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If you really want to experience Tijuana like a local, this six hour cultural driving tour is for you! Experience the real charm of the city while walking the main streets of Tijuana while interacting with locals at the city market, museum and Avenida Revolucion. Visit the infamous Trump's wall and enjoy some time at the beach. Try local craft beer, Tequila and Mescal. Visit the Caesars restaurant where the Caesar's salad was invented and have free time for curios shopping. Also learn about the culture at the CECUT center and botanical gardens in Zona Rio. And for lunch, enjoy the real Mexican tacos with lots of guacamole and salsa! You will have a private vehicle for your party. No strangers. Minimum of four people per booking needed.
The tour begins in Chula Vista. The Cool Down Coffee Shop at the E street / Bay Front trolley station in Chula Vista is the meeting place and starting point of the tour. Be on time, transport will give 15 minutes grace period and then leave for the tour.
Visit to The Tijuana Cultural Center to experience the museum and botanical gardens as well as do some sightseeing on Boulevard Heroes.
Visit to the infamous Trump's Wall in Playas de Tijuana for pictures, sightseeing and enjoy the beach as well as some cocktails and ceviche tostadas.
Walk around Avenida Revolucion for shopping, sightseeing and craft beer and tequila tastings. Also visit to the famous Caesars Restaurant where the Caesar's salad was invented. See the Jai Alai building and Caliente Casino.
Tacos Taconazo in Zona Rio will be the stop over for lunch. Enjoy delicious real Mexican tacos of pork, beef or vegetarian with lots of guacamole and salsa.
Last stop is the City Market (Mercado Hidalgo) where you will have a chance to experience where locals buy their food and more. Try delicious churros with chocolate and do some shopping for souvenirs.
You can also request to be picked up at your home or hotel as long as you are south of Mission Valley (south of freeway 8). Otherwise the meeting point will be the "Cool Down Coffee Shop" located at the E street / Bay Front Trolley station in Chula Vista. Or the Oldtown trolley station at 4005 Taylor Street. You will receive an itinerary with the determined final pick up location five days prior to your tour.
Tijuana Cultural Private Day Tour lasts about 6 hours. The itinerary has 6 stops.
Prices start at $159 per person for this San Diego experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Yes, pickup is offered. You can also request to be picked up at your home or hotel as long as you are south of Mission Valley (south of freeway 8). Otherwise the meeting point will be the "Cool Down Coffee Shop" located at the E street / Bay Front Trolley station in Chula Vista. Or the Oldtown trolley station at 4005 Taylor Street. You will receive an itinerary with the determined final pick up location five days prior to your tour. Pickup points include MEET_AT_DEPARTURE_POINT, CONTACT_SUPPLIER_LATER, LOC-6eKJ+or5y8o99Qw0C8xWyBagtmjszAl2asSTvkX6vCE=.
The experience is available in EN, IT, ES.
It is a private experience: only your party takes part. Up to 14 travellers can book together.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Mario was very friendly, and was an amazing tour guide . He was very patient, and answered our questions with enthusiasm. The tour itself was a very special experience for me and my family. We got to taste Mexican culture and history, and it was a memorable experience.
I absolutely LOVED it. Our tour guide was very kid -friendly,and he explained so well!!! We had the BEST tacos I have ever tasted! I recommend Mr. Mario for a family friendly adventure. Sarah, age 9
I did a lot of research before booking the Tijuana city tour and our experience went above and beyond what I anticipated. Mario has curated a wonderful and varied tour which squeezes in so much. He picked us up from our apartment and drove us to all the sites, including the cultural museum, downtown, local markets and infamous trump wall. We also had great food and experiences at a local taco place and craft beer bar. Mario is a professional and extremely knowledgeable tour guide. If you are reading this, i would definitely recommend his tour.
The tour was amazing! I have been to more than 20 countries, so I have my fair share of experiences with tours. However, this one was the best of all. Mario was the kindest person ever, he is very attentive and fun. You can always trust his recommendations. In other countries, I often had the sense of being trapped in a tour that went too fast or too slow. Mario was amazing at meeting us where we were and getting the energies high up again. It truly was like hanging out with a friend or family member.
We had so much fun in just one day. I really love how Mario tells us stories and histories about the places we went to. And it was also so convenient to leave from san diego and he would just drive us to tijuana and take care of all the things. All you have to do is show up. The selection of places we went to was really interesting.The food that we had was also really really good. He just knows the place really well and it would have been so different if I went there by myself. I would really recommend the tour. I like the tour guide as well. He was really Friendly and knowledgeable.
We started the trip with a visit to the museum which was a good introduction to the history of Mexico. Then we went for a Mexican food experience and a short walking tour of Avenida Revolution. Mario was an excellent guide and the experience was great. Thanks a lot!
This is an absolutely wonderful tour to take if you want to get an authentic view of Mexico. With this tour, you get a full day of walking around and visiting Tijuana, and so much of what makes Mexico unique. It is so much more than stopping for a couple hours in Mexico like you would on a cruise, staying near the "safe" port of the ship the entire time. The tour takes you to several places, and you get to taste so much authentic Mexican food. Having Mexican street corn from a street vendor by the Baja peninsula was something we will never forget! The market was great, as well as every other stop. Mario was fantastic, and being native to the area made the tour memorable and exciting. We highly recommend it.
Rene is FANTASTIC!!! This was the best trip thanks to his knowledge and kindness what a great time! Fastest border crossing ever! Only 20 minutes to cross the border use them for that perk alone it’s worth gold! Highly recommend this company Mario & Rene are so FUN and accommodating what a great excursion felt so safe in their hands and look forward to doing the wine tasting tour with them next time!!!
Our two families from Australia visiting San Diego did a private day tour with Mario to get a taste of Mexico in Tijuana. Pickup and drop-off from our hotel in San Diego made it so easy. The format of the tour was perfect to get some Mexican history and see the highlights of Tijuana as well as the best tacos we had on our trip (we tried plenty in the US) for lunch. Mario is a passionate local and provided great insight into his home country and answered all our questions enthusiastically about his interesting country. The only lowlight was the hour or so waiting in traffic to get back through the border into the US (but that is unavoidable) and Mario finds the quickest way possible. Highly recommend this tour.
I went with my family (wife, 2 daughters) for the Tijuana city tour, and we had an amazing time. I'd highly recommend this company and Mario, our tour guide. Mario was highly knowledgeable, kind and accommodating, and just an excellent guide overall. He also takes plenty of pictures and shares them later (via google drive), which was a huge bonus. Our teen and pre-teen had a great time (does not always happen on family outings), and my wife thanked me for booking the trip after we got home. Highly, highly recommend this trip.
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