Queretaro, Pre-Aztec Pyramid Private Tour: Delve into Centuries of Toltec Empire History

Delve into the centuries of Toltec Empire history on a private tour of the Pre-Aztec Pyramid in Queretaro. Explore the archaeological site and learn about the Toltec trade, cultural influence, and the pyramid’s significance. Discover the colonial era hacienda and its fate in the 19th and 20th centuries. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to immerse…

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • El Cerrito Archaeological Zone - Hundreds of years before the Aztecs reign in central Mexico, another even wider empire was the centre of the Meso-American power and culture. The city of Chichen-Itza in Yucatan marked its southern influential border while, “El Cerrito” in Queretaro marked its border to the north.
    In this experience you’ll know the…
What's Included
  • Guide fee
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • $1.50 USD parking fee per car.
Additional Information

The Archeological Site represents the evidence of the Toltec Empire’s presence in the Queretaro area, an empire that culturally influence the whole Meso-American region for hundreds of years before the arrival of the Aztecs.
You’ll be able to understand the importance of the Toltec trade and cultural presence in the area, why and how we know about them,…

Location
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Miguel Hidalgo
The Archeological site is in the Queretaro's metro area, in the suburb of "El Pueblito". You can take a taxi/Uber/Didi anywhere in the city to take you there. In case you are renting or driving your own car . I'll be waiting for you at the site entrance.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Amy_h
Jan 13, 2025
Knowledgeable and experienced guide - Armando was an excellent tour guide. My husband and I asked so many questions and he was great about answering everything. His English is excellent so, if you are visiting from the US, Canada, Australia, or the UK you will be in great hands. If we were staying longer we would have signed up for his historic Queretero tour. Very knowledgeable.
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Ajack17
Dec 30, 2024
One of the best tours ever - What a fantastic tour! I learned so much about the site and the ancient people who built it and occupied the area. Armando is a fantastic guide, one of the best I've ever had. The site is surrounded by a little park artistically landscaped with natural vegetation from the area, with plants labelled as in a botanical garden. You can enjoy imagining what the area was like in ancient times while also learning a little about the natural flora. There is also a wonderful little museum attached on the grounds. If you are interested in archeology, history, anthropology as it relates to this area, I cannot recommend this tour enough
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Anthony_h
Dec 13, 2024
A fascinating story - Talking about the site and going through the museum with Armando before walking up to the pyramid added so much flavor to what you will see and provides context with the more famous sites within Mexico.
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Tony_b
Nov 15, 2024
Armando was fantastico! - Armando was super knowledgeable and shared historical significance of ancient civilizations and how they all influenced each other in great detail! Highly recommended over simply walking the site without his guidance.
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Victoria_a
Nov 3, 2024
This was such a lovely... - This was such a lovely tour! I learned so much from Armando—it made the museum and the site so much more interesting than if I had just gone myself. Highly, highly recommend for anyone wanting to learn more about Aztec history!!
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C27fnfzmqp
Jun 9, 2024
When Things are Tolteca - It was our first time visiting a pyramid. Our guide was knowledgeable and gave us an amazing introduction to the history of Mexico and the mysteries of Tolteca-Chichimecas. Now we are better able to appreciate and understand the symbolisms behind some of the cultural artifacts of a lost civilization.
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Michael_g
Jun 3, 2024
Interesting and educational - The tour guide, Armando, speaks both Spanish and English fluently and is easy to understand. He does a great job explaining the history and the culture of the indigenous people that lived in the Queretaro region. He also relates the history to modern day Mexico. I learned a lot of new information and highly recommend this tour with Armando.
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John_s
Jun 2, 2024
Nice tour that is rich with historical information - It was about a full hour in the museum where Armando describes the history of the area and artifacts found. Then you spend about another hour outside the museum walking the grounds as you approach the pyramid. Armando knows the history well and is able to point out features that you would otherwise not have noticed and expands on them with historical reference. He has an excitement about the history and Queretaro that you feel in his story telling. Would highly recommend to those that enjoy the history of the area and of Mexico itself. I went on a hot afternoon, highly recommend bringing a hat and a water bottle. Thank you Amando
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Irasema_r
May 4, 2024
Our tour guide was very... - Our tour guide was very knowledgeable. He told us so many details that our experience was excellent. Yes, I will recommend to family and friends.
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Chrissl734ks
Apr 27, 2024
5 stars experience at El Cerrito - Beautiful site. Armando was very knowledgeable and passionate about the history. He kindly accommodated to our time restraint.
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