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What to book before you travel to Mexico?

Most visits can be booked on the spot. A few sell out days ahead. Here they are, stop by stop, with what you can do without booking underneath. Keep the rest of your time free.

Trip length
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8 activities to book · about €365 per person

Mexico City

Days 1-3
Days 1-3Teotihuacan and its pyramids, guidedFull dayA city of a hundred thousand people, abandoned around 550 AD, whose builders have never been identified. An hour from the capital.€55Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-3The old centre and Frida KahloHalf dayThe Zócalo and the Rivera murals, then the blue house in Coyoacán where Kahlo was born and where she died.€35Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: The Zócalo and its cathedral · Coyoacán · Chapultepec park · The Ciudadela craft market

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Oaxaca

Days 4-5
Days 4-5Monte Albán and the markets, guidedHalf dayA Zapotec capital levelled onto a mountain top around 500 BC, then the village markets that still trade in the valley below.€40Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 4-5Mezcal and cooking workshopHalf dayHow agave becomes mezcal, from the roasting pit onward, and a kitchen session with the moles of the valley.€45Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: The Zócalo and Santo Domingo church · Hierve el Agua and its stone waterfalls · Benito Juárez market · The Tule tree

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Tulum

Days 6-8
Days 6-8Maya ruins and a cenoteHalf dayThe clifftop site in the morning, then a swim in fresh water inside a collapsed limestone cave.€35Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 6-8Snorkelling with turtles at AkumalHalf dayGreen turtles graze the sea grass in a shallow bay. Numbers in the water are capped now, so go at opening.€40Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: The ruins of Tulum · The turquoise beaches · The cenotes · Kaan Luum lagoon

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Riviera Maya · Playa del Carmen

Days 9-10
Days 9-10Chichén Itzá, guidedFull dayThe pyramid of Kukulcán, built so that at the equinox a shadow shaped like a serpent runs down its north stair. Arrive early, before the heat and the coaches.€55Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 9-10Diving at CozumelFull dayDrift dives along the Palancar reefs, with the current doing the work and visibility measured in tens of metres.€60Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: Playa del Carmen beach · Fifth Avenue, the pedestrian strip · The cenotes nearby · The nature park

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Indicative prices per person, checked when written. The button opens the GetYourGuide search for the activity and the town, on the days of the stop once your dates are known. Some links are affiliate links: we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you.

Frequently asked questions

How much do the activities to book in Mexico cost?

€365 per person if you do them all, across 8 bookings. The most expensive is "Diving at Cozumel" at €60, the cheapest "The old centre and Frida Kahlo" at €35. Prices checked when written: confirm them when you book.

What can you do in Mexico without booking anything?

16 visits on this itinerary need no ticket or time slot, starting with The Zócalo and its cathedral, Coyoacán, Chapultepec park, The Ciudadela craft market. They make up most of your days: booking ahead only concerns a handful of sites with limited places.

At which stop should you book earliest?

Mexico City, with 2 activities to book, against 2 at the quietest stop. That is where slots go first.

How long do these activities take?

From Half day for the shortest to Full day for the longest. Fit them into your days before filling the rest: a guided visit often takes half a day.

The rest of the trip

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