Xihuacan Culture and Archaeology Tour

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Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Lunch
Driver/guide

Gratuities
We do not visit a lagoon

Overview

Either from Zihuatanejo or Ixtapa take the most complete Xihuacan archaeological tour, this recently discovered ceremonial center is the only one in this continent made out of bricks and modeling clay during the Pre-Columbian period. Have a guided tour through the Cuitlateca vestiges and learn about the ethnic group who took the knowledge of pottery to a higher level. Travel in a luxury van with a small group of people and enjoy and excellent lunch on a traditional Mexican food and seafood restaurant on the country side with handmade tortillas and fresh fish, chicken or tasty shrimp.

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Amar Suites Calle Eva Semano de Lopez Mateos, Col. La Madera, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Amuleto Villa Calle Escenica La Ropa 9, Playa La Ropa, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Anturios Hotel Calle Mar Muerto, esq. Av. Las Huertas, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Apartamentos Amueblados Valle Vincente Guerrero 14, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Arena Hotel & Suites Calle Eva Samano de Lopez Mateos, 17A, Playa La Madera, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40894
Aura del Mar Hotel Calle Eva Samano de Lopez Mateos S/N, Playa La Madera, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Barcelo Ixtapa Blvd. Paseo Ixtapa, Ixtapa, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Bungalows Arena Dorada Calle 6 Manzana 4 Lote 4, Playa La Ropa, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40895
Casa Iguana La Ropa Beach, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Casa Kau-Kan Playa Larga, , Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Casa Villa Palmera Apartado Postal #83, , Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Casa del Mar Playa la Ropa, , Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Catalina Beach Resort Hotel Playa La Ropa S/N, Zona Hotelera, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40895
Emporio Ixtapa Blvd. Paseo Ixtapa S/N, Ixtapa, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40884
Espuma Hotel Carretera Escenica Playa la Ropa, Lote 4, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Fabulous Hotel Las Vegas Paseo Del Palmar 11, Centro, Near Principal Beach, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40890
Gamma Plaza Ixtapa Av Paseo del Palmar, Y Paseo Agua de Correa Mz 1 Lt 1, Ixtapa, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40884
Hilton Grand Vacations Club Zihuatanejo Mexico Carretera Escenica Playa La Ropa S N, Zona Hotelera, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40895
Holiday Inn Resort Ixtapa All-Inclusive, an IHG hotel Boulevard Ixtapa s/n Lote 2 Col. Ixtapa, Ixtapa, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40884
Hotel Aeropuerto Km 230 Carretera 200, , Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Hotel Casa De La Palma Bed And Breakfast Los Ciruelos 15, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40890
Hotel Casa Don Francisco Calle Playa La Ropa s/n, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Hotel Casa Nancy Calle Paseo Del Candil No. 6, Col. Lázaro Cárdenas, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Hotel Cinco Sentidos Calle 8, Playa la Ropa, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40895
Hotel El Tradicional VV Centro Avenida Jose Maria Morelos y Pavon 165, Centro, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40890
Hotel Fontan Ixtapa Blvd. Paseo de Ixtapa S/N, Ixtapa, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Hotel Hi-Sol Nicolas Bravo #120, , Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX
Hotel Imelda Catherine Gonzalez 28 Center, , Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Hotel J.B. Calle Escenica La Ropa S/N, Col. La Ropa, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Hotel JB La Ropa Camino a Playa la Ropa s/n Colonia La Ropa, , Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX
Hotel Krystal Ixtapa Blvd. Paseo Ixtapa, Lote 4 & 4A, Ixtapa, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Hotel Las Salinas Calle Huitzilopochtli, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40896
Hotel Mi Angel Calle Mariano Matamoros No. 2 y Paseo del Palmar, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40894
Hotel Palacios Calle Adelitas # 15, Col. Playa La Madera, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Hotel Purepechas Calle Paseo del Estudiante S/N Lote 6, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40890
Hotel Raul 3 Marias Juan N. Alvarez #52, Centro, , Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Hotel Real Monrey Av Jose Maria Morelos y Pavon No 10, Col. Centro, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Hotel Richards Calle Cuauhtemoc Numero 5 Colonia Centro, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40890
Hotel Rossy Playa La Ropa s/n, , Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX
Hotel Suites Ixtapa Plaza y Centro Comercial Boulevard Ixtapa, MZ 1, Lot 8, Altos of the Ixtapa Plaza, Ixtapa Shopping Center, Ixtapa, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40884
Hotel Susy Juan Alvarez 3, , Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Hotel Victoria Zihuatanejo Heroico Colegio Militar No. 45, , Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Hotel Villa Mexicana Playa la Ropa S/N, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Hotel Villa Vera Av. Morelos No 165, Centro, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Hotel Villas Las Azucenas Calle 1, Manzana 03, Lote 11 – D, Col. Playa la Ropa, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40895
Hotel Villas Paraiso Paseo del Rincon Lote 1, Ixtapa, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Hotel ZihuaCaracol Playa de La Madera Calle Adelitas 10, , Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Irma Hotel Calle Adelita S/N, , Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Isla Bonita Hotel Esenica La Ropa, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40890
Ixtapa Palace Resort & Spa Paseo de las Garzas esq. Paseo del Rincon S/N, Rescidencial III, Zihuatanejo de Azueta. Lotes 1, 2, 3 y 4 Mz. V, Ixtapa, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Ixzi Plus Hotel Calle Paseo de Las Golondrinas 37, Residencial Campo de Golf, Ixtapa, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
La Casa Que Canta Camino Escenico at Playa La Ropa s/n, La Ropa Beach, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
La Quinta de Don Andres Calle Adelita # 11, , Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX
La Villa Luz Adults Only Carretera Escenica a Playa La Ropa # 97, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40895
Las Brisas Ixtapa Playa Hermosa S/N, Ixtapa, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Las Urracas Playa la Ropa, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Lydmar Boutique Hotel Paseo de La Bahia 54, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40895
OYO Hotel Casa Bravo 10, Nicolas Bravo, Colonia Centro, , Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40890
Pacifica Grand Camino Escenico a Playa Las Gatas, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Pacifica Resort Ixtapa Paseo de la Colina S/N, Vista Hermosa, Ixtapa, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Park Royal Beach Ixtapa Blvd. Ixtapa Lote No. 5-A, Ixtapa, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40884
Posada Citlali Vicente Guerrero 3, , Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Posada Michel Hotel Calle Ejido 14, , Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40890
Posada Real Ixtapa Blvd. Paseo Ixtapa S/N, Zona Hotelera, Ixtapa, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Puerta Del Mar Hotel Av. Paseo de las Gaviotas S/N, , Ixtapa, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Puerta Paraiso Hotel Boutique Cerrada de las Tortugas S/N, Playa Larga, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Suites Playa la Ropa Hotel EL Pirata Andador Dario Galeana # 3, Playa la Ropa, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40895
Sunscape Dorado Pacifico Ixtapa Paseo De Ixtapa S/N Lote 3-A, Ixtapa, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40884
Tentaciones Hotel & Lounge Pool Camino Escenico a Playa La Ropa, Lote, 97-C, Col. La Madera, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40894
Tesoro Ixtapa Boulevard Ixtapa S/N Lote 5, Zona Hotelera, Ixtapa, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Thompson Zihuatanejo, A Beach Resort, by Hyatt Carretera Escenica S/N, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40895
Villa Carolina Hotel Calle Escenica La Ropa s/n, , Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Villa Del Pescador Andador Del Contramar #21, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40896
Villas Miramar Adelita Lote 78, Col. La Madera, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880
Villas San Sebastian Escenica La Ropa, Lot 112, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40895
Zihuatanejo Centro Hotel Agustin Ramirez No. 2, , Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, MX, 40880

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Itinerary

The drive from your hotel to the archaeological dig is approximately 45 minutes, spend about 3 hours exploring all of the ceremonial center, then drive 35 minutes to get to the beach and have lunch and from there to the hotel is approximately 40 minutes. Xihuacan Archaeology Tour includes visit to the Xihuacan Site Museum which houses about 800 objects, that includes: work in ocean shells, ceramic, obsidian vases, bell necklaces, copper axes, stone artifacts and granite carved stones. Then you will visit the ball court. The ball court is the place where they played the ball game. Linked to religion, the ball game ritual was one of the main activities in pre-Hispanic cities, the ball game was associated directly to the human sacrifice. The next stop will be at pyramid name Edificio B, which was build out of bricks on the inside and modeling clay on the outside. Next you will visit the rural community name Soledad de Maciel, where the villagers built houses on top of what it used to be the neighborhood of the high-class citizens during the Pre-Columbian Period. Go to a traditional Mexican food and seafood restaurant for a great lunch, away from the tourist town of Ixtapa, you will taste some real Mexican style sea food, which consist of one of the following choices: • Shrimp on garlic sauce or breaded • Fish filet on garlic sauce or bread or on the grill • Chicken fajitas or chicken on the grill or chicken breaded All of the dishes come with guacamole, chips and salsa, hand made tortillas and beans. With lunch you get a beer or a soft drink or coconut milk. The transportation will be an air-conditioned, very comfortable 14 passenger van. After lunch you will be transported back to your hotel in Ixtapa Zihuatanejo.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
A minimum of 2 adults per booking is required
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Not recommended for child aged 6 and under

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This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Pablo made this excursion great.

Published on Dec, 2024

We enjoyed this outing. Pablo was our tour guide, he was fantastic. Pablo was very knowledgeable and gave us a wealth of information. We enjoyed the meal at the end of the trip, very tasty.

Highly educational

Published on Dec, 2024

I cannot emphasize enough how well our tour guide Paco did. He was incredibly knowledgeable and just fun to talk to. He went out of his way to help us out. Then he took us to lunch locally and it’s probably the best Mexican cooked by a local abuelita that I’ve ever had. Hands down the best experience of our vacation!

Perfect for some local history.

Published on Nov, 2024

Pablo was well informed, very personal and a excellent guide. Pablo had wonderful local insight as he's from the area.

A Most Enjoyable Experience

Published on Nov, 2024

Pablo was so knowledgeable and well-spoken. We learned so much about the archeological site we visited plus he also answered many other questions we had about Zihua and surrounds. The tour was well paced and the lunch delicious. I would highly recommend this tour and Viator in general. The van was comfortable and nicely air conditioned. I can't speak highly enough of Pablo and the staff at Viator.

Xihuacan Culture & Archaeology Tour

Published on Nov, 2024

My husband and I really enjoyed this interesting and educational excursion, the Xihuacan Culture & Archaeology Tour. Pablo was our guide and he picked us up right on time, educated us about the area and the Xihuacan Culture, took us for a local Mexican lunch and made sure we had fun. We highly recommend Pablo and this tour.

Xihuacan Culture and Archaeology Tour | 4 hours

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