The main reason why I chose this tour was that it did not only include a short photo stop at the pyramid of Cholula, but a morning in the town itself. Our guide and driver Carlos gave us an excellent introduction of the town's history focusing on the event surrounding Cortez. The churches we visited had all their unique touch (one reminiscent of the islamic mosques in Andalusia). We did climb the pyramid itself for an excellent view of the town and Puebla in the distance. In Publa the rosary chapel of the former Dominican convent was outstanding. On the way to Cholula we stopped for a short coffee where we were lucky enough to see the smokes coming of the snow covered Popocatepetl volcano. Overall a very exciting day out of Mexico City.
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- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- All Fees and Taxes
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- Lunch
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- Traveler pick up offered
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The Great Pyramid of Cholula or Tlachihualtépetl is the largest pyramidal basement in the world with 400 meters per side.It is the largest archaeological site of a pyramid in the New World, as well as the largest pyramid in the world today. .
The Temple of San Francisco Acatepec is a religious monument from the 18th century, characteristic of the Baroque architecture of Mexico, especially recognized for its façade of Talavera mosaics combined with red brick
The church is valued for its decoration in what is called popular or indigenous baroque. A wonderful church that you cannot miss.
The Basilica Cathedral of Puebla, as the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception is known according to its Marian dedication, is the episcopal seat of the archdiocese of Puebla (Mexico). It is one of the most important buildings in the historic center declared a World Heritage Site.
El Parián is the most famous handicrafts market in the City of Puebla.
This type of construction reflects the economic power of the church in those years and the ambition and sumptuousness with which its temples were planned and erected. This is a true magic architecture jewl.
The Palafoxiana Library is a bibliographic site in the city of Puebla, founded by Bishop Juan de Palafox y Mendoza in 1646.
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Our lovely guide Jamie showed us so many wonderful sites in Cholula and Puebla. We were able to go into several beautiful churches in both places. Thank you Jamie are touring us to these amazing places outside of Mexico City. I highly recommend this tour and especially highly recommend Jamie.
We took a day trip from Mexico City to see the beautiful Puebla/Chulula areas. It was a long drive but worth it. The mountains are beautiful and when we got out of the city, the traffic wasn’t bad. Jaime was our guide. He was so nice and suggested things we should see, restaurants to try unfortuamtly, I got sick and had to cut the trip short. Jaime was so understanding and kind. Overall, beautiful sites, charming old downtown areas, friendly people. Great day overall.
General sightseeing tour, good car , guide is Ok. Was on Monday, so some museums were closed , that’s something to bear in mind and what ideally should be told beforehand.
Jaime was terrific. He bought my kids ice-cream, was attentive and helped us find bathrooms, took his time and explained thoroughly. I recommend this tour highly.
The destinations were interesting and worthwhile, but the tour itself was good rather than great, as the guide lacked depth. Additionally, some small yet important details were overlooked—such as the promised snacks, which were never provided, and water, which was only offered on the return trip to CDMX.
My wife and me were picked up this morning on the dot and and had our tour with Carlos who drove us and was our guide for our entire day. Fantastic experience, in particular as Carlos was extremely knowledgeable (and patient) with myself constantly asking about whatever I wanted to know about Mexico's history and present affairs. Having the option to have the guide just focus on ourselves was certainly worth it.
My trip to Mexico City was wonderful. What made it even better was the guided tour we took to the Pyramids. It was a great tour. Our guide, Jaime, was a knowledgeable, polite gentleman with lots of historical stories and facts. Overall the best tour guide we had ever met.
Jamie was an excellent guide,sensitive to what our interests are. His explanations were clear. His enthusiasm contagious. His warm personality and sense of humor added to our experience. We felt we were able to understand Mexico through his eyes! One of the best guides we have ever had anywhere!
Very interesting tour and certainly worth visiting for the many churches. Carlos was very knowledgeable about the history and gave us time for shopping. Unfortunately the pyramid tunnels are closed, but the history around the church architecture was interesting. Good views of Popocatépetl.
It just seemed like the guide didn't have a great knowledge of our destination. Often we were hurried along chasing after her. In some locations she couldn't go in with us because she didn't have the small amount of cash for entry to accompany us (cathedral library and museum located where mole was invented). Driver doing speeds up to 140 km down mountains coming back toward Mexico City. A rare disappointment among many tours we have taken worldwide.
My wife and I loved this tour. Our driver and guide were so accommodating, as I was in a wheel chair. Recommend taking sunblock and a hat since it was very sunny during our visit. Only one place I couldn't see which was the church above the Cholula temple, but my wife got to go up and experience it and take pictures. Highly recommend stopping for lunch in Puebla and Mural de los Poblanos restaurant. Best food I have had in Mexico and loved the outside terrace dining.
This trip is my daughter and my first trip to this part of Mexico. If you are staying in the Mexico City area, this experience should not be missed. For the price, we got a full 9-12 hour of history, food suggestions, site visits, and transportation among the insane traffic of Mexico City. Our guide, Carlos, was kind, informative, and patient as my daughter requires a wheelchair to be dismantled and reassembled at every stop. For a family that requires accessibility assistance we received the help we needed to find ramps, flat ground, and appropriate bathrooms. A private tour is the way to go. Less crowded and you get to make your own decisions about food, length of time at each destination, and what information you want to hear. It was amazing!
Our tour guide was amazing and very knowledgeable! The views that we saw were amazing and the sites were great as well!
A very nice driver/guide. Knowledgeable. Town of Puebla was busy and fun. Church if chalula for us was not worth it Very long day though - worth it
An all day historical tour might not sound exciting, but Fernando made it all worth. This was a full day of exploring both cities and taking in the breathtaking views of historical sites. From the influences of Catholicism to the golden halls of historical churches. All this by having a solo tour and a wonderful driver. Everyone should experience this tour (and the food).
It was a great drive out to Cholula and Puebla. Francisco was our driver and he was so friendly and accommodating. Very patient when we had a small child crying he was calm and didn't let it get to him. Alberto was our guide and he was great at explaining things to us as well as accommodating with the small child's needs. Both are a great team!
I highly recommend this experience. There are things in Puebla you won’t find in the city. It also such a nice drive to see the country side outside of the busy city. Marco our driver gave us so much information on the drive there and Carla our guide was so knowledgeable. The only thing that wasn’t provided that was said there would be are water and snacks. Thankfully i did bring my own.
It was a relly impressive and informative tour. Our tour guide (and btw. excellent and safe driver) Carlos showed us a lot of interesting sites and gave us all necessary background information. Every question was answered perfectly. So thank you once more, Carlos! We will keep all that in mind.
The driver is very nice and he showed up on time to pick us up from our hotel. We arrived in Puebla and that's where we met our tour guide. Our tour guide (she) is amazing! She's truly a local expert and shared many detailed stories with us about the place. We had time to take photos in all the places and enjoyed our lunch at a nice restaurant in Puebla. She gave recommendations for different cuisines. Overall we had a wonderful time and enjoyed the tour in both Puebla and Cholula.
The churches we visited in this tour were so beautiful (unfortunately photos aren’t allowed so no one understands the beauty and serenity of the places included in this tour). Armando was a great driver that made sure we visited as much locations as listed on this tour. Unfortunately it wasn’t as advertised as the we didn’t see the last 2 locations listed on this tour, no water provided as well. Not Armando’s fault since he isn’t briefed on where we’re supposed to go for this tour. He was so helpful we saw him the next day and was trying to assist us since our driver barely spoke English.
We had Armando who was an awesome guide. He showed us Puebla and offered us a few different options for churches and sights to see to make sure we saw everything we wanted to. We had a really fun lunch where we got to know each other and really enjoyed the spot he suggested. We had an amazing time!
Excellent bus service with ADO from CDMX to Puebla. Stayed at the fantastic Casona del Sapo for a few days and walked around the city. Took an Uber over to Cholula and climbed the around the San Andre cathedral and pyramid. The museum at the base was surprisingly interesting and had several expositions that were fantastic. A lovely trip with incredible views of the two volcanos. The Zocalo plaza in Puebla was delightful with many places to eat and wander. The artesan market and art district was nice and presents a historical overview of the 5 de Mayo battle against the French army. Also tried Chile en Nogada twice and got in a pollo poblano as well at several of the excellent cantinas hidden amongst the streets.
Our private tour of Cholula and Puebla was the perfect end to our set of day trips for our weeklong trip to CDMX. Armando checked in the day before to make sure things were good snd arrived early. He explained to us why we had to leave early and stay on schedule but gave us a lot of freedom to adjust the schedule for our time at Cholula and Puebla. He gave us a brief overview of the different areas and answered our questions in detail. He also worked with us especially in Puebla since we wanted to cover several places in 3 hours - which we were able to do. Plan on doing another tour with them next time in CDMX.
Puebla, the colors! it's churches, 5 de Mayo and Iztaziuhatl y Popocateptl. Beautiful Beautiful place!!
Excelente tour. Chofer muy amable y preocupado. La guía, Alejandra. Excelente persona muy profesional e instruida. Con su actitud permanente no quedan dudas que le gusta ser guía turística.
Cholula no nos encanto, pero tambien llegamos un dia que llovia entonces no se vio las montañas ni nada. Por otro lado, Puebla nos encanto. Es una ciudad muy encantadora con muchas cosas que hacer y comer.
Beautiful place to visit, Armando our guide, very professional, punctual and friendly, explained the history several historical sites of the CD
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