Xihuacan Culture and Archaeology Tour

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Either from Zihuatanejo or Ixtapa take the most complete Xihuacan archaeological tour, this recently discovered ceremonial center is the only one in this continent made out of bricks and modeling clay during the Pre-Columbian period. Have a guided tour through the Cuitlateca vestiges and learn about the ethnic group who took the knowledge of pottery to a higher level.

Travel in a luxury van with a small group of people and enjoy and excellent lunch on a traditional Mexican food and seafood restaurant on the country side with handmade tortillas and fresh fish, chicken or tasty shrimp.

Thông tin khác

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Specialized infant seats are available

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults

A minimum of 2 adults per booking is required

Children must be accompanied by an adult

Not recommended for child aged 6 and under

Chính sách hủy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Bao gồm

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Lunch

Driver/guide

Gratuities

We do not visit a lagoon

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Cần Quan Tâm

The drive from your hotel to the archaeological dig is approximately 45 minutes, spend about 3 hours exploring all of the ceremonial center, then drive 35 minutes to get to the beach and have lunch and from there to the hotel is approximately 40 minutes. Xihuacan Archaeology Tour includes visit to the Xihuacan Site Museum which houses about 800 objects, that includes: work in ocean shells, ceramic, obsidian vases, bell necklaces, copper axes, stone artifacts and granite carved stones. Then you will visit the ball court. The ball court is the place where they played the ball game. Linked to religion, the ball game ritual was one of the main activities in pre-Hispanic cities, the ball game was associated directly to the human sacrifice. The next stop will be at pyramid name Edificio B, which was build out of bricks on the inside and modeling clay on the outside. Next you will visit the rural community name Soledad de Maciel, where the villagers built houses on top of what it used to be the neighborhood of the high-class citizens during the Pre-Columbian Period. Go to a traditional Mexican food and seafood restaurant for a great lunch, away from the tourist town of Ixtapa, you will taste some real Mexican style sea food, which consist of one of the following choices: • Shrimp on garlic sauce or breaded • Fish filet on garlic sauce or bread or on the grill • Chicken fajitas or chicken on the grill or chicken breaded All of the dishes come with guacamole, chips and salsa, hand made tortillas and beans. With lunch you get a beer or a soft drink or coconut milk. The transportation will be an air-conditioned, very comfortable 14 passenger van. After lunch you will be transported back to your hotel in Ixtapa Zihuatanejo.

Tùy chọn

Depart from Ixtapa

Tour departs at 9am from your Ixtapa hotel From Zihuatanejo at 9:30am
Pickup included

Depart from Zihuatanejo

Tour departs at 9:30am from your hotel in Zihuatanejo
Pickup included

Đánh giá

4.82

110 đánh giá

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Best tour guides bar-none!
DeniseR360,
27 thg 11, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
5.00
We actually did 3 tours w Luis’s group and all were top-rated. The best part is the extensive knowledge of the tour guides. Pablo was a wealth of historical knowledge as we did the city tour as well as the archaeological tour with him. He has a deep memory of the history and brings the culture to life. We went snorkeling with Francisco, who made our day fun and rewarding! They were also able to give us great suggestions on other activities such where to eat and shop and to explore for our next visit! We will definitely book with Luis’s group again.
Xihuacan adventure!
Jan S,
31 thg 10, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
5.00
What I wrote for Luis: What can I say other than Luis is THE best? We lucked out being the only ones on his tour for the day and got the chance to know him and the area of Zihua/Ixtapa where he has lived his whole life. His knowledge of history and contemporary society was outstanding. We began the tour driving through the residential hills of Zihuatanejo. Luis was great at anticipating many questions and could explain the meanings behind our random observations. Our main interest was the archeological site of the Xihuacan pyramids, about a 45 min drive outside of the city. He went above and beyond for us, chronicling the timeline of the history of the state of Guerrero from about 1500 BCE to 1100 ACE. There was so much to see and learn. An authentic Mexican lunch was also provided at a great spot in the country. We are so grateful for the chance to meet Luis! We highly recommend any tour led by this great guide! We would love to return for the kayak tour.
It's a small site; at...
David A,
17 thg 10, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Viator
5.00
It's a small site; at least the excavated portion is. It's interesting to visualize the extent back in the day. We had a great tour guide who was familiar with the history and the current conditions. The lunch was provided at a traditional family run spot next door to the site, with local style food which was delicious.
Tour
66alexandrial,
4 thg 6, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
5.00
The tour was great and very informative. The museum and archeological site was amazing, our tour guide Francisco was very friendly. Lunch was also fantastic!! Thank you Francisco!
Lots of cultural history...
Richard S,
15 thg 3, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Viator
4.00
Lots of cultural history provided. Our guide was very informative about the area, and about Mexico in general.
Just the best experience we have had in years! LOVED IT
774lancem,
14 thg 3, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
5.00
Amazing experience we will never forget. Francisco arrived at our hotel right on time! He took my partner and I to the archeology site and museum, explaining everything. Any questions we had, he knew the answer to. We stopped at a coconut plantation on our way to lunch and the friendly workers gave us fresh coconuts to eat and drink from. We then we to the Las Palmas restaurant in the little village of 400 people. THE BEST food we had on the trip, homemade tortillas, organic food from their farm. Homemade cheese was mouthwatering. I highly recommend this trip! Francisco was a wealth of knowledge and knew about the flora and fauna in the area. Learned a lot and really got a chance to see the culture and environment out of the tourist area!.
Surprised! This turned out to be way better than I had anticipated!
Willard B,
17 thg 2, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Viator
5.00
We were pleasantly surprised with the Zihuacan experience. Our tour guide, Juan, did a fabulous job bringing us the history back story of the civilization that was responsible for the building of this city. The tour was carefully planned and executed. We visited the small village which is located near the site. We visited the local church and viewed additional artifacts. The van was comfortable. We stopped at Barra de Potosi on our way back to Zihua and fasted on wood fire-cooked red snapper!
Archeological tour!
G9369DIelizabethh,
2 thg 2, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
5.00
The stories were amazing and our guide and driver were so good! The lunch spot was super good and it was a great day! Thank you Juan and William!
Great views of the countryside with some fascinating history
Culture18365378285,
21 thg 1, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
5.00
Really fun day trip. Our guide was very knowledgeable and gave us behind the scenes understanding of the artifacts that we were seeing. Also lunch was great! Some of the best mole I’ve had!
Interesting tour of ancient history
Izz1971,
18 thg 1, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
5.00
Nice experience to learn about the ancient history of this region in Mexico. Our guide was very well spoken and had fantastic knowledge. And the lunch was a fun end to the tour.