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Stroll in the famous floating gardens of ancient Mexico

By Espacios Sanadores y Recreativos
Free cancellation available
Price is RM 454 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Discover the Xochimilco wetland like never before, exploring its beauty and biodiversity on a journey that adapts to the time of day, whether at sunrise, sunset or dusk. Learn about the history and culture of this ancient wetland, home to migratory birds and akhotes whom we will visit on our walk. Enjoy a delicious breakfast, lunch or dinner, prepared by a native family in a chinampa, where you will experience and get to know the rich agroecological tradition that endures since pre-Hispanic times. This 4-hour tour is perfect for all ages and does not require paddling, providing a safe and comfortable environment for all participants.

  • Explore the Xochimilco wetland at sunrise, sunset or dusk
  • Learn about the biodiversity, history and culture of this ecosystem
  • Taste typical dishes prepared by a local family in a chinampa with agroecological inputs.
  • Ideal for all ages and no rowing required, perfect for photography

Activity location

  • Zona chinampera de Xochimilco
    • 16043, Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PILARES Bodoquepa
    • 69 Segundo Callejón Bodoquepa
    • 16040, Ciudad de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

Check availability

Only in Spanish
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • Spanish
Language options: Spanish
Starting time: 15:00
Price details
RM 453.97 x 1 AdultRM 453.97
Total
Price is RM 453.97
Snack chinampero
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English

This option replaces the dishes consumed in the chinampa and instead we offer drink and snack walkers.
Duration: 3 hours: This option does not involve the consumption of dishes made in chinampa.

Starting time: 15:00
Price details
RM 590.15 x 1 AdultRM 590.15
Total
Price is RM 590.15
Stroll in the famous floating gardens of ancient Mexico
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English
Starting time: 15:00
Price details
RM 658.25 x 1 AdultRM 658.25
Total
Price is RM 658.25
Trajinera
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English

Special needs: Ideal for people with reduced mobility, pregnant women, people with babies, etc.. special assistance can be included.

Starting time: 15:00
Price details
RM 1,429.99 x 1 AdultRM 1,429.99
Total
Price is RM 1,429.99

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Breakfast, lunch or snack according to the time chosen for the activity. The menu is totally agroecological and representative of the Xochimilca tradition.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Visit to chinampas refuge
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Use of Cayuco and safety equipment

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • There is an option available for special needs

Activity itinerary

Capilla de San Diego de Alcalá (Pass by)
We will meet in different places according to the time you have chosen we will introduce ourselves and discover why we made this experience so personal.
Zona chinampera de Xochimilco
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
We will discuss the history, legends and cultural importance of the wetland while sailing. At the same time we will encounter a changing landscape, living support of our storytelling.
Zona Chinampera
  • 30m
Sunrise or sunset with magical landscapes and calm, sighting birds and other species, we will talk about them. Ideal time for photography.
Xochimilco
  • 1h
A unique refuge run by natives, who naturally preserve ajolots and other species, also perform traditional pre-Hispanic planting, you can ask what you like they have original information.
Xochimilco
  • 1h
Enjoy traditional dishes while we talk about the historical and cultural importance of each ingredient.
Zona Chinampera
  • 45m
We add information about the current importance of Xochimilco, while browsing we exchange impressions and say goodbye.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    Zona chinampera de Xochimilco
    • 16043, Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    PILARES Bodoquepa
    • 69 Segundo Callejón Bodoquepa
    • 16040, Ciudad de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Capilla de San Diego de Alcalá
    • 156 Prolongacion Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez
    • 16070, Ciudad de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico

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