Gay Side of History©: LGBT+ Focused Tour Covering Aztec Temple to Spanish Inquisition
4.9
35 Ratings
Centro
Uncover the hidden stories of Mexico's LGBT+ history on our exclusive tour. From Aztec temples to the Spanish Inquisition, join us for a captivating three and a half hour walk through the city's historic center.
Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Librería Porrúa - Rooftop balcony overlooking the Palace of the Royal Duty, the Hideaway Rooms of Los Contemporáneos, former convents, Zócalo and the Great Aztec Temple’s ruins.
What's Included
  • Digital LGBT+ map of the Historic Center and extra resources.
  • Local guide
  • Bottled water
  • Tea and coffee
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Join us in our exclusive and original gay and LGBT+ focused tour in town.
Lets bring history out of the closet in an amazing walk three and a half hours long!
Come with us for the most complete introduction to Mexico and its capital city.
Discover the city’s legends as we stroll past the greatest buildings, monuments, museums and open-air spaces in the Historic Center which span seven centuries of stories seldom told.

  • Minimum age is 18 years
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • You will walk for 1 mile in 3 hours.
Location
República de Argentina 15
República de Argentina
#15 República de Argentina Street, Entrance to Porrúa Bookstore, Across the street from the Aztec Templo Mayor and two blocks away from Zocalo, the main square.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Masaonthego
Dec 17, 2023
Highly recommended!! The highlight of our trip in Mexico City - Carlos’s extensive knowledge of history and his skill at relating it to his audience made this a fascinating tour. He enabled us to see, appreciate and understand Mexico and its culture. We were still talking about all we had learned from him later in our visit. Highly recommend this enjoyable and informative tour whether it’s your first time to Mexico or your hundredth.
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517bryceb
Nov 29, 2023
great tour - We had a really great time on the tour. We learned a ton, and we got to check out some cool parts of the city. The guide was very warm and willing to offer us plenty of suggestions to make sure we had a great trip to CDMX. I recommend it.
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Stephen_g
Nov 10, 2023
A great historical introduction - Thank you! The guide was both very knowledgeable and entertaining at the same time. We learned a lot.
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Geoffholter
Sep 28, 2023
Outstanding Tour - Outstanding tour. Carlos is very knowledgeable and engaging. I highly recommend this tour if you want to learn about Mexico's history and gay people.
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Will_t
Aug 30, 2023
Two gay thumbs up!! - This tour was super fun. Carlos somehow made a history lesson into an engaging, often funny, entertaining experience. He was great to hang out with and we left with a great appreciation and connection to Mexico City.
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P5952hjchristianl
Jul 30, 2023
Fun and engaging queer history tour - This tour was packed full of wonderful history and our guide Carlos provided a great combination of insight and humor. If you’re queer and visiting Mexico City, this tour is a must see. You’ll learn about the gender and sexual identities, customs and practices from the Mayans to the Inquisition and today. Highly recommend.
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Prboi81
Feb 24, 2022
Educational - The tour guide is very friendly and very knowledgeable and informative. Open to any and all questions. As a member of the LGBT community it is empowering to know our history. I left the tour more educated. Thanks Carlos
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Georger283
Feb 24, 2022
Interesting history--and all from a GLBT perspective - The Gay Side of Mexican History walking tour was excellent. A great tour of the historic centre, plus loads of interesting facts about the history of the United States of Mexico--all from a gay perspective and the place of GLBT people in Mexico throughout time. Highly recommended.
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Jeffrey_b
Feb 19, 2022
Great intro to gay history in Mexico! - Wonderful tour of gay history in Mexico. Carlos was extremely knowledgeable. This was a great way to start our first trip to Mexico City. Definitely stop for a drink and appetizer after the tour at Balcon de Zocalo. Highly recommend this tour for the history lovers!
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Avoidmexuniversity
May 26, 2023
AVOID ALL TOURS BY México University LLC - RUN AWAY AS FAST AS YOU CAN!! This company is garbage and viator.com is garbage. The TICKET says 10.30 am. Viator website says 10.30 am. Even the Google Calendar invite I downloaded from viator.com says 10.30 am. I showed up at 10.15 am. It turns out the tour operator left at 10.01 am. They refused to issue a refund. Viator also refused to issue a refund. Now the tour operator keeps calling me on my US mobile. I don't want to pay to listen to someone yell at me for following the details on the ticket. (They claim the tour starts at 10.00 am. I was only going by the ticket).
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