What You Will Do
This new tour provides travelers the opportunity to see México City from a locals perspective. The living conditions in far apart areas, the various forms of transportation, the beautiful hills that lay up in the far north side of the city and every little aspect of the daily activities that people do to live in such a crowded place like Mexico City. A tour full of colorful houses, street art, unbelievable housing designs on steep hills, interesting historical facts about our past and our present, pulque tasting (drink of the gods)and cablecar traveling, making this a unique tour that will bring you close to our culture and give you an authentic feeling of what most Mexicans live on there day to day. During our travel, we will have a short hike up an ecological reserve in what happens to be the “last lung of Mexico City”, a big mountain range that goes around the historical barrio until we reach a pulqueria at the top like no other in Mexico City.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
Meeting Point
The meeting point is the entrance to the cablebus, you will know right away that you have made it. Best way to arrive is Uber, if you plan to arrive some other way, please let me know if you need any clarification on how to arrive to this location.
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CABLEBUS Indios verdes
45 minutes
If you came to Mexico City for it’s culture, history and to explore beyond what most of tourists get to see, this is the place for you! A unique tour for travelers and explorers. Immerse yourself in an experience that will give you an authentic feeling of how the majority of mexicans travel and live, while enjoying the unimaginable views.
We will be riding the cable bus to a popular barrio out of the city limits. This barrio has also been known for holding prehispanic items and history of these past cultures. Enjoy a unique look from above into the colorful neighborhoods with outstanding street art, thousands of Volkswagen beetles going around as taxi cabs, unthinkable steep hills and much more.
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Cuautepec
45 minutes
Cuautepec is a popular barrio which’s history goes all the way back to the years 2000 B.C. Some cultures like the chichimecas and Toltecs established some of there people around these lands, being this the way on how small artifacts were found in the early 1900’s. Now days, the streets of cuautepec are amazing to observe, so much energy, and people going around, houses built on challenging conditions due to the steep hills.
3
Tlalnepantla
30 minutes
We will then go up the hills on a cab up to the highest part. The natural reserve we visit is also known as México City’s “last lung”, you will be impressed on how beautiful the views are from up there, giving you both a mix of nature and city.
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