Top 15 Walking Tours in Mexico City

1.Historic Downtown Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,289 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $26Our pick

See Mexico City’s Zócalo, Templo Mayor ruins, cathedral, Palacio Postal, and Bellas Artes on a guided three-hour walk.

“Stephanie was most informative and easy to understand as our tour guide. She was very helpful for us to understand the transition of Mexico and Mexico City from the Aztecs to present day. The architecture that has shaped the city as well as the cultural transitions through the years has shaped Mexico. This is the perfect tour to take if this is your first time to Mexico to learn the basics. It opened our eyes to understanding Mexico City. You would be very fortunate if you got Stefania as your tour guide. She is awesome.”

Check availability →Read our full review

2.Historic Downtown Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,039 reviews · 3 hours · from $26

Walk Mexico City’s historic center with a local guide, entering the cathedral and Post Office, seeing Aztec ruins, and tasting Mexican bread.

“Mariel was incredibly knowledgable, professional and kind. She clearly had a good plan about the tour and shared it with us step-by-step which helped us understand our whole picture for the day and connect the dots. She gave us also great tips about where to eat what. Definitely recommend!”

Check availability →Read our full review

3.Frida Kahlo VIP [Museum Tickets Included] Walk, Markets & Churros

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 982 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $83

Walk Frida Kahlo’s Coyoacán with street food, local history, and included Casa Azul admission in a small English-speaking group.

“Our tour guide, Meg, was likely the best tour guide we have experienced. Her knowledge, passion for the subjects and articulation made for an excellent tour. I would highly recommend the tour and Meg”

Check availability →Read our full review

4.Walking Tour of the Historic Center of Mexico City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 870 reviews · 3 hours (approx.)

Walk through Mexico City’s historic center, from the Zócalo and Templo Mayor to Diego Rivera murals, grand palaces, and the House of Tiles.

“Eduardo delivered a lively and interesting overview of the historic centre of Mexico City - thank you!”

Check availability →Read our full review

5.Anthropology Museum Private Experience Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 355 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $78

Explore Mexico City’s National Museum of Anthropology with a private English-speaking guide who brings ancient Mexico’s cultures and artifacts to life.

“We took a private 3 hour muséum tour with Andréas. This tour was excellent as Andréas spoke English well and was very knowledagable. He was patient with our questions and answered them completely. He made the artifacts come alive for us and we enjoyed ourselves. We would highly recommend him to anyone.”

Check availability →Read our full review

6.Walking Tour in Mexico City for Exploring their Cultural Heritage

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 245 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $25Best value

Walk Mexico City’s historic center from the Zócalo to the Palace of Fine Arts with an expert English-speaking guide.

“Diana has an in depth knowledge of how art and history intertwined, as demonstrated during the tour of Museo Bellas Artes. I'm not an art or a history person, but I could feel them thru her lens and I will never look at those pictures the same again. Given just a few hours, we were able to see some highlights a few blocks around Zócalo Square which is packed with various museums, restaurants, gov't buildings, etc. Diana would tell us about each one of them and was happy to answer a lot of questions. I plan to spend more time there for sure. Don't miss out on this tour.”

Check availability →Read our full review

7.Walking Tour – Impressive murals in Historical Center of Mexico City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 224 reviews · 1 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $51

Explore Mexico City’s greatest murals with expert guides, from San Ildefonso to Bellas Artes, with history, politics, and art brought to life.

“This tour was the highlight of our visit to Mexico City. Balaan was extremely knowledgeable about Mexico’s history, culture and art. We saw so much but were never rushed. Highest recommendation!!”

Check availability →Read our full review

8.Muralist Art Semi Private Walking Tour in Mexico City Downtown

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 188 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $58

Explore Mexico City’s landmark murals with a small English-language walking tour led by art and history guides. Museum entry included.

“Emiliano was a FANTASTIC guide. He provided the necessary historical context and walked us through without feeling rushed. We went over the allotted time and found this to be an amazing tour!”

Check availability →Read our full review

9.Coyoacán Walking Tour: Access to Frida Kahlo Museum & Tacos

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 181 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $78

Review of a 3.5-hour Coyoacán walking tour with Casa Azul entry, market tacos, colonial sights, and a small-group guide.

“We were the only visitors in this group today. Thanks to Angel we had an excellent walk and he proved to be very knowledgeable and was a good Spanish teacher as well. His choice for lunch was a nice little food court featuring local food - we enjoyed the local version of quesadillas and learned a lot about local food preferences. We ended our visit with a short tour through the Mercado and a slow and gentle visit to the Frida Kahlo house museum. We now know Coyocan much better and we know some little laneways and shops thanks to Angel. 5/5 for sure. Good value for the cost.”

Check availability →Read our full review

10.Guided walking tour through the most historic parts of the city.

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 172 reviews · 3 hours · from $30

Explore Mexico City’s historic center in three hours, from the Zócalo and Templo Mayor to Palacio de Bellas Artes, with local food tips.

“It was fantastic! Joy (apologies, forgot how to properly spell her name!) was wonderful. She did a great job explaining the history of it all. We had younger kids and she did a great job keeping them engaged (especially the Quinceañera dresses)!”

Check availability →Read our full review

11.Lucha Libre Show, Walking Tour & Tequila

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 156 reviews · 4 - 6 hours · from $73

Watch lucha libre at Arena México, taste tequila, mezcal, and pulque, and explore Mexico City with a lively local guide.

“We really enjoyed the whole experience, Carlo was great and really knowledgeable. Really fun evening!”

Check availability →Read our full review

12.Teotihuacan Hot Air Balloon Ride with Optional Bike or Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 144 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $319

See Teotihuacan from a sunrise balloon, then explore its pyramids, murals, caves, and villages by foot or bike from Mexico City.

“Truly was a magical experience to see the pyramids from the air. Tour was well organized and breakfast after the balloons was fantastic with music etc. biking tour was also. Wry memorable though a little too strenuous for our 8 year old. But they were able to accommodate by adding a bike hitch.”

Check availability →Read our full review

13.Private Walking Tour Anthropology Museum & Chapultepec Castle

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 91 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $172

Explore Mexico City’s Anthropology Museum, Chapultepec Park, and castle with a private bilingual guide, coffee break, and flexible pacing.

“Our guide, Carlos was fabulous! He was extremely knowledgeable and had great energy. We had a lot of fun spending the day with him.”

Check availability →Read our full review

14.Private Walking Tour Gems of the Historic Center of Mexico City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 87 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $156

Explore Mexico City’s historic center on a private four-hour walk, from Templo Mayor and the Zócalo to Bellas Artes murals.

“Tour guide, Julio, was amazing. He made the tour exactly what we wanted and was super knowledgeable. Great time.”

Check availability →Read our full review

15.Epic Centro Histórico Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 77 reviews · 5 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $69

Explore Mexico City’s Centro Histórico with Ricardo, from Bellas Artes and Templo Mayor to murals, mezcal, and sunset rooftop views.

“Ricardo was very friendly and knowledgeable about México city and took us to some great locations including Palacio de bellas artes! He informed us of the Wednesday ballet folklorico and we were able to get tickets! Great guide!!10 stars”

Check availability →Read our full review