Guanajuato City Tour, Private.

General information

Destination	Category
Guanajuato, Mexico	Sightseeing Tours

Program details

Discover the beautiful city of Guanajuato on this marvellous fully-guided tour and learn all about the fascinating history behind its main attractions. Famed for its attractive colonial architecture, Guanajuato is bound to capture your imagination with its charming cobblestoned streets and fascinating legends of yesteryear.

The city has a proud and ancient history, the area was settled long before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors. Your expert local guide will give you the lowdown of the local lore and legends as you tour all the main sights and landmarks of this wonderful city.

The first stop is at the Museum of the Mummies. This grisly attraction contains about 100 mummified corpses of some of the victims of a cholera outbreak from 1833 and whose remains disinterred between 1865 and 1933 when their relatives could not afford burial taxes.

Then climb up into the hills above the city, heading for the Monument to Pipila, where you will enjoy breathtaking views over Guanajuato, before driving through the tunnels of the old residential area where we will visit a mine in the district of Valenciana.

Next stop is the impressive Church of San Cayetano, dating from Spanish colonial times, built in the elaborate Spanish baroque Churrigueresque style and containing beautifully gilded altar pieces. Pay a visit to the dungeons of the notorious Inquisition, where several artefacts and torture instruments from this dark period are on show. The tour ends with a visit to a local market where you can try some of the region's delicious cakes and pastries.

Meeting/pick-up point: Collection from hotels
Duration: Three-and-a-half hours.
Start/opening time: 10.30am and 4.30pm.
Languages: Spanish and English.