City and Country Side Tour with Luis
Overview
Enjoy this 6 hours interesting cultural City and Country Side Tour where you will visit the farmers market, explore the areas where the locals live, the town square and check out a look out point to admire the view of Zihuatanejo Bay. On the country side visit a tropical fruits plantation, a rural community where they manufacture clay tiles and bricks.
Enjoy a great lunch in Barra Potosi fishing village, the restaurant will be right on the beach.
Enjoy a great lunch in Barra Potosi fishing village, the restaurant will be right on the beach.
Inclusions
- Lunch and a drink
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Professional guide
- Local guide
- Live commentary on board
- Lunch
- Bottled water
What to expect
After the pick up at the Lobby of your hotel, you will explore some of the neighborhoods where the locals live; next you will be taken to a lookout point where you can take a great picture of the Bay.
In down town Zihuatanejo you will see the flea market, the main Catholic church and you will visit and have the chance to walk around the farmers market where the locals go shopping.
Out on the country you will be taken to a tropical fruits plantation where there are different types of tropical fruits such as: papayas, mangos, tamarindos, coconuts and more, you will be explain about the different harvesting seasons for the all the different tropical fruits that we grow in the region.
The next will be a visit to a small rural community where you will see how the villagers manufacture clay tiles and brick by hand with just clay in very primitive workshops and learn some economical facts about this village.
You will be taken to Barra Potosi Fishing village for a great lunch on the beach, where you can have one of the following choices:
• Chicken on the grill or breaded or chicken fajitas.
• Fish on the grill or breaded or on garlic sauce.
• Shrimp on garlic sauce or breaded.
• Vegetarian dish: cheese quesadillas, guacamole, rice and beans.
All of the dishes come with guacamole & chips, a sope, we also serve you handmade tortillas, beans and salsa. It comes with a beer or soft drink.
After lunch you will be taken back to your hotel.
On this tour the time goes by very fast, you will learn many things about the culture in this part of Mexico, good transportation, and a great lunch.
In down town Zihuatanejo you will see the flea market, the main Catholic church and you will visit and have the chance to walk around the farmers market where the locals go shopping.
Out on the country you will be taken to a tropical fruits plantation where there are different types of tropical fruits such as: papayas, mangos, tamarindos, coconuts and more, you will be explain about the different harvesting seasons for the all the different tropical fruits that we grow in the region.
The next will be a visit to a small rural community where you will see how the villagers manufacture clay tiles and brick by hand with just clay in very primitive workshops and learn some economical facts about this village.
You will be taken to Barra Potosi Fishing village for a great lunch on the beach, where you can have one of the following choices:
• Chicken on the grill or breaded or chicken fajitas.
• Fish on the grill or breaded or on garlic sauce.
• Shrimp on garlic sauce or breaded.
• Vegetarian dish: cheese quesadillas, guacamole, rice and beans.
All of the dishes come with guacamole & chips, a sope, we also serve you handmade tortillas, beans and salsa. It comes with a beer or soft drink.
After lunch you will be taken back to your hotel.
On this tour the time goes by very fast, you will learn many things about the culture in this part of Mexico, good transportation, and a great lunch.
Additional information
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Dress code is smart casual
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Maureen M
November 2021
we had a wonderful tour guide,Frank(Paco). we saw lots of sites, would definatly recomemd this tour, there was just myself and my daughter. It included a great meal.
we had a wonderful tour guide,Frank(Paco). we saw lots of sites, would definatly recomemd this tour, there was just myself and my daughter. It included a great meal.PG81
November 2021
My mom and I had a fantastic day tour with our favourite tour guide Frank (Paco). He picked us up at the Villa we were staying at in Playa La Ropa. We did some touring around Zihuatanejo, we stopped at the Centro market and picked up a few snacks at an in town bakery. We then drove out in the cou...
My mom and I had a fantastic day tour with our favourite tour guide Frank (Paco). He picked us up at the Villa we were staying at in Playa La Ropa. We did some touring around Zihuatanejo, we stopped at the Centro market and picked up a few snacks at an in town bakery. We then drove out in the countryside and stopped in a small town where a family operate a bakery out of their home. They bake everything in a big wood burning clay oven. *Later on in the day we were able to go back and purchase the baked products. So delicious! We also visited a fishing village at Barra de Potosi. Beautiful beach there, lots of waves in the ocean we saw a few surfers out there. We had lunch there and I had the most delicious chicken fajitas and sopes. We took a boat ride through the mangroves and out into the lagoon where we saw local fisherman wading through the water with their fishing nets. It was a nice ride through the countryside seeing the coconut and mango plantations. He identified different plants and their purpose. Our guide Paco was so informative and gave us lots of information about the places we visited. My mom booked 3 different tours with Luis tours and we were fortunate to have Paco as our tour guide for all of them and he spoke English very well. I would say our day trip was well worth it.carolpM1580UM
February 2020
Wonderful, Excellent 3 day 2 nite tour which included Santa Clara, Tlapujahua, Kapula, Pátzcuaro and Morelia and many unexpected stops. Luis has excellent English and knowledge of the history of the area. His van is new. Choices in accommodation was superb as the choices/ suggestions for food.
Wonderful, Excellent 3 day 2 nite tour which included Santa Clara, Tlapujahua, Kapula, Pátzcuaro and Morelia and many unexpected stops. Luis has excellent English and knowledge of the history of the area. His van is new. Choices in accommodation was superb as the choices/ suggestions for food.rac0221
February 2020
what we saw was very good. The plantation, the fishing village with lunch and lagoon boat ride were excellent. Fransisco our guide is very knowledgeable and his english language is also very good. But we didn't see all the sites as written in the tour writeup. Didn't see anything in Zihua or the ...
what we saw was very good. The plantation, the fishing village with lunch and lagoon boat ride were excellent. Fransisco our guide is very knowledgeable and his english language is also very good. But we didn't see all the sites as written in the tour writeup. Didn't see anything in Zihua or the look out view hence otherwise would of been a rating of 5 for sure.Julznb
February 2019
My husband and I toured with Luis' dad and sister and had a wonderful time exploring the area. Jose is a wealth of information and he and Ana were a joy to be around. We visited the Marina, different sights around Ixtapa/Zihuat, the local market and paseo de pescador, visited a plantation and bri...
My husband and I toured with Luis' dad and sister and had a wonderful time exploring the area. Jose is a wealth of information and he and Ana were a joy to be around. We visited the Marina, different sights around Ixtapa/Zihuat, the local market and paseo de pescador, visited a plantation and brick/tile maker, then to Barra de Potosi where we had a delicious lunch in a picturesque location followed by a boat ride through the lagoon. Jose answered our many questions throughout the day and we have come to love this area even more than we already had! Afterward we wanted to spend more time on Playa Blanca and Jose found a wonderful place to drop us off at where we enjoyed a few extra hours of food/drink/sunshine and a long lovely walk on a very quiet and secluded beach. The day was perfect!Kelly L
December 2022
If you’ve been to Zihua, you know there’s a standard for service, but let me say, our tour guide Francisco went blew that standard out of the clear blue waters . Not only was he personable, enthusiastic, and clearly passionate about his love of the history of Zihua, his personal knowledge of the...
If you’ve been to Zihua, you know there’s a standard for service, but let me say, our tour guide Francisco went blew that standard out of the clear blue waters . Not only was he personable, enthusiastic, and clearly passionate about his love of the history of Zihua, his personal knowledge of the places and many of the families makes it seem like you’re there not as a tourist, but as a friend. Francisco drove us around the different areas, explaining everything along the way, he was a steady driver and I felt very safe sitting in the air conditioned car going from destination to destination. When you go to new places, it’s sometimes hard to find someone you trust, especially for a tour into the heart of some of the Mexican villages, i can say with certainty, Francisco is the right guy, if you can book him.