Day Trips from Central Mexico to Veracruz

Tlacotalpan is a popular Veracruz day trip, and this guided tour offers an easy way to explore the UNESCO World Heritage-listed city in just one day. Along with a guide, learn about the city's Spanish and Caribbean architecture and visit the City Museum, before heading to Alvarado to check out the coastal trading town.

In a few hours you will explore the country from north to south and from east to west, through its gastronomy, the most emblematic of Mexico. Explore a variety of different food, accompanied by a food and restaurant connoisseur who will make the best selection of regional food and help you discover that Mexico is much more than tacos. Share your unique experience with hundreds of photo and video moments.

Visit two popular sites in one day with this full-day tour from Veracruz. Explore pre-Columbian ruins and learn about the ancient Totonac culture on a guided tour of the Tajin archeological site, then visit the ‘Magic Town’ of Papantla, renowned for its traditional handicrafts, vanilla plantations, and local liquors.

On this full-day tour, visit the archeological zone of El Tajin on the north coast of Veracruz. The ancient capital city of the Totonac culture, the zone is filled with ruins, including the Pyramid of the Niches, which was a civil calendar with seven levels and 365 niches incorporated into the design. After a lunch break, visit the nearby town of Papantla, which is known for vanilla production and talented voladores—acrobats who perform on a colorful pole suspended high above the ground. Hotel pickup and drop-off is included.