Unique cablecar experience, pulque tasting &unbeatable views
Description
This new tour provides travelers the opportunity to see México City from a locals perspective. The living conditions in far apart areas, the various forms of transportation, the beautiful hills that lay up in the far north side of the city and every little aspect of the daily activities that people do to live in such a crowded place like Mexico City. A tour full of colorful houses, street art, unbelievable housing designs on steep hills, interesting historical facts about our past and our present, pulque tasting (drink of the gods)and cablecar traveling, making this a unique tour that will bring you close to our culture and give you an authentic feeling of what most Mexicans live on there day to day. During our travel, we will have a short hike up an ecological reserve in what happens to be the “last lung of Mexico City”, a big mountain range that goes around the historical barrio until we reach a pulqueria at the top like no other in Mexico City.
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If you came to Mexico City for it’s culture, history and to explore beyond what most of tourists get to see, this is the place for you! A unique tour for travelers and explorers. Immerse yourself in an experience that will give you an authentic feeling of how the majority of mexicans travel and live, while enjoying the unimaginable views. We will be riding the cable bus to a popular barrio out of the city limits. This barrio has also been known for holding prehispanic items and history of these past cultures. Enjoy a unique look from above into the colorful neighborhoods with outstanding street art, thousands of Volkswagen beetles going around as taxi cabs, unthinkable steep hills and much more.
Cuautepec is a popular barrio which’s history goes all the way back to the years 2000 B.C. Some cultures like the chichimecas and Toltecs established some of there people around these lands, being this the way on how small artifacts were found in the early 1900’s. Now days, the streets of cuautepec are amazing to observe, so much energy, and people going around, houses built on challenging conditions due to the steep hills.
We will then go up the hills on a cab up to the highest part. The natural reserve we visit is also known as México City’s “last lung”, you will be impressed on how beautiful the views are from up there, giving you both a mix of nature and city.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(52)
This is such a wonderful, unexpected experience. We got to see an area of the city that most people never go to and had great Pulque, beautiful views and encounters with wonderful people in the mountains. We also got to ride in VW beetles, but be aware they are for 2 people, so if you have a larger group you will be separated. You will also learn a ton from Erick, so please give this a shot!
This was so much fun and interesting and not something we would have done on our own. Erick our guide was so friendly and knowledgeable - he completely made this tour. Thank you.
Erick was a fantastic guide for this tour. He's extremely knowledgeable about these unique areas of Mexico City, the city itself and it's history, as well as Mexico as a whole. You see a unique part of the city that tourists don't normally go to making this experience well worth it! The pulque (a local drink) tour stop is an added bonus!
This was a very authentic ans personal experience! Our guide, Alex was very friendly, knowledgeable and took us through his own neighborhood, as well as a fairly remote Pulquería where we tried some of the freshest pulque we had while in CDMX. We rode through the town, had a traditional lunch, and hiked up a hill to see gorgeous views of CDMX. The cablecars were smooth and offered a beautiful view of the surroundings. Nothing like I’ve ever seen in a big city as a primary mode of transportation. 10/10 would do the tour again and recommend Alex to people willing to go a bit off the beaten path and experience beautiful scenery and delicious food & drink!
Our guide Alex speaks perfect English, is a local here knowing the city and Mexico inside out, courteous and professional. At the end of the tour he walked us to the bus stop, gave detailed instructions on how to get to our next destination of the day and swiped us into the bus stop. The tour itself gave us a chance to get a more complete picture of Mexico city and truly feel the vastness of it. Highly recommend.
My guide, Erick was helpful and very knowledgeable. When I booked, I did not see anything but the cable car so when we got to the top and we went to get in a tiny car I was a bit apprehensive. Then we got to the top of the tree line and supposedly hike up a trail. I said I cannot risk this. He had an alternative place for us to taste the pulque that he explained the whole process thoroughly. One of the most amazing experiences you’ll ever have do not pass this up! You see the whole entire city on a commuter cable car I can’t even describe it. Yes you could do it by yourself, but you wouldn’t have all the information like a local can give you!
Hi! Thank you for your feedback Alicia! I’m glad you had a good time during this experience. I appreciate you pointing out that there was no prior warning to the hike we do at the middle of the experience. On other platforms I do warn about the hike and recommend comfortable footwear for it. We hope to have you back in a future with the other experiences we offer. Have a great time in Mexico! Best regards, David Hernandez
Highly recommend this tour. Erick was a great guide and very friendly. After many museums, the chance to see this neighbourhood from the air, and then up close as we drove through it on the way to the mtn hike to the pulque spot was great. Erick was a knowledgable and interesting guide. We were a small group and he was interested and open to talk history, politics, and of course, pulque. We got to try many flavours of pulque, and as most people report, they were all great. Lunch at a little local spot before we headed back down the cablebus. Great views, a nice little hike, good conversation. Highly recommended. Thanks Erick, I'll tell friends to ask for you!
Hello Karl! Thank you for taking the time to leave a message and for recommending us to your friends. We hope you continue to enjoy of Mexico! Feel free to reach out anytime your needing recommendations or any help from us. Regards, David Hernandez
Erick was a very friendly and very knowledgeable guide. The trip on the cable car was fascinating and our walk up the mountain to taste fresh Pulque was worth every step. Highly recommend.
Hey! That’s exactly what we say to each other every time we hike up for pulque. At the end it will be so worth it. Thank you for taking time to review your experience! We hope you already have plans to visit Mexico again. We’re happy to share any recommendations Regards, David Hernandez
Amazing views. Casual pace. Steven has a good understanding of the area and is a great guide. There is a bit of a short hike at the end that wasn’t described great in the description but most people should be able to do it. Overall a great experience - I wouldn’t want to be in a group bigger than 6-8.
Hello! Thank you much for your message and for pointing out that the hike isn’t mentioned in the description of the tour. That will be fixed now. We hope you enjoyed your trip out here in Mexico! Happy travels. Regards, David Hernandez
Easily one of the best experiences I’ve had during my time in Mexico City. Erick was very knowledgeable and took great care of us the entire tour. We traveled from metro station indigo verdes (Linea 3) through the cable car system. (Which was much larger than I expected) After a short ride up through the mountain side towns, we did a rigorous hike to the top and enjoyed the views, drank some delicious pulque. Other than the lucha libre match i visited, this was easily my most favorite experience here in Mexico City. It was very authentic and Erick was great. Don’t hesitate and book this tour with Erick!
Hello James! We’re so happy to hear that we were able to add on to your trip while in Mexico! We continue to open up new experiences like this, so we hope to bring you on more authentic experienced next time you visit. Feel free to reach out for recommendations or any other thing we can be helpful with. Thank you! Regards, David Hernandez
