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Xihuacan Culture and Archaeology Tour | 4 hours

100 Reviews | Zihuatanejo
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  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Lunch
  • Driver/guide
  • Gratuities
  • We do not visit a lagoon

Overview

Either from Zihuatanejo or Ixtapa take the most complete Xihuacan archaeological tour, this recently discovered ceremonial center is the only one in this continent made out of bricks and modeling clay during the Pre-Columbian period. Have a guided tour through the Cuitlateca vestiges and learn about the ethnic group who took the knowledge of pottery to a higher level. Travel in a luxury van with a small group of people and enjoy and excellent lunch on a traditional Mexican food and seafood restaurant on the country side with handmade tortillas and fresh fish, chicken or tasty shrimp.

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Itinerary

The drive from your hotel to the archaeological dig is approximately 45 minutes, spend about 3 hours exploring all of the ceremonial center, then drive 35 minutes to get to the beach and have lunch and from there to the hotel is approximately 40 minutes. Xihuacan Archaeology Tour includes visit to the Xihuacan Site Museum which houses about 800 objects, that includes: work in ocean shells, ceramic, obsidian vases, bell necklaces, copper axes, stone artifacts and granite carved stones. Then you will visit the ball court. The ball court is the place where they played the ball game. Linked to religion, the ball game ritual was one of the main activities in pre-Hispanic cities, the ball game was associated directly to the human sacrifice. The next stop will be at pyramid name Edificio B, which was build out of bricks on the inside and modeling clay on the outside. Next you will visit the rural community name Soledad de Maciel, where the villagers built houses on top of what it used to be the neighborhood of the high-class citizens during the Pre-Columbian Period. Go to a traditional Mexican food and seafood restaurant for a great lunch, away from the tourist town of Ixtapa, you will  taste some real Mexican style sea food, which consist of one of the following choices: • Shrimp on garlic sauce or breaded • Fish filet on garlic sauce or bread or on the grill • Chicken fajitas or chicken on the grill or chicken breaded All of the dishes come with guacamole, chips and salsa, hand made tortillas and beans. With lunch you get a beer or a soft drink or coconut milk. The transportation will be an air-conditioned, very comfortable 14 passenger van. After lunch you will be transported back to your hotel in Ixtapa Zihuatanejo.

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  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
  • A minimum of 2 adults per booking is required
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Not recommended for child aged 6 and under

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Pablo made this excursion great.

Published on Dec, 2024

We enjoyed this outing. Pablo was our tour guide, he was fantastic. Pablo was very knowledgeable and gave us a wealth of information. We enjoyed the meal at the end of the trip, very tasty.

Highly educational

Published on Dec, 2024

I cannot emphasize enough how well our tour guide Paco did. He was incredibly knowledgeable and just fun to talk to. He went out of his way to help us out. Then he took us to lunch locally and it’s probably the best Mexican cooked by a local abuelita that I’ve ever had. Hands down the best experience of our vacation!

Perfect for some local history.

Published on Nov, 2024

Pablo was well informed, very personal and a excellent guide. Pablo had wonderful local insight as he's from the area.

A Most Enjoyable Experience

Published on Nov, 2024

Pablo was so knowledgeable and well-spoken. We learned so much about the archeological site we visited plus he also answered many other questions we had about Zihua and surrounds. The tour was well paced and the lunch delicious. I would highly recommend this tour and Viator in general. The van was comfortable and nicely air conditioned. I can't speak highly enough of Pablo and the staff at Viator.

Xihuacan Culture & Archaeology Tour

Published on Nov, 2024

My husband and I really enjoyed this interesting and educational excursion, the Xihuacan Culture & Archaeology Tour. Pablo was our guide and he picked us up right on time, educated us about the area and the Xihuacan Culture, took us for a local Mexican lunch and made sure we had fun. We highly recommend Pablo and this tour.

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