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What to book before you travel to Mexico City?

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
WeekendOne weekTwo weeks

7 activities to book · about €95 per person

Mexico City

Days 1-7
Days 1-7Templo MayorUncovered after electricity workers struck a 3.25-metre stone disc of Coyolxauhqui in 1978, the twin temple of Tlaloc and Huitzilopochtli at Tenochtitlan's heart.€10Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7TeotihuacánA city of over 100,000 people around 450 AD, long abandoned when the Aztecs named it, with the 65-metre Pyramid of the Sun.€10Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7National Museum of AnthropologyPedro Ramírez Vázquez's 1964 building, its courtyard shaded by a concrete umbrella on one pillar, holding the Sun Stone, Pakal's jade mask and Olmec heads.€10Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Palacio de Bellas ArtesA white Carrara marble palace built from 1904 to 1934, Art Nouveau outside and Art Deco within, with a Tiffany glass curtain showing two volcanoes.€5Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Chapultepec CastleA hilltop castle of 1785, in turn a military academy, Emperor Maximilian's residence and a presidential home, now the National Museum of History.€10Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Frida Kahlo MuseumThe Casa Azul in Coyoacán, where Frida Kahlo was born in 1907 and died in 1954, its cobalt walls around a patio of cacti.€15Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Trajineras of XochimilcoPainted flat-bottomed boats poled along the canals and Aztec floating gardens 25 km south of the centre, with mariachis and food sellers pulling alongside.€35Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: The Zócalo and the Metropolitan Cathedral

All activities in Mexico City on GetYourGuide

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 City cost?

€95 per person if you do them all, across 7 bookings. The most expensive is "Trajineras of Xochimilco" at €35, the cheapest "Palacio de Bellas Artes" at €5. Prices checked when written: confirm them when you book.

What can you do in Mexico City without booking anything?

One visit on this itinerary needs no ticket or time slot, starting with The Zócalo and the Metropolitan Cathedral. They make up most of your days: booking ahead only concerns a handful of sites with limited places.

The rest of the trip

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