Guadalupe Sanctuary Tour: A Deep Dive into Mexico City's Sacred Shrine
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Ciudad de México
Embark on a captivating tour of the Guadalupe Sanctuary in Mexico City, exploring the sacred shrine and its rich history. Discover the Old Shrine, adorned with stunning mural paintings, and marvel at the new shrine housing the miraculous cloth imprinted with the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Attend mass and indulge in some shopping during this immersive experience.
Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Basilica de Santa Maria de Guadalupe - Discover one of Mexico’s most stunning and frequented sacred sites, the Basilica of Guadalupe. Don’t miss the chance to ascend Tepeyac Hill, witness the location where the Virgin revealed herself to Saint Juan Diego, and behold the magnificent image of the continent’s patroness.
  • Capilla Del Cerrito - Explore the Chapel of the Cerrito at Tepeyac (Old Basilica), erected in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe’s three manifestations to Juan Diego. Inside, you’ll find six mural paintings by Fernando Leal, depicting the ‘Legend of Guadalupe’.
What's Included
  • Bilingual professional guide
  • Hotel pick-up (select areas)
  • Free time for mass attendance
  • Visit to the Tepeyac Hill chapel
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Anything previously not specified
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Transition to the Guadalupe Shrine, acknowledged as the Queen of Mexico and the ruler of the Americas. We will explore the Old Shrine and the Tepeyac hill Chapel, which was constructed to honor the three occurrences of our Lady of Guadalupe to Juan Diego. The location is home to six murals by Fernando Leal, known as: “The Guadalupana legend”. Subsequently, we will proceed to the new shrine to appreciate Juan Diego’s piece of fabric, where our Lady of Guadalupe left her impression. There will be a duration for us to attend a mass and engage in some retail therapy.

    • The time of return may vary due to traffic situations or the number of people.
    • It is not advisable to book a tour on the same day of the departure of a flight, since we cannot be responsible for the loss of the flight, for any tour delay
  • Please consider it is a shared service with bilingual guide, not exclusive English or Spanish, depending on the number of participants of each language.
Location
Av. 5 de Mayo 61
Avenida 5 de Mayo
Cancellation Policy

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

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Dario_i
May 31, 2024
Fun private tour of the Basilica - Gaby was our tour guide with Mexitours. Very knowledgeable and helpful. She helped us with all our questions and was a fun experience.
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Elizabeth
Mar 14, 2024
Awesome trip - Awesome trip, it was very well paced and we had so much time to learn about the place and even spend free time. Edwardo was an awesome tour guide who explained the history very well. Highly recommend this trip for all ages.
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Bobbyjmorales
Aug 24, 2023
Visiting Our Lady of Guadalupe - Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. Thank you so much for an amazing experience! I would recommend this guided tour to anyone visiting Mexico City
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Allison_c
May 23, 2023
Awesome tour guide! - Our tour guide Javier was excellent. He provided so much information about the story of Juan Diego and the different chapels around the Basilica. He was attentive to our needs and answered all our questions. He was extremely personable, friendly, funny, and just all around nice guy. He made the experience even more wonderful on top of getting to see the miraculous tilma.
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F1186jvmaureenr
Jun 18, 2022
Great experience - We had a tour guide for English named Umberto. He was excellent. Picked us up on time drove us safely to your destination and gave us plenty of time to explore and pray. We were very pleased. He also gave us lots of tips about the city as we drove through it and recommended restaurants and points of interest. he was patient and kind with all of my questions.
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Sunshine730606
Nov 5, 2019
Basilica - Humberto was an excellent guide: patient, well informed, an expert driver through Mexico City traffic. We were very pleased and satisfied.
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