Mixquic Day of the Dead Celebration from Mexico City
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Mixquic Day of the Dead Celebration from Mexico City is a 11-hour experience in Mexico City, Mexico, from $92 per person. It scores 53 out of 100 on the Outty Ranking, which we label “Worth a Look”, based on a 4.2/5 rating across 16 reviews. This booking is non-refundable, so pick your date carefully. Same-day spots are currently showing.
- Outty Ranking
- 53 / 100
- Rating
- 4.2/5 (16)
- Duration
- 11 hours
- From
- $92 per person
Mixquic is a town that symbolizes the essence of the ritual of death and it's well-known for hosting a very traditional Day of the Dead celebration. On this day trip, you'll get to visit this town and admire how the loca
What you get
- Show of the Lightened
- A Chocolate with shape of skull (Typical mexican candy)
- Visit Church of St. Andrew the Apostle
- Driver/guide/ travel coordinators
- Box lunch
- Travel insurance board unit
About this experience
Mixquic is a town that symbolizes the essence of the ritual of death and it's well-known for hosting a very traditional Day of the Dead celebration. On this day trip, you'll get to visit this town and admire how the locals enjoy this important day. See colorful altars and dancers and learn all about the way locals receive their deceased relatives and friends in a totally unique ritual. Your tour includes transport and a tour coordinators.
What's included
Included
- Show of the Lightened
- A Chocolate with shape of skull (Typical mexican candy)
- Visit Church of St. Andrew the Apostle
- Driver/guide/ travel coordinators
- Box lunch
- Travel insurance board unit
- Pantheon Mixquic
Not included
- Tips
- Pick up and Drop off from the hotel
What you'll see and do
Mixquic
you will witness the Day of the Dead celebration that takes place in the town every year. Mixquic locals enjoy this important event as they set out beautiful carpets of sawdust, cempasuchil flowers, prehispanic dances and colorful altars in order to honor the deceased. This is one of the most important celebrations in Mexico because families gather to visit the cemetery and decorate the tombs of their deceased family, putting offerings conformed by fruit, water, salt, a typical bread called "pan de muerto", candles and more. Along with your guide, you'll walk along the town and learn all about the importance of this day and how locals honor the dead in a totally unique ritual. You will truly experience and live the Mexican culture. You will also have the chance to try traditional foods (not included) and take memorable pictures of this once-in-a-lifetime experience. You'll get a chocolate skull during the tour to savor and remember this day.
660 minutes here
Where it starts and ends
Meeting point
Mexico City
Hotel pickup
No pickup: everyone meets at the start point.
Ends at
Returns to the starting point
Options you can book
Magical Mixquic on Nov 1st
Duration: 10 hours
Lightened show, November 2nd
Lightened show, November 2nd
Before you book
- Cancellation
- All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
- Languages
- en, es
- Ticket
- Mobile Only
- Runs on
- Mon, Tue
- Group size
- Up to 3 travelers per booking
- Operated by
- Mexitours
Know before you go
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- The passenger have to arrive to our meeting point
- Experience with large crowds: Please note that this tour takes place at an event with a large number of people.
- Please, consider that the tour is a bilingual service Spanish/ English.
- Bring a raincoat, comfortable, warm clothing, and shoes. Bring cash, as there are no ATMs in Mixquic.
- Passengers may explore the cemetery on their own. If they wish, they may accompany the guide, but the guide will not provide any additional information beyond what is offered during the bus ride.
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What travelers are saying
Outty’s summary of the themes that recur across 16 traveler reviews. Written by us, not quoted from reviewers.
Food and drink
6 mentionsThe tastings and food stops are a highlight for most reviewers.
The guide
5 mentionsTravelers single out the guide as the reason the experience works.
Organization
5 mentionsPickup, timing, and logistics are described as running smoothly.
Value for money
3 mentionsTravelers feel they got more than they paid for.
Traveler reviews
16 verified traveler reviews for Mixquic Day of the Dead Celebration from Mexico City. Ratings and reviews provided by Viator and Tripadvisor.
Holidays
We found a local family at the cemetery where the young man explained everything about the decoration in the tomb of his grandmother, introduced us to his family and was extremely sympathetic, the local Enterprise provided us with a snack that helped us a lot and gave us a chocolate skull that will be an excellent souvenir of the party.
Response from the operator: Muito obrigado por compartilhar sua experiência! Ficamos muito felizes em saber que você aproveitou a visita e que teve um momento tão especial com a família local no cemitério, é exatamente esse tipo de encontro que torna a celebração tão significativa. Que bom saber também que o lanche e a caveira de chocolate ajudaram a tornar o passeio ainda mais agradável. Agradecemos por recomendar a visita e esperamos recebê-lo novamente em uma nova experiência cultural! ✨
via Viator (translated)
Tour is just transportation service
Here’s a breakdown of how it went for us: - Pick up happened as planned and on time - Transport was comfortable - Getting there was uneventful - took a little over 2 hours - We got the lunch box which included a sandwich (good), a piece of fruit, a yogurt and a canned juice. Overall was good for a lunch box. - Everyone got a large chocolate skull - Once you get there, the “guide” walks you to the center of the town. As far as I’m aware there was no information provided about the place or what to do. You are completely on your own and you need to figure out what to do for 5 hours. Don’t expect any education or basic information about the place or the celebration itself. — The place is fun, packed full of tourists and with many interesting things to see. It is worth the visit. This tour tour is basically a reliable transportation service to Mixquic plus a lunch box. Don’t expect much else.
Response from the operator: Thank you very much for sharing your detailed feedback. 🌼 We’re happy to know that you enjoyed the trip, the comfort of the transport, and the Mixquic atmosphere. We also appreciate your comments about the guidance during the visit. We’d like to kindly mention that, as stated in our tour description, our guides provide information and explanations about Mixquic and the Day of the Dead celebration throughout the journey. We always do our best to ensure travelers receive all the context and insights before exploring the area freely. We truly value your input and will continue working to make each experience even more enjoyable and clear for everyone. Thank you again for joining us — we hope to welcome you back soon!
via Tripadvisor
Pretty good.
Very good Service, they should only take into account to pick up people at their hotel, outside of that everything super good, the fact that they give the souvenirs is super nice.
Response from the operator: Muchas gracias por tu comentario y por compartir tu experiencia! 🌟 Nos alegra saber que disfrutaste del servicio y de los souvenirs que preparamos con mucho cariño. Agradecemos también tu sugerencia sobre el punto de recogida; la tomaremos en cuenta para seguir mejorando y ofrecer una experiencia cada vez más cómoda para nuestros viajeros.
via Tripadvisor (translated)
Meh
Some good points - the bus left on pretty much on time both times - the guides were helpful - we were provided with information about. Day of the Dead and Mixquic - the box lunch was good. There was sandwich, crisps/chips, a can of soft drink and a couple of chocolates - the guides provided some sensible advice on making purchases in Mixquic Some bad points - the on board microphones had some issues so it wasn’t always easy to hear the guides. They also had issues with the dvd player so we could only see half the movie that they tried to show to entertain us on a long journey. - you are paying for the bus journey and box lunch. The guides walk you to the church but that is really it. Having reread the description it doesn’t actually say you will get a walking tour in Mixquic but I, like others, had expected that. I completely understand why they can’t do that as it is so busy but I think that should be clearer in the description. - Mixquic is pretty small so the 5 hours or so we had there was a long time with not much to do. There is a stage area with entertainment but it wasn’t enough to keep me occupied for the whole time. It does get really busy so I guess it makes sense to be there early but just be prepared for a lot of hanging around. - it was incredibly busy. This is not the fault of the tour company but it is worth mentioning. As it gets dark it gets difficult to get into the cemetery due to the number of people, many of whom think that the progress is slow because they aren’t pushing hard enough. A lot of the time it felt like Disneyland and the drunk tourists added to that affect. It is also difficult to get back to the bus due to the number of people still arriving. I was one of the ones who headed back to the bus early and it still took me an hour from the church to the bus (it was a 15 walk from the bus to the church when we arrived). I personally would not go again as I don’t think it’s worth it. However, if you really want to go to Mixquic for day of the dead you should take this tour as it will be much easier than organising your own transport. Phone signal is very patchy when you are there due to the size of the crowds so make sure you pay attention to the route (or just follow the crowds) and make sure to leave enough time to get to the bus.
Response from the operator: We really appreciate your comments about our tour to Mixquic last Novembre the second, which surely help us find improvements in our service, and we are happy to read that you enjoyed the job of our two guides and our service, they really are well trained. We are sure that no apology or comment will be enough to repair what happened. As you say, it must be very important to add to the information that Mixquic is really crowded for those dates. We will take in account your suggestions, however it is essential to highlight that our staff involved is committed to offer a careful and quality service, based on the respect and attention that our clients deserve.
via Viator
An overpriced bus ride
This tour was poor value for the cost (over $100 CAD). As transportation to Mixquic, it was fine — safe, comfortable bus that left and returned on time, plus a mediocre boxed lunch (including a chocolate skull) — but that’s essentially all it was. Some Wikipedia-style info about Day of the Dead was rattled off by the guides, and most of the Disney movie “Coco” was shown (with multiple technical glitches). But once we reached Mixquic, we were left to our own devices for the next 5 hours — i.e. the guided visit of the church never happened. This arrangement actually makes sense, as the scene is extremely crowded and chaotic … but the “tour” should be advertised and priced accordingly. The two guides were friendly and worked hard to keep the large group of people organized. I imagine it was a very long and tiring day for them. As for the experience of el Día de los Muertos in Mixquic, it’s not for anyone with claustrophobic tendencies or sensitivity to hyperstimulation. That’s not generally me, but nevertheless, I was starting to feel unsafe in the crush of people around the church/cemetery, so l returned to the bus well before the designated time (9:45 pm). The carnival atmosphere in the streets surrounding the church is colourful, noisy, and fun in its way … though I personally would have been happier with a shorter visit. On a final note, I had wondered if the presence of tourists (including myself, of course) would feel like a violation of the sacredness of the event. I think the church and cemetery should be reserved for traditional activities and participants, but the surrounding scene — comprised mainly of Mexicans — was far from sacred in its vibe, so I didn’t feel like an intruder there at all.
Response from the operator: We really apreciate your comments about our tour to Mixquic last Novembre the second, which surely help us find improvements in our service, and we are happy to read that you enjoyed the job of our two guides, they really are well trained. We are sure that no apology or comment will be enough to repair what happened. We will take in account your suggestions, however it is essential to highlight that our staff involved is committed to offer a careful and quality service, based on the respect and attention that our clients deserve.
via Viator
Good to know
- Duration
- 11 hours
- Free cancellation
- Non-refundable
- Minimum age to book
- 3+
- Availability
- Bookable today
- Runs on
- Mon, Tue
- Price range
- $92 to $94
- Hotel pickup
- No pickup, meet at start point
- Booked in 30 days
- 6
- Verdict
- Worth a Look
Why this scores 53
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Mixquic Day of the Dead Celebration from Mexico City: questions travelers ask
Practical detail on this experience, plus the wider planning questions for Mexico City.
How much does Mixquic Day of the Dead Celebration from Mexico City cost?
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Prices start at $92 per person. The final price depends on the date, the time slot and the number of travelers, and peak weekends in Mexico City usually price higher than midweek mornings. Live pricing and remaining availability are confirmed on the booking screen before you pay.
How long does Mixquic Day of the Dead Celebration from Mexico City take?
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Plan for about 11 hours from start to finish, not counting travel to the meeting point. Most travelers leave another 30 minutes on either side so the rest of the day in Mexico City is not rushed.
Is Mixquic Day of the Dead Celebration from Mexico City worth it?
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It holds an Outty Ranking of 53 out of 100, which we label "Worth a Look". That score blends traveler sentiment (4.2/5 across 16 reviews), the depth of that review evidence, recent booking momentum, value for money against comparable most popular in Mexico City, and how flexible the cancellation terms are.
Can I cancel or reschedule Mixquic Day of the Dead Celebration from Mexico City?
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No. This experience is sold on a non-refundable basis, so only book a date you are confident about. Similar experiences in the city do offer free cancellation if flexibility matters more than price.
Is Mixquic Day of the Dead Celebration from Mexico City suitable for kids and families?
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The operator sets a minimum age of 3. Older children generally do well here, and families should factor in the 11-hour running time when deciding.
How far in advance should I book Mixquic Day of the Dead Celebration from Mexico City?
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Around 6 people booked this in the last 30 days, so popular slots go early. Two to three weeks ahead is comfortable in shoulder season, while summer weekends and holidays in Mexico City can sell out a month out. Same-day spots do open up when other travelers cancel, so it is worth checking if you are already in town.
What should I bring or wear?
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Bring photo ID, your booking confirmation on your phone, a refillable water bottle and comfortable shoes. Dress for the weather in Mexico City and add a light layer if any part of the 11-hour experience runs outdoors or after sunset.
Where does Mixquic Day of the Dead Celebration from Mexico City start and how do I get there?
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The exact meeting point and directions are on your voucher once you book, and they sit in central Mexico City within reach of public transport. Arrive 15 minutes early: late arrivals are treated as no-shows by most operators.
What are the best things to do in Mexico City?
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On Outty we rank every Mexico City experience on the same 0 to 100 scale, and alongside this one the highest scorers right now include Frida Kahlo VIP [Museum Tickets Included] Walk, Markets & Churros, Local Foodie Adventure CDMX: Tacos & more with Sherpa Food Tours, Mexico City Historical Centre Food Tour with 7 Tastings & Drinks. The city page groups everything into most popular, highest reviewed, last minute and family-friendly so you can build a day around what actually delivers.
When is the best time to visit Mexico City?
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Booking patterns follow the same curve: prices and queues climb in peak weeks, while shoulder season gives you better availability on the top-ranked experiences and more room to change plans.
How many days do you need in Mexico City?
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Three full days covers the headline sights without sprinting. A workable rhythm is one anchor experience each morning, such as this one, an unhurried afternoon in a single neighborhood, then a food or nightlife booking in the evening. Five days lets you add a day trip outside the city.
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