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By Arena Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is €75 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 5h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

    • Explore the ancient Mesoamerican site of Cempoala.
    • Witness the Ritual Ceremony of the Voladores de Papantla.
    • Visit historic La Antigua and its landmarks. Langdock

Activity location

    • Veracruz
    • Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Veracruz
    • Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico

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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Hotel pick up and drop off
  • Inclusions
    Transport by minibus
  • Inclusions
    English speaking guide
  • Inclusions
    Entry to archaeological site
  • Inclusions
    Bottle of water
  • Exclusions
    Service charge

Know before you book

    • Not suitable for: Wheelchair users
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

  • After picking you up from your hotel in Veracruz at 9 am, you will head to the archaeological site of Cempoala. This ancient site is one of the most significant Mesoamerican locations in the region, serving as the capital of the Totonaca people's Totonacapan kingdom and the first urban settlement encountered by the Spanish upon their arrival in the Americas.

    You will enjoy a guided tour of Cempoala, exploring its key structures, including the Sun Temple, the temple dedicated to the wind god Ehécatl, the Temple of the Chimneys, and more. Additionally, if you're fortunate, you may witness the Ritual Ceremony of the Voladores de Papantla. This fertility dance features four young people climbing and descending a pole to honour nature and the spiritual universe.

    After touring Cempoala, you will proceed to the town of La Antigua, regarded as the first true Spanish town established in the Americas. You will visit the Ermita del Rosario church, the Casa del Cabildo, the first Spanish city hall on the continent, and the house of Spanish colonizer Hernán Cortés. You will also see an old tree with a fascinating storey that will be revealed during the tour.

    At the end of the tour, you will be taken back to your hotel in Veracruz, arriving at 2 pm.

Location

Activity location

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    • Veracruz
    • Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Veracruz
    • Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico