From Puebla: Tlaxcala and Cacaxtla Private Guided Tour – Puebla State, Mexico

EXPERIENCE:

Explore the varied culture of Tlaxcala on a private tour from Puebla. Discover the region’s ancient heritage and more recent history. After pickup at your hotel, drive to Cacaxtla Archaeological Site.

Visit the museum to learn about Olmeca-Xicalanca culture and the development of the ancient city. Wander past shrines, platforms, and pyramids built around 1,300 years ago. Admire the well-preserved murals painted on the walls of the largest pyramid.

Continue to the Basilica of Our Lady of Ocotlan where it’s claimed Juan Diego was visited by the Virgin Mary. Stop at the Chapel of Pocito and hear the legend of its miraculous water. Head to the central plaza in Tlaxcala to taste pulque, a pre-Hispanic drink.

Explore the Government Palace and see its famous murals. Visit the Franciscan ex-convent and the Cathedral, then pass the oldest working bullring in Mexico. At the end of the tour, you’ll be dropped off back at your hotel.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Explore Cacaxtla’s museum and archaeological remains
Marvel at colorful murals painted thousands of years ago
Visit the bullring in Tlaxcala, one of the oldest in Mexico
Admire the famous murals of the Government Palace
Taste pulque, a pre-Hispanic drink made from agave sap

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