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Private Day Tour of Xochicalco Archaeological Site and Cuernavaca

By Mexico Tour Freelance
8.6 out of 10
Excellent
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$316 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 9h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Your private day trip begins with hotel pickup located in Mexico City.
The first thing to visit is the Archaeological Zone of Xochicalco, the largest archaeological site and the fifth nationally. Its name comes from Nahuatl. The site was declared a cultural heritage of the Nation and UNESCO on December 1, 1999. Learn from your guide about its importance and its inhabitants. It is said that the ruins possibly corresponded to the Olmec civilisation that landed on the beaches of the Gulf of Mexico more than fifteen centuries ago.

Then we will go to the city of Cuernavaca, also known as the “city of eternal spring”. This place is considered to have a wonderful climate, with ideal temperatures most of the year. You are going to visit Palacio de Cortés (Panoramic), The Palace is considered the oldest colonial civil construction in the Americas. After seeing the streets and important places in Cuernavaca,
After touring the sites, we will return to Mexico City to your hotel.

Activity location

  • Archaeological Zone of Xochicalco
    • Carretera Federal Xochicalco Tetlama, sin numero, Xochicalco, Municipio de Miacatlan, Morelos
    • 62605, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Archaeological Zone of Xochicalco
    • Carretera Federal Xochicalco Tetlama, sin numero, Xochicalco, Municipio de Miacatlan, Morelos
    • 62605, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico

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English Tour
  • Activity duration is 9 hours9h
    9h
  • English

Price per person
Pickup included

Price details
AU$316.28 x 2 AdultsAU$632.56
Total
Price is AU$632.56
Until Fri, 31 Oct
Tour en Español
  • Activity duration is 9 hours9h
    9h
  • Spanish

Tour en Español
Pickup included

Language options: Spanish
Price details
AU$316.28 x 2 AdultsAU$632.56
Total
Price is AU$632.56
Until Fri, 31 Oct

What's included, what's not

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    Hotel pickup and drop-off
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    Bottled water
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    Professional guide
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    Driver/guide
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    Transport by private vehicle
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    Food and drinks
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    Service charge

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Archaeological Zone of Xochicalco
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Xochicalco is an example of the epoch known as Epiclassic (700-900 AD) characterised by the emergence of cities in central Mexico after the decline of the Teotihuacan city and the power vacuum left by it. This period is characterised by a series of events that give way to the foundation of Tula, after a series of migrations of groups living in central Mexico. Fact that coincides with the abandonment of the sites of northern Mesoamerica and the collapse of the Mayan cities of the lowlands of the centre and the south.
Garden Borda Cultural Center
  • 30m
El Jardín Borda is a historical museum located in the city of Cuernavaca and is located in what used to be the summer mansion of the wealthy Taxco miner José de la Borda
Palacio de Cortes
  • 20m
  • Admission ticket included
Panoramic View of the Palace of Cortés is a 16th century Spanish civil palace, a historic monument located in Cuernavaca, Morelos, ordered by Hernán Cortés to be built in the years immediately following the Conquest of Mexico.
Cathedral of the Asencion (Catedral de la Asuncion)
  • 20m
  • Admission ticket included
La Catedral de Cuernavaca es la sede de la diócesis católica del mismo nombre en México. Es un edificio del siglo XVI, lo que la convierte en una de las catedrales más antiguas del país

Location

Activity location

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    Archaeological Zone of Xochicalco
    • Carretera Federal Xochicalco Tetlama, sin numero, Xochicalco, Municipio de Miacatlan, Morelos
    • 62605, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Archaeological Zone of Xochicalco
    • Carretera Federal Xochicalco Tetlama, sin numero, Xochicalco, Municipio de Miacatlan, Morelos
    • 62605, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico

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