Discover the City of Roses, get to know its attractions accompanied by a professional tour guide, who will show you the secrets, legends, traditions, culture and gastronomy. You will visit the Historic Center and other places where you can enjoy the beauty of Guadalajara, capital of Jalisco.
Tlaquepaque is a town known for its galleries, stores, its historic house and restaurants, during our stay we can taste the food by your own in one of the restaurants of the Independencia walkway, which serve typical Mexican food and gourmet style, then we will visit the typical Mexican candy store which are always considered by tourists a very tasty souvenir. We conclude at the meeting point indicated by the guide and we undertake our return to Guadalajara.
La Minerva is a representative monument of the city of Guadalajara, in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. The central element of the fountain is a statue of the Roman goddess Minerva (Athena in Hellenic culture), and, actually, is the second biggest fountain in the city.
La Estampida, colloquially known as Glorieta de los Caballos (Roundabout of the Horses), is an outdoor sculpture installed in Guadalajara, which represents one of the favorite scenes for taking photographs of couples in their wedding vests, "quinceaños", and graduations.
This architectural work is part of a system of bridges located on Lázaro Cárdenas Avenue, at the junction with López Mateos Avenue, one of the busiest avenues in the city.
The Basílica del Santísimo Sacramento, also known as the Templo Expiatorio of Guadalajara, is a Catholic temple dedicated to the Blessed Sacrament, very much characterized by being the most important work of Neo-Gothic style in Mexico.
We started the panoramic tour visiting the Minerva rotonda, a representative guardian of the city erected in the 50's. We will continue to the arcs of the old entrance to Guadalajara, these are neoclassical arcs of 20 meters high, we head to Chapultepec Avenue, a cultural corridor where we can appreciate one of the liveliest areas of Guadalajara, continuing our journey to Libertad street where we can travel towards the end of 1,800's and experience the most beautiful architecture of Guadalajara. We finish our panoramic tour with the architectural jewel that is the Expiatory temple, a building of Gothic architecture in the city. We begin with our pedestrian route through the well-known "Cruz de Plazas" of the Historic Downtown of Guadalajara, we will continue walking towards the Metropolitan Cathedral, a building that began its construction around 1560, one of the most characteristic and ancient of the city. Then we will go to the Government Palace where we will see murals by José Clemente Orozco and a small museum about the history of the state. We will walk Liberación Square and stop outside the Degollado Theater, home of the mariachi galas held in the city every September, then it's time to leave to Tlaquepaque.
Tlaquepaque is one of the Magical Towns of Mexico, and counts with a vast artisan tradition, where you can learn the secrets of ceramics and pottery. But it is not only its craftsmanship that makes this town so special but also its tourist attractions and its beautiful rustic streets.
One of the best tours I’ve had. Our guide Sergio Novia went out of his way to give us a tour to remember. He took the time to gift us a very special set of pictures, since it was my wife’s Birthday. A special thanks to Sergio and his services. We will definitely be back. ……….
Had a great time with Ronny! Great guided and very informative! Learned a lot about the city and made the tour quite fun.Ronny did a great job, thank you!
We had an incredible experience on our Guadalajara city tour, and it truly exceeded our expectations. What was supposed to be a group tour ended up being just the two of us, and Mr. Sergio Novia handled it with the same enthusiasm and professionalism as if we were a full group, which we deeply appreciated. Throughout the entire day, he shared in-depth history, culture, and stories about Guadalajara in a way that was engaging and thought-provoking. His knowledge went far beyond basic facts; he provided context, answered all our questions thoroughly, and helped us understand the heart and identity of the city. We ended the day with a deeper appreciation of the city and its people. He also generously took photos and videos for us throughout the tour using his own camera, making sure we captured beautiful memories without feeling rushed. That extra effort made the experience feel personal and special. We had a tour guide and a cameraman in one. What more could we have asked for? If you’re looking for a guide who is knowledgeable, patient, passionate about Guadalajara, and genuinely cares about his guests’ experience, we highly recommend him. This tour was one of the highlights of our trip.
It is a really nice tour covering different parts of Guadalajara history and culture. First we were the only couple who reserved the tour on this day and travel company did not dropped us as I heard happening to some other people. This is the first plus! Then our tour guide Norberto gave us the best private tour shearing knowledge of the place, culture, food and architecture. Can’t thank enough of him.
The town of Guadalajara is amazing with many beautiful sites to see. Our guide, Ronnie was excellent. However, I thought the tour was overpriced, and perhaps the same sites could be covered in half a day and for less amount.
We loved the information that our very knowledgeable guide Ronni gave us as it added to our sightseeing experience
Our tour guide provided us with the history and architecture of the area. fascinating information and he had knowledge of all areas, answered our questions. He was a delightful person and most gracious. We were fortunate to have a private tour.
Hector was the best tour guide we’ve ever had! We were shown the best places and learned so much history from him. We wanted to see Tonal and he had no problem adding that spot to our day! He also recommended the best place for lunch in Tlaquepaque ! I would recommend this tour to anyone who wants to visit! Thank you Hector!!!
This tour was a great way to get to know Guadalajara. Our primary guide, Norberto, was very knowledgeable, entertaining, and he really did a great job answering our questions. A highlight of the tour for us was the Museo de las Artes de La Universidad de Guadalajara which has fantastic murals by Jose Clemente Orozco. We were also able to do the walking portion of the tour, including the Plaza de Armas, Catedral de Guadalajara, Retonda de los Jalisciences ilustres and Fuente de los Danzantes with another guide, Carmen, who was also very knowledgeable and entertaining. The tour finished with a laid back visit to Tlaquepaque for lunch and shopping. This was a great tour for the price.
The trip was amazing filled with lots of history and beautiful locations to visit. Our tour guide Ronni and driver Edgar were amazing. They offered recommendations to places to eat and shop.
Well worth doing. Ronny our tour guide knew so much and we ended up on a private tour as nobody else has booked that day. He was great at taking photos and took us round a lot of the city giving us the opportunity to roam about ourselves in Tlaquepaque. 100% would recommend. He was great! Thanks for looking after us for the day Ronny!
This tour was incredible. We learned so much history. Our guide Norberto was a delight. Spoke very good English. He was always open to our questions. Flexible to what we wanted and where we wanted to cut things short. Would highly highly recommend!
Loved the tour and our wonderful guide Ronny, he was so knowledgeable in all the history and gave us excellent explanation of the places we visited, I will definitely return with this company!
Very good tour , the guide was very knowledgeable . We would return to Guadalajara thanks to the good experience
Norberto was very knowledgeable about the history of Guadalajara. He and Danny, our driver, were very friendly and personable. I would have liked more time in Tlaquepaque, though. I feel lunch was a little long and so was Guadalajara and felt rushed in Tlaquepaque. All in all, it was a good tour though and I would do it again.
So many great things, The dulce tour and Walking time in Tlaquepaque were awesome. The restaurant we stopped in had several options to share, I got a chanceto taste 4 different things without breaking the bank.
Pedro was an excellent tour guide with a wealth of information and knowledge. The tour was excellent as well plenty of time for everything and the restaurant for meals included were delicious.
This was a very fun, informative and great experience. Norberto our tour guide was knowledge and made the tour very pleasant. Norberto gets a 5 stars on my book
My daughter had an emergency and I contacted Destinos Amigo Tours to reschedule. I would have been ok with not having a refund, but I would have liked to at least reschedule. My daughter and I barely had any sleep and it would have been impossible for us to do the tour. I do not recommend Destinos Amigo Tours. When I tried negotiating changing the date, they simply stopped replying to my messages on WhatsApp. I will never purchase a tour suggested by Trip Advisor either. If they do not check irresponsible vendors, they do not deserve people’s business. Trip Advisor should do more due diligence with the companies it does business with. I’ll be documenting the conference I came to in Guadalajara on my social media and will do the same for this trip.
I really enjoyed this tour, our tour guide was very knowledgeable and very friendly. He patiently took us around and explained in details why and what all the locations we went represented. I’ll highly recommend this tour to anyone. I give a five star rating. I just can’t remember the name of our guide, I give him a shout out. 👏🏾🙌🏾
Roni Hernandez and Edgar were excellent guides! Mr Hernandez is very knowlegeable and proud of his Guadalajara, and now we are too! We enjoyed and learned; service was excellent. Definitely a highly recommended tour.
This tour did not include enough of modern Guadalajara and the time in Tlatlepaque was as well limited. It was basically paying for a ride, going to sweet factory and then staying a couple of hours on our own in Tlatlepaque.
The tour was short, it didn’t show parts of modern Guadalajara, I didn’t get to see the stadium. In Tlaquepaque we went to a sweet factory and then we got recommendations about places to eat, but nothing about art galleries or cultural information. I think I would have done it better on muy own. The driver was kind but the tour itself did not meet my expectation.
We spent the first hour driving across the city to pick up one person and then another hour to drop him off. 2 hours of my time gone. The rest of the tour was nowhere near the money we paid. Give this one a pass.
BE CAREFUL IN GUADALAJARA. MY IPHONEWAS STOLEN OUT OF MY HANDS BY TWO MOTORCYCLE THEIFS. !!Loved hearing the history and seeing the sites of Guadalajara. And our guide helped us know all the special places to visit. Great restaurant in Tlaquepaque recommended by the guide.
If you are coming to Guadalajara, then you must come see the historic section of the city and Tlaquepaque. Not only are they the most attractive parts of the city, but Tlaquepaque falls under one of the pueblos majicos and so should not be missed. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and knew the city like the back of his hand. Book this tour.
This company is super nice and accommodating! I originally scheduled the city tour of Guadalajara, but due to a lack of people on the group tour, they offered to switch me to the tour of Chapala and Ajijic. It was such an amazing day! Seeing Lake Chapala was absolutely breathtaking and I took some awesome pictures. Hector was my guide. He was so nice, friendly, and funny. Hector explained everything so well and answered all my questions. Just all around a great day. Highly recommend this tour/company!
This tour was a one stop shop for all of the historic places in the city of Guadalajara plus a casual look at Tlaquepaque. Our guide, Dante, was extremely knowledgeable about the history of Guadalajara. Very glad we took this tour!
Ripped off totally and completely. !! Be aware you cannot contact tour office prior to booking to ask if service dog allowed,food provided ,pickup locations etc. We booked for next day tour and found several problems that caused us to be unable to take tour. Our money was not refunded. The operator claimed it was within 24 hours of tour and they were permitted to keep the total cost of tour. I will take it up with my bank . I think you are best to avoid these folks
If only we could go back in time and avoided this Tour! We started the tour very well. We viewed very historical landmarks. Halfway during the tour, the Nightmare begins when the tour bus driver went MIA. Left us and the tour guide stranded at a sightseeing location in Guadalajara. We sat down for 25 minutes. Then we walked 3 very long scary blocks of Prostitution, just to try to meet the tour bus driver at a coinvent location. We ended up at busy unknown intersection where we had the Mexico Police to get involved to help us locate our tour bus driver as we had our personal belongings inside the bus. After 75 Terror minutes, the Tour Bus Driver shows up after he was pulled over by the Police Officials. We requested the Tour Agency to have us dropped off in return to our Hotel as we were not in Any Health Condition to continued the tour. We were Frighten, Tired, and Hungry! No apologies was given from Amigo Tours Guadalajara Agency after two calls of reported claims. Very unprofessional tour agency. Please stay away from this tour! Not worth it....
Excellent! A must, if you are visiting Guadalajara. Enough time to see the principal buildings and streets in Guadalajara and also, to walk, eat and shop at stores and galleries in beautiful Tlaquepaque.
Herman was our guide and he was very knowledgeable and he was extremely helpful. Herman's English was excellent and very easy to understand. I look to my tour those guys.
I attended this tour in July 2020, and I thoroughly enjoyed everything about it! My guide, Bernice, was very knowledgeable, friendly, and a good photographer :-) We saw a lot of beautiful landmarks and tasted great treats at different stops along the route. The driver was wonderful as well. He kept the van clean and was very consistent about providing hand sanitizer to us as we entered the van.
We made reservations to be picked up at our hotel in Guadalajara. The day before we arrived I got an email indicating that we would be picked up at our hotel with no confirmation that they knew what our hotel was. On the day of the tour, we still had not received a specific confirmation that they knew what our hotel was. However, the tour company picked us up as arranged. When I inquired with the hotel about the tour company Amigo Tours, they indicated there had been problems with this company in the past regarding not picking up clients at the hotel. On the tour, the guide was well-informed and very pleasant. The additional part of the tour to Tlaquepaque was disappointing. The guide indicated that we could be picked up at 3:30 or we could spend as much time as we wanted and get back to our hotel on our own. Upon doing a self guided walk thorough the city, we decided we should have taken the early pick up with the company. We wound up using an Uber to return back to our hotel. Overall, the tour was average.
We had a wonderful experience! First we went to Lake Chapala and the weather was perfect. Then got to take I the Indian Flying man performance! Amazing! As an artist myself I really enjoyed the Pueblo Magico town of Ajijic. We drove through a gringo neighborhood and saw lots of beautiful homes. Fun murals all over town and a beautiful plaza filled with interesting sculptures and flowers galore! By then we worked up an appetite and our wonderful guides Ramon and Jesus took us to a fantastic Restaurant overlooking the lake called La Iguana de Piedra. The food was wonderful and all the fun animal sculptures and paintings as well as beautiful stained glass was exceptional! Thank you for a wonderful Tour!
Great overview of Guadalajara and Tlaquepaque. I felt the time in Tlaquepaque was slightly short, but overall still great. Highly recommend doing this tour as your first tour in GDL so that you get acquainted with the city.
I learned so much about Guadalajara on this tour! Tlaquepaque was awesome! During both locations we learned a lot about art history and the role it played in shaping Guadalajara! We also learned a lot about architecture and saw many old colonial buildings! I had a wonderful meal in Tlaquepaque! Omg it was soooo good! I highly recommend this tour! You will have a great time!
We went on this tour yesterday! It was perfect - even my teenagers loved it. Beautiful sites to see, our guide was very personable and knowledgeable, and everything went at a perfect pace! I highly recommend this tour. We did it on our first day here so it was also great to help us get to know the area for the rest of our vacation!
This was a fantastic tour. Lucky us, were the only ones on the tour, so it was very personalised. Great combination of walking and seeing. Our guide knew her history very well. Van was great - clean and air con if needed. So great to see the history of Guadalajara threw local eyes.
We had the best tour guides! Very knowledgeable and friendly. Very safe and comfortable too.Thank you!
Loved our guide. Excellent information. He was funny and fun. I only wish we had more time to shop and stop along the way downtown Guadalajara.
Excellent tour by our guide Dante. It turned out to be a private tour. We were driven to notable sites in the city such as the governor’s palace and the cathedral. Part of the tour is walking. We viewed murals by Jose Clemente Orozco. Great explanations of the history of Guadalajara. 2nd part of tour is several hours in Tlaquepaque for lunch and shopping. Lunch is on your own. We ended at Casa Luna which features some great art sculptures and live jazz. Food was good, maybe a little overpriced, but we just ordered appetizers and the portions were large. Good craft cocktail and drink menu. Great orientation tour.
This was a great small tour to see the City and do some shopping. I was on business travel alone, but felt very safe with this tour company. The staff was also very helpful and spoke great English
<p>Guadalajara was a beautiful visit. Filled with local families on summer vacation. It has beautiful museums, opera house, churches and great plazas and restaurants. We will return.</p>
<p>I was supposed to do this tour on the Monday but ended up doing it on Tuesday after the company asked me if I wouldn't mind swapping days between my Tequila tour and the city tour. I was happy to switch and this was well worth it as I got a lucky free upgrade. I was given a free Food tour on top of the city tour and visit of Tlaquepaque. <br/> We started the day close to 11am with some delicious food. We started with the Torta ahogada in the place it started, followed by some delicious Chilaquiles red sauce, some agua fresca de limon and a Jericalla traditional Jalisco flan. Having had breakfast before as I wasn't aware I'd get this extra tour for free I was already full, but we had 1 more stop, in town, at the 9 esquinas for a traditional Birria de Chivo. I personally don't like goat but I gave it a try and it was pretty good. <br/> Afterwards, we started the tour of the city main spots and I was quite glad for the walk. While the other group finished their tour after this visit, I went on to do the Tour of Tlaquepaque, which is a lovely little town with several art galleries Sergio Bustamante and Rodo Padilla were the ones I went to with my guide and regional crafts shops. The tour as pretty quick and I was given more free time than I needed to go about the town, and do some shopping. <br/> I was obviously pretty lucky to get that upgrade but it was a nice tour overall and my guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. I personally think it was worth spending the few extra euros/dollars to go on this tour compared to taking the tourist bus, but this is only my personal opinion.</p>
Guadalajara is a fascinating city, and this tour provides a good orientation to both the old central area and to one of the lovely, artsy small towns that is now part of the larger metro area. As noted by others, Ronnie is a fabulous tour guide. Switching easily between history and art, from anecdote to fact, he shares a love for his subject that is infectuous. He clearly thinks about the kind of experience he is providing, and offers tips such as "stand on this step to get the best picture" and is eager to try to answer any question you might want to ask. Truly delightful experience.
<p>Local staff - Amigo Tours did a wonderful job showing us some beautiful historical sites and great art plus the shopping area of Tlaquepaque. Very knowledgeable and willing to answer all questions. Comfortable air conditioned van and excellent driver who was also great at photography. Thanks!!</p>
<p>The tour of Guad was good, of what we did see. However, instead of making the trip to Tlaquepaque, where we had just a short time to spend by the time we drove there, the 4 of us thought saving the travel time and touring more of the historic center would have been a better use of time.. We went to the Cultural Cabanas on our own to tour the beautiful and historic murals. Thanks.</p>
<p>Ronnie was a gem. Very enthusiastic about Guadalajara history. Had a blast in Tlaquepaque and Ronnie got us great table at thePatio restaurant where we enjoyed mariachi musicians while he stayed outside and stayed with our dog Rosie.</p>
<p>We really enjoyed our tour. There was another couple joining us on the trip we all happened to be from Oregon. This was the perfect size to be able to ask questions and hear everything. Our guide, Ronnie, was very knowledgeable about the historic significance of the sites we visited and clearly love his city and Jalisco. If we had not been with him we would never have learned about the heroes of Jalisco and Guadalajara area. And the significance of the history of tequila! Who knew drinking tequila was such a benefit to all! Walking around Tlaquepaque was also enlightening and fun. It's a charming area with good food and amazing and famous artisans, plus historical importance. All in all a wonderful introduction to the area. Thank you, Ronnie and aviator.</p>
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