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Private Guachimontones Tour: Archaeology, Culture & Local Flavours

By Jalisco Trip Tours
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Price is S$409 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
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Features

  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

Discover Guachimontones, one of Mexico’s most fascinating archaeological sites, on this private experience from Guadalajara.

Travel to Teuchitlán, Jalisco, to explore the world-famous circular pyramids, unique in Mesoamerica, along with the on-site museum and interpretation centre.

Accompanied by a local expert guide, you will learn about the history of the Teuchitlán culture, one of the most important ancient civilisations in western Mexico.

The experience continues with a tasting of traditional regional drinks such as aguamiel, pulque, and tejuino, followed by a visit to a pre-Hispanic artisan workshop featuring obsidian crafts and traditional musical instruments.

End your day with a delicious lunch by the Teuchitlán Lagoon (Presa de la Vega), where you will enjoy authentic local cuisine and beautiful lake views.

Perfect for travellers looking for a cultural, authentic, and personalised experience.

Activity location

  • Teuchitlán
    • 46760, Teuchitlán, Jalisco, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Teuchitlán
    • 46760, Teuchitlán, Jalisco, Mexico

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Guachimontones Private Tour

  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

Private Tour Service
Duration: 8 hours
Drinks included (soft drink, water)
Car, Minivan or Van
Pickup included

Starting time: 9:30
Price details
S$408.80 x 1 AdultS$408.80
Total
Price is S$408.80

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Ancestral drinks tasting
  • Inclusions
    Return private transport from your hotel or Airbnb. (Guadalajara only)
  • Inclusions
    Visit to an artisan workshop
  • Inclusions
    Purified water
  • Inclusions
    Access to the archaeological site and museum
  • Inclusions
    Knowledgeable Local Guide
  • Exclusions
    Lunch

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Specialised infant seats are available
    • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
    • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
    • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Teuchitlán

  • 2h
Travel from Guadalajara city to the town of Teuchitlan, Jalisco. You will discover the most important archaeological site in the state of Jalisco and all of western Mexico. After the tour of the archaeological site, you can try the pre-Hispanic drinks of the region such as Aguamiel, Pulque, and Tejuino. After freshening up, we will visit a Pre-Hispanic Craft Workshop where musical instruments and other obsidian pieces are made. Afterwards, we go directly to the De La Vega Dam to enjoy a Full Traditional Lunch in front of the lagoon. Enjoy a cultural, historical, and gastronomical experience hosted by a local expert.

Centro Interpretativo Guachimontones Phil Weigand / Sitio arqueológico Guachimontones

  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Tour the archaeological site and its interpretive centre accompanied by your expert guide. Inside the interpretive centre (Museum), you can learn the history of the place and appreciate models, explanatory maps, archaeological pieces, and a mural on the pre-Hispanic tradition of Guachimontones made by Jorge Monroy. 500 metres from the Museum are the main structures of the archaeological zone, such as tombs, ball games, and the famous circular pyramids of this culture that paid tribute to the Wind God.

La Choza Mayahuel

  • 30m
Stop to try the pre-Hispanic drinks of the region. Here you can order agave drinks such as Aguamiel, Pulque, and the traditional corn and lime ferment known as "Tejuino"

Rincones De México

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Visit the pre-Hispanic musical instrument workshop of artisan Carlos Paz. Here you can find drums, flutes, and whistles from the pre-Hispanic heritage of the region. Materials such as wood, leather, ceramics, obsidian, and jade are used. If you wish, for an additional cost, you can make your own instrument in a 30-minute workshop directly with the master craftsman (subject to availability).

La Vega

  • 1h 30m
De la Vega dam forms a small lagoon that is located right next to the town of Teuchitlan, Jalisco. Fishing is practised in the area, therefore regional dishes are primarily seafood. You will enjoy lunch in a traditional restaurant on the edge of the lagoon where you can appreciate the beautiful view. The Menu includes Sea and Land options. Vegetarians are welcome.

Location

Activity location

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    Teuchitlán
    • 46760, Teuchitlán, Jalisco, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Teuchitlán
    • 46760, Teuchitlán, Jalisco, Mexico

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