Half Day Teotihuacan and La Gruta
Description
Join us for an exclusive early morning adventure to the awe-inspiring Teotihuacan Pyramids, where you'll have the privilege of arriving before the crowds to experience the serenity and grandeur of this ancient metropolis, which was mysteriously abandoned around 750 AD. Explore the monumental Pyramids of the Sun, Moon, and Feathered Serpent at your own pace, guided by a local expert passionate about Mexican history and culture. As you walk through this UNESCO World Heritage Site, your guide will bring the ancient Mesoamerican civilization to life, sharing fascinating stories and little-known facts about this once-thriving city. Afterward, treat yourself to a one-of-a-kind dining experience at La Gruta, a unique restaurant set inside a natural cave. Here, you'll savor traditional dishes prepared with local ingredients and pre-Hispanic culinary techniques, all while enjoying live performances of Mexican folk dances. Please note: Breakfast or brunch is at your own expense.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Guided tour to explains the architectural history of the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon but also tells you the mythology surrounding this ancient place. Listen to the legends of Quetzalcoatl and how the Aztecs believed this was the place where the gods were born.
ne of the area's most traditional and remarkable restaurants. Here, you’ll indulge in exquisite dishes that blend local ingredients with pre-Hispanic culinary traditions, all while enjoying traditional Mexican folk dance performances in an unforgettable setting. Brunch/ Breakfast is at your own expense.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pick up all clients in their hotel or Airbnb in Mexico City
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(3)
Our tour to Teotihuacán was absolutely amazing! Our guide Ninelth was so knowledgeable, flexible, and easy to talk to. She brought such great energy throughout the entire experience and made everything feel comfortable and fun. Our driver was excellent as well, professional, friendly, and made the whole trip smooth and stress-free. We learned so much during the tour and truly had an unforgettable experience. 10/10 service all around. I would definitely recommend them to anyone visiting and would book with them again without hesitation!
The tour consists of extensive walks around the remains of 3 pyramid temples for The Sun, The Moon and The Feathered Serpent and a visit to La Gruta. It is fascinating to see such meticulous precision in aligning the pyramids to sunrise and sunset and the solictices, aligned to each other and finally aligned to the mountains behind them. And like another familiar monument Stonehenge, no one knows who built the pyramids. So which forgotten civilization calculated in detail the movement of the sun and the periodicity of the solicitices and built the pyramids stone by stone, line by line? And how did they use mica, mined thosands of miles away, develop color for the murals, use obsidian glass in their architecture? So many questions will arise after viewing the pyramids, explained in such detail by our guide Ninelth, tracing the history, the excavation and the alignment of the structures among several other things she addressed. The Moon temple has but about a few score of steps but you will feel every one in your legs. :) . After climbing areas one is allowed to climb in 2 pyramids, the views are grand. The tour ends at La Gruta with a perfect lunch in a rare cave. Vegetarian options are limited but very well prepared and the staff were ready to convert quite a few items to vegetarian on request. Our guide Ninelth and Van driver Carlos were excellent..very helpful, full of insights into a civilization long gone, not rushing us, giving us ample time to climb and get down the steps. Well worth the experience.
Very interesting history we learned so much about the various different groups that inhabited the area Amazing that it is still here today