6 Hours

5:45hrs - 12:30hrs

2 - 12 Persons

> Activities: <

 

1. Kayak Tour on Xochimilco National Park

 

2. Visit to The Bird Sanctuary in Xochimilco National Park

 

3. Regional Breakfast

 

4. Visit to Cuicuilco Archeological Zone

(Optional)

 

1. Kayak Tour on Xochimilco National Park

The Xochimilco Ecological Park, this wetland located south of Mexico City is characterized for being the most important wetland in the Valley of Mexico and its surroundings, declared a natural and cultural heritage of humanity by UNESCO, unique in its type The Ecological Park of Xochimilco, houses one of the most important spaces for the conservation of nature and wild birds, a sanctuary where thousands of local and migratory birds live.

Recognized worldwide for being a Ramsar heritage site, the Xochimilco canals house a space of great ecological importance for the biological conservation of the South of Mexico City.

>> On this tour we will do a Kayak tour of approximately 6 km through the channels of the Xochimilco Ecological Park, in which we will be able to visit the various rivers and lagoons that make up this incredible place, where surrounded by nature and biodiversity we can enjoy its incredible beauty and observe incredible landscapes through a guided tour where we will learn about the history of this incredible place and the various methods of pre-Hispanic agriculture that were carried out by pre-Hispanic cultures and that we will have the opportunity to admire during the tour.

2. Visit to The Bird Sanctuary in Xochimilco National Park

The Ecological Park of Xochimilco houses a great treasure, a great bird sanctuary hidden among its canals and lagoons, where thousands of birds of more than 165 different species, local and migratory, live among which we can find various types of Herons, Ducks, Pijijes , Swans, Seagulls, Sandpipers, Kingfisher, Woodpeckers, Cormorants, and if we are lucky we can even see a hummingbird, eagle owl or even hawks.

3. Regional Breakfast

> Xochimilco is one of the places in Mexico City with incredible gastronomy, so when you visit Xochimilco you cannot stop trying its exquisite food, so at the end of the kayak tour we will visit the Xochimilco food market and try its famous quesadillas made with blue corn and delicious ingredients such as traditional Oaxaca Cheese, Pumpkin Flower, Mushrooms, Hutilacoche, Chicken al Pibil, etc.

 

             

4. Visit to Cuicuilco Archeological Zone

(Optional)

>> Cuicuilco is a Mesoamerican archaeological zone of the pre-classic period located in the extreme southwest of the Basin of Mexico and close to what was the Chalco-Xochimilco lake, in present-day Mexico City. According to the previous chronology, Cuicuilco could be one of the oldest important populations of the Valley of Mexico, contemporary with the Olmec culture of Tabasco, which is considered the mother of all cultures, however Cuicuilco keeps many mysteries since it disappeared by the El Xitle volcano explosion causing the entire city to be buried in volcanic lava, similar to what happened in Pompeii, however when doing excavations, archaeologists managed to find what was its most important ceremonial center, a set of pyramids and very peculiar structures .

> We will carry out a guided tour of the Archaeological Zone of Cuicuilco, where we will have the opportunity to visit and admire various Pre-Hispanic structures where we will learn we will learn the most important data of this civilization, we will visit a small museum where we can find some sculptures and crafts that were found in the region discovering one of the oldest cultures in the Valley of Mexico.

Kayak Tour Through Xochimilco National Park
 

 

>> 2 Persons:

$1300 MXN p.p

>> 3 Persons:

$1200 MXN p.p

>> 4 - 12 Persons:

$1100 MXN p.p

Minors From 6 to 12 Years

$1100 MXN p.p

Conservation Fees are Per Person and Includes The Following:

>> Transportation - CDMX - Xochimilco Ecological Park - CDMX

>> Entrance to the Ecological Park of Xochimilco

>> Kayak tour through the Ecological Park of Xochimilco

>> Visit to the Bird Sanctuary of the Ecological Park of Xochimilco

>> Talk and History about the Ecological Park of Xochimilco

 >> Regional Breakfast

(Includes 2 Traditional Quesadillas and Fruit Water)

>> Juice, Snack and Water for the tour

>> Donation for the conservation and cleaning of the Ecological Park of Xochimilco

 >> Optional visit to the Archaeological Zone of Cuicuilco

>> Additional Cost $250.00 per person <<

Includes Entrance and Guided Visit in the Archaeological Zone of Cuicuilco

Departing Points

>> Auditorio Nacional

(National Auditorum)

>> Centro Comercial Perisur

(Perisur Mall)

6:00 AM

Conservation fees help us to continue with our conservation and environmental education programs