Top Central Mexico Water Tours

Fly in a hot air balloon over one of the most spectacular places in Mexico, the Teotihuacán Valley, and enjoy one of the most impressive hot air balloon experiences in the world just 45 minutes from Mexico City. Volare is the hot air balloon rides company with more experience in Mexico. Includes - 30 to 50 minutes flight in shared balloon* - Coffee break service - Breakfast - Honor toast and diploma - Round transportation from Mexico City (optional)** Duration of the experience: 5 hours (includes transportation) Notes * The flight duration is subject to weather conditions. ** Included in the options with round trip transportation from Mexico City. If you don’t need the transportation service from Mexico City select the no transportation option.

We speak english, visit Xochimilco on a traditional gondola tour with food and unlimited drinks. Listen to a guided explanation, taste delicious Mexican meals on an island, and party during a cocktail workshop.

Pako Tours offers a "Trajineras Fiesta" to travelers from all over the world each year! Float along the historic canals enjoying Mexican cerveza, tequila tastings, live mariachi music, delicious fresh food, singalongs and dancing with fellow fiesta goers and new friends...what more could you ask for? Whether you are a solo adventure traveler, group of friends or family celebrating a birthday, honeymoon, anniversary or upcoming wedding, we take pleasure in customizing your experience to be joyous, festive and memorable. Pako, your lead host, a Mexico City Chilango, has traveled the world, is a soccer fanatic, best known for his dreadlocks and easy-going demeanor and a passion to share the magic of Xochimilco, just like his Abuela (grandma) when she offered trajineras tours decades ago. Along with our team of local trajineras boat rowers and guides, and virtual travel concierge Brandee in USA, we aim to offer an experience of a lifetime in one of Mexico City's most unique places!

We will cruise through the canals of Xochimilco all while enjoying authentic Mexican food, drinks and music! We will meet at the docks of Xochimilco. Once aboard our colorful trajinera: We’ll tell you about the history of the site and take in the natural beauty of the area. You’ll learn how to drink Mezcal and Tequila the Mexican way (actually appreciating it and with delicious chasers). Hungry? Snacks and a traditional homemade Mexican dish, prepared by a local family, will be served along the way. We'll get to see Axolotes (an amphibian endemic to Xochimilco) and other special chinampas (man-made islands) along the way. There will be plenty of good Latin music and dancing, so be ready to enjoy a lively and fun atmosphere! We've been running tours in Xochimilco since 2019! Interested in a particular date? Send us a message to check our availability. Bathrooms along the way are rustic and cost 5 pesos each time.

Get away from the crowded streets and get out on the water with this private ride on a traditional 'trajinera' colorful wooden boat. To make the experience even more entertaining and to get in the party spirit—mariachi and marimba music are played along the way. The route explores the Xochimilco Canals with a stop at the colonial town of Coyoacan.

Get to know 3 of the best places in the south of Mexico City: 1. Starting with Coyoacan, where several of the most important artists and historical figures in the country lived. You will have the option to see the house that Frida Kahlo lived in, this house-museum has been preserved and you will have access to the corners where the artist was born (choosing the "Frida Kahlo Museum Tickets" option). 2. Also, you will get to know the colorful floating gardens of Xochimilco, a place full of life and quiet where you will enjoy a ride in a trajinera (a type of flat-bottomed canoe). 3. Finally, you will visit one of the sites declared as Cultural Heritage of Humanity: Ciudad Universitaria of the Autonomous University of Mexico, known for its magnificent murals of Frida Kahlo's husband: Diego Rivera.

The chinampas considered floating gardens of Xochimilco are among the last & unique in the world, designed by mesoamerican farmers, they were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987. The 2 hour Trajinera ride (colorful boat) accompanied by a guide, also an entrance to a local herpetarium where you can see the axolotls, endemic animals of the Valley of Mexico and their physical pecularites. The tour includes round transfer from your lodging place, to the pier and back.

Enjoy a quiet trip through the canals of Xochimilco, listen to the sounds that nature offers us, learn about the flora and fauna of the place. It will be a different trip, the old Xochimilco. We will arrive at a chinampa to taste a delicious traditional meal made by residents of Xochimilco and with local ingredients. We will visit an axolotl where you can meet and touch an axolotl, a species endemic to Xochimilco.

Enjoy a fun experience where the party, music and flavor will join you from start to finish. We will start at one of the most famous piers in Xochimilco where you will board a trajinera; a small traditional Mexican boat that will take you sailing through the canals of this emblematic place. Once on board, let the party begin! You will enjoy our delicious open bar and selection of Mexican appetizers while we provide you with all the necessary items for our class about how to prepare "Cantaritos" (Mexican cocktails made with fruit and tequila). You can also demonstrate your culinary skills by preparing a Tortilla. Throughout your tour you will enjoy a festive atmosphere full of music, parties and dancing. Sing at full volume and dance to the best songs with our mariachi and have a fun morning in the company of your friends.

No visit to Mexico city would be complete without riding the brightly-colored tranjeros (gondolas) of the Xochimilco neighborhood. Stray from the beaten path and experience the culture of Xochimilco on a private tour that takes care of transport, museum admission tickets, and a boat ride. You’ll also explore the area on foot for an intimate glimpse of the bright buildings and market—taking a private tour means that you can set the pace.

Enjoy the channels of Xochimilco at dawn sailing by Kayak (no prior experience required) On this tour you will have enough equipment and guidance to safely navigate Xochimilco. Contemplate nature and the view of the imposing volcanoes Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl We include breakfast in a chinampa (if this option is selected) We include round transport (if this option is selected) Come and visit this sanctuary within Mexico City

Live a unique adventure in Xochimilco aboard a trajinera over the water channels, enjoy the music and atmosphere that the guide will give you and also around you will see different vendors on boats / gondolas, where you can buy Mexican food, souvenirs and even hire mariachis or musical groups that will also approach in trajineras. You will pass near important places such as the Isla de las Muñecas and the axolotl museum, discover curious facts and history of this wonderful place, and live the Xochimilco party. After a pleasant moment in Xochimilco we will continue enjoying a tour in Coyoacán, explore its beautiful streets, visit the Centennial Garden, the fountain of the Coyotes, the Monument to Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the kiosk, and the letters of Coyoacán. Do not forget to visit the parish of San Juan Bautista, take a lot of photos! In addition to visiting these places, we will go to a craft market where you can buy souvenirs, snacks, and Mexican sweets,

The Day of the Dead is one of the most important celebrations in Mexico and one of the must-see places to live this traditional festival is the magical neighborhood of Xochimilco-Nativitas (our meeting point) where our staff will guide you to a floating island called "chinampa ”. There you can find a wonderful garden adorned with lights, flowers and colored paper and with the best corners for your selfies. We will also receive you with a delicious welcome cocktail. Ready to set sail? When the signal sounds, you will board a "Trajinera", a typical Mexican boat adorned with flowers and colored lights; and where you can enjoy tamales, enchiladas, quesadillas and much more from our delicious Mexican buffet. Let the party begin! You will have 2 unlimited hours of our selection of drinks, cocktails and beers; while you dance, laugh and sing to the rhythm of the best music and accompanied by our friendly and fun staff.

Learn about the pre-hispanic legend of the white dressed woman crying for her children "La Llorona," in a tour and show through Cuemanco in Xochimilco, taking place just around the Day of the Dead celebration. This magical place is decked once again with a unique show in the world where the natural scenery of its canals and chinampas become the ideal setting for the presentation of one of the legends of in Mexican culture. Take part in this unique event set right around time of the Day of the Dead celebration.

Enjoy a unique and totally new experience in Mexico City. Our tour begins very early in one of our meeting points, where a comfortable van will transport you to one of the most typical neighborhoods of Xochimilco: El Barrio de San Esteban. We will walk through some alleys while you receive a short safety briefing before boarding the kayak. Once ready, you will navigate through the channels of Xochimilco to a place full of green fields where you will watch an amazing sunrise. Take the best photos with your adventurous outfit and once you are fully familiar with your kayak, we will head to a chinampa (floating garden), where a delicious Mexican breakfast awaits you, you can warm up and roast some marshmallows in front of a warm campfire. After a restful rest, we will return to the pier while you observe fields full of endemic plants and flowers. At the end we will return to one of our meeting points.

There are times in life that remains in the heart. Explore Xochimilco, University City, and Coyoacán through this trip and let us show you that everyone in Mexico is friends. Come and learn about our history not only by a guide but with another pal to make you feel our typical warmness.

Enjoy Xochimilco in a fun and different way from the traditional one with our Kayak ride. Get to know the little-traveled canals and chinampas of Xochimilco and its history. If the weather conditions allow it and according to the schedule you have selected, you will be able to see the sunrise or sunset from your kayak, its flora and fauna, as well as the fog banks that form on the surface of the water and give the impression of being in a dream. For your safety and comfort we provide you with an individual kayak and a life jacket. No previous experience is required to do the activity since you will have a person specialized in kayaking, who will give you instructions on how to paddle, how to put on your life jacket, among other tips, so you just relax and enjoy your trip to the fullest. experience.

Meeting Point at the "La fuente de la Cibeles" at 9:00am. Hop aboard our classic 1975 VW Bus "La Combi" and embark on an unforgettable journey to two of the city's most famous sights: Coyoacan & Xochimilco! In Coyoacan: We will enjoy some churros & coffee , after walk thru the streets, walk around the main the neighborhood, the plaza and explore a typical Mexican Market "Mercado". For the 2nd stop, we will arrive at Xochimilco and hop on a colorful boat called a 'Trajinera.' We will cruise around the water canals while enjoying some food (tacos & quesadillas) and drinks on board. Depending on the group size; we might play loteria and enter a Axolotl farm. Finally, we'll return to "La Combi" and transfer you back to the starting point.

The only tour designed so CHILDREN (and their parents) have a great time. This tour was planned thinking that kids can have fun in a city too! The whole family will learn about history, natural science, and conservation without worrying about anything or suffering in traffic. They’ll get to play and learn in an interactive museum, watch a documentary movie of an interesting subject, release a butterfly discover the world of these insects and exotic reptiles, explore a fairy tale castle, and pedal away in a boat.