Frida Kahlo, Coyoacán & Xochimilco: Full-day Mexico City tour

Four landmarks, one boat, a silver workshop, and the neighborhoods that shaped Mexico City's soul

A full-day guided tour of Mexico City covering the Floating Gardens of Xochimilco, Coyoacán's colonial quarter, Frida Kahlo Museum, UNAM and the Azteca Stadium, with hotel pickup, bilingual guide, museum tickets and boat ride included. The order of stops may shift based on museum availability. Wheelchair accessible and suited to all fitness levels.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time at each

1. Floating Gardens of Xochimilco1h 30m · entry included
2. Coyoacán15m
3. Frida Kahlo Museum1h · entry included
4. Azteca Stadium15m

Explore Xochimilco, Coyoacan, and Museums

• Boat ride through Xochimilco gardens
• Panoramic visit to UNAM university
• Visit Coyoacan suburb
• Tour Frida Kahlo Museum
• Panoramic visit to Azteca Stadium
• Visit traditional silver workshop

The experience

Seven hours takes you through four distinct corners of Mexico City. You start with a boat ride called a trajinera down the Floating Gardens of Xochimilco: narrow canals lined with vegetation where the city's original gardens still float on the water. From there the day moves to Coyoacán, a colonial suburb with cobbled streets and old houses that became home to artists and intellectuals. The Frida Kahlo Museum, housed in the Casa Azul, sits here. The guide walks you through the rooms where she lived and worked.

A panoramic stop at UNAM, Mexico's national university, shows the Olympic Stadium built for the 1968 Games. The Azteca Stadium, one of the city's most important venues, gets a similar pass-by view. Late in the day you visit a traditional silver workshop where craftspeople demonstrate the handmade techniques that go into each piece. The stops can shift order depending on which museum has tickets available on your date, so the guide confirms the sequence when you're picked up.

Hotel pickup and drop-off bracket the day, and your bilingual guide handles the commentary in English or Spanish. Museum entry, the boat ride and transport between stops are all arranged. You bring only yourself and comfortable clothes for walking the cobbled streets.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off.
• bilingual guide in English or Spanish.
• all transportation between stops.
• museum entrance to the Frida Kahlo Museum.
• boat ride through the Floating Gardens of Xochimilco.
• travel insurance.

Before you book

Days and timesTuesday to SundayDeparts at 09:00

Book up to4h before

GroupUp to 15

Live guideEnglish and Spanish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessible

Operated by Wayak Tours

Is this one for you?A bilingual guide handles the commentary in English or Spanish throughout the day, so you follow comfortably in whichever language you prefer. The fixed itinerary and included transport mean the day holds together without you arranging museum tickets, boat rides or navigation between neighborhoods.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English and Spanish.

What exactly is the Floating Gardens of Xochimilco and what do you do there?

The Floating Gardens of Xochimilco are narrow canals on the outskirts of Mexico City where vegetation-lined gardens still float on the water, a remnant of the city's original agricultural system. You board a trajinera, a traditional flat-bottomed boat, and ride through the gardens as part of the tour.

Is the Frida Kahlo Museum visit included in this tour?

Yes, the Frida Kahlo Museum, known as the Casa Azul, is included. Museum entrance is part of the package, and the guide takes you through the house where Frida Kahlo lived and worked in the Coyoacán neighborhood.

How much walking is involved in Coyoacán?

Coyoacán involves strolling down its cobbled streets to see the colonial houses and reach the Frida Kahlo Museum. The neighborhood is walkable, and the tour is suitable for all physical fitness levels, though the uneven streets require comfortable shoes.

What is included in the price?

Hotel pickup and drop-off, a bilingual guide, all transportation between stops, museum entrance to the Frida Kahlo Museum, the boat ride through Xochimilco and travel insurance are included. Food and drinks are not.

Can the order of the stops change?

Yes, the order of stops may vary depending on museum ticket availability. Your pickup time and the day's sequence will be confirmed by email after you book.

What should I wear?

Smart casual dress is recommended. Bring comfortable walking shoes for the cobbled streets of Coyoacán and be prepared for sun exposure during the boat ride and outdoor stops.