Five tours that give your group its own vehicle, its own guide and its own boat on the Xochimilco canals.
Updated 3 November 2026
Suits travellers who want the whole day arranged door to door: hotel pickup and drop-off, a one-hour trajinera ride, Frida Kahlo Museum tickets and stops at the Parque Ecologico Xochimilco, the Anahuacalli museum and the UNAM central library.
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The lowest entry price of the five at $130 for eight hours, with pickup in Roma Norte, Condesa, Polanco, Reforma or Downtown, a one-hour boat ride, coffee or tea and time in Coyoacan and at the UNAM central library.
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Seven hours with private transport, a private guide, bottled water and a Mexican snack, and the Frida Kahlo Museum added only if you select the museum option, which suits groups that would rather not be tied to a museum slot.
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Ten hours of private vehicle and certified guide covering Teotihuacan, the Museo Nacional de Antropologia and Xochimilco, with a 7 a.m. start recommended, for visitors with one day for both the pyramids and the canals.
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Six to eight hours for people who have already seen the Casa Azul, since its entry is excluded here: the ticket is for Casa Kahlo, with a walking tour of central Coyoacan, the Coyoacan market, churros or an ice pop, and a private boat or kayak in Xochimilco on the option that includes it.
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Private means the vehicle, the guide and the boat are yours alone, with no other travellers added. Xochimilco lies about 28 km south of central Mexico City, and from Roma Norte the docks take 75 to 90 minutes by metro and light rail or 45 to 70 minutes by car, longer on Sunday afternoons. All five tours therefore include private transport, and two of them, the 6-hour tour at $240 and the 8-hour tour at $130, list a hotel pickup.
Time on the water is shorter than most people picture. Both the $240 and the $130 tour state one hour on the trajinera; the 6 to 8 hour tour at 2,599 pesos offers a private boat or a kayak on the option that includes it. The remaining hours go to Coyoacan, to a museum, and on two of these tours to the central library at UNAM, which sits between the canals and the city centre.
Museum entry is the part that decides a lot of itineraries. The Frida Kahlo Museum sells no tickets at the door: admission is timed, bought in advance with a calendar date and a 15-minute arrival slot, slots running 11:00 to 17:00, and the museum is closed on Mondays. The $240 tour includes those tickets subject to ticket stock, the 7-hour tour at 2,475 pesos includes them only if you select the museum option, and the 2,599-peso tour covers Casa Kahlo and, on one option, the Anahuacalli museum instead.
Start times matter because the canals have no lighting, so boats generally run from about 8:00 to 17:00 even where the embarcaderos stay open later. Put the water in the first half of the day if the tour lets you choose the order. The 10-hour Teotihuacan and Xochimilco tour is explicitly recommended to begin at 7 a.m., and at that length you will be out until early evening.
Two or three people with one free day and a limit on spending: the 8-hour tour at $130, 4.9 ★ (65 reviews), covers the canals, UNAM and Coyoacan with private transport, an air-conditioned vehicle, a one-hour boat ride and coffee or tea. No meals are included, so plan to eat in Coyoacan.
If the Frida Kahlo Museum is the reason for the trip, take the 6-hour tour at $240, 4.8 ★ (354 reviews). It lists the museum tickets as an inclusion, along with hotel pickup and drop-off, bottled water, a private guide and the one-hour trajinera, and it adds the Anahuacalli museum and the UNAM library. Access depends on ticket stock, so choose your date early.
Groups that want the day loose rather than scheduled do better on the 7-hour tour at 2,475 pesos, 5.0 ★ (22 reviews), where the museum is an option and the inclusions stay simple: private transport, a private guide, bottled water and a Mexican snack.
One day for the pyramids and the canals points to the 10-hour private tour at 3,500 pesos, 4.9 ★ (46 reviews), with an air-conditioned vehicle, private transport and guide for the full ten hours, and the Museo Nacional de Antropologia on the way. Tips are not included and the operator recommends a 7 a.m. start.
Repeat visitors who have already been inside the Casa Azul should look at the 6 to 8 hour tour at 2,599 pesos, 4.9 ★ (10 reviews): Casa Kahlo tickets, a walking tour of historic Coyoacan, the Coyoacan market, churros or an ice pop, and either a private boat or a kayak on the canals. Casa Azul entry is excluded, and the Anahuacalli option does not run on Mondays, when that museum closes.
Families with small children usually prefer the shorter days. Six hours with hotel pickup at both ends is easier to manage than ten hours in a vehicle, and the one-hour boat ride on the $240 and $130 tours is about the span most young passengers sit still for.
| Tour | Length | From | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private Tour: Xochimilco, Coyoacan and Frida Kahlo Museum | 6 h | $240 | ★ 4.8 (354) |
| Xochimilco and Coyoacan Private Tour: Canals, Markets and Local Food | 8 h | $130 | ★ 4.9 (65) |
| Private Tour: Xochimilco and Coyoacan with Frida Kahlo Museum option | 7 h | 2,475 pesos | ★ 5.0 (22) |
| Full-Day Private Tour of Mexico City: Teotihuacan and Xochimilco | 10 h | 3,500 pesos | ★ 4.9 (46) |
| Casa Kahlo, Coyoacan and Xochimilco Canals Private Tour | 6–8 h | 2,599 pesos | ★ 4.9 (10) |
Tour details from the operator's listing, checked 3 November 2026. Prices and times can change; the booking page has the current ones.
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Five private tours, 6 to 10 hours, from $130 to 3,500 pesos, each with its own vehicle and guide; dates and current prices are on the tour page.
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