Veracruz Legacy: Fort, City & Mandinga Lagoon Journey
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This package is ideal to visit the places that you should not miss in Veracruz. We will begin with a visit to the fortress of San Juan de Ulúa, which was built on the orders of Hernán Cortés, as it protected Veracruz from the pirate and corsair attacks of the time. A guide will tell you all the history and legends that the oldest prison in Mexico houses. At the end of this visit, we will go to Mandinga, where we will enjoy a boat ride through the mangrove area and we will also have time to eat delicious freshly cooked seafood in Mandinga restaurants. To finish the tour, we will visit the historic center of Veracruz aboard a traditional tram, from where we will be able to observe the most important and beautiful sites of the city.
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Dennis_S, 10/19/2025 1:02:28 PM
It gives you an understanding of the history than shaped the Veracruz area , especially the brutality of the Spanish treatment of enslaved Africans
2Caipirinhas, 4/20/2024 3:15:09 PM
Excellent tour, lots of information. It would be great to include English, but my Spanish was on enough to understand most of the guide’s talks
E2970RIm_nicam, 9/8/2025 12:09:32 AM
Very good service and punctuality. Super easy to hire and reliable. The restaurant they recommend in Mandingam very deli
mariarC5853RH, 4/20/2025 10:29:24 PM
All great! Really a lot of congratulations. Very easy to book, the tour to Mandinga beautiful. The gentleman of the boat super friendly. The operators of the Victor and Chema vans are taking the palms because they rescued my cell phone that I forgot in Mandinga. We will highly recommend them
H4135YYmarialuisam, 3/27/2025 4:48:45 PM
A fantastic place and especially very good treatment of all the boys very grateful, I highly recommend this place and its people
498isah, 1/25/2025 4:30:50 PM
Very illustrative, the guides and the high quality service, gave us explanations, very pointed and we ate delicious! Mangroves are a fabulous reserve
T6411OHerikap, 1/6/2025 5:25:12 PM
Excellent everything! Coordination, timing, restaurant and delicious food, guide, explanation. We really enjoyed the tour 👌🏻
539mildredv, 10/16/2024 3:06:15 PM
Everything was super! The guides, everything was on schedule and what included us, was seen. The places were amazing
M2431BAjuanv, 9/8/2024 3:09:38 PM
The places visited are quite nice. The only observation I would consider trying to resolve is that of serving all the shared tour clients in the same way. Since in the tour we took, there were a group of 9 people, all of them older and retired who were treated more carefully, that is, they were cut about 20 to 30 minutes from the visit to the fortress of San Juan de Ulua, because those people asked the operator to stop to buy coffee. In addition, on the Mandinga tour they absorbed more time to eat, having to wait around 15 minutes in transport to continue with the tram tour. It is important to remember that the tour is shared and that all customers must be treated the same and in case of requesting any "special stop" it is necessary to consult with all the members of the tour to agree in common.
O5198HBglorias, 7/18/2024 1:39:46 PM
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Departure point
Inside Plaza Acuario, Local 45-CReturn details
This package is ideal to visit the places that you should not miss in Veracruz. We will begin with a visit to the fortress of San Juan de Ulúa, which was built on the orders of Hernán Cortés, as it protected Veracruz from the pirate and corsair attacks of the time. A guide will tell you all the history and legends that the oldest prison in Mexico houses. At the end of this visit, we will go to Mandinga, where we will enjoy a boat ride through the mangrove area and we will also have time to eat delicious freshly cooked seafood in Mandinga restaurants. To finish the tour, we will visit the historic center of Veracruz aboard a traditional tram, from where we will be able to observe the most important and beautiful sites of the city.Redemption
Go directly to local 45-C inside the square24 hours before travel date - 100% refund
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