Top Central Mexico On the Water

Welcome to Mexico City. We will reveal the best kept secrets of Xochimilco. Embark on a 5-hour adventure exploring the legendary canals aboard a gondola. Visit the chilling Isle of Dolls, the scariest place in the city, and discover the fascinating museum of the Ajolote, the mysterious water monster of the canals. Your local guide will share cultural and historical references that will bring every corner to life. What makes us unique: You will explore 2 completely different channels for the same price: Festival Channel: Immerse yourself in the celebration between mariachis, folkloric trajineras and festive atmosphere Peace Canal: Relax among wildflowers, unspoilt nature and meditation boats Enjoy food in an authentic floating restaurant, unlimited workshops of margaritas, tequila, mezcal, pulque, micheladas and popcorn Play Mexican Lottery The tour starts and ends at the same meeting point Pet-Friendly Experience: Your pet is welcome

This guided tour to Xochimilco and Casa Azul offers an incredible value for visitors. When you book, not only do you receive entrance fees to both attractions, but you also have transportation in the bag to the far-flung destinations. Plus, your guide is there to answer any questions throughout the day.

What makes our Humpback Whale Tour – Super VIP truly special is the fully personalized experience from start to finish. Before you even confirm, we customize food, snacks, and drinks to your dietary needs. You’ll travel comfortably from La Paz to Cabo San Lucas, where a semi-private boat (max 8 guests) awaits for a 3-hour whale watching adventure guided by marine biologists. You’ll witness humpbacks breaching and tail-slapping up close, and even listen to their songs through underwater hydrophones — a rare and moving experience. Our expert guides share eco-scientific insights throughout the journey, turning every moment into a chance to learn and connect with nature. At the end, you’ll receive professional GoPro photos and videos, along with a personalized debriefing to reflect and share feedback. This is more than a tour — it’s an intimate, educational, and unforgettable encounter with Baja’s most iconic marine giants.

Leave the bustle of Mexico City far behind on a hiking tour of the Iztaccihuatl Volcano with a mountaineering expert. A small group ensures you can pick a pace that suits you, while setting off in the early morning helps you beat both the crowds and the heat.

Ride a traditional barge through Xochimilco canals, then visit Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera landmarks on this private tour that immerses you in Aztec history and Mexico City art. This value-packed experience includes hotel pickup and drop-off; admission to Xochimilco, the Museo Diego Rivera Anahuacalli, and the Frida Kahlo Museum, plus a visit to the mosaic murals at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).

Check off plenty of architectural wonders in just one day, without having to rent a car, on this trip to Cholula and Puebla from Mexico City. Inside Cholula’s archaeological zone, discover the mysteries of Pirámide Tepanapa (Great Pyramid). Then, wander the UNESCO-listed city of Puebla, home to gorgeous tiled buildings and Mexican Baroque churches, including the Church of Santo Domingo and Chapel of the Rosary.

Discover Xochimilco from Embarcadero Cuemanco on a shared cultural experience through the canals of southern Mexico City. Meet your guide directly at Embarcadero Cuemanco and board a traditional trajinera to cruise through the peaceful Cuemanco canals, surrounded by colorful scenery and local traditions. Along the way, visit the Original Doll Island, one of Xochimilco's most fascinating folklore sites. Learn about the legends, stories, and cultural significance that have made this destination famous. Continue to a local axolotl sanctuary, where you'll discover the importance of this unique amphibian, endemic to Mexico, and learn about the conservation efforts helping protect its natural habitat. This meeting-point version does not include transportation, hotel pickup or drop-off, Coyoacán, or the digital food and culture guide. The experience starts and ends at Embarcadero Cuemanco.

Experience a 2-hour trajinera ride through Xochimilco’s canals while your guide shares cultural insights. Join our legendary guacamole contest and enjoy snacks and UNLIMITED drinks (beer, tequila, mezcal) with great music. We accommodate all dietary preferences. • UNLIMITED premium drinks to keep the party going. • Create your own GUACAMOLE and compete for the best flavor. • Top-quality service before and during your experience. • Fun guaranteed!

Spend two hours cruising Xochimilco's canals on a colorful trajinera, with music, activities, fresh fruit, and snacks. Along the way, join our signature guacamole contest and make your own guacamole with fresh ingredients. A bilingual guide will accompany the group and share stories and facts about Xochimilco. Drinks are unlimited during the tour, including beer, tequila, mezcal, and nonalcoholic options. Enjoy a lively experience filled with flavor, culture, and fun for all ages!

The best way to experience Veracruz’s marine life is from the water, but that's tricky to do without equipment of your own. This guided adventure combines kayaking with snorkeling, so you get to enjoy the water around the Island of Sacrifices from two perspectives. And, with all the gear you need arranged for you, there's nothing to organize in advance.

Escape the city before sunrise and paddle through the peaceful ancient canals of Xochimilco on a guided kayak adventure. Discover hidden waterways, visit the legendary Island of Dolls, and enjoy an organic breakfast on a traditional chinampa farm. Start your day with one of Mexico City’s most unique outdoor experiences. As the sun rises, kayak through the tranquil canals of Xochimilco while birds awaken and the city remains still. Learn about the historic chinampa farming system, explore the mysterious Island of Dolls, and enjoy a fresh organic breakfast prepared with local ingredients. Includes transportation from selected meeting points. This is not the typical Xochimilco party boat experience! Designed for travelers seeking nature, culture and authenticity, this sunrise kayak adventure takes you into the quiet side of Xochimilco before the crowds arrive. Perfect for couples, photographers, solo travelers and anyone looking for a meaningful Mexico City experience.

Escape frenzied Mexico City and enjoy time in nature while engaging in a fun and relaxing activity. This half-day excursion is one of the only tours to take travelers fly fishing from Mexico City, with all logistics, gear, transportation, and a local lunch included. You’ll enjoy personal attention from your expert guide who will teach your small group how to fly fish, for a truly unique experience in Mexico.

You will know the Majestic Hot Springs of Grutas Tolantongo as well as the beautiful landscape that surrounds it, without a doubt a Thermal Paradise in which you will want to stay For your comfort and enjoyment you will travel with a small group of 2 to 10 people

It is a private tour where you will have the opportunity to enjoy and explore at your own pace and without any haste all the attractions that Grutas tolantongo has for you. You will have the option of taking a zip line tour or immersing yourself in the hot springs of its pools, river or main grotto or walk along its suspension bridge and admire its beautiful landscape between the mountains.

Enjoy Xochimilco in a fun and different way from the traditional one with our Kayak ride. Get to know the little-traveled canals and chinampas of Xochimilco and its history. If the weather conditions allow it and according to the schedule you have selected, you will be able to see the sunrise or sunset from your kayak, its flora and fauna, as well as the fog banks that form on the surface of the water and give the impression of being in a dream. For your safety and comfort we provide you with an individual kayak and a life jacket. No previous experience is required to do the activity since you will have a person specialized in kayaking, who will give you instructions on how to paddle, how to put on your life jacket, among other tips, so you just relax and enjoy your trip to the fullest. experience.

Experience the serene beauty of Xochimilco’s iconic canals as the sun rises, with an option to paddle a kayak or relax on a colorful trajinera while capturing stunning photos. Next, explore Cuicuilco, the oldest archaeological site in Mexico City, featuring its unique circular pyramid. Operated by a women-led team passionate about showcasing Mexico’s culture, this experience warmly welcomes travelers of all ages and backgrounds, ensuring meaningful and lasting memories.

Discover a totally different face of Xochimilco, away from the tourist bustle and focused on natural beauty, the tranquility of the sunrise and respect for the environment. This is not the traditional Xochimilco of the trajineras; it is an intimate, ecological and sensory experience that connects you with the ancestral essence of these millennial channels On this exclusive tour you will sail in traditional cayucos, kayak-like vessels, but larger and more comfortable, guided by expert rowers. You just relax and enjoy: you don’t have to paddle. We travel through narrow, little-traveled canals, inaccessible to common trajineras, where nature is at its purest. You will see the sunrise reflecting off the water, surrounded by birds, akhotes, and stunning flora. This is a silent, intimate and perfect experience for those who seek something authentic, photogenic and deeply connected to the lake ecosystem.

Discover Xochimilco on this trajinera (flat-bottomed boat) tour. Enjoy unlimited drinks as you cruise the canals, with your guide providing historical and cultural insights. Stop on a chinampa island for a meal of Mexican tacos (with vegetarian options available). Take part in a cocktail workshop, listen to Mexican music, and play games onboard, ensuring a memorable group experience.

Unlike typical sightseeing canal tours, this is Xochimilco reimagined as an adults-only floating party. While most boats stick to slow-paced sightseeing, ours brings the temptation: an open bar, snacks, music, and a lively party atmosphere aboard a decorated boat — all while cruising through the same UNESCO-protected floating gardens that make Xochimilco famous. We combine the authentic, centuries-old charm of the chinampas with a festive experience you won't find on a standard canal tour: no crowds, no rigid schedules and an open bar that keeps the fiesta going the entire ride. It's the perfect blend of culture and celebration — ideal for birthdays, bachelor/bachelorette parties, or anyone looking to turn a classic Mexico City experience into an unforgettable celebration on the water.

Skip the crowded trajinera trips and get a different perspective of Xochimilco on this 3-hour kayaking tour. Paddle through ancient canals, pass traditional island farms, and explore less-frequented routes for a closer look at the region’s flora and fauna. Learn about the area’s history and wildlife directly from your guide and benefit from a personalized small-group experience.

Xochimilco is a unique ecological reserve, renowned for its natural wealth, historical legacy and deep cultural roots. In its waters sailed and worked the ancient Mexica peoples, developing an ingenious agricultural system. Experience Xochimilco from another perspective: aboard a traditional boat (cayuco), guided by a local person who will take you through the Xochimilco canals at dawn. Enjoy the scenery as the sun rises, watch birds and other native species. To close the tour, taste an organic breakfast harvested in the same region.

We start on October 28th until November 1st The most important festivity of Mexican culture, Day of the Dead is coming and we have the best place to live it. Xochimilco invites you to an evening full of mysticism, we will sail its canals in a carefully decorated trajinera for the occasion, during the tour (4 hours) we will listen to stories and legends from actors and locals, enjoy a rich atole (hot drink and pan de muerto) We will visit the cempasuchil flower fields and the giant catrinas, we will also experience the full experience on the famous Island of Dolls (Don Julian Santana's original) Don't be left out, as we will only accept 20 spots per day

See Coyoacan and Xochimilco on a private half-day tour in a classic 1975 VW Bus, departing from La Fuente de la Cibeles in Mexico City. In Coyoacan, stroll the bohemian neighborhood’s cobbled streets, colorful buildings, plaza, and traditional Mercado after coffee and churros. At Xochimilco, board a colorful traditional trajinera for a cruise through the ancient Aztec canals, with tacos, quesadillas, guacamole, and drinks on board. Private transportation and the boat rental are arranged, leaving time to browse local food, souvenirs, candies, produce, and Mexican handicrafts in the market. Depending on group size, you may also play loteria or visit an axolotl farm.

Cruise the lively canals of Xochimilco on a colorful trajinera during this festive tour. Enjoy complimentary alcoholic beverages including beer and tequila, sodas, and snacks as mariachi music, dancing, and singing fill the air. Along the way, spot the eerie Island of the Dolls, shop local crafts, sample traditional foods, and look out for the rare axolotl. Note that lunch and visits to the Axolotl & Reptile Center are not included.