up! They were supposed to pick me up from my hotel at 8:30. I waited at the entrance from 8:20 until 9:45 and they NEVER SHOWED UP!!! They did not reply to my messages, they never wrote me before or after the supposed tour, and now i am waiting for Viator to solve the issue and refund me, but apparently the tour company is not replying to their email either! Total SCAM!!!
Fun tour; our pickup was an hour late without communication but we did get going finally. Could have ditched the 2 stops for shopping. It would be best of the Frida Kahlo tickets were included in the tour and ditched the shopping. We had a fun group and we were glad we went!
One person in my party wasn’t feeling well, so I tried to reach tour operator through sending a message as well as calling them on provided phone number. Both were unsuccessful in getting any response. Phone calls went to a place with instructions in Spanish and the options provided were useless, eventually disconnecting the call.
Great tour of Coyoacán and Xochimilco! Could have skipped the university tour but it was nice to learn about it.
I already requested a refund. They didn't show up at the hotel for the pickup. Lack of professionalism. The local partner did not answer the calls, answered WhatsApp or answered the phone!
You all never picked us up and let us know an hour late that the transportation had broken down. We canceled.
The worst tour guide ever, I waited at the pick up point for than half an hour and no one showed or came to pick me up. They have wasted my time. Will cancel the other packages I have booked with them So bad 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻
This was a great experience. Julio, our tour guide was absolutely amazing. He was very dedicated and detailed about everything.
Unfortunately, the tour was not as expected and we had many hours in the van. It took nearly two hours to pick up all passengers in the morning (from 8:30-10:10am) before we journeyed North. We were taken to a jewelry shop that was not described in the tour. This added close to an hour of traffic and an unwanted stop in the wrong direction from the described tour. When we arrived at University to see the Diego Rivera mural we saw a small mural outside the gate; not the large beautiful one advertised by the tour group. The university was closed for holiday so we could not see the more famous mural; we were not told this ahead of time. The boat ride was enjoyable and the best part of the tour. We ended up leaving by Uber early because the tour was already 7hours and we were not yet at Frida Kahlo’s home. I do not recommend this tour.
Nothing good. Bad organization started with the pick up. I was picked up at 8:15 and the tour started not before 10:00. I had to stay in the bus all the time. For some reason we had to wait for some passengers. We had to visit first thing in the morning a silver workshop for which I had no interest at all. Frida Kahlo part is only for 5 minutes for taking photos from the outside. So the title of the tour is misleading. Don’t have any illusions of visiting the museum. When we arrived at Xochimilco our boat was not reserved. We were offered the alternatives of waiting for at least 30 minutes or cancel the tour. When we asked whether we would be reimbursed the guide told us to contact the agency. I came back to my hotel after 9 hours, exhausted and regretted for taking this tour.
