Private Xochimilco and Coyoacan Tour with the Frida Kahlo Museum
Two hours on foot in Coyoacan, two hours in a private boat on the canals and an hour inside the Casa Azul, in a vehicle used by your group only.
Updated 3 November 2026
In shortThis private tour lasts 4–6 hours and covers Coyoacan on foot, two hours in a private boat on the Xochimilco canals and an hour in the Casa Azul, with Frida Kahlo Museum entry, an air-conditioned vehicle, bottled water and a Mexican snack on the water. It suits couples, families and small groups who want the day shaped around them instead of a fixed group timetable. The guide works in English, Spanish or French.
4–6 htour length
from $195per person
★ 4.8702 reviews
What the private Xochimilco and Coyoacan tour includes
Four stops fill 4–6 hours: the streets of Coyoacan, a private boat on the canals, the Coyoacan market and the Frida Kahlo Museum. Entrance to the museum is included, as are an air-conditioned vehicle, bottled water and a Mexican snack during the boat ride. Gratuities are not. The price starts from $195 per person, and the rating stands at 4.8 ★ (702 reviews).
The Casa Azul is the last point of the day, and that is the operator's decision rather than a quirk of the route: the museum works on occupancy slots. No tickets are sold at the door, admission is bought in advance for a calendar date and a 15-minute arrival window, and busy dates get flagged as low availability. Holding that entry inside the tour removes the part travellers most often get wrong. The museum closes on Mondays, so pick any other day.
Distance is the other reason a private vehicle earns its keep here. Coyoacan sits roughly 30 minutes' drive south of the tourist centre; the canals lie about 28 km south of central Mexico City, with some 184 km of navigable waterways lined with chinampas, the hand-built farming plots that the UNESCO listing protects. On public transport the join between the two halves means Metro Taxquena and then the light rail, 18 stations and about 30 minutes end to end. In a car kept for your group, the two hours in Coyoacan and the two hours on the water sit back to back, and the pace can move with you: longer among the market stalls, shorter in the plaza.
Private day: Coyoacan, the canals and the Casa Azul
A private xochimilco and coyoacan tour of 4–6 hours with museum entry, an air-conditioned vehicle, bottled water and a snack on the boat. Pickup is arranged anywhere in Mexico City.
Coyoacan120 min Two hours walking the centre, taking in the market streets, the Parroquia de San Juan Bautista, Plaza Centenario, Cafe Avellaneda and the Casa de Cultura Jesus Reyes Heroles.
Floating Gardens of Xochimilco120 min Two hours on a private boat among the chinampas, with Mexican botanicals pointed out along the way and time spent talking to the people who work the canals.
Museo Frida Kahlo60 min One hour inside the Casa Azul, the house at Londres 247 in Col. Del Carmen where Frida Kahlo lived. It closes the day because entry runs on timed slots.
Coyoacan Market50 min Fifty minutes in the covered market, the part of Coyoacan where food stalls, flowers and daily shopping carry on regardless of visitors.
Photos: ours and the tour operator's
What is included
Included
Entrance to the Frida Kahlo Museum
Bottled water
Air-conditioned vehicle
A Mexican snack during the boat ride
Not included
Gratuities
Pickup, vehicle and ages
Pickup: the operator collects you anywhere in Mexico City, including a hotel that is not on its pickup list or an apartment address.
Vehicle: air-conditioned and private, used by your group only for the whole itinerary.
Guide: private, with the group interacting with local people along the route; the guide works in English, Spanish or French.
Ages: infant 0–2, adult 3+.
Museum: entry to the Frida Kahlo Museum is held by the operator and visited last, after Coyoacan and the canals.
Other xochimilco and coyoacan tour options compared
The alternatives below run longer and start lower, which usually means a shared vehicle and a fixed timetable. The 8-hour private listing leans on markets and local food, while the 7-hour and 10-hour options stretch the day out to UNAM and the Aztec Stadium. Choose the tour on this page if you want 4–6 hours with the vehicle, the boat and the guide kept for your group, and the museum ticket already handled.
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Private City Tour in Frida Kahlo, Coyoacan, and Xochimilco (this page)
The tour runs 4–6 hours from $195 per person, with museum entry, an air-conditioned vehicle, water and a snack on the boat. Pickup points and available dates are on the operator's page.
