Small-Group Hidden Teotihuacan Tour with Family Dinner by Urban Adventures

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Duration: 9h
Location: Pyramid of the Sun, San Juan Teotihuacán Teotihuacán de Arista, Mexico City, 55800, Mexico | Mexico City, Mexico


Category: Day Trips & Excursions

Highlights:
Immersion into Teotihuacan culture by pyramids & handicrafts
Reaching the top of the spectacular, towering Sun Pyramid
Exploration of a local town & its family-run businesses
Delicious homemade dinner with a Mexican family
Limited capacity with a maximum of 12 people per group

Inclusions:
Guided tour of the Teotihuacan pyramids and a local town
Admission fees to the pyramids
Samples of cactus products
Dinner
Public transportation
Live tour commentary provided in English

Description:

Ancient pyramids, a quaint local town, local businesses, and a welcoming family to have you over for dinner make up the ingredients for an amazing day outside of Mexico City. Join a small group and local guide for an authentic Mexican adventure.

Head out of Mexico City by public transit, experiencing how locals move around this crowded city. Hop off at the archaeological area of the Teotihuacan pyramids, where you learn about the people who once lived here and all the mysteries that still surround this site. As you tour the grounds, you see the Moon Pyramid, the Calzada de los Muertos (Dead Pass), and the Sun Pyramid, which is the tallest and most spectacular in the area.

After exploring the pyramids, continue the afternoon walking through the streets of a nearby town. Your first stop takes you to a family-run business where you learn about obsidian—the material that the Teotihuacan people use as a main element to make their tools, idols, and decorations. You also get to sip an ancient sacred drink called pulque—considered by some to be the great-grandfather of tequila.

Next up on this Mexico tour, pay a visit to a cactus product factory, where you find jams, candies, spicy lollies, alcoholic creams, and more products made by locals from endemic vegetation like nopal, xoconostle, and tuna (a cactus fruit, not tuna fish). Not only are you able to see all the cactus varieties at this family-run factory, but you also get to try some samples, and if you like them you can pick up some of these exotic products as souvenirs.

To finish our journey, visit a local family for dinner. Their business is catering, so you're in good hands to try some traditional dishes. Their menu is always changing based on whatever they've cooked for the day—but there are always delicious options for every palate. You're welcomed into their home and can experience traditional dinner customs.