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Mexico City Historic Self-Guided Walking Tour
(3) Reviews
Centro
Important Information
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Max 15 people per booking. For larger groups, make multiple bookings.
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After booking you receive a text message and a Viator message with your game code. Download the Explorial app from your appstore. Open the app, enter your 6 digit game code
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Weather & Health Guarantee: If bad weather or illness prevents you from starting the tour, you can simply reschedule it for another day. You can also rebook to a different city or request a refund
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Smartphone required: Bring your own fully charged smartphone with an active mobile data connection to the start of the tour. Please disable any VPN and avoid city Wi-Fi, as these will cause the app to malfunction or disconnect.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Mexico City's historic centre was built on the ruins of an Aztec empire — and every cobblestone knows it.
This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Mexico City on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time.
• Solve riddles at the Palacio Postal, the Palacio Nacional, and the Casa de los Azulejos — Baroque glory, political power, and one of the world's most photographed tile facades • Move through the Zócalo district at your own pace, guided by the app • Suits history fans, first-time visitors, families, and curious explorers
Around 2 hours, any group size, available in German and English.
Three thousand years of his...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 5 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 5 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Free download of the Explorial App from your appstore (iOS or Android smartphone required)
Points and scoring system: Compete between players of your group and beat the cities high score.
Live Location: navigate within the map with marked locations. Always know where you are.
Learn about the cities stories, history, and local legends
Total flexibility: no waiting, start anytime, walk at own pace and do as many breaks as you want.
Self-guided walking tour with interactive riddles, trivia challenges and photo tasks.
Live-Guide: 100% self-guided; no one will meet you or join your group. Start anytime you want.
Entrance fees are not required for this game. All puzzles relate to the public areas of the sights
This is not an audio guide but an sightseeing, gaming and learning experience
Meeting Points
Departure
José María Pino Suárez & Calle de Venustiano Carranza
Book your Explorial tour today. Start whenever you want.
*** After booking, you’ll receive your game code via text message and a Viator message.
*** Download the Explorial app for free.
*** Head to the meeting point and enter the game code provided (6 digits) to start the tour.
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Mexico City Historic Self-Guided Walking Tour
(3) Reviews
Centro
About
Mexico City's historic centre was built on the ruins of an Aztec empire — and every cobblestone knows it.
This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Mexico City on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time.
• Solve riddles at the Palacio Postal, the Palacio Nacional, and the Casa de los Azulejos — Baroque glory, political power, and one of the world's most photographed tile facades • Move through the Zócalo district at your own pace, guided by the app • Suits history fans, first-time visitors, families, and curious explorers
Around 2 hours, any group size, available in German and English.
Three thousand years of his...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 5 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 5 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Free download of the Explorial App from your appstore (iOS or Android smartphone required)
Points and scoring system: Compete between players of your group and beat the cities high score.
Live Location: navigate within the map with marked locations. Always know where you are.
Learn about the cities stories, history, and local legends
Total flexibility: no waiting, start anytime, walk at own pace and do as many breaks as you want.
Self-guided walking tour with interactive riddles, trivia challenges and photo tasks.
Live-Guide: 100% self-guided; no one will meet you or join your group. Start anytime you want.
Entrance fees are not required for this game. All puzzles relate to the public areas of the sights
This is not an audio guide but an sightseeing, gaming and learning experience
Meeting Points
Departure
José María Pino Suárez & Calle de Venustiano Carranza
Book your Explorial tour today. Start whenever you want.
*** After booking, you’ll receive your game code via text message and a Viator message.
*** Download the Explorial app for free.
*** Head to the meeting point and enter the game code provided (6 digits) to start the tour.
Return
Itinerary
Starting at José María Pino Suárez & C. de Venustiano Carranza, Centro, 06060 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico, open the Explorial app and enter the 6-digit game code that you received by text and Viator chat message. You're in the historic centre of one of the world's great cities — the riddles put it in context.
Your first landmark is the Palacio Postal, the ornate Baroque-Moorish post office completed in 1907 during the Porfiriato era, whose gilded ironwork staircases and marble floors make it one of the most spectacular public buildings in Latin America — and one of the least expected.
From there the app takes you to the Palacio Nacional on the Zócalo, built on the site of Montezuma's ...
