Unlock Teotihuacan Pyramids: Private Tour & Delicious Local Lunch
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Mexico City, Mexico
- 8 hours (approx.)
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Go beyond the guidebook and discover more about the UNESCO-listed Teotihuacán pyramids than you would alone on this private day tour from Mexico City. With the help of a guide, reach Teotihuacán by public transportion, and walk through the ancient city that Aztecs called 'the place where men become gods' at your own pace. Then, soak up cultural traditions, conversation, and food as you share lunch in a local Mexican home.
- Insight from your guide adds context to the Aztec ruins
- This private tour ensures a more personalized experience.
- Enjoy lunch with a local family for a more intimate dining experience
- Travel like a local on public transportation (fare included)
Why Travelers Choose This Tour
After the tour, enjoy a homemade lunch with a local family.
What's Included
- Travel like a local on public buses throughout the day
- Recharge atop the spectacular Quetzalcoatl Pyramid, taking in breathtaking views
- End your adventure with a delicious homemade lunch at a local family’s home
- Dive into the rich Teotihuacan culture, from ancient pyramids to modern times
- Explore a nearby town, visiting 2 family-run businesses for a true local experience
- Taste unique local treats, like cactus candy, along the way!
- Join a friendly, English-speaking local guide as you head out of Mexico City
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Drinks and additional food
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Casa de los AzulejosAv Francisco I. Madero 4, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06500 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
The Casa de los Azulejos ("House of Tiles"), Av Francisco I. Madero 4, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06500 Cuauhtémoc, CDMX
End point
- Palacio de Bellas ArtesAv. Juárez S/N, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06050 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Mexico City Fine Arts Museum, Av. Juárez S/N, Centro Histórico Cuauhtémoc, 06050 CDMX
Operating hours.8:30 am
Itinerary
Leave Mexico City behind on a private tour to the ancient Teotihuacán pyramids. After meeting your guide at a central location, head by metro to the town of San Martin de las Piramides, located about 30 miles (48 kilometers) outside of Mexico City. Upon arrival, begin your journey into Teotihuacán, a UNESCO World Heritage site, at the on-site museum, where your guide points out reconstructions of local houses, as well as relics discovered in the archaeological zone. Enter the ancient city and stroll through the Calzada de los Muertos (Pass of the Dead) to reach the Sun Pyramid, the area's tallest, towering at 206 feet (63 meters). Huff your way to the top for impressive bird’s-eye views of the Calzada de los Muertos. Gain insight into the Moon Pyramid’s history and architecture and hear why the Aztecs dubbed Teotihuacán the City of the Gods. After touring Teotihuacán, we will visit a local family and discover that cactus is an important cultural and historical symbol in Mexico. It might surprise you to learn that cactus is a staple in Mexican cuisine! There’s nothing like a home-cooked meal to end a day. Share lunch with another family at their house and enjoy getting to know each other and more about everyday life in Mexico. After your satisfying meal, hop on public transportation with your guide and return to your departure point.
1
House of Tiles
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
2
Teotihuacan Pyramids
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
3
Pyramid of the Moon
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
4
Pyramid of the Sun
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
5
San Juan Teotihuacán
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Minimum age is 6 years
- Vegetarian, Vegan, or Gluten Free options are available on this tour, but please let us know in advance if you have any dietary requirements.
- Please note that this tour covers about 6 km of walking and can be quite strenuous for travellers who are not used to walk. We recommend this tour for guests who have at least a medium level of fitness ability.
- Please note that it is not allowed to climb the pyramids.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.8
based on 195 reviews
Kelly_T, Dec 2024
This was an awesome experience! Our guide, Roy, was very friendly, entertaining, and spoke English well. He shared a lot of interesting information. The Pyramids were breathtaking and he made sure we saw the third one which is a trek but well worth it (you are still allowed to climb it). After the pyramids, we went into town for Pulque tasting and to see different types of obsidian art. We then went to another town for a delicious lunch with a local family. It was fun to take public transportation with Roy as that was our preferred method of getting around Mexico City. Highly recommend this experience!
Gilbert_Z, Nov 2023
This was the best tour for what we wanted. The tour the tour guides and the experiences after the pyramids were awesome. Loved it all and highly recommend!
Mary_M, Feb 2020
Ulysses was an excellent guide, calm cool collected and in touch with & knowledgable of the local area because he’s a local, he also speaks excellent English. The tour is well-paced and informative. He offers information of the archeology without any bias - which is important regarding this land. He also offers a non-religious, but spiritual perspective too. There’s a cool little pit stop for local beers before visiting an obsidian craftsman’s home. Although this states “dinner with the locals” we never saw them, & they weren’t introduced to us, but nonetheless at that point in the night everyone in the group is hungry & it was nice to eat a local, quaint meal. We enjoyed the sites, lots of information as well as being able to explore a little further into the local area than you would be able to on your own. I was personally having a rough morning as a solo traveler & this tour brightened my day & was just what I needed to get out of the hustle & bustle of the city.
Michelle Z, Aug 2019
I visited Mexico City for my 30th birthday and we were able to book this tour last minute with Urban Adventures after my morning tour fell through. Our tour guide (whose name I can’t remember) was so friendly and knowledgable - young, funny, long hair and spoke both English and Spanish. We started off meeting at the city’s center near MUMEDI. The meeting point was easy and accessible, then we all jumped in a van and headed to the ruins of Teotihuacan. From the start of the tour, until the very end, we were given lots of useful, interesting information about the temples and the different civilizations that inhabited the nearby regions. We also got the opportunity to climb both the Moon and Sun Pyramid - and the guide was nice enough to take people who didn’t want to walk up the stairs to other parts of the area in the meantime. After that, we were all escorted to a nearby home of a local artist, and given a tour of his craft, and allowed to sample a variety of tequilas. During this time we bought some souvenirs and learned more about local agriculture. Finally, we ended the trip with a homemade meal, and dined on delicious pozole blanco! What a delightful end to a long day! Would highly recommend this company!!!
annemkidd5, May 2019
Great day climbed the pyramids very hot but worth it . Full on day hot in the sun but we enjoyed it lots of interesting things
S H, Jan 2019
Arturo the driver was awesome! He'd show me little extra trees and such. Rodrigo was very well spoken (chingon!!) and had so much cool information to share. They were a deligtd. Bring layers. It's warm climbing the pyramids. It is a good hike. Wear comfy shoes. The vistas are outta this world. Be prepared for a long day. After Teohuatican, you have a few drinks see handmade obsidian, then a homemade dinner. I'm vegetarian. No problem. I had nopales with rice and horchata. I suggest leaving tips at these stops. Free food and drinks? It's amazing. I also tipped the driver and tour operator. 10 hours of friendliness and transport.
Noahe, Nov 2018
My husband, Andy and I had a lovely day touring Teotihuacan, got to a factory and eating dinner. All was Timley, liesurly and fun. Although the guide was very nice, he didn’t provide much guiding, or historical information. But we had fun regardless.
SatyaSivaKiran_N, Jul 2018
Ady is an amazing tour guide, she had answers for all the curious questions our group had apart from the knowledge about the history of the site. Later we visited a local obsidian artisan to learn more about it and pulque/mezxcal/tequilla/ cactus fruit liquor, our group had a lovely time. Then visited a local family home for a delicious dinner cooked just for us, as we got back to the city she was helpful on uber pickups/ways to reaching our hotels. I would 100 recommend this tour to everyone who wish to visit the pyrimads
Caroline F, Mar 2018
This trip is totally worth it! My 21 year old son and I both enjoyed the entire experience! It's a long day, so pack plenty of water, sunscreen and get a good night's rest before hand! The pyramids are a definite bucket list activity, once in a lifetime.
My son and I loved visiting the local family for some samples of tequila, mescal and pulca. The other family provided our dinner which was great! Our guide was Adi, she was awesome!!!!!
All around worthwhile side trip :
Diana G, Feb 2018
The tour guide was great, explaining every structure we saw. The place is breathtaking but I would suggest to visit it early morning to avoid the sun and the crowds. The visit to the first family was totally worth it since it included a little tequila-mezcal-pulque tasting which was great. The dinner with the local family, you'd expect something more personal and traditional, but neither the dinner was personalized the family didn't even dinner with us, instead they just served the food or traditional beside of the salsa preparation, the actual dinner wasn't traditional Mexican food. Or maybe I just expected other menú.
Debra_B, Feb 2018
Great tour! Our guide Rodrigo was really knowledgeable about the pyramids, and has excellent English and communication skills. We really enjoyed having dinner at the local family's house. This was a wonderful way to experience Mexico!
Gita K, Jan 2018
Cesar was our guide. He was extremely passionate, knowledgeable and watchful of his group. I enjoyed the agenda from the Pyramides to the Obsidian Tour to the food tasting.
This is not a poor reflection of Cesar, but the food tasting was definitely displayed as a sponsored product program - a racket. The presenters were quick to have us taste 10 things, and the prices for their products were way overpriced - even by US standards. While not pushy, I'm sure this is why they move through the presentation quickly because few buy. The prices should be slashed about 75 to be reasonable for purchase. One 1.5 ounce sample of jam was 5 USD while a 10 ounce jar was 10 USD. 99 of people would never pay that price even in the US. That part was a scam.
I think the tour company could afford to get a dedicated taxi or bus from the obisidian experience to dinner.
The dinner was tasty!
VICTORIA_R, Jan 2018
The best way to spend Thanksgiving!! Dress comfortably, bring a sweater, and a cap...atop the pyramids, it is very windy. Do not be fooled...the steps are quite steep and there is one rope for guidance. Trust and believe...if you don't know Jesus before reaching to top, you will get to know him on the decent!! The dinner with the local family...worth every bite and some!! The samples of vodka, the conversation with the locals....OMG!!!
Deborah T, Jan 2018
Following a slightly delayed start, waiting on the arrival of other group members who had taken a morning tour elsewhere, our Pyramid adventure began in earnest. We piled into a comfortable, mini- bus and headed out of the city. Transport was meant to be on the metro but this was far preferable as it allowed our Guide, Nathan, to speak with us enroute to our destination- there was a separate driver. First stop was the Palacios de Tetitla - an archeological dig made significant by the paintings that were discovered.
Nothing prepared us for the sight of the Temples/ Pyraminds of the Sun and Moon - magnificent! Those who wished to do so, climbed to the top of one or both of these impressive structures always with the careful guidance of our guide, Nathan. There are clean, modern toilet facilities at the site and be prepared to be approached by the many touts on site, selling everything from water, through silver jewel leery to animal noise makers. Be assured none of the latter market aggressively. It is wise to take a hat even in mid winter as the sun was blazing down upon us. Of course, you can purchase a hat from one of the many stalls leading to the main site for a very reasonable price.
Our group was comprise of a majority of under 35's which made the Tequila and other luscious liquids tasting session a hoot. The family who offered this service were delightful, with the patriarch being especially knowledgeable about both Agave and Obsidian. A modest but tasty evening meal at a family residence provided a fitting finale to a memorable and diverse experience.
Lekha R, Dec 2017
We had a great time with Rodriguez and Bene. Roy is the best. He was very knowledgeable and friendly and knew where all his group was at all times. He was very helpful in getting us all back to the best place for us. Our group enjoyed the tour to the shaman and the wonderful dinner prepared by the local family. Would do it again in a heartbeat.
hschloff, Nov 2017
Nathan was an excellent tour guide. Friendly, well informed, patient and fun to be with. Family dinner was excellent. Visited a home where we were given a tutorial on tequila and obsidian. Good value. Highly recommend. One comment: why meet at Museum of Modern Design and then walk to Bellas Artes to catch MetroBus?
Loretta J L, Nov 2017
We scheduled a last minute tour and the booking manager at Viator was able to find us this really fun tour. Our guide, Rodrigo, was very, energetic and spoke English well. A great time spent for half a day in Mexico and well worth the price point.
ELIZABETH S, Nov 2017
I'm so late to the party but I really wanted to review the tour I took back in February. I have wanted to go see the pyramids at Teotihuacan for as long as I could remember. I found this tour and decided to book it and I am so infinitely happy I did. Our tour guide I think it was Leon, guy in his mid/late 20's, fedora and glasses was so awesome and knowledgeable about not only CDMX and the history but Teotihuacan as well. Our group was small, our tour guide and myself and friend and 2 others.
We walked up both pyramids and when we got to the top of Sol, we said a little prayer to the sun god. It was such an emotional moment that brought me to tears.
After the pyramids, we walked into San Francisco de Los Piramides and visited a local obsidian worker. At his home, we also had a small tasting of pulque and mescal. We then went to the neighboring town of San Marcos to visit a distillery and then head to a local home for dinner.
Our home-cooked meal of chicken and nopales was absolutely divine as was the conversation we all had over food and drinks. Once dinner was done, we headed around the corner to get the bus back to CDMX.
I would do this tour every single day for the rest of my life if I could. The next time I go back to CDMX, I will 100 take this tour again.
Mateo D, Oct 2017
This trip was worth every penny. Cesar was our tour guide and made every moment safe, informative and special. I was scared to climb the pyramids and he held my hand. That goes above and beyond. I would give it 10 stars if I could. Than you Cesar!
Marcela A, Jul 2017
Great true life experience for my teenage son and myself. The Guide was most educated and most friendly. I have visited many parts or the world and truly this was a unique experience. THANK YOU
Ruby V, Jul 2017
Leon was a great guide! Bring some cash, the stops where you get to meet local artisans will definitely have souvenirs you will want.
WingShan_T, May 2017
This trip with Urban Advantures was wonderful! Our tour guide, Rodrigo, is knowledgeable about Mexico City and the Teotihuacan Pyramids. It's cool that we had a chance to take the local transportation which I didn't dare as I was travelling alone and don't speak Spanish to go to Teotihuacan. The dinner was delicious too, much nicer than some restaurants. :
Scott S, May 2017
We had a great tour. Our guide, Leon, and our varied companions had much to talk about. Leon had plenty of history for us and, of course, fun. This tour is organized such that the experience is a group of friends taking a day trip. The local families and producers were welcoming and knowledgeable
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Ryan D, Jan 2017
Our tour guide, Leon, was an awesome, genuinely nice guy with tons of information about the fantastic place. We even hit it off and I dare say we became friends! The ruins are a must see and dinner was great. Considering all of the inclusions on the tour, we felt it was a great deal.
CarlosAndres_M, Dec 2016
Tour was really nice. Tour guide was awesome. He was very funny and knowledgeable. Tour is worth it and it is not too expensive. I would have gotten to the Pyramids by public transportation to experience the Mexico City life as it was stated in the tour when I booked it but for any reason we were not able to do it so we had to go in a mini van.
Rita B, Aug 2016
very interesting tour, informative in a fun way. The dinner is very yummy. glad we did it!
Frederick J, Jun 2016
Awesome trip, more then I expected. Rodrigo took his time in explaining the history of the ruins and answered all questions. I would highly recommend this tour.
Vanessa C, Jun 2016
Exceeded expectations. Best day tour I've been on :)
Charles A, May 2016
Our tour to the Teotihuacan Pyramids was incredible! We had a large group so they ended up booking a van for us rather than taking public transit which was perfectly fine with us. Our tour guide, Rodrigo, was AMAZING! He definitely made the trip very fun and educational. We spent a good amount of time at the Pyramids exploring the grounds and climbing to the top of the Pyramid of the Moon and the Pyramid of the Sun. We then went to a local home and sampled some mezcal and tequila and then made our way to another home where we got to sample many different delicious foods which they had for sale. I ended up buying a lot to bring home with me as souvenirs. From there, we went to another family home where they cooked us a beautiful meal. And then it was back to Mexico City. A wonderful day with the best guide Rodrigo! We would do this tour again in a heartbeat.
Heidi P, Mar 2016
Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and very easy going. The trips to the pulqueria and dinner in a local home set this tour apart from all the rest. It offered us a glimpse of what life is like beyond the common tourist locations. I'd recommend this to anyone who wishes to gain a greater understanding of this region's culture, both modern day and ancient.
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