City Guides
Mexico City
Tours of the City
Tours of the City
Mexico City
Most Popular Hotels in Mexico City:
Via Gustavo Baz 12 Col. Xocoyahualco, 54080
Amberes No. 64, Col. Juárez, 06600
Paseo De La Reforma No. 500, 06600
Andres Bello 29 Col Polanco, 11560
Walking Tours
Many of Mexico City's prime places of interest are concentrated in small easily walkable pockets, so sightseeing on foot is a breeze. Due to the dizzying effects of altitude, it is important to acclimatise for a few days after arrival in the capital. Even a gentle stroll can cause breathless fatigue, so care should be taken to ease into walking over a short distances.
Government-run cultural agency INAH (National Institute for History and Archaeology), Frontera 53, San Angel (tel: (55) 5286 1933; www.inah.gob.mx), runs walking tours in the city and beyond. INAH's tours are cheaper than most and led by English-speaking guides. Other walking tours can be booked via tour operators and travel agencies.
Bus Tours
Innumerable half - and full-day city tours pick-up and drop-off at major hotels. Most centre on the Centro Histórico and the Museo Nacional de Antropología and are accompanied by an English-speaking guide. Bestours, Hamburgo 182 bis (tel: (55) 5514 3080) and INAH (see Walking Tours above) also run bus tours in the city.
Turisbus, operated by the Ministry of Tourism (www.mexicocity.gob.mx) has a circuit that covers 130 places of interest along the Reforma-Centro Historico corridor and includes museums, monuments, galleries and parks. At 15-30 minute intervals, buses connect 25 access points where passengers can hop on and off. An electronic translator service is available and it operates from 0900-2100 every day except Christmas and New Years' day. Tickets are available for one, two or three days.
Most Popular Hotels in Mexico City:
Via Gustavo Baz 12 Col. Xocoyahualco, 54080
Amberes No. 64, Col. Juárez, 06600
Paseo De La Reforma No. 500, 06600
Andres Bello 29 Col Polanco, 11560
Walking Tours
Many of Mexico City's prime places of interest are concentrated in small easily walkable pockets, so sightseeing on foot is a breeze. Due to the dizzying effects of altitude, it is important to acclimatise for a few days after arrival in the capital. Even a gentle stroll can cause breathless fatigue, so care should be taken to ease into walking over a short distances.
Government-run cultural agency INAH (National Institute for History and Archaeology), Frontera 53, San Angel (tel: (55) 5286 1933; www.inah.gob.mx), runs walking tours in the city and beyond. INAH's tours are cheaper than most and led by English-speaking guides. Other walking tours can be booked via tour operators and travel agencies.
Bus Tours
Innumerable half - and full-day city tours pick-up and drop-off at major hotels. Most centre on the Centro Histórico and the Museo Nacional de Antropología and are accompanied by an English-speaking guide. Bestours, Hamburgo 182 bis (tel: (55) 5514 3080) and INAH (see Walking Tours above) also run bus tours in the city.
Turisbus, operated by the Ministry of Tourism (www.mexicocity.gob.mx) has a circuit that covers 130 places of interest along the Reforma-Centro Historico corridor and includes museums, monuments, galleries and parks. At 15-30 minute intervals, buses connect 25 access points where passengers can hop on and off. An electronic translator service is available and it operates from 0900-2100 every day except Christmas and New Years' day. Tickets are available for one, two or three days.
Many of Mexico City's prime places of interest are concentrated in small easily walkable pockets, so sightseeing on foot is a breeze. Due to the dizzying effects of altitude, it is important to acclimatise for a few days after arrival in the capital. Even a gentle stroll can cause breathless fatigue, so care should be taken to ease into walking over a short distances.
Government-run cultural agency INAH (National Institute for History and Archaeology), Frontera 53, San Angel (tel: (55) 5286 1933; www.inah.gob.mx), runs walking tours in the city and beyond. INAH's tours are cheaper than most and led by English-speaking guides. Other walking tours can be booked via tour operators and travel agencies.
Bus Tours
Innumerable half - and full-day city tours pick-up and drop-off at major hotels. Most centre on the Centro Histórico and the Museo Nacional de Antropología and are accompanied by an English-speaking guide. Bestours, Hamburgo 182 bis (tel: (55) 5514 3080) and INAH (see Walking Tours above) also run bus tours in the city.
Turisbus, operated by the Ministry of Tourism (www.mexicocity.gob.mx) has a circuit that covers 130 places of interest along the Reforma-Centro Historico corridor and includes museums, monuments, galleries and parks. At 15-30 minute intervals, buses connect 25 access points where passengers can hop on and off. An electronic translator service is available and it operates from 0900-2100 every day except Christmas and New Years' day. Tickets are available for one, two or three days.
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