Top Veracruz Art & Culture

Visit two popular sites in one day with this full-day tour from Veracruz. Explore pre-Columbian ruins and learn about the ancient Totonac culture on a guided tour of the Tajin archeological site, then visit the ‘Magic Town’ of Papantla, renowned for its traditional handicrafts, vanilla plantations, and local liquors.

A guided day trip is an easy way to see the archaeological sites of Veracruz without the hassle of navigating public transit. In addition to explaining the purpose of the unmarked Quiahuiztlan and Cempoala ruins, your guide brings you to the highlights of Antigua, the oldest colonial town in Mexico. With round-trip hotel transport, the tour is a popular choice for visitors passing through Veracruz.

Tlacotalpan is a popular Veracruz day trip, and this guided tour offers an easy way to explore the UNESCO World Heritage-listed city in just one day. Along with a guide, learn about the city's Spanish and Caribbean architecture and visit the City Museum, before heading to Alvarado to check out the coastal trading town.

The pre-Hispanic city of El Tajín is home to remarkably well-preserved ancient sites, including pyramids, palaces, and ball courts. On this fully narrated, small group tour, you’ll explore these well-preserved sites, see a pre-Hispanic “Dance of the Flyers” ritual, and visit a vanilla factory and plantation to learn about the growing, harvesting, and processing of the vanilla orchid.

On this full-day tour, visit the archeological zone of El Tajin on the north coast of Veracruz. The ancient capital city of the Totonac culture, the zone is filled with ruins, including the Pyramid of the Niches, which was a civil calendar with seven levels and 365 niches incorporated into the design. After a lunch break, visit the nearby town of Papantla, which is known for vanilla production and talented voladores—acrobats who perform on a colorful pole suspended high above the ground. Hotel pickup and drop-off is included.

You will visit the impressive Hacienda del Lencero, the incredible Anthropology Museum, the handicrafts house and the center of the city of Xalapa with its beautiful colonial buildings. You will visit the magical town of Xico with its beautiful waterfall, and Coatepec, colonial city "World Coffee Capital" and "Magical Town"

Includes: ·        Roma farm in Coatepec ·        Café Bola de Oro’s old mill ·        Coffee tasting ·        Transportation, tickets and guide. Details: Meeting Point: Lobby of the client's hotel Start time: From 08:00-08:20 Closing time: 20:00                                 Duration of excursion: 12 hours

Book this small group tour to learn all about the jungle’s of Veracruz, with visits to the museum in Los Tuxtlas, and a trip to Catemaco Lake for a boat ride to Monkey Island. You’ll also stop at Nanciyaga Ecological Park. Your guide will be with you the entire time to explain all about the area’s jungle culture.

Experience Mexico’s coffee tradition and impressive pueblos magicos on this full-day guided tour. Save time with convenient hotel pickup and drop off and travel in a comfortable, climate-controlled minivan. See the hacienda that once belonged to Antonio López de Santa Anna, the notorious former military leader and president, cruise through coffee farms and visit the picturesque colonial towns of Xico and Coatepec, one of the region’s most important coffee producers.

Descubre la belleza del Puerto de Veracruz y Boca del Río con este emocionante recorrido que combina historia, cultura, atractivos naturales y edificios coloniales. La actividad se inicia en San Juan de Ulúa, uno de los más grandes, fuertes más antiguos de América. Después explorará los principales puntos de interés en el centro de la ciudad, incluyendo el Edificio de la Aduana Marítima, la antigua estación de tren y el edificio de Correos. También visitaremos el famoso Malecón, un precioso paseo marítimo y la zona de Boca del Río, una zona en auge con hoteles modernos, de primera clase y servicios. Para finalizar, podrás entrar al Acuario de Veracruz, donde disfrutarás de uno de los acuarios más importantes de Latinoamérica, pasando una tarde llena de diversión y conocimiento.

Discover one of Veracruz's most important monuments, the San Juan de Ulua Fortress, with this priority admission ticket. When you arrive, cruise past the long lines and head into the fort which is not the Veracruz Archaeological Museum which houses several pieces from the region. Learn about the military history of the area, hear stories of pirates, and discover the Spanish history of the monument.

Experience Veracruz’s history and culture on this all-day excursion. After a convenient hotel pickup, tour a historic coffee plantation and enjoy a delicious complimentary breakfast. Explore the architecture of Cordoba with a visit to La Parroquia and other sites, and stop by the Gustave Eiffel-designed Palacio de Hierro in Orizaba. Enjoy a 3,008-foot (917-meter) cable car ride from Orizaba’s histoic center to the top of El cerro del borrego.

♪Fall in love with Xalapa and its Coffee Aroma♪ The capital of the State of Veracruz will make you fall in love with its tour through nature, magical towns and the Museum of Anthropology, famous for its Olmec megalithic statues. Xalapa known as the Athens of Veracruz for its intense cultural activity, currently has a catalog of more than 350 buildings with historical and artistic value, alleys, parks, squares, buildings, churches, etc. The Museum of Anthropology is the center of tourism in Xalapa, the second largest and most important museum in Mexico. You will be fascinated to travel through the magnificent history of Mexico. The visit to the Coffee Museum and the tour of the coffee plantations in an oldest coffee-producing area of Mexico and famous for its beautiful streets and many elegant cafes. You will know all the secrets of this wonderful drink, its harvest, its process, its roasting until you get to enjoy its unmistakable aroma and flavor in a magnificent coffee tasting.

We will visit the former hacienda de Lencero, which was the home of former president Antonio López de Santa Ana, where furniture of the time and personal objects of this character in the history of Mexico are exhibited. Place surrounded by beautiful gardens, a lake and coffee plantations. We will continue a panoramic tour of Xalapa to see the main points of interest. We also go to the Museum of Anthropology, the second most important museum in the country, in its spaces is the second largest collection in the world of pre-Hispanic art from Mesoamerica, around 2,500 pieces, mainly from the Olmec, Totonaca and Huasteca cultures. We will visit Coatepec, a magical town known for its high altitude coffee for being at 1250 meters above sea level. We will enjoy the afternoon walking through its Central Park with the aroma of coffee from the roasting shops, admiring the architecture of the colonial-style mansions, enjoying a cup of coffee, visiting the main tourist attractions.

[Tour with a full history in one day] Veracruz is known as the oldest colonial city in Mexico. Before this was ruled by the Spanish, it was an indigenous land called the Totonaka. Quiahuitzlan means "place of rain" in Nahuatl Ancient city Cempoala ruins of temples and circular building remains and Muralla Antigua, which was built in the first Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortez came to Mexico, to the center. A full-day tour of some of the most important and interesting places in Mexico's history around his home, Veracruz.

Get to know one of the best Magical Towns in Mexico on this tour and visit one of our most important historical cities for our country.

◆ Exploring the World Heritage site of El Tajín and the origin of vanilla ◆ El Tajín is a world heritage ancient city ruins with unique pyramids and ball play areas. "Tajín" means lightning and lightning in the local Totonaka language, and is said to have been built between 600 and 700 years. In Papantla, the town at the foot of the ruins, you can also see the religious ceremonial "Voladores" in which a person hanging upside down from a pillar up to 30 meters high descends while rotating toward the ground. Furthermore, this area is the origin of vanilla! It is a full-scale tour that allows you to visit the local vanilla factory. * You will be guided to the lunch venue during the tour, but you will have to pay the fee yourself. Includes: transportation, Visit the archaelogical site, guided tour in Tajin, visit the vanilla factory and time to buy regional products.