Overview
The San Luis Potosi Tour is full of stunning waterfalls, dramatic mountain ranges, lush vegetation, turquoise sea, and other top natural and cultural attractions of 5 Mexican states. An important part of the route passes through charming, tropical Huasteca. This remote geographical region lies along the Gulf of Mexico and roughly coincides with the area in which the ancient Huastec civilization was at its height in the Mesoamerican period. Rich in impressive aquamarine waterfalls and swimming holes, this captivating area offers some of central Mexico’s most breathtaking landscapes along with rich cultural and gastronomic heritage.
Highlights
- Get to know Mexico City – the largest city in Latin America and a world-class cultural hub.
- See fearsome 4.5m-high stone warrior figures in Tula Archeological Zone.
- Relax in Grutas de Tolantongo – a collection of hot spring pools in a picturesque canyon.
- Visit multiple impressive waterfalls in La Huasteca and Pueblan Highlands.
- See original UNESCO -listed voladores ('flyers') dance in Papantla.
- Snorkel and observe underwater life in Tuxpan Coral Reef.
How is this tour different?
Read moreItinerary
Day 1: Mexico City
Bienvenidos a la Ciudad de Mexico – the largest city in Latin America where ancient and modern coexist in harmony. Arrive at any time before meeting your group and Tour Leader in the evening: welcome dinner and get-together with the rest of the group.
- Transportation: walking
- Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Mexico City
- Meals Included: dinner
- Activities Included: welcome meeting
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Day 2: Mexico City
Join your group for a walk around the historic center of Mexico City and a visit to the National Museum of Anthropology in the morning, then choose by yourself what to do next – your Tour Leader will be happy to give suggestions. Optional dinner and get-together with the group in the evening.
- Transportation: walking, public transport
- Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Mexico City
- Meals Included: breakfast
- Activities Included: walking tour of the Historic Center of Mexico City; guided visit to the National Museum of Anthropology
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Day 3: Mexico City – Tula – Grutas de Tolantongo
In the morning, go to visit the archaeological zone of Tula – a major city of the ancient Toltec culture widely known for its fearsome 4.5m-high stone warrior figures. Afterward, go to enjoy thermal waters and admire the picturesque mountainous landscapes of Grutas de Tolantongo. Accommodation, optional dinner, and get-together with the rest of the group in Grutas de Tolantongo.
- Accommodation: hotel in Grutas de Tolantongo
- Meals Included: breakfast
- Activities Included: orientation walk of Tula; guided visit to Tula Archeological Zone; entrance to Grutas de Tolantongo
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Day 4: Grutas de Tolantongo – Zimapán Dam – Zimapán
After breakfast and a morning bath in the thermal waters of Grutas de Tolantongo, go to Zimapan Dam, a wonder of Mexican engineering known for its impressive landscapes. Upon arrival, have an optional lunch in one of the small family restaurants and try delicious local fish. Once finished, take a boat tour to navigate the river and see its shining stone walls that run more than 650 feet high. Afterward, go to the “Magic Town” of Zimapan seeing some of the most breathtaking sceneries in the region on your way. Accommodation, an orientation walk of the town, optional dinner, and get-together with the rest of the group in the evening.
- Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Zimapan
- Meals Included: breakfast
- Activities Included: orientation walk of Zimapan, boat tour on Zimapan Dam
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Day 5: Zimapán – Los Mármoles National Park – Xilitla
After breakfast, head to Los Marmoles National Park – a majestic place with virgin nature hidden amid the Sierra Madre Oriental mountains. Once there, try local apple wine that has been produced here by the descendants of English settlers for two centuries. Also, we’ll see the dramatic ruins of the foundry where parts of the famous Eiffel Tower were forged. Afterward, hike to a “Magent Stone” – a unique Lodestone boulder with magnetic properties, and enjoy stunning views of a local valley. When finished, head to the “Magic town” of Xilitla: check-in at our accommodation, an orientation walk of the town, optional dinner, and get-together with the rest of the group.
- Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Xilitla
- Meals Included: breakfast
- Activities Included: apple wine tasting and hiking in Los Mármoles National Park; orientation walk of Xilitla
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Day 6: Xilitla – Sotano De Las Huahuas – Aquismon
After breakfast, head to Las Pozas – a surrealist sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet Edward James in the middle of the jungle. When finished, go to visit nearby Sotano De Las Huahuas – a large open-air pit cave that is home to a number of birds, including swifts and parakeets. Accommodation in the nearby “Magical Town” of Aquismon, orientation walk, optional dinner, and get-together with the rest of the group in the evening.
- Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Aquismon
- Meals Included: breakfast
- Activities Included: guided visits to Las Pozas and Sotano De Las Huahuas; orientation walk of Aquismon
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Day 7: Aquismon – Tamul/Tamasopo/Puente de Dios/Micos Waterfalls
On this day, we’ll visit two wonderful waterfalls (Tamul, Tamasopo) and Puente de Dios – a majestic pool of clear blue water, where the interior appears to light up due to the effect of the sunlight which is reflected and filtered between the rocks. Accommodation in eco-cabins near Micos Waterfalls, dinner, and get-together with the rest of the group.
- Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B near Micos Waterfalls
- Meals Included: breakfast, dinner
- Activities Included: guided visits to Tamasopo and Puente de Dios Waterfalls; boat tour to Tamul Waterfall
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Day 8: Micos Waterfalls – Tamtoc Archeological Zone – Tampico
After breakfast and exploration of the beautiful terraces of Micos Waterfalls, go to visit Tamtoc – impressive ruins of ancient Huastec city and one of the most recently opened archeological zones in Mexico. Thereafter, head to Tampico – a historical port city where different architectural styles create a unique and special urban landscape. Check-in at our accommodation, an orientation walk in the historic center, optional dinner, and get-together with the rest of the group.
- Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Tampico
- Meals Included: breakfast
- Activities Included: guided visit of Tamtoc Archeological Zone, orientation walk of Tampico
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Day 9: Tampico – Tuxpan Coral Reef /Tuxpan Mangroves – Tuxpan
After breakfast, we’ll head to Tuxpan where we’ll either take a snorkeling boat tour to a nearby Tuxpan Coral Reef (Apr-Sept) or take a mangrove boat tour (Oct-Mar). In the evening, we’ll be back to the nearby sleepy beach town of Tuxpan: check-in at our accommodation, an orientation walk of the town, optional dinner, and get-together with the rest of the group.
- Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Tuxpan
- Meals Included: breakfast
- Activities Included: snorkeling in Tuxpan Coral Reef (Apr-Sept) or mangroves boat tour (Oct-Mar); orientation walk of Tuxpan
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Day 10: Tuxpan – Cristo Redentor – El Tajin – Papantla
After a swim in the sea and breakfast in Tuxpan, go to El Tajin – a majestic UNESCO-listed archaeological zone with impressive pyramids and sumptuous buildings. On the way there, see a giant statue of Cristo Redentor and enjoy majestic views that arise from the hill. Afterward, continue to Papantla – a nearby “Magic Town” known for its downtown square and cathedral, where voladores (‘flyers’) perform the unique ritual considered a UNESCO Intangible Heritage. Check-in at our accommodation, an orientation walk of Papantla, optional dinner, and get-together with the rest of the group.
- Transportation: private vehicle
- Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Papantla
- Meals Included: breakfast
- Activities Included: photo stops at Cristo Redentor statues; guided visit to El Tajin Archeological Zone; orientation walk of Papantla
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Day 11: Papantla – Xicotepec – Pahuatlán
On this day we’ll visit two beautiful “Magic Towns”. Firstly, we’ll head to Xicotepec – a picturesque “Magical Town” that lives in the communion of the pre-Hispanic and colonial times. There, we’ll visit one of the local family coffee farms where we’ll about the whole process of elaboration of this aromatic drink. Then, we’ll go to Pahuatlán. Situated in the middle of the Puebla mountains, among numerous coffee and pahua (local type of avocado) plantations, this region with a high percentage of the indigenous population breathes an atmosphere of peace and tranquility. Therefore, once there, you’ll be surrounded by Nahuatl and Otomi cultures, which still carefully preserve their traditions. Check-in at our accommodation, orientation walk, optional dinner, and get-together with the rest of the group in Pahuatlán.
- Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Pahuatlán
- Meals Included: breakfast
- Activities Included: a tour of a family coffee farm with tastings; orientation walks of Pahuatlán and Xicotepec
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Day 12: Pahuatlán – Cascadas Paraiso – Basaltic Prisms of Santa María Regla – Huasca de Ocampo
After breakfast, we’ll go to explore Cascadas Paraiso – a complex of 10 breathtaking waterfalls located in a beautiful mountainous area frequently covered with fog. Afterward, continue to Basaltic Prisms of Santa Maria Regla. This imposing 40-meter geological structure is made of shining rocks formed thousands of years ago and washed by four waterfalls. Finally, we’ll finish the day in Huasca de Ocampo – a charming “Magic Town” at the edge of the mountains where the bonanza of old times still reverberates, times when several ranches were built to make the Count of Regla the richest man of his time. Check-in at our accommodation, orientation walk, optional dinner, and get-together with the rest of the group in Huasca de Ocampo.
- Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Huasca de Ocampo
- Meals Included: breakfast
- Activities Included: guided visit to Cascadas Paraiso and Basaltic Prisms of Santa Maria Regla; walking in Huasca de Ocampo
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Day 13: Huasca de Ocampo – El Chico National Park – Mineral del Chico
Firstly, in the morning go hiking in El Chico National Park – one of the oldest protected areas in Mexico founded in 1898. After this, move to a nearby Mineral del Chico – a “Magical Town” whose rich nature and mining history will heighten your senses and fill you with energy as you walk along its steep narrow streets. Check-in at our accommodation, an orientation walk of the town, optional dinner, and get-together with the rest of the group.
- Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Mineral del Chico
- Meals Included: breakfast
- Activities Included: hiking in El Chico National Park; orientation walk of Mineral del Chico
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Day 14: Mineral del Chico – Real del Monte – Pachuca
In the morning, go to explore Real del Monte. This gorgeous mining town is a knot of houses, restaurants, and pastie shops spread across pine-tree-carpeted hills. After exploring this picturesque place which is also a home of Mexican pastes, head to Pachuca. Known as “La Bella Airosa”, this city preserves the splendor of its rich gold mining past and witnesses the influences of Mexican, Spanish and English architecture. Orientation walk in the city’s historic center, optional farewell dinner, and get-together with the rest of the group in the evening.
- Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Pachuca
- Meals Included: breakfast
- Activities Included: orientation walks of Real del Monte and Pachuca; guided visit of Paste Museum in Real del Monte
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Day 15: Pachuca – Teotihuacan – Mexico City
In the morning, go to see the UNESCO-listed Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque – an impressive 16th-century construction that stretches for 45 km. Afterward, head to explore majestic Teotihuacan – a complex of impressive pyramids, set amid what was once Mesoamerica’s greatest city. Finally, arrive in Mexico City around 3 pm.
- Meals Included: breakfast
- Activities Included: guided visit of Teotihuacan Archeological Zone and Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque
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Prices
- This tour is private: only your group will participate.
- The price per person is variable and depends on the size of your group (please choose the number of participants in the booking calendar ➡️ to see the final price).
Inclusions
Included ✅
Local Expert Guides
English/Spanish Tour Leader service
Accommodation
13x nights in conveniently located, locally-owned hotels/B&Bs, 1x night in eco-cabins.
Transportation
Private vehicle
Meals
14x breakfasts, 2x dinners.
Activities
WALKING TOURS & ORIENTATION WALKS: Mexico City, Tula, Zimapán, Xilitla, Tampico, Tuxpan, Papantla, Xicotepec, Pahuatlán, Huasca de Ocampo, Mineral del Chico, Real del Monte, Pachuca.
HISTORY & CULTURE EXPERIENCES: guided visits to the National Anthropology Museum, Tula Archeological Zone, El Tajin Archaeological Zone, San Miguel Regla Hacienda, Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque, Teotihuacan Archeological Zone.
NATURE EXPERIENCES: snorkel boat tour to Tuxpan Coral Reef (Apr-Sep) or nature-watching boat tour Tuxpan Mangroves (Oct-Mar); Grutas de Tolantongo (entrance & exploration); Los Mármoles National Park (entrance & hiking); Los Pozas (guided visit); Sotano De Las Huahuas (guided visit); El Chico National Park (entrance & hiking); Zimapán Dam (boat tour); Tamul/Tamasopo/Micos/Puente de Dios/Cacadas Paraiso Waterfalls (entrance & exploration); Basaltic Prisms of Santa María Regla (guided visit).
Excluded ❌
Personal expenses
Flights
Flights are not included: check our partner deals.
Insurance
Travel insurance is not included: find insurance tailored for you.
Tips
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Minimum number of participants |
Automatic confirmation (your departure is automatically confirmed and 100% guaranteed). |
Meeting Point | The tour starts with a welcome meeting in the lobby of your hotel (exact name and location to be provided in trip notes before the tour). |
Departure Time | 06:00 PM (can be adjusted on request) |
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Accesibility | 🛑 Not wheelchair accessible. |
Pets | 🛑 Not permitted. |
Things to know before booking |
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Customization ? The way how tour organizer can customize this tour for you
We can do the following customizations on your request (subject to availability and needs to be confirmed before the tour):
1. Adjust the starting time of the tour.
2. Adjust the time you spend at each destination of the tour.
3. Add extra places of your choice (e.g. attractions, restaurants, etc.) to the itinerary on a complimentary basis if those visits.
(1) fit the default duration of the tour, (2) don’t involve a significant change of the route and extra fees (e.g. entrance tickets, tolls, parking, etc.).
Changes other than those will involve an extra fee and must be communicated to the tour organizer at least 72h before the tour (e.g. in the “Special Requirements” field during the booking or via email).
Cancellations
Most of our 1-day tours can be canceled up to 48 hours prior to the departure.
Please see our Cancellation Policy for more info.
Frequently Asked Questions:
How to book?
To reserve the tour, please choose the date and complete the booking form. Once finished, you will receive a booking confirmation in your email.
How can I contact the tour organizer?
You can find the contact phone number and email of the tour organizer in the confirmation email.
Can I talk to someone?
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Cancellations & Modifications
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