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By TipTours Puebla

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Free cancellation available
Price is RM 245 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 13h
  • Mobile voucher
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Overview

    • Exploring 2 of Puebla's most charming & historic communities
    • Chignahuapan's famous Christmas ornament workshops
    • Viewing the imposing cedar statue of the Virgin Mary
    • Astounding rock formations in the Piedras Encimadas Valley
    • Cider brewery & clock maker's museum in Zacatlán

Activity location

    • Chignahuapan, MEX

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Puebla (Hotel Pickup)
    • Puebla, MEX

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Zacatlan de las Manzanas and Chingnahuapan Magical Towns

  • Activity duration is 13 hours13h
    13h
  • Spanish

Your experience

This trip is the excellent combination of nature, culture and gastronomy. The northern highlands of Puebla are characterized by its beautiful Magical Towns where their traditions are preserved.

Along the way you will have the opportunity to visit the beautiful Quetzalapa waterfall and see its waterfall flowing down its 300 steps to reach the viewpoint. A unique experience.

In Zacatlán Magic Town, visit the fruit wine factory, where they will explain the production process and you can taste them. You will also visit an artisanal bakery to try and learn about the process of making traditional cheese bread from this place. You will walk through its streets to reach the Mural de la Barranca, which is about 100 meters long, made with pieces of mosaic of different colors and recycled glass. Right there we will have a beautiful view from the Mirador to the Barranca de los Silgueros; in the center we will visit the palace of the Ex-Franciscan Convent, floral clock. You'll have free time to visit the Monumental Clocks Museum. You will be amazed by the Automata, human figures that are programmed to come out at different times, set with the music of clockwork bells performing movements in accordance with it.

Then we will leave for the magical town of Chignahuapan, whose main industry is the manufacture of Christmas spheres, so we will visit a workshop and see the production process. If you like you can decorate your own sphere (not included i

Language options: Spanish
Starting time: 7:00
Price details
RM 244.84 x 2 AdultsRM 489.68
Total
Price is RM 489.68
Until Fri, 23 Oct

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Guided tour of Chignahuapan and Zacatlán
  • Inclusions
    Admission fees
  • Inclusions
    Roundtrip transportation from your hotel
  • Exclusions
    Meals and beverages

Know before you book

    • Children 2 and younger are complimentary.
    • If you have limited mobility, you should not take part.
    • At least 2 people are required for this activity to take place.

What you can expect

  • Visit two of Mexico's most popular Magic Towns, Chignahuapan and Zacatlán, on a full-day tour. See a famous Christmas ornament workshop and a clock maker's museum, admire a giant painted statue of the Virgin Mary, and explore the unique rock formations of the Piedras Encimadas Valley.

    Named by Mexico's Secretariat of Tourism, Magic Towns highlight outstanding examples of the country's history and culture. In Chignahuapan, you can learn about the process of manufacturing the town's famous Christmas ornaments at a local workshop and pay a visit to the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, home to a 46-foot (14-m) cedar statue of the Virgin Mary.

    The next leg of the tour takes you to the Piedras Encimadas Valley, surrounded by forests and shrouded in mist and fog. This rocky landscape features strange rock formations that have been sculpted over time by the erosive force of the wind.

    When you arrive at Zacatlán, admire the giant floral clock in the town's main square. Learn about the community's history as the home of Centenario, Latin America's first clock factory, with a visit to the Clock Museum.

    Sip some refreshing cider at a local brewery, where you can also buy some famous apple sodas as well as liqueurs, creams, and fruit sauces. Your tour concludes with a walk to the Plaza Principal, the San Pedro, and San Pablo Parish, as well as the former Franciscan convent.

Location

Activity location

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    • Chignahuapan, MEX

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Puebla (Hotel Pickup)
    • Puebla, MEX