(TE15) Frida Kahlo Museum, Coyoacan and San Angel
Tour and private guide
9 to 10 hours
All entrances
Private transportation
Pick up and drop off hotel
Tour brief description
Tour for 2 up to 15 people from Mexico City.
Get to know the famous Blue House, where one of the most emblematic Mexican artists lived: Frida Kahlo. In her home you’ll know part of her work and creative universe.
Walk in the neighborhoods of Coyoacan and San Angel, a long time ago independent counties, nowadays part of Mexico City, colorful places with a lot of cultural and artistic richness, bricked streets with magnificent old colonial houses, squares, big gardens and architectural invaluable monuments. Definitely, a walk full of colors.
Finally, we’ll visit the Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Studio House, there you can see prehispanic pieces, a collection of Mexican handicrafts, including one of Judas and reed skulls. A plenty enjoyable place where you’ll know the works of this Mexican muralist and his wife.
In every moment, our certified guide will explain you the place histories, the curious details, the development and the importance of the visited sites.
The unit price decreases according to the size of the group.
Departure Time
8:30 a.m.
Included
- Pick up and drop off in hotel.
- Visit to historic center of Coyoacan.
- Entrance to the Frida Kahlo House Museum.
- Visit to the historic center of San Angel.
- Entrance to the Del Carmen Museum in San Angel.
- Entrance to the Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Studio House.
- Driver.
- Private guide.
- Private transportation.
- Bottled water and snacks inside transportation.
- Souvenir.
- Face mask and sanitizing gel.
No Included
- Tips.
- Guided visit in Frida Kahlo House Museum and Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Studio House.
- Video and photography permits in museums, archaeological sites and attractions.
Languages
English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Arab, Japanese, Chinese and Korean.
Additional information
- It is essential to present ID to the guide before starting the tour.
- Tennis or comfortable shoes recommended.
- Sunglasses recommended.
- Sunblock recommended.
- You may have the physical condition to walk up to 120 minutes (with breaks).
- There is the possibility of not having tickets to the Frida Kahlo museum in the morning, however, depending on availability, the tour will be adapted to visit it.
- Spanish and English explanations don’t have an extra cost.
- We don’t do surprise stops in any store to force you to buy handicrafts.
- We strictly respect the itinerary.
- We don’t sell you anything aboard or in the tour.
- Confirmation will be received by email at the time of booking.
- Infants under 2 years of age are free of charge, but must travel in the arms or on the legs of their parents. (please inform us in the notes).
- Babies (over two years old) and young children must have their own seats.
- A infant car seat available per tour, (please request it).
- The unit price decreases according to the size of the group.
(TE15) Frida Kahlo Museum, Coyoacan and San Angel
$319.37
USD max per person.
Final price in dollars includes all taxes
Itinerary
Coyoacan
The tour starts in the most bohemian place of the city, the neighborhood of Coyoacan. We’ll explore its squares and streets, we’ll walk in the Hidalgo garden, the municipal house, the church and the ex-convent of San Juan Bautista, that is a beauty symbol of baroque novohispanic art.
Blue House
Our next stop will be the Blue House in Coyoacan, the old living place of the Mexican paintress Frida Kahlo, wife of Diego Rivera. You can see her personal objects, look directly at works so important, such as “Viva la Vida” or “Frida y la Cesarea”, and especially, you can feel the atmosphere and energy of this magic place.
San Angel
The private tour will continue in the famous neighborhood of San Angel, popular for its stories and legends. This place is also known by its old and beautiful houses, colonial architecture and its bricked streets covered with bougainvilleas, all in an artistic ambient.
Del Carmen Museum
Later, we’ll visit Del Carmen Museum, ex-convent and religious ex-college, built on XVII century. We’ll watch paints, sculptures, altarpieces, reliquaries and mural paints from novohispanic artists, and of course, very beautiful architectural spaces.
In addition, we can see naturally mummified bodies, which where founded during the Mexican Revolution (1910). Also, we’ll get close to a collection of 50 wax statues of Mexican traditional musicians and dancers, almost in miniature, elaborated with an amazing realism.
Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Studio House
We’ll go to see the works of painter and muralist Diego Rivera, that go from traditional until the historic complexity and Mexican cultural richness. In this museum you can appreciate a collection of prehispanic pieces, handicrafts from diverse points of Mexican geography, Judas, reed and paperboard skeletons and Mexican toys made of wood and tin.
In this house Diego and his wife Frida lived, who were very passionate about Mexican culture. Knowing it is an unforgettable experience.
The tour ends taking you back to your hotel.
Our restaurant recommendations
Remember food and drinks in restaurants are not included.
Ask your guide for the best restaurant recommendation.
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