Things to Do in Veracruz

Be amazed by the history in the mountains of Perote and Xalapa Veracruz has the only Spanish fort built inland in the entire world, and is located in the town of Perote, there we will visit the Fort of San Carlos, an emblematic place in the history of Mexico, where the first president of Mexico ended his days, Guadalupe Victoria. On the trip to Perote we will make a stop at La Joya, there we can enjoy its gastronomy and its typical cheeses that are recognized throughout the state of Veracruz. In Xalapa we will arrive at the Anthropology Museum, the second most important in the country and considered one of the best museums in the world, where the heritage of the three cultures that were founded in the state is kept: Olmeca, Totonaca and Huasteca. Languages English and Spanish (bilingual guide) Inclusions: Tickets Museum Pick-up available from the hotel. Guide Exclusions: Souvenir Important Info: N/A Redeem Info: VOCUHERLESS - Printed voucher or E-voucher. Print and bring the voucher or show the voucher on your mobile device to enjoy the activity.

Before arriving at Xalapa, we will stop at El Lencero, an old farm and plantation house with five centuries of its owners, the one that stands out is Antonio López de Santa Ana. This property still preserves its stylish furniture with priceless value. In Xalapa we will take a panoramic tour of the city center, passing through its lakes, alleys and beautiful buildings, visiting the government palace and the cathedral. Then we will go into the Anthropology Museum, the second most important in Mexico and considered one of the best museums in the world, where the heritage of the three cultures that were founded in the state is kept: Olmeca, Totonaca and Huasteca. Languages English and Spanish (bilingual guide) Inclusions: Tickets Museum Pick-up available from the hotel. Guide Exclusions: Gratuities Important Info: N/A Redeem Info: VOCUHERLESS - Printed voucher or E-voucher. Print and bring the voucher or show the voucher on your mobile device to enjoy the activity.

Discover Veracruz taking the official sightseeing tour of the city. Hop on one of our splendid double-decker buses and enjoy amazing panoramic views, this is the best and most unique way to get around the city and visit its most famous landmarks and attractions. You can travel freely around the city hopping on and off at any of our official stops as many times as you desire. We have 3 convenient stops along the way: the Aquarium, Plaza Américas, and Playa Mocambo. The Turibus circuit covers plenty of interesting sites such as the Cathedral, the famous Malecón, the Arts and Crafts Market, the Aquarium and many more. Meeting point Av. Landero y Coss 179, Centro. 91700 Veracruz Redemption Upon arrival at the redemption location, you must present a reservation voucher and valid photo ID in exchange for the tour. A bracelet and a ticket will be given to you as your entrance ticket. Every time you board the bus, you must present your bracelet and ticket to the driver. Schedule Monday 12pm, 2pm. 4pm and 6pm. Tuesday 11am, 1pm, 3pm, 5pm and 7pm. Wednesday and Thursday from 11am until 7pm. (Departures every hour) Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 10am until 7pm. (Departures every hour) Inclusions: Bus tickets Exclusions: Food Hotel pick-up and drop-off Entrance fee Drinks Important Info: We suggest you wear comfortable clothes and shoes for the time of the year. Hat, Sunglasses, Cash or credit card to pay for any extra services. Redeem Info: PRINTED - Printed Voucher. Print and bring the voucher to enjoy the activity.

Emotion and fun in the sand dunes and beaches of Chachalacas Sand, sun and sea, is what the Chachalacas beach offer us, there you can enjoy the spectacular landscape on which 550 hectares of dunes extend. With the soft surf of the Gulf and the fine sand, you will enjoy a pleasant day at the beach, relaxing at the seashore and experiencing the adrenaline in a quad, sliding on the dunes, feeling the adrenaline and the fun to the fullest, always supervised by people highly trained and with all the required security measures. Later we will know the town of Antigua, with more than 500 years of history in its small streets, there we will see the vestiges of Cortes’s House as well as the Ermita del Rosario, the first Catholic chapel in Mexico. Inclusions: Equipment Drop off at the hotel. Pick-up available from the hotel. Guide Exclusions: Meal Drinks Gratuities Important Info: N/A Redeem Info: PRINTED - Printed Voucher. Print and bring the voucher to enjoy the activity.

Live the charm of the magical towns "Orizaba and Coscomatepec" The high mountains and the eternal snows of the Citlaltelpetl are the ideal setting for the city of Orizaba, a city with a past full of history, founded in the 16th century. In its historic center we will find the so-called Palacio de Hierro, a building with a removable structure that was brought from Belgium. We will visit the cable car and on the ascent prepare to see a panoramic view of Orizaba and the neighboring cities. Then we will go up the mountain and right in the middle of two ravines we will find the magical town of Coscomatepec de Bravo where we will enjoy a unique landscape and wonderful architecture of a town full of traditions and unique gastronomy. Languages English and Spanish (bilingual guide) Inclusions: Guide Drop off at the hotel. Pick-up available from the hotel. Exclusions: Meal Gratuities Drinks Important Info: N/A Redeem Info: PRINTED - Printed Voucher. Print and bring the voucher to enjoy the activity.

Adrenaline to the max in the Aquatic Park You will have the opportunity to take advantage of all the park hours to enjoy the best attractions in Mexico, with games and areas for all ages. Like the Rio Lento (slow river), the Wave Pool, the Kids Zone, and exciting slides of all kinds. Enjoy the best Water Park in Mexico, where you will challenge your instincts and experience adrenaline to the fullest. Guide: English, Spanish Inclusions: Guide Hotel pick-up and drop off for selected hotels only. Tickets Exclusions: Gratuities Drinks Meal Important Info: N/A Redeem Info: PRINTED - Printed Voucher. Print and bring the voucher to enjoy the activity.

Catemaco and the Tuxtlas offer a variety of attractions; think tropical rainforests and mysterious indigenous cultures in an area of almost supernatural beauty with a centuries-old reputation for being a centre for shamanism and witchcraft. After an early start, we'll leave Veracruz, heading for the Tuxtlas through a region famed for its lush greenery and exceptional scenic beauty. Our first stop will be Santiago Tuxtla, where we will go on a guided tour of this important Olmec archaeological site – do not miss the enormous heads carved from single blocks of volcanic basalt. We will also make a brief stop at the world renowned Te Amo cigar factory, where you can see the cigars being rolled. Then we’ll drive on to San Andrés, where you'll be able to admire what is said to be one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the world, the Salto de Eyipantla. Then it will be on to Catemaco, a charming lakeside settlement, where we'll board a boat that will a take us to Islas de los Monos, famous for its colony of macaque monkeys originally imported from South East Asia. Our last stop will be Nanciyaga Nature Reserve, a tropical rainforest notable for its diversity of plants and animals. Here, we will visit a natural spring where you can go for a swim and try a traditional mud bath before returning to the resort where we will arrive at about 8pm. Please note that you will have to make your own arrangements for lunch. Languages Spanish, German and english (some guides only speak Spanish). Inclusions: Transport Exclusions: Equipment Meal Drinks Important Info: N/A Redeem Info: PRINTED - Printed Voucher. Print and bring the voucher to enjoy the activity.

Naolinco, between crafts, leather and colors. Our tour begins by entering the high mountains of the central region of Veracruz, through beautiful and picturesque landscapes, full of smells of food and amazing Franciscan churches, until we reach Naolinco, a town noted for its leather crafts and its delicious cuisine, where we will do a tour of the town visiting its most secret corners. In Naolinco you can take a shopping tour visiting each of the artisans who make leather products with the highest quality with their hands, we will not forget their gastronomy, sweets, homemade ice-cream, meat and much more has to offer you this beautiful region of Veracruz. Languages English and Spanish (bilingual guide) Inclusions: Tickets Guide Pick-up available from the hotel. Exclusions: Gratuities Important Info: N/A Redeem Info: VOCUHERLESS - Printed voucher or E-voucher. Print and bring the voucher or show the voucher on your mobile device to enjoy the activity.

Coffee Route, An adventure of aroma and flavor If we are talking about sensations, this tour will bring all of your senses, from the aroma, the taste, the touch and even the memories that will surely arise with the aroma of freshly made coffee. We will take you to one of the most important coffee farms in the region, where we visit part of its plantations, do a coffee tasting and discover all the secrets of that wonderful drink. Then the magical town of Coatepec will surprise you with all of its charm, with its pleasant mountain climate, its gastronomy and above all the friendliness and warmth of its people, there you can buy typical products of the region and obviously you cannot leave without trying its famous churros or platanos in the main park. Languages English and Spanish (bilingual guide) Inclusions: Guide Pick-up available from the hotel. Tickets Museum Exclusions: Gratuities Important Info: N/A Redeem Info: VOCUHERLESS - Printed voucher or E-voucher. Print and bring the voucher or show the voucher on your mobile device to enjoy the activity.

Live the adrenaline of Sandboarding in Chachalacas If it is about beautiful landscapes and extreme sports, this tour is the ideal one, lots of beaches, endless blue sea and wholesale sun on the beautiful beaches of Chachalacas that extend over 550 hectares of dunes, with the gentle waves of the gulf. Ideal frame to slide on the sand doing Sandboarding on a special board, living the adrenaline to the fullest. Then we will take a walk on the beach and enjoy the warm waters of the Gulf to relax, before finishing our tour we will visit La Antigua, a place steeped in history in every corner of its streets. Inclusions: Drop off at the hotel. Pick up from the hotel Guide Equipment Exclusions: Meal Gratuities Drinks Important Info: N/A Redeem Info: PRINTED - Printed Voucher. Print and bring the voucher to enjoy the activity.

Get to know the most representative places of Veracruz city! This package is ideal to visit the places you should not miss in Veracruz. We begin with a tour of the Veracruz Aquarium , where you can admire the representative fauna of the state. In this tour you will see 10 exhibition halls where you can see thousands of specimens that will captivate your senses and make your visit an incredible experience. At noon, we will visit the fortress of San Juan de Ulúa , which was built by orders of Hernán Cortés, as it protected Veracruz from pirate and corsair attacks of the time. On the way to the fortress, you will be able to enjoy panoramic views of some of the monuments of the historic center and part of the customs facilities. Upon your arrival to San Juan de Ulua, an expert guide will be waiting for you to start the tour. You will walk through the entire area with the guide, visiting the different prison cells that existed and the old presidential house, all this while the guide tells you stories and local legends such as"La Mulata de Cordoba" and "Chucho el Roto". After finishing the tour with the guide, you will be given time to take pictures and discover the area freely. Each wall of this fortress tells a story, which you can capture in a photograph to carry this visit in your memory. A guide will tell you all about the history and legends of the oldest prison in Mexico. At the end of this visit, we will transfer to Mandinga , where we will enjoy a boat ride through the mangrove area. You will observe the behavior of some birds in the different types of vegetation and the environment surrounding you with the mangroves, making the ride become a moment of reflection. The boat advances slowly as it enters this ecosystem. Don't forget to close your eyes while the breeze caresses your skin and you take a deep breath to keep this moment forever. There is a great variety of restaurants installed in the Mandinga Riviera, it is difficult to choose one since they all offer delicious fish and seafood (not included). To finish the tour, we will tour the historic center of Veracruz aboard a traditional tram, from where we will be able to observe the most important and beautiful places of the city. There is no better way to get to know the historic center of Veracruz, than aboard a picturesque tourist tram; it is a 40-minute panoramic tour where the architecture, history and culture of the Port of Veracruz, will captivate you passing by 21 historical monuments that were a fundamental part of our history. Inclusions: Veracruz Aquarium ticket San Juan de Ulúa Fortress ticket Transfer Tram ticket Boat Ride Bilingual guide Exclusions: Lunch Drinks Hotel pick-up and drop-off Important Info: N/A Redeem Info: EVOUCHER - E-voucher. Show the voucher on your mobile device to enjoy the activity.

Discover the city of Orizaba, one of the magical towns of Veracruz , located near the highest mountain in Mexico, on the way to Orizaba. Upon arrival in Orizaba we will take the cable car where you can admire unparalleled views of the city and that will allow us to reach the top of Cerro del Borrego . There we can take a walk through the forest , where we can find museums and a viewpoint where you can see the entire city in an unimaginable way. We will tour the Alameda and its history , which was inaugurated in 1855, followed by a tour of the Orizaba Palace and the Iron Palace where you will also learn about their incredible stories. Of course we cannot forget the famous gastronomy of the city, so we will make a stop at the La Alameda restaurant where you will have time to taste a typical meal of the region . Finally, we will visit the famous coffee museum, Los Portales cultural center and Central Park where we can taste and appreciate art. Inclusions: Tasting of local products Guide Tickets Cable car Hotel pick-up and drop-off for selected hotels Exclusions: Meal Drinks Important Info: N/A Redeem Info: VOCUHERLESS - Printed voucher or E-voucher. Print and bring the voucher or show the voucher on your mobile device to enjoy the activity.

Come and visit the pre-Hispanic City of El Tajín. During this guided tour, you will admire the impressive Totonac city of the north State of Veracruz with its interesting architecture, consisting of pyramids, palaces, and several courts of ball game. This interesting archaeological zone of Tajin has a museum exhibiting pieces found at the site, as well as a pleasant garden with tropical plants. At the end of the visit, you can enjoy a fabulous pre-Hispanic ritual ""Los Voladores de Papantla"" or “Papantla Flyers” and buy crafts typical of the region. We also visited a factory were they built the first furnaces for the benefit of the vanilla, which can be seen the plantations and the process of this Orchid, a plant native to this region, which at one time, the municipality of Papantla became the only place in the world in its production and so it was called ""The city that perfumes to the world. Languages Spanish, English (Bilingual Guide) Inclusions: Tickets Transport Exclusions: Equipment Meal Drinks Important Info: N/A Redeem Info: PRINTED - Printed Voucher. Print and bring the voucher to enjoy the activity.

More than 500 years of history, city tour in Veracruz and Aquarium Discover the beauty of the Port of Veracruz and Boca del Río with this exciting tour that combines history, culture, natural attractions and colonial buildings. The activity begins in San Juan de Ulúa, one of the largest, oldest forts in America. Then you will explore the main points of interest in the city, including the Maritime Customs Building, the old train station and the Post Office building. We will also visit the famous Malecon, a beautiful promenade and the Boca del Río area, a booming area with modern, first-class hotels and services. Optional if you want, add your entrance to the aquarium to enjoy one of the most important aquariums in Latin America, where we will take you and you can spend an afternoon full of fun and knowledge. Inclusions: Tickets Museum Guide Transport Important Info: N/A Redeem Info: VOCUHERLESS - Printed voucher or E-voucher. Print and bring the voucher or show the voucher on your mobile device to enjoy the activity.

Live the charm of the magical towns "Orizaba and Coscomatepec" The high mountains and the eternal snows of the Citlaltelpetl are the ideal setting for the city of Orizaba, a city with a past full of history, founded in the 16th century. In its historic center we will find the so-called Palacio de Hierro, a building with a removable structure that was brought from Belgium. We will visit the cable car and on the ascent prepare to see a panoramic view of Orizaba and the neighboring cities. Then we will go up the mountain and right in the middle of two ravines we will find the magical town of Coscomatepec de Bravo where we will enjoy a unique landscape and wonderful architecture of a town full of traditions and unique gastronomy. Languages English and Spanish (bilingual guide) Inclusions: Tickets Pick-up available from the hotel. Guide Exclusions: Gratuities Important Info: N/A Redeem Info: VOCUHERLESS - Printed voucher or E-voucher. Print and bring the voucher or show the voucher on your mobile device to enjoy the activity.