Top San Miguel de Allende Car Tours

Get an inside look at what it takes to uncover ancient ruins by visiting Cañada de La Virgen on an archaeologist-led tour. Your guide took part in the site’s 2004 excavation, giving him a unique insight into the relatively-recently uncovered Mesoamerican complex. As you tour the site he can share details you can’t discover on your own and would likely miss on a different guided tour.

This private, full-day tour of Guanajuato from San Miguel de Allende is a great way to get to know the city. Skip the crowded tour buses and slow public transit in favor of a private vehicle that takes you straight from your hotel to top Guanajuato sights such as the Juarez Theater, Diego Rivera Museum, and Plaza de la Paz. In addition to commentary from a guide, this tour includes all entrance fees and lunch.

It is an experience that mixes tourism and art throughout San Miguel de Allende where we meet artists in their own workshops where they do painting, sculpture, textile art, Mexican folk art and more styles. The artists receive us and tell us about their creative processes (techniques, inspiration, etc.) while we have a glass of wine and eat tapas, the tour can be personalized and private or in a group.

Tour in the beautiful city of Guanajuato considered a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. We will visit its mines and its main attractions with an explanation of the city what it was and what it has transformed throughout its history, being a private tour, it can be customized without problem spending more time enjoying a great day in this beautiful city

Explore Cañada de la Virgen, the only archaeological site in San Miguel de Allende, on this private half-day guided tour. Learn about its ancient inhabitants and hear the different theories about their lifestyle and demise. Plus learn about the significance of the layout of the buildings in relation to astronomy. A Mexican lunch is included.

Visit the beautiful town of Dolores Hidalgo, cradle of Mexico’s Independence movement. See it’s magnificent church, it’s museums, local crafts and taste their delicious hand made ice cream flavors. After that, we’ll see the incredible paintings at the Atotonilco Sanctuary, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

In the state of Querétaro there are four archaeological zones, but only one is located within the city. Most people know the importance that Querétaro had in the history of independence, but few people know that since 300 BC it was of great importance for the cultures of the time. Visiting the archeological zone and its museum will allow you to know more about more about its history from those days until today. On the other hand, visiting the Sanctuary will give us the opportunity to admire a totally different style and yet realize that, over time, man has always felt the need to connect spiritually

Meet the historic magical town Dolores Hidalgo! registered as the cradle of National Independence; the stage so that at dawn on September 16, 1810, the priest Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, called the people ringing the bells. Get into history knowing the emblematic Parish of Our Lady of Los Dolores, Casa de Visitas, The Museum of Independence, and the Casa de Mariano Abasolo. It is worth mentioning that Don Miguel Hidalgo inherited the profession of pottery and ceramics from Talavera, which nowadays has great prestige, as well as the unusual flavors of the snows of this place. Also, visit Atotonilco, Known as the Mexican Sistine Chapel for all the pictorial art contained within this beautiful Shrine, its founder, Father Luis Felipe Neri de Alfaro, gave himself the task for most of his life of leaving an evangelizing work, years more late in the beginning of the independence struggle.

Capture the adventurous spirit of a Mexican ranch on a full-day horseback riding tour from San Miguel de Allende. Travel through the distinctive countryside in a comfortable, air-conditioned car to a traditional Mexican ranch and greet your courteous hosts. Grasp the opportunity of milking cows; help to make fresh cheese quesadillas; and chase chickens and pigs in order to pen the animals. Feast upon a meal cooked on a campfire and then climb onto a powerful horse to explore the dramatic landscapes of Coyote Canyon. Enjoy the convenience of round-trip transportation from San Miguel de Allende.

Será una experiencia inolvidable, llegaremos al lugar de campamento donde nos cambiaremos a nuestra ropa para poder realizar la caminata sobre el río (Nos mojamos) Recorreremos por unas 3 horas por el río donde podremos observar biznagas con cientos de años de antigüedad, paisajes increíbles de las montañas y podremos ver la enormidad del cañon del paraiso. Por la noche podremos acampar en unas cuevas hechas en las paredes de la montaña, una experiencia unica que nunca olvidaras

Enhance your experience of San Miguel de Allende’s dramatic canyon on a 2-day horseback riding adventure. Travel through the Mexican countryside to a traditional ranch and greet your courteous hosts. Try your hand at milking, cheese making, and cattle herding and explore the spectacular landscape of the surrounding canyon on horseback. Feast on authentic Mexican meals cooked by campfire, toasting marshmallows and sipping ice cold beer before retiring to bed in a comfortable tent. Enjoy the convenience of round-trip transportation from San Miguel de Allende on this enriching excursion.

It is a pedestrian tour mainly, I will explain and share historical anecdotes, places and reasons for the construction and use of buildings, fashion and behavior of society in the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. During this pleasant walk, the characters come alive, they will listen to their reasons and the social environments of independence, the arrival of Austrian Emperor Maximilian of Habsburg and the signing of our Constitution in 1917.

Don’t risk getting lost in the underground passageways and winding roads of charming Guanajuato. Instead, explore this colonial city alongside a personal guide during a private full-day tour and see more than you could alone without the hassle of navigation. Learn about Guanajuato’s mining past, visit top attractions, and tailor stops to your individual preferences.

Visit the 400-year-old mine Mineral de Pozos on a private full-day tour from San Miguel de Allende. Your guide shows you parts of the abandoned mine including a mine shaft (optional) and several structures, and shares details about the colonial period and mining in Mexico. Afterward, check out Lavender Ranch, have lunch at a Mexican restaurant, and walk around the central square before returning to San Miguel.

We will start our tour in San Miguel de Allende, and after a 30 minutes trip we'll get to Canada de la Virgen. There, we'll be taken by a small bus close to the pyramids, then we walk 1 kilometer (3,300 feet) to get there. The tour in the pyramids is walking and has a duration of two hours, including the bus shuttle. When we finish the tour, we walk back to the bus that will take us to our vehicle. We'll go to Rossana's place to have lunch made with local ingredients that have been used by the natives for hundreds of years, plus handmade tortillas and food made by local people who know how to mix all these ingredients to make a delicious meal. At the restaurant there is a small museum exhibiting photos, where we can have a better understanding about the relation between the pyramids in Canada de la Virgen with the sun and the moon. After lunch we head back to San Miguel de Allende to see the highlights of the city in a 2 hours tour.

IMPORTANT: THE DEPARTURE IS WITH TWO PEOPLE MINIMUM. The entire tour is accompanied by a certified tour guide.

We will start our Tour visiting a cheese factory (Finca Vai) where you will be talked through the process needed to produce cheese,you will be talked about the different kinds of cheese there are and we will have the opportunity to try some of them. Optionally you can decide if your interested in joining a beer and wine tour or some of the other options they offer, but this fees would be additional. Tequisquiapan is a charming little town which has won the title of Magic Village. We will walk its streets and alleys. You can try the famous artisan ice creams and we will visit its craft markets. We will have a stop at the best Gorditas place in Tequisquiapan for a snack

IMPORTANT: THE DEPARTURE IS WITH TWO PEOPLE MINIMUM. The entire tour is accompanied by a certified tour guide.

IMPORTANT: THE DEPARTURE IS WITH TWO PEOPLE MINIMUM. The entire tour is accompanied by a certified tour guide.

Live this wonderful experience leaving from San Miguel de Allende to visit The Impressive Teotihuacán Archaeological Zone; one of the largest metropolises in the ancient world, its construction was dictated by a cosmology that gives us a vision of a unique urban-religious organization in history, its majestic buildings give us an idea of its architecture, with its Pyramid dedicated to the Sun (678 meters high) and its Great Calzada de los Muertos ending in a large plaza. The Pyramid of the Sun, the Pyramid of the Moon and the Citadel form the oldest group of ceremonial buildings in the City of Teotihuacán.

Marvel at the impressive Archaeological Zone of La Cañada de la Virgen; Pre-Hispanic settlement with at least 1800 years old. Once inside this site, the Museum will provide us with its own transportation, and a knowledgeable Anthropologist and qualified Guide will accompany us. We will enjoy the beautiful journey through the surrounding hills for approximately 11 km. Also, we will be able to know about the Otomíes and Chichimecas, indigenous groups that inhabited this area. You cannot miss it!

Discover La Peña de Bernal, a beautiful magical town in Mexico, which in addition to being ideal for sports and adventure lovers, is also rich in culture, this great city has a huge rock, in which millions of years ago there was a volcano who left a huge monolith as a remnant of his life in this world. This rock is the third largest in the world and was considered by the Chichimecas as a sacred place. Nowadays is visited by people from all over the world who marvel at its grandeur and splendor, its colorful narrow streets converge on the main square of this town, which lead us to a space that is frozen in time; Visit the San Sebastián Temple, Lana de la Aurora Looms, the Mask Museum, and Freixenet Vineyards. You cannot miss this cultural and wine tourism experience!

This tour is unique for people who wants to cover a wider area of San Miguel de Allende. We will drive through colonial streets while admiring the beautiful landscapes of the town. We are going to stop on a couple of lookouts with the best view of the main square.

IMPORTANT: THE DEPARTURE IS WITH TWO PEOPLE MINIMUM. The entire tour is accompanied by a certified tour guide.

Come and fall in love with Guanajuato, Dolores Hidalgo and Atotonilco! Magical destinations full of history, with wonderful tunnels and romantic alleys that lead us to find beautiful squares, churches, fountains, where they narrate more than a thousand legends. Guanajuato, unique in its kind, charming, colorful and mystical. Dolores Hidalgo, recorded in history as the cradle of National Independence; stage so that in the early morning of 16 September 1810, the priest of this place, called the town by ringing the bells, it was Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla himself who inherited the trade of pottery and ceramics from Talavera, which today enjoys great prestige, as well as the unusual flavors of the snows of this place.

This is a tour to discover what makes San Miguel a very charming place, and learn about the history of Mexico in Queretaro. We are going to visit the historic center of these two beautiful towns. Visiting the most important spots I'll be giving you interesting information of these two cities, some of the most beautiful in Mexico, and that have been of great imprtance in the history of this lovely country.. Come with me and experience the vibrant life of Mexico.

Get to know Mineral de Pozos! Place where you can still appreciate the remains of what was a large wealthy town thanks to its mining industry. Currently its imposing buildings show us the solitude of a sad decadence, abandoned over time. Pozos was founded in 1576 to protect the Chichimecas silver route. Because it was very difficult to civilize this indigenous group, this work was commissioned to the Jesuits who realized the wealth found in the minerals of this area and taught These people techniques to extract and exploit metals. Wells has had several periods of wealth, but the day came when the minerals ran out and this Ghost Town was left for the admiration of adventurous visitors; Visit the Jesuit Furnaces, the Mine and Hacienda of the Five Lords and that of Santa Brígida, The Temple of the Lord of the Works, the Model School, the Church of San Pedro, among other places.

Visit Querétaro! Wonderful city full of history, culture and modernity. Its original name means "Place of stones". Querétaro was a fundamental piece in the conspiracy for the Independence of Mexico and in 1917 it was the place where the Mexican Political Constitution was promulgated. Today we can see a city that pays homage to the past with the preservation of its buildings, keeping its streets clean and holding the UNESCO title of Cultural Heritage of Humanity and at the same time opening its wings to the future, becoming a of the best cities in the country. Come and see El Mirador, The Aqueduct, The Temple of San Francisco, De Santa Rosa Viterbo, The Convent of La Santa Cruz and De San Agustín, among other magnificent buildings.

Guanajuato, Glorious and Magical, surrounded by hills shaped like frogs, which in past times housed the largest deposits of silver and gold in our country, and which is proud to have seen the first great battle for our Independent Mexico. Submerged among the earth, making its way through it with wonderful tunnels and romantic alleys that lead us to find beautiful squares, temples like that of San Diego and that of San Cayetano in Mina de Valenciana, undoubtedly magnificent places full of history. Come and see The Basilica of Our Lady of Guanajuato, The "Pipila" Monument, Casa de Diego Rivera Museum, The Juárez Theater, The University of Guanajuato, and sources where more than a thousand legends are narrated. This is Guanajuato, unique in its kind, charming and mystical, colorful and sober, home to the great Cervantino International Festival.

Our tours are curated with the intention of providing guests with intimate, local experiences. Get to know the boutique vineyards in the area and enjoy a truly personalized, VIP experience. Our unique approach provides visitors with historical context, along with information about the traditions and culture of wine in Mexico. In addition to David's deep knowledge of Mexican history and culture, he is also certified by the Asociación de Vitivinicultores de Querétaro, as a sensorial expert and provides guests with a unique wine tasting experience at the final destination. Our tours are aimed at supporting the communities and artisans where we live. We have intentionally partnered with some of the budding enterprises here in Querétaro, and pay all we work with a living wage along with gratuities. Tours and guided visits are offered in both English and Spanish.

Find out why Jorge Luis Borges felt in love of Querétaro

Get to know the best of San Miguel de Allende through a tour of its cobblestone and colorful streets that will take you to discover beautiful buildings, such as The Allende Institute, The Ignacio Ramírez “El Nigromante” Cultural Center, The Angela Peralta Theater, Ignacio House Allende, Palace of the Mayorazgo de la Canal and majestic churches such as La Purísima Concepción, The Temple of San Francisco de Asís, The Oratory of San Felipe Neri, among others, which adorn warm squares and beautiful gardens. This beautiful city formerly called Villa de San Miguel el Grande, preserves a magic that takes us back to an ostentatious past, founded in 1542 has witnessed and participated in great events that have decided the course of the history of Mexico, land of great heroes, thinkers, artists and dreamers, has managed to pass into the present century with its Otomi and Chichimec roots that enrich everyday life, and fill its festivals, festivals and traditions with mysticism.

Alberto Aveleyra has been doing research on the site since 2017, when he presented a paper about the prehispánic routes of access to the site in the 3rd International Congress of Ethnohistory. This year, 2021, an article where he shows his first research results is going to appear in a book about the Royal Road of Guanajuato. His research proposes that this site probably is the sanctuary of Chicomoztoc, a place referred in multiple indigenous historical sources, this discovery drove him to start a PhD in Mesoamerican studies in the National University of Mexico, he is now in the selection process, if he is succesful, he´ll start his degree in August 2021. The last 4 years of fieldwork and codex analysis have been founded through the tours he runs in the site. When you hire his tours you are contributing and supporting his research, creating a new way to do cultural anthropology in Mexico.

IMPORTANT: THE DEPARTURE IS WITH TWO PEOPLE MINIMUM. The entire tour is accompanied by a certified tour guide.

It´s an excellent idea to discover Mexico for beginners. You can organize taking this tour before/after going to the beach! The Tour includes UNESCO destinations in the central area of Mexico. Tour guides will offer the program to relax and enjoy every stop. Forget about asking for directions or pay admission in Spanish. Driving your own car will take a longer time to cover such a tour. This tour is not a desk made program; it´s an expertise Tour Guide Tour!

Private tour visiting the sanctuary of Christ the King also visit the tourist stop Sangre de Cristo which contains a permanent exhibition of the Mummies of Guanajuato