Real del Monte and Huasca de Ocampo Exploration: A Visit to Pueblos Magicos & Basaltic Prisms
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25 Ratings
Mineral del Monte
Discover the enchantment of Real del Monte and Huasca de Ocampo, two Pueblos Mágicos. Immerse yourself in their rich history, colonial architecture, and breathtaking basaltic prisms.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Real del monte - Stroll through the streets of Real del Monte, an old mining town with lots of history and intrigue. Spend some free time in the center of town shopping and having lunch (own expense). Try Hidalguense cuisines, such as pulque, cream bread, or tamales. Admire 18th-century architecture, fountains, red-tiled roofs, and archways.
- Prismas Basalticos - Make your way to the Basaltic Prisms, a collection of towering basalt rock columns lining a ravine that was formed by the slow cooling of volcanic lava. Take some time to admire 4 waterfalls crashing down these magnificent rocks.
- Huasca de Ocampo - Continue to Huasca de Ocampoâs center, where youâll have time to take pictures, walk around its streets, or buy a souvenir, before beginning the drive back to Mexico City, where your experience ends with drop-off at your starting point
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Ticket to Basaltic Prisms
- Private professional guide
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Take a journey to Real del Monte and Huasca de Ocampo, 2 towns whose natural beauty and historical relevance earn them each spot on the Mexican Secretariat of Tourism’s list of Pueblos Mágicos. Explore their stunning colonial architecture and surrounding basaltic formations on this tour.
Your first stop is Real del Monte, a small mining town located at an altitude of 8,900 feet (2,700 m). There you’ll have a guided tour of the center of the town, where you’ll learn about colonial times, their gastronomy, etc. Enjoy free time to stroll the city’s charming streets and, if you want, sink your teeth into pulque bread, pastes, and plenty of other delicacies famous in the area.
Then head to the Basaltic Prisms, a collection of towering basalt rock columns lining a ravine that was formed by the cooling of volcanic lava. Take time to admire its 4 waterfalls.
Continue to Huasca de Ocampo, where you’ll have time to take pictures and walk around its streets.
Location
Real del monte
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
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Eric
Dec 2, 2023
Magic day outside CDMX - A full day of sightseeing to see some wonderful places. Definitely worth the time to venture out to. Alexa and Abraham were great!
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Nathan_g
Jun 30, 2022
Magic Towns - The guide I had, Liliana, was excellent. She was super kind and informative. She spoke in English while there was another guide that spoke to those who only understand Spanish. We also had another that drove the bus for us. The guides were very kind and the trip was great. Really interesting places to visit! Definitely worth seeing.
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Cowboy1789
Jun 24, 2022
Pueblos Magicos - Liliana, Jesus, and Alexa were amazing. The tour took us to awesome places and the guides were very informative about the history and culture of the areas visited. They are great guides and this is a great tour.
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Briaynac
Nov 14, 2019
Amazing Views and Ample Free Time - I went solo while the others in our were in duos. I wasn’t ever left behind. Our guide was great – giving us updates as we moved along in the tour, and preparing us for what was coming next. He gave great, thorough history and information about each location, enough free time to explore, and always provided a specific meeting point and time. I would definitely use Amigo Tours again when back in Mexico.
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Bolanle
Jun 10, 2019
Great experience - Pleasant journey with Sergio and Omr. They arrived early. Ensured we got had enough time at each stop. Sergio is particularly jolly. He laughed alot which added greatly to the atmosphere. Recommend this tour highly.
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Alexxpa
Apr 24, 2019
Great escape from the city - I heard about Magic Towns in a travel search but had no way to easily get to one until I found this tour. The small group tour met near the Palace of Fine Arts and we were soon traveling out of the city in a small air conditioned bus. Along the way, our cute and knowledgeable guide Lulu told us the history of the Pueblos Magicos and specifically the towns we were traveling to. We stopped at a British Cemetery and learned the history of the interned before moving to check out the down town. We were given free time to buy Pastes and do some shopping before moving to a prismatic rock formation. We were given able free time there to explore before moving to out final destination at a hacienda. Lulu told us the story of the compound, showed us interesting details, the we boarded the bus back to the city.
Overall this was a great tour that filled the day with activities and sites. I would definitely do this again.
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Alberto
Sep 3, 2017
Grea experience,<br/> It did not... - <p>Grea experience,<br/>
It did not satrt very well, we had one hour delay, it seem they had overbooking and 25 minutes after we left, we had to go back to pock up 4 more passengers. We ere told than vehicle was not in good condition to go to a mountains zone.<br/>
The oaces we visited are beautiful, nice smal towns, we tried Pastes in Mineral del Monte, delivery delicios,<br/>
La hacienda de Santa Maria Regla was beautiful also.<br/>
The best part of all were the Basaltic Prisms, its amazing!</p>
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Thetraveler67
Aug 10, 2017
This was a good day trip, Our Guide... - <p>This was a good day trip, Our Guide Daniel was very good. The firs stop at the British cemetery is a bit long but it Huasca de Ocampo is great and worth the trip alone.</p>
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