See two parts of the history of Mexico on this private day trip from Mexico City. First, you'll visit Tula and learn all about the culture, which is considered the best in architecture. Learn about their innovations in architecture, cloves and the use of stucco and admire the site. Then, visit the Convent of Tepotzotlan, from the Jesuits Order. They tried to evangelize the indigenous population from the area during the Spanish conquest, so you'll see impressive decoration with Gold Leaves in the church and learn about Mexican Baroque Style. Your tour includes a private guide and transport.
Posted By : Johan_V
This tour replaced the one where they did not show up. Guide Veronica and driver Arturo made it to a very interesting tour in a pleasant athmosfere
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Posted On : 2024-04-17 16:53:46 
Posted By : Chris_P
Museo Nacional del Virreinato was very interesting. The adjacent cathedral was amazing. We also enjoyed the archeological site at Tula. Our guide was fantastic. He was extremely knowledgeable and spoke English very well.
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Posted On : 2024-03-17 11:35:05
Posted By : Elaine_R
Ramon was an amazing tour guide. He was so knowledgeable and fun. My family had a wonderful time trekking around Tula and Tepotzotlan. We learned about the history and culture of the Toltecs and the Spanish Conquest in great detail. It was our best tour! Thank you! Christian was also an excellent driver.
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Posted On : 2022-12-22 08:52:45
Posted By : Heather_H
We scheduled our tour of Tula on day 2 of our trip to Mexico City. We had the place to ourselves and got great pictures. Our guide, Brenda, educated us from the moment she and Elecio picked us up. It was convenient that we already knew them from day 1 and they are both reliable and kind. Brenda is simply amazing. This site is not the most excavated but what has been revealed is incredible. Tepotzotian is a nice town and the museum is quite interesting, I can definitely say the guide made everything come together. Be mindful no drinks or gum chewing in the museum.
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Posted On : 2019-10-15 19:57:57
Posted By : RanjanC60
Both the Tula and Tepotzotlan trips were excellent. Brenda was the tour guide and Pedro was the driver. Brenda showed us some of the local markets. The food there was great. This trip give a good feel for Mexico and local life as well as the historical sights.
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Posted On : 2019-04-24 09:37:43 
Posted By : Richard I
We engaged a private tour to Tula and Tepotzotlan, which was guided by Arturo Ramirez, with a driver, Pedro. Arturo was very knowledgeable and entertaining, and pointed out things at Tula that we never would have noticed or appreciated had we tried to do the trip on our own. Stopped along the way for Pasties at a roadside stand (brought to Mexico by Cornish miners and not unlike the UK version, except with chilis!) which were excellent. Tepotzotlan was a lovely town with good restaurants for a nice change of pace after the ruins. Pedro navigated everything expertly and was always where he was supposed to be when he was supposed to be there. Highly recommended for an excursion from Mexico City!
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Posted On : 2019-03-15 23:46:51
Posted By : r0gerlevy
An outstanding day tour of the Tula site and the Iglesias de San Francisco at Tepotzotlan. Our guide and driver were both superb - courteous, knowledgeable and professional. I recommend this tour without reservation.
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Posted On : 2019-03-09 21:43:31
Posted By : Karisha K
We chose this tour specifically because we wanted to see one of the less-visited archeological sites. This trip seemed ideal because it combined prehispanic ruins with a visit to a Spanish colonial religious site. This tour didn't disappoint! Our tour guide Brenda was an amazing information source - I've never had a tour guide that was able to distill literally centuries of history into such easily understandable explanations. It was like having our own personal history professor to lead us around the sites. Our driver Arturo was incredibly professional and made our trip so enjoyable and easy. Both of them made our tour a great experience. I will absolutely go with this tour company again (and probably ask for Brenda and Arturo).
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Posted On : 2018-11-25 22:16:49
Posted By : Myrna_P
Both david and louis of Mexico freelance tour are very professional. They made our tour very pleasant and enjoyable. They are both very knowledgeable, attentive to details and impressed us as very caring and helpful! It is voted by our group of four friends as the most enjoyable tour among the five tours that we booked in Mexico City! The sites that we visited amazed us!
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Posted On : 2018-06-29 01:52:42
Posted By : Monty J
If you are considering this tour, like me, you must be interested in Mesoamerican history. Teotihuacan was amazing, the Museo del Templo Mayor was well worth the visit, and the National Museum of Anthropology was world class, but I was interested in seeing some of the lesser known or traveled sites. Tula did not disappoint. This Toltec site is over 2000 years old, it is truly ancient. It rose to prominence between 900 and 1150 AD sometime after the demise of the Teotihuacan civilization and before the ascent of the Aztecs. It is believed that the Toltec's heavily influenced the Aztecs, especially through their feathered serpent god Quetzalcoatl, who is very much linked to Tula. In fact, the main attraction at Tula is the Pyramid of Quetzalcoatla with its 16 foot tall monoliths or Atlantean columns. Standing next to these ancient monuments is truly an experience, one that I am grateful that I had the opportunity to have.
I highly recommend the tour if you are at all interested in Mesoamerican history. I booked a private tour through Mexico Tour Freelance for my girlfriend and myself as well as another couple and their 20 something daughter, so there was five of us total. We were picked up in our hotel lobby a little before 9 AM by our guide Alejandra. She was awesome, very knowledgeable,and able to answer all our questions. Our driver was Luis who was friendly and very competent at his job. He drove us to the site in a comfortable van, and even though the trip to Tula was over an hour, the time was more than occupied with conversation amongst ourselves and Alejandra, our guide. After arriving at Tula, we toured a small museum and then went on to the site itself, which required about a 15 minute walk. The site is amazing. As mentioned earlier the Pyramid of Quetzalcoatla with its Atlantean columns is the main attraction, but there is also a second pyramid and two ball courts as well as other ruins to view. For those interested in picking up a souvenir, there is a section of the path leading to the site lined with at least a dozen open air stands selling all kinds stuff. I picked up a 12-14 inch replica of one of the Atlantean columns and and my girlfriend bought a tshirt. If you buy a souvenir, don't be afraid to barter with the merchants, they will always lower their price some if you barter with them. In total, we spent more than two hours at the site before going on to Tepotzotlan for lunch and the rest of the tour. Unfortunately, the Jesuit convent was closed to the public the day we arrived, so instead we spent an enjoyable hour or so browsing the outdoor market in the main square. I did not mind at all, Tula was what I really wanted to see. After we had our fill of the market, we were driven back to our hotel arriving sometime around 4 PM. Visiting Tula was truly amazing and definitely one of the highlights of my trip to Mexico.
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Posted On : 2018-01-21 18:22:56
