Half-Day Cultural Tour of Authentic Mexico

Overview

Available languages

French

5 hours

Mobile ticket

This half-day tour gives you an exceptional experience to discover the real Mexico far from postcards, luxury hotels and tourists. You go with your guide to visit a school for underprivileged children (outside school holidays) where you can attend classes, interact with the children, take photos, take a short walk. Then, set off to meet the local population with a visit to a local market where you will taste fruits and spices, flavored waters, empanadas, visit a butcher's shop, a tortillera... Authentic human experience!

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

Playa del Carmen

We will begin the excursion by visiting a school for children in need. Then we will visit the community cenote. Then, we will go to a local market and visit traditional shops - tortillas, lavender, water of flavors, grocery, butcher. At the end, we will visit a church and/or a traditional cemetery.

5 hours • Admission Not Applicable

What‘s Included

Bottled water

Lunch

Air-conditioned vehicle

tips for guides and driver

transport for a departure outside Playa del Carmen (+20 EUR/pers)

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Half-Day Cultural Tour of Authentic Mexico

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Reviews

5.00

37 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Very PRO agency. 100% recommended
Mobile01851065798,,Nov 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Good evening, everyone. This is our stay in Mexico 🇲🇽 ends tomorrow and we especially wanted to thank Martin without whom we would NEVER have known our little Marion who made us discover Aqua wonder and the cultural tour with Dia de los Muertos. Thank you very much for your professionalism at all. Thanks again to Marion for accompanying us to discover the REAL side of Playa del Carmen. We're going back to France, not saying goodbye to Mexico, but soon. We will definitely be back 🙏😘 Pascal, Isabelle, Benjamin, Mathilde, Mathis, Emilie and Kenzi
Very rewarding
N5810BDmanonl,,Aug 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Very rewarding, Great tour especially with the guide Marion We really discovered the Mexican culture:)
Experience at the top
N3126KTanthonyl,,Jul 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Overall at the top, very nice guide, very good explanation. And we had a very nice discovery of Mexico. I recommend this experience ⭐️‐️‐️‐️‐️
Cultural visit
L55DMchristined,,Jul 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Nice overview of local life in Playa DEL Carmen, but shorter than we were told. At the time of purchase we were told that the visit would be from 8am to 3pm but we did from 9:15am to 1:30pm about
A beautiful day with the locals
Thierry D,,Jun 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We were well received by the guide Marion who gave us many explanations. Small group tour we were 5, it's nice and friendly cold drinks and cakes offered along the way, we can leave our personal effects in the van during the outings We were the only visitors to excursions no mass tourists and opportunity to chat with locals Half day very nice
Great experience!!
998rayanek,,May 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Very good tour agency with good advice. We took the cultural tour, which was a very rewarding experience with our super guide. We also snorkeled in a great place!
Discovery of Mexican culture
sim0nine,,Mar 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We loved this cultural tour. We were able to visit a school, a cemetery, a local market and a Mexican family (far away from the bling bling side of the beaches of Playa del Carmen - real Mexico in short). The agency only takes small groups which makes the tours very pleasant. The guide was great and very attentive. We recommend this very serious agency. (It is recommended by the backpacker's guide).
Superb
c0mit festife,,Mar 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Between the cultural tour with Nadia and the unknown land with Dorian, we spent two days at the top! We recommend this Francophone agency without hesitation! Thank you both for passing on their knowledge and the love of Mexico! Eric and Melanie
Genuine Mexico
724jeanlouisg,,Feb 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
An original excursion, far from the masses of tourists, to give an idea of real Mexico. A social school visit in a deprived neighborhood, a market, a cemetery and full of discoveries and beautiful encounters. To be consumed without moderation.
Perfect...
CecileG272,,Jan 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
A very rewarding cultural visit for us as well as for our daughter, a guide (Marion) knowing her job, I recommend