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Mexico City’s Aztec Origins: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

By VoiceMap Audio Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is £9 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Mexico City might have been built directly over the ancient Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, but traces of this great civilisation can still be found if you know where to look.

On this self-guided audio tour, I’ll reveal the ways in which the buried city still impacts the modern one.

Starting in front of the Monument to the Mexican National Identity, you’ll head into the city centre where you can visit iconic sites like the ruins of the main temple. I’ll tell you about the most recent Aztec archaeological discoveries, like the macabre skull rack.

As you stroll, you’ll gain a better understanding of Mexico City’s transformation. I’ll tell you about everything from the astonishing Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, to the Spanish Conquest, and the modern capital it is today. Along the way, you’ll see impressive archaeological findings, some still in the process of being fully unearthed. And even better: you don’t need to pay entrance tickets or any fees, as most of these relics are in the open.

Activity location
  • Monument to the Mexican National Identity
    • 06060, Ciudad de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • Monument to the Mexican National Identity
    • 06060, Ciudad de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico

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Mexico City’s Aztec Origins: A Self-Guided Audio Tour in Multilingual
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • Opening hours: Fri 00:00-23:59
  • English
Price details
£8.90 x 1 Adult£8.90

Total
Price is £8.90

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
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    Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
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    App for Android and iOS
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    Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
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    Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Smartphone and headphones
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    Personal expenses for attractions not included during the tour
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    Food and drink
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    Transport

Know before you book

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Monument to the Mexican National Identity (Pass by)
This self-guided audio tour starts in front of the Monument to the Mexican National Identity. On this walking tour, I’ll not only guide you in the right direction. I’ll also reveal the ways in which the buried city still impacts the modern one.
Zocalo (Pass by)
Walk south Mexico City's Zocalo to find the most visited archaeological site in Mexico: a tiny round temple dedicated to Ehecatl, the god of wind, located inside a metro station.
Maqueta de Tenochtitlán (Pass by)
You’ll head into the city centre where you can visit iconic sites like the ruins of Tenochtitlan’s Templo Mayor (the main temple). I’ll tell you about the most recent Aztec archaeological discoveries like the Tzompantli (the macabre skull rack) located behind Mexico City’s Metropolitan Cathedral.
Templo Mayor Museum (Pass by)
We'll explore Templo Mayor ruins from outside, where I'll tell you the storey of its fortuitous discovery. Entry to the Museum is not included in this tour.
Centro Cultural de España (Pass by)
Enter Centro Cultural España and discover the remains of what used to be an exclusive Aztec school for future priests and governors.
Templo a Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl (Pass by)
Be surprised by the ancient remains in unexpected places like the ball game court, the Tzacualli Ehécatl (the temple of Ehécatl) and the beautiful Cabeza de Serpiente Mexica (serpent head) at Museo de la Ciudad (the city museum)
5 de Mayo (Pass by)
As you stroll through Zócalo, the city’s beautiful main square, and iconic 5 de Mayo street, you’ll gain a better understanding of Mexico City’s transformation. I’ll tell you about everything from the astonishing Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, to the Spanish Conquest, and the modern capital it is today.
Historic Center (Centro Historico) (Pass by)
Walk around the Historic Centre of Mexico City, as I point out to you buildings that hide important archaeological Aztec sites, like the macabre Huey Tzompantli on Guatemala Street. Many of these are not open to the public yet.
Museum of the City of Mexico (Museo de la Ciudad de Mexico) (Pass by)
Stop outside this museum to appreciate how the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan emerges discreetly on the front of colonial buildings. Admission to the Museum is not included in this tour.
Cabeza de Serpiente Mexica (Pass by)
Be surprised by the ancient remains in unexpected places like the ball game court, the Tzacualli Ehécatl (the temple of Ehécatl) and the beautiful Cabeza de Serpiente Mexica (serpent head) at Museo de la Ciudad (the city museum)
Tzacualli Ehécatl (Pass by)
By the end of this 1.5-2 hour tour, you’ll have a sense of how the ancient Aztec city of Tenochtitlan is still alive, emerging from the underground, and transforming the history of Mexico with every new discovery.

Location

Activity location
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    Monument to the Mexican National Identity
    • 06060, Ciudad de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Monument to the Mexican National Identity
    • 06060, Ciudad de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico

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