Mazatlan City Tour and Observatory: Experience History, Tradition and Nature in Mazatlan
4.4
43 Ratings
Mazatlán
Experience the history, tradition, and nature of Mazatlan on a city tour and observatory visit. Explore the beautiful streets, ride a funicular, and admire the port from Cerro del Vigia. Learn about mezcal traditions and contribute to bird conservation. Create a unique memory!
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Observatorio Mazatlán 1873 - A place to know the past and enjoy the present. Sitting on the top of Cerro del Vigía and 75 meters above sea level, this building known as Observatorio was initially built by the people of Mazatlán as a military observation post, hence the name Cerro del Vigía.
What's Included
- Schedule pick-up at least 24 hours in advance
- Complimentary bottled water
- Air-conditioned vehicles for comfort
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Get to know Mazatlan’s beautiful streets and history. Take a step into history on a funicular ride. Admire the greatness of the port from the top of the Cerro del Vigia where you will live a trip to the past inside one of the oldest buildings in the city, where at the same time you will share the pleasure of knowing traditions in the mezcal process and being part of nature participating in the conservation of rescued birds in a space of care and education. Create a unique memory.
Location
Observatorio Mazatlán 1873
Observatorio
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(43 Ratings)
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Virgil_s
Apr 7, 2024
Mazatlan tour overview - We were picked up at our hotel in north Mazatlan. Our tour guide Eric took us to four or five different parts of the old town including the marketplace and the observatory where he provided us with a history of the various areas as we walked around. He allowed time for wandering around each of the places we visited. The observatory tour included the incline transport and visit to a bird sanctuary and iguana sanctuary up by the observatory. We gave him a good gratuity for him to share with the van driver.
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Davidc829
Apr 4, 2024
Excellent tour to start our visit of this city - Arturo was our tour guide and provided an excellent day. He was very patient explaining things in Spanish and English, and was incredibly friendly. Would recommend to anyone.
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Rubenf744
Mar 12, 2024
Observatory, excellent place to visit, very attentive staff, very good facilities and views are 100 - Excellent stay in the city, hotel and observatory, I only recommend not going in the winter season since the sea, pools and climate are cold.
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Campbellpenticton
Feb 28, 2024
Observatory Excursion - The Observatory was an excellent place to visit on a cooler day. Enjoyed the parrots, the shows and the iguanas. Very nice excursion. Make sure if you are over 60 to take your ID as it is cheaper for seniors. I’m
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Thomas_v
Feb 27, 2024
Great tour that hits all the highlights - This was a great tour of Mazatlan. A van took us around to various interesting parts of the city, and then we'd hop out and walk the streets. It was a hot day (even in February!) so we appreciated the bottled water. Good coverage of the main hotspots (Malecon, cliff divers, old town, cathedral, market). The highlight (at the end) was definitely the Observatory. It's a pretty building on spectacular grounds. Well worth it if you are in Mazatlan!
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Discover152846
Feb 13, 2024
A tour worth going on - The tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly he knew his history of everything we saw that day. The sights are worth seeing beautiful and lovely too see
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Steve_g
Feb 9, 2024
Learning about Mazatlan - Our guide, Raul, was amazing. Easily guiding us from one event to the other. The historical insights along with the variety of things we saw left us happy and fulfilled. And doing this tour early during our vacation helped us decide on even more adventures. Great company, tour and guides. Highly recommend this tour.
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Carol
Feb 12, 2024
Mazatlan Experience - We really enjoyed learning more about the history of Mazatlan. Arturo was an attentive and informative guide. The only problem was that the air conditioning was not working in the van so the ride was very hot and uncomfortable.
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John_h
Feb 9, 2024
Somewhat Ok - The observatory was the only place we had not visited. The rest we had done previously during our walks but did not realize it.
The observatory was interesting.
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Melissa_h
Apr 11, 2024
first off, they went to... - first off, they went to confirm our tour and the tour was booked for the correct time of 10am and they pushed the group to 3pm, which was very undfortunate. they did nothing to rectify the problem, saying thats how it showed up in their system. then they show up to pick guests up 25 minutes late. very awful experience.
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