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Walking Tours
Most places of interest in Mexico City are concentrated in small pockets of the city so travelling on foot is often the best means of getting around. However, it is worth remembering that, due to the effects of altitude and the pollution, it is not uncommon to feel tired and breathless when walking even short distances for the first few days after arrival.
The government's cultural agency INAH (National Institute for History and Archaeology), Frontera 53, San Angel (tel: (55) 5286 1933; website: www.inah.gob.mx), offers walking tours in the city and beyond. INAH's tours are cheaper than most and are given by English-speaking specialists but most travel agencies will be able to arrange walking tours.
Bus Tours
Half- or full-day tours of the city typically include pick-up and drop-off at major hotels and visits to the Centro Histórico and the Museo Nacional de Antropología accompanied by an English-speaking guide. Bestours, Hamburgo 182 bis (tel: (55) 5514 3080). INAH (see Walking Tours above) also run bus tours in the city.
Turisbus, operated by the Ministry of Tourism (website: www.mexicocity.gob.mx) has a circuit that covers 130 places of interest along the Reforma-Centro Histrico corridor and includes museums, monuments, galleries and parks. It has 25 access points with buses at 15- 30 minute intervals, where passengers can hop on and off. Tickets are available for one, two or three days. An electronic translator service is available and it operates from 0900-2100 every day except Christmas and New Years' day.
Most places of interest in Mexico City are concentrated in small pockets of the city so travelling on foot is often the best means of getting around. However, it is worth remembering that, due to the effects of altitude and the pollution, it is not uncommon to feel tired and breathless when walking even short distances for the first few days after arrival.
The government's cultural agency INAH (National Institute for History and Archaeology), Frontera 53, San Angel (tel: (55) 5286 1933; website: www.inah.gob.mx), offers walking tours in the city and beyond. INAH's tours are cheaper than most and are given by English-speaking specialists but most travel agencies will be able to arrange walking tours.
Bus Tours
Half- or full-day tours of the city typically include pick-up and drop-off at major hotels and visits to the Centro Histórico and the Museo Nacional de Antropología accompanied by an English-speaking guide. Bestours, Hamburgo 182 bis (tel: (55) 5514 3080). INAH (see Walking Tours above) also run bus tours in the city.
Turisbus, operated by the Ministry of Tourism (website: www.mexicocity.gob.mx) has a circuit that covers 130 places of interest along the Reforma-Centro Histrico corridor and includes museums, monuments, galleries and parks. It has 25 access points with buses at 15- 30 minute intervals, where passengers can hop on and off. Tickets are available for one, two or three days. An electronic translator service is available and it operates from 0900-2100 every day except Christmas and New Years' day.
View Our Airport Guides for Mexico City:
(Mexico City) Benito Juarez International Airport
