Acapulco cultural tour: La Quebrada Divers and Diego Rivera Mural

Walk through Acapulco's colonial past and watch divers plunge from La Quebrada's cliffs

A small-group cultural tour of Acapulco with a professional guide covers the Fort of San Diego, the Acapulco Municipal Market (including its witchcraft sector), two museums, a Diego Rivera mosaic mural, the cliff divers at La Quebrada, and the historic Los Flamingos Hotel. The tour runs six hours with air-conditioned minivan transport and hotel pickup included; lunch is available as an add-on at a beachfront restaurant.

Step-by-step itinerary

Cultural and Historical Acapulco Tour

• Visit Fort of San Diego museum
• Explore Acapulco Municipal Market
• See important Acapulco church
• View Diego Rivera Venetian mosaic mural
• Watch La Quebrada Cliff Divers show
• Enjoy Mexican lunch at La Cabaña de Caleta

The Experience

The Fort of San Diego anchors the morning—Acapulco's only historical museum, built during the colonial epoch when the city was the Spanish Empire's Pacific port and a target for British and Dutch pirates. Your guide walks you through that era, then moves into the present-day Acapulco Municipal Market, where locals shop for everything from produce to the rare herbs and objects in the witchcraft sector. The market is where the city's everyday life happens, and it's the part most tours skip.

From there the route takes you to the Mask Museum and the Museum of the 7 Different Regions of Guerrero State, each one a step deeper into how Acapulco's culture connects to the wider state. Then comes the Diego Rivera Mural—Exekatlkalli—one of his last works, rendered in Venetian mosaic and showing Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent, the most important prehispanic god. It's mounted on a church built in the mid-twentieth century in a rare Byzantine or Moorish style, and the guide will explain why the image matters to Mexico's story.

La Quebrada Cliff is where the day reaches its visual peak. The divers—the most important Acapulcan spectacle, according to locals—launch themselves from the high rocks into the narrow channel below, timing their jumps to the swell. It's a show that has drawn visitors for decades. Afterward, you stop at La Cabaña de Caleta, a beachfront restaurant where lunch can be added; it sits right on the water and gives you a moment to sit still after the morning's movement. The tour ends with a visit to Los Flamingos Hotel, the hideaway where Hollywood figures used to gather.

What’s included

• Professional guide in English, Spanish or French.
• air-conditioned minivan transport.
• hotel or port pickup and drop-off.
• entry to the Fort of San Diego, Mask Museum and Museum of the 7 Different Regions.
• viewing of the Diego Rivera Mural and the cliff divers at La Quebrada.
• visit to Los Flamingos Hotel.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendly

Operated by TourByVan -Day Tours

Is this one for you?The small-group format keeps the pace unhurried and the guide's attention on the people in the van rather than a crowd, which matters when you're moving between museums and historical sites where detail is the point. If you want to understand Acapulco's colonial history and its place in Mexico's story without building the day yourself, this tour holds it together.

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Top questions

What is the Diego Rivera Mural in Acapulco, and where is it located?

The Diego Rivera Mural, called Exekatlkalli, is one of Rivera's last works, made from Venetian mosaic tiles and depicting Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent—the most important prehispanic god in Mexican mythology. It's mounted on a church in Acapulco built in the mid-twentieth century in a Byzantine or Moorish architectural style.

What happens at La Quebrada Cliff during this tour?

At La Quebrada Cliff you watch the cliff divers perform. They launch themselves from the high rocks into a narrow channel below, timing their jumps to the ocean swell. It's considered the most important spectacle in Acapulco and has been a draw for visitors for generations.

Does the tour include lunch, and where would we eat?

Lunch is available as an add-on at La Cabaña de Caleta, a beachfront restaurant where the tour stops. The restaurant sits directly on the water and is included only if you select that option at checkout.

What is the Acapulco Municipal Market like, and why is it part of this tour?

The Acapulco Municipal Market is where locals shop daily for produce, crafts and rare herbs and objects in the witchcraft sector. The tour includes it because it shows how the city's people actually live, beyond the tourist landmarks.

How long is the tour, and what kind of transport is used?

The tour runs six hours and uses an air-conditioned minivan. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, so you don't arrange your own transport to the starting point.

Which museums are visited on this tour?

The tour includes the Fort of San Diego, Acapulco's only historical museum focused on the colonial period; the Mask Museum; and the Museum of the 7 Different Regions of Guerrero State. Each one adds a layer to understanding Acapulco's place in Mexican history and culture.