Guanajuato Tours & Activities

The tour takes you to see the scenic view from the lookout posts on the state highways over the hills, from where you can see the Monument of the Pipila, an Indian hero, as well as the most splendid view of the city.

You'll ride through the tunnels of the old residential area and visit an old mine in the neighborhood of Valenciana. You can go down the mine and see the minerals that are extracted there and the tools used to do so.

The tour then takes you to the San Cayetano Temple, a Churrigueresque style church, where you can see religious art from the viceroyalty, such as the beautiful gold plated altarpieces.

Next you'll make another stop at the dungeons of the Holy Inquisition Museum, which houses a collection of different artifacts and torture machines from that dark period in the history of Catholicism.

To complete the experience, you are taken to a market to sample the region’s typical candy.

The current building is the foundation for this gigantic statue built by Nicolas Mariscal in 1944. The whole building and the statue itself were designed in an Art Deco style which can be appreciated in the base, the reliefs, as well as in the choice of materials used in the construction. Christ is portrayed with open arms, casting his majesty over the whole country, while the two angels at his feet are offering him a thorny crown and a royal crown.

There is a splendid view of the center of Guanajuato from the entrance.

Visit the picturesque town of Dolores Hidalgo, the hub of Mexican Independence and see the historic home of Friar Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the nation’s forefather, as well as the parish church where he declared the independence on September 16th, 1810.

Santuario de Jesus Nazareno de Atotonilco is a 17th century baroque style church located just under 10 miles from San Miguel de Allende.  This shrine is also a historic landmark because it is the site where Hidalgo decided that the flag of the Virgin of Guadalupe would become the standard for the insurgent army.

San Miguel de Allende was founded in 1542 by a Franciscan monk called Juan de San Miguel. The town gained its importance during the War of Independence because it was the birthplace of one of the leaders of the war against Spain, General Ignacio Allende. On this tour, you will stop at the lookout point for a splendid panoramic view of the town and visit Ignacio Allende’s historic home and the old headquarters of the Queen’s Army. Finally, you will tour the main square and visit one of the most photographed churches in all of Mexico, the Parish of San Miguel Archangel, an icon of Gothic Revival architecture.

Stroll around the cobblestone streets, alleyways, and “underground streets”; also admire the splendid Baroque and Neoclassical architecture of dozens of buildings built from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century. Some of the most beautiful examples are the Juarez Theater, the Convent of San Pedro de Alcantara, the Basilica of Guanajuato, the university, as well as the old city hall.

During this tour you will discover the beautiful city and listen to entertaining versions of classic Mexican songs and some original songs as well, sung by groups of youngsters who gather in the city streets. With string instruments, accordions, simple percussion instruments, old fashioned clothing and unique vocal arrangements, the Estudiantinas offer much more than just a tour around the city streets. They really do put on a beautiful show and you are sure to have a fun, unique evening!