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From Puebla: Private Atlixco and Chipilo Tour with Tastings

1. From Puebla: Private Atlixco and Chipilo Tour with Tastings

1. The pickup will be at the hotel or address provided. Transfer to Atlixco. 2. Visit the historic center where you will visit the zócalo, the Parish of Santa María de la Natividad and the municipal palace for the explanation of the murals of Atlixco. 3. Later we will go to the "la pasadita" establishment for a tasting of artisan bread, chocolate, beer, Atlixquense mezcal and a delicious artisan ice cream of your choice in the "Ximitl" ice cream shop where exotic flavors are found. 4. Former Franciscan convent. From there you can appreciate a good view of Atlixco and the city of Puebla. On a clear day, the volcanoes look majestic. 5. Visit Mega nurseries, where you can find a wide variety of flowers, plants and fruit trees. 6. Transfer to Chipilo, tour of a factory to learn about the cheese making process. 7. Cheese and wine tasting 8. Transfer back to Puebla and drop off at the hotel or address provided.

Puebla: Historic Bars and Canteens Night Tour

2. Puebla: Historic Bars and Canteens Night Tour

Start with pickup from your accommodation and make your way to the first canteen on the tour, La Terminal. Enter through its old-western style wooden doors. Admire the many old photos and artwork on the walls, which gives the bar a classic ambiance. Try their specialty drink, sangria, and learn about the history of this popular local hangout. Next, visit La Ópera, which is decorated in a classical French style. Try some menyul, which is made from peppermint leaves, a few drops of angostura, cocoa cream, Tres Coronas liqueur, rum, and a secret ingredient. Then, make your way to La Pasita, which is one of the oldest and most popular bars in the city. Taste its eponymous drink, which is raisin liquor served in a shot glass with a little cheese cube inside. See the many curiosities of the bar which has a variety of toys, masks, and photos decorating its interior. Visit Nevados which is situated in front of the Zocalo. Enjoy a beautiful view from its balconies on the second floor. Taste a Nevados cocktail, which is available in a variety of flavors including strawberry, walnut, vanilla, prune, amaretto, amongst many others.  If the tour group has 9 or more participants, enjoy a short musical tour with a local music group that takes you through the university zone and ends in the artists' plaza. At the end of the tour, take a wine challenge, before being returned to your accommodation.

Puebla & Cholula Private Food Tour

3. Puebla & Cholula Private Food Tour

Immerse yourself in the history and culture of Mexico through its food on this tour. Start your food experience by meeting your guide in Mexico City in the morning and heading to the "magical town" of Cholula. Here, enjoy a guided tour of the city center and get the chance to see the Great Pyramid. Afterward, visit a local cider production and explore the flavors of Puebla's food specialties at the market. Later, head to the state's capital Puebla. There, visit a monastery that is considered the birthplace of the most famous regional dish - mole poblano. Enjoy a walking tour of Puebla and see its colonial buildings, colorful lanes, and historic churches. Throughout your tour, stop at various local foodie spots to sample the best of Puebla's cuisine. You will also have the chance to visit the famous Parian craft market and purchase some unique artisanal souvenirs and local candies. Throughout the day, sample some of the most popular regional drinks, such as local hand-made liquors, pulque and artisanal mezcal. After a full day of discoveries, relax and begin the journey back to your hotel in Mexico City.

Puebla: VIP Mexican Wrestling Experience

4. Puebla: VIP Mexican Wrestling Experience

Enjoy a night out in Puebla exploring the popular El Parían market and tasting typical street food before learning the ins and outs of Mexican wrestling and rooting for your fighter from VIP seats.  The night starts with pickup from your accommodation in Puebla. Travel in an air-conditioned van to El Parían, a typical market selling handicrafts, local snacks, and candy. Taste some Mexican street food and learn the story behind it. Stroll around the market admiring the different talavera (clay pottery) and trying Mexican candies.   Continue walking through historical and colonial streets and visit a local bar to try pulque, a pre-Hispanic fermented drink which is the topic of many local legends. Try traditional pulque or a curado (flavored with fruit or honey). Next, it's time for the show to begin; follow your guide around the arena to learn about the history of Mexican wrestling and then make your way to your VIP seats. Put on your wrestling mask and read a short description of the wrestler. Learn the words and phrases to scream and scream them as you take in the energy of the match below. After the 2-hour match, hotel drop-off will be provided.

Puebla: Guided Foodies Tour with Cathedral Visit

5. Puebla: Guided Foodies Tour with Cathedral Visit

Discover Puebla, a city founded in viceroyal times boasting a fascinating mixture of culture. Back in the day, all cargo coming from Europe and Asia had to pass through the city before arriving in Mexico City.  This mixing of ingredients from all over the world has led to a unique and delicious local cuisine. Taste the most renowned traditional dishes of Puebla, dining in celebrated restaurants and sampling tasty street food along the way. Nibble on tacos arabes, mole poblano, pipian, tamales, traditional deserts, chile en nogada, and more. Try a unique alcoholic drink called pasita liquour. Then, visit one of the most important cultural cites of the city, Puebla Cathedral, and enjoy a panoramic tour on a double-decker bus called Tranvia de Leyendas. Pass by Los Sapos, Analco, the Xanenetla neighborhoods, and the civic zone, where the famous battle at Loreto and Guadalupe forts took place. Stop off at Mantarraya park and take some fantastic photos.  At the end of the tour, benefit from receiving a special recipe book with traditional dishes to prepare in your own home.

Puebla: 5-Hour Culinary Tour with Tastings

6. Puebla: 5-Hour Culinary Tour with Tastings

Puebla is one of the 3 states in Mexico with the country’s richest gastronomic traditions. Due to its geographical location, Puebla became an obligatory point of rest in Colonial times for travelers making their way from the Gulf of Mexico to Mexico City, as well as those travelling from the Pacific Ocean to the capital. Many convents were established in the Puebla, where the nuns created the dishes that were to become the most famous in Mexico: mole poblano and chiles en nogada. This 5-hour tour will take you to the markets where the ingredients are bought and the restaurants where they are transformed. Visit traditional markets, mole mills and small traditional restaurants where you’ll taste a variety of local specialties, including tamales, tamal tortas, cemitas, chalupas, molotes, pelonas, memelas, quesadillas, and mole and pipian. Finish off with traditional sweets such as camotes and tortitas de Santa Clara. Some traditional recipes will be shared with you so you can try them when you’re back at home. Not everything on this tour is food-related, however. You’ll learn about the history of Puebla, listed by UNESCO as a Human Heritage City. Visit the Cathedral, with the tallest towers of any church on the American continent, and see the zocalo, or main plaza, and the city hall.

Puebla: Piled Stones Valley and Zacatlán Private Day Tour

7. Puebla: Piled Stones Valley and Zacatlán Private Day Tour

The day begins with pickup from your accommodation in Puebla or Cholula city and heads off on the 3 hour journey to the Piled Stones Valley. Enjoy a tour in a horse-drawn carriage, and admire the stone structures that reach up to 20 meters high. Afterwards, travel to the charming town of Zacatlán, stopping at the scenic Jilguero’s Valley Crystal lookout along the way. Next, visit a famous cemetery, home to some unique crystal artwork. Arrive at Centenario’s Clock Museum and marvel at the impressive collection of time-measuring objects as you learn about the evolution of the clock.  Stop at a local store for a tasting session of cider and juice, then visit Zocalo to see the iconic floral clock. Next, check out 2 of the region’s most impressive churches, the Franciscan Convent and the Guadalupe Virgin’s Chapel. Finally, enjoy some traditional cheese-filled bread before relaxing on the return journey to your accommodation.

Puebla: Cholula Craft Beer Tour by Tram

8. Puebla: Cholula Craft Beer Tour by Tram

Tour on a traditional tram to Cholula Magical Town. Visit to a craft beer factory and 2 more breweries to taste different types of beers, learn why they are so special, their qualities, flavors and textures. The guide on board the tram will explain the importance of Cholula in Mexico´s history, the history of Cholula and its great pyramid with the largest basement in the world. Take incredible pictures of this unique pyramid.

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