Mexico · City Tours

PRIVATE TOUR Colonial Town Taxco and Cuernavaca from CDMX.

9 Hours Round trip from Pickup service provided in Mexico City. Moderate pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Private day tour to Cuernavaca and Taxco from Mexico City
  • 02 Explore Cuernavaca’s historic center and colonial landmarks
  • 03 Visit the iconic Church of Santa Prisca in Taxco
  • 04 See Taxco’s silver-town charm, winding streets, and central square
  • 05 Discover the Palace of Cortés and Borda Gardens
  • 06 Enjoy lunch at a typical restaurant with panoramic town views
  • 07 Includes private transportation, guide service, tickets, and bottled water

Discover two of central Mexico’s most characterful colonial destinations on this private day tour from Mexico City. Travel first to Cuernavaca, known as the “City of Eternal Spring,” where you’ll explore the historic center and admire landmarks such as the Cathedral of Cuernavaca, the Palace of Cortés, and Borda Gardens.

Continue to Taxco, a hillside town celebrated for its silver heritage, cobbled streets, and striking colonial architecture. Visit the iconic Church of Santa Prisca, stroll through the Zócalo, and enjoy lunch at a typical restaurant with panoramic views over the town. With private transportation, entrance tickets, lunch, and guide service included, this is a comfortable way to experience two of Mexico’s most memorable historic cities in one day.

Visit the iconic Church of Santa Prisca, stroll through the Zócalo, and enjoy lunch at a typical restaurant with panoramic views over the town.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 9 Hours
Tour type Private
Activity level Moderate
Accommodation Not included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Mexico City, Taxco de Alarcon, Cuernavaca
Languages English, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

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Day 01

Cathedral de Cuernavaca

Cuernavaca is the lush capital of the state of Morelos in Mexico. In the colonial center of the city is the 16th century Palacio de Cortés, former home of the Spanish conqueror Hernán de Cortés and currently a history museum with murals by Mexican artist Diego Rivera. To the southwest is the Cathedral of Cuernavaca, in a 16th century walled monastery with a mural depicting Mexico's first saint

Palace the Cortes

It is a New Spain civil palace from the 16th century, a historical monument located in Cuernavaca, Morelos (Mexico), ordered to be built by Hernán Cortés in the immediate years after the Conquest of Mexico. It was his residence, after living in Mexico City, where he settled the encomienda given upon receiving the Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca. It bears an enormous similarity to the Alcázar de Colón in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, which predates this one (1506). It is currently the headquarters of the Cuauhnáhuac Regional Museum, inaugurated on February 1, 1974.

Borda Gardens

The Borda Garden is a historical museum located in the city of Cuernavaca and is located in what was the summer mansion of the wealthy miner from Taxco, José de la Borda. During the Second Mexican Empire, the Emperor of Mexico, Maximiliano de Habsburgo together with his wife Carlota Amalia chose this place as their summer residence and because of this, the road from Mexico City to Cuernavaca was improved.

City of Taxco

Taxco is a city in the state of Guerrero, southwest of Mexico City. It is famous for the production of silver jewelry and Spanish colonial architecture. Plaza Borda is its main square and houses the iconic Church of Santa Prisca, from the 18th century and pink in color with an elaborate Churrigueresque style

Zócalo de Taxco

The Borda Square or Zócalo de Taxco, is the main square of Taxco de Alarcón, located in the Historic Center, it was founded on January 1, 1978 and is surrounded by farms and the Parish of Santa Prisca, between small streets and winding alleys , roofs, terraces and facades of lime that hang from the slopes and ravines. In the surroundings there are silver shops, restaurants and boutiques, it is in this Plaza where the International Guitar Competition and Festival is organized

Santa Prisca

The Temple of Santa Prisca is a colonial monument that is located in the city of Taxco de Alarcón, in the north of the state of Guerrero, Mexico. It is a building built in the 1750s (more precisely, between the years 1751 and 1758), dedicated to Catholic worship in that town whose main activity was - and continues to be - silver mining.

The construction was ordered by José de la Borda, one of the most prosperous mining entrepreneurs in the Taxco region in the 18th century. Although he had arrived in Taxco only about thirty-five years before the construction of the Santa Prisca temple, José de la Borda was already one of the most important figures of the mineral, which is why the Archdiocese of Mexico allowed him to erect the parish at your entire taste

Prehispanic Mine

The astonishing pre-Hispanic mine of Taxco, in addition to being one of a kind, is the only one in the country open to the public. One of the many wonders that Guerrero keeps is in Taxco and you have to know it. Yes, Taxco de Alarcón is the guardian of one of the best archaeological discoveries in history. In the depths of the Hotel Posada de la Misión in Taxco a treasure is kept. Yes: a mine with a lot of gold, silver and quartz and, above all, full of culture, stories, legends and myths. It is a mine that the natives of Taxco, the Chontales, exploited in the 1400s and closed it so that the Spanish would not take it.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Pickup service provided in Mexico City. 3 cities · 9 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Lunch
  • Private transportation
  • Tickets
  • Guide.
  • Bottled water

What's Not Included

  • Drinks in Restaurant
  • Tip

Know before you go

  • WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE
  • STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE
  • INFANTS MUST SIT ON LAPS
  • INFANT SEATS AVAILABLE
  • Not suitable for pets
  • No public transportation nearby
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • The driver and his guide are waiting at your Hotel or Airbnb

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Pickup service provided in Mexico City.
Tour start
Pickup service provided in Mexico City.
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 9 hours finish where they began, in Pickup service provided in Mexico City..

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