Free tour

Puebla Origins & Secret Tunnels Tour.

5.00

Excellent(2)

Puebla

Duration: 2 hours and 15 minutes

Languages: English

Guru: Mishka Tours

PRO

Verified quality

Registered on 6 December 2023

Hello, we are a group of cultural hosts, fans of history and cultural diversity. We invite you to discover places of cultural heritage with our tours in the City of Angels. We explore the old neighborhoods and their hidden gems. We'd like to show you the city as we see it.

Free reservation and cancellation

Pay-what-you-want tour, no set price, reservation and cancellation are free

Tour description

A journey to the heart of the City of Angels, where history unfolds beneath your feet.

Delve into Puebla's origins by exploring its oldest streets, hidden tunnels, and corners that have held secrets for centuries.

We begin in the El Alto neighborhood, the birthplace of the city. We'll walk across a buried bridge and talk about the vanished San Francisco River, vital to Puebla's development.

We'll explore the San Francisco complex, with its former convent, gardens, and temple. Here you'll learn the inspiring story of Fray Sebastián de Aparicio, the traveling monk who paved the way for this land.

We'll visit iconic buildings such as the city's first church, the Alto market, the old municipal palace, and the Almoloya washhouses, where we'll discover a real entrance to a secret tunnel steeped in history.

We'll walk along Paseo San Francisco until we reach the 5 de Mayo Tunnel, a nearly 480-meter underground passageway that remained hidden for centuries. Here, you'll relive the legendary Battle of 5 de Mayo in 1862 in an immersive way.

We'll finish by crossing to the area of the Loreto and Guadalupe forts, where you'll contemplate the Cuetlaxcuapan Valley from Lake La Concordia: a majestic conclusion to this historic journey.

✅ This tour is for you if:

You are passionate about the mysteries of the past.
You love to discover what others don't see.
You want to experience Puebla's history with passionate local guides.

Are you ready to discover Puebla's best-kept secrets?
Join us for this experience filled with history, legends, and wonder.

Reserve your spot today.
It's a free tour, but the secrets you'll experience are priceless.

Explore underground history with us!

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

Av. 4 Ote. 1007, Barrio de la Luz, 72377 Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, Pue., Mexico

We will see at the front of the Hotel-Restaurant CASAREYNA, near the San Francisco commercial center. Your guide will have a Blue 🩵 umbrella ☂️.

Entry not included

Puente de Bubas

Outside visit

Templo y convento franciscano de la impresión de las llagas de San Francisco

It is one of the first sets of buildings that were built to inaugurate the city in 1531. The Franciscan religious order was one of the first to arrive in Mexico and to be the first humanist contact with the locals.

Outside visit

Paseo San Francisco

The Paseo San Francisco is a living testimony of the viceregal architecture that characterizes Puebla and much of the center of the country. Buildings with quarry facades, wrought iron balconies and red-tiled roofs protrude along cobblestone streets that have been restored and carefully preserved over time.

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €15 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).