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San Miguel de Allende Driving Tour
Badge of ExcellenceSan Miguel de Allende, Mexico
- 3 hours
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
For those who want to see a little bit more of San Miguel de Allende, we have created this unique driving tour to see colonial streets, beautiful landscapes, and a few favorite lookouts. Your guide will take you through the main square, a Franciscan mission, and Mercado de Artesanias. Finally, we'll head out of town to see Santuario de Atotonilco, considered the Sistine Chapel of America thanks to its beautiful frescos.
- Visit Santuario de Atotonilco, listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List
- See a lookout with great views onto the main square
- Explore the craft scene at the Mercado de Artesanias
- Taste several local delicacies and fruits
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup
Meeting point
- Fray Juan de San MiguelCuna de Allende 4, Zona Centro, 37700 San Miguel de Allende, Gto., Mexico
If you do not require pick up, the meeting point will be at Cuna de Allende #2, Centro
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Start time
10:00 AM
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Pickup details
We pick up from any hotel in San Miguel de Allende
What To Expect
Parroquia de San Miguel Arcangel (Pass By)
Mercado de Artesanias (Pass By)
Santuario de Atotonilco
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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Reviews
5.0
20 reviews
Betsy_R, Feb 2024
We had a wonderful day! Leo was our guide and he was fantastic!! I would recommend doing this tour on your first day as an introduction to the beautiful city. Defintiely worth going out to the Sanctuario Atotonilco to see this most beautiful chapel!
Andrew_C, Nov 2023
Amazing private tour that helped us tick off bucket list items in SMA. Leo is an expert guide and Israel is an amazing driver. I don’t typically leave reviews, but wanted to share that this is well worth it.
gerald_s, Nov 2022
Transportation was superior. Guide was VERY knowledgable & accommodating.
However, the few hours allowed was not enough time to see all the things of
interest. Could have spent at least 1-2 hours more.
Response from Host, Jan 2023
Gracias! We appreciate the kind words and we promise to keep improving to give you a better experience every time you come. Next time you come to town, ask the guide for more time exploring. I am sure that they will agree!
Arif_G, Nov 2022
Leo our guide was excellent!
Was a complete tour of the city.
This feedback area is too demanding.
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Response from Host, Jan 2023
Gracias! We appreciate the kind words and we promise to keep improving to give you a better experience every time you come!
James_B, Nov 2022
Our guide, Leo was very knowledgeable and accommodating. We thouroughly enjoyed him showing us around San Miguel and are proving his contact information to friends who are visiting in January.
Response from Host, Jan 2023
Gracias! We appreciate the kind words and we promise to keep improving to give you a better experience every time you come!
lgoshay, Oct 2022
My daughter and I enjoyed a most wonderful tour of SMA with our guide Diego. The tour was very informative and we learned so much about the history of San Miguel de Allende and Mexico. We very highly recommend this tour. It made our stay in SMA so much more enjoyable!
Response from Host, Jan 2023
Gracias! We appreciate the kind words and we promise to keep improving to give you a better experience every time you come!
Chris_F, May 2022
A wonderful day filled with new discoveries. Our first trip to San Miguel. Luis our guide is delightful. Very knowledgeable. The perfect start to learning about beautiful San Miguel de Allende. So glad we booked our tour.
Response from Host, Jun 2022
Thank you for the kind words. We hope to meet you back in San Miguel.
Beverly_H, Feb 2022
I wanted to find a tour to the Santuario de Atotonilco from San Miguel de Allende, so this was perfect. I thought that the driving tour around San Miguel would be a good intro and we could then later visit on our own the drive-by sites. We were pleasantly surprised to actually get out of the car to visit on-foot the primary sites in SMA. We made stops at the Mirador for views of the city, the Mercado de Artesanias where our guide showed us various special artist's booths explaining their art and artifacts (no pressure to buy anything but allowed time if we wished) and the Parroquia de San Miguel Arcangel where we saw the interior and also the Jardin across the way. We were driven around the Parque Benito Juarez and around a few neighborhoods, one having fantastic murals. Our Guide Luiz was very informative and friendly, always giving us opportunities to ask questions. He gave us information on the history of the area and descriptions of the sites we were seeing. Our Driver Brandon was efficient and careful. We felt very safe in his care. He pulled over to let us out close to the sites we were seeing (no parking close) and would be there to pick us up when we were done visiting the sites. We can highly recommend this Viator option, provided by Catrina Tours and hosted by Luiz and Brandon. P.S. Catrina Tours prefers you book thru Viator rather than the directly. Also, being a private tour, Catrina offered us opportunities to modify or add to the tour, as needed. But what they gave us was perfect with no modifications required.
Response from Host, Jun 2022
Thank you, Beverly! We hope to meet you back in town to keep exploring this amazing country!
Nancy_N, Jan 2022
Great tour with a local guide who happened to grow up on the street our Airbnb was on. Lots of good information on the history of San Miguel de Allende from precolonial to modern times. Bonus-he dropped us off at a wonderful local restaurant where we had lunch after the tour.
Response from Host, Jun 2022
Thank you for the kind words. We hope to meet you back in town to keep exploring this amazing country!
William_W, Jan 2022
A very good tour from the #1 rated walking tour company in San Miguel, but much better than a walking tour. San Miguel is very hilly, and so you can't see as much when walking. The tour lasted about 3 hrs. 40 min, and I would like to have seen the church that is considered to be the Sistine Chapel of the New World. Diego, the owner, was our guide. Very informative and excellent english. Make sure you let him know all that you want to see.
Response from Host, Jun 2022
Gracias William, we use your feedback to keep improving.
Whenever you are back in town I would love to keep showing you around!
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