Floating Gardens of Xochimilco: Schedules, Rates and Updated Information
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Author: Dasha Guyton.
Comment: It was a fun-filled hour of relaxing as we floated on our private boat. My family found the different trajinera artisans selling food, drinks, flower’s, jewelry, and offering Mariachi quite charming. Especially considering when you place an order they board your boat while in motion to serve you. Despite the rumors this isn’t a tourist trap. Yes it does attracts tourists, but locals also come here to host birthday parties, get married and celebrate life in general. The Floating Gardens of Xochimilco give you a insight into what the area looked like in the 1500’s, but if you aren’t aware of the context this gem might be lost on you. This experience reminds you the entire area used to be a lake. If none of that strikes a cord with you, but you’re a Frida Kahlo fan you might be interested just to see the where Frida and Diego got remarried.
Rating: 5.0
Date: 2 months ago
Author: Umer Ansari.
Comment: It is a great nature and cultural experience. I am not sure why people would give negative reviews.
We booked a boat for 1 hour for two people and went solo for 600 pesos ($36 USD). We got to experience how some families live a simple life near a canal in Mexico. We experienced serenity of nature. While some groups were blasting music in a natural area, we chose a calm and quiet trip through nature. We got plenty of beautiful pictures of the landscape from the water.
I negotiated with the boatman to show us something different and a small doll house. So he offered to go further for an additional 30 minutes for 1000 pesos ($60 USD), making our trip of 1.5 hours. The boatman took us further up the canal into smaller ones, giving us plenty of picture moments. We loved it overall.
The boatman was very nice and friendly despite the language barrier as we were communicating using Google translate. The boatman was young, he didn’t go to the college. I asked him how much he makes from the 600 pesos per hour boat run? He mentioned that he only receives 100 pesos for his work, while the rest goes to the administration that owns the boats and maintains it. So I gave him a tip for his hard and honest work, which made him happy.
We didn’t wait for any food boats or anything, as we were more interested in experiencing the nature.
Rating: 5.0
Date: 6 months ago
Author: Marcelo Kemeny.
Comment: Beautiful. Amazing. Fun. Colourful. Its a must. .
Rating: 5.0
Date: 2 weeks ago
Author: Elisabeth Ruiter.
Comment: We visited the floating gardens in the 1960 ts
Not as colorful boats at that time, now more toeristische. Very boring just the 2 of us. But life experience.
Rating: 5.0
Date: a month ago
Author: DJ.
Comment: Pier Fernando Celada / Embarcadero Fernando Celada is the name with more reviews. Even before you arrive at the floating gardens there will be people knocking on your Uber/taxi window trying to sell you on a tour of Xochimilco. None of them were on the side of the floating gardens, they must not be allowed to cross the street. Just walk to the boat area and ignore everyone else trying to sell to you. We went to the ticket window and were directed to a gentlemen with red hat and red shirt that briefly gave us information, asked how long of a tour we wanted, 1 hour (500 pesos), 2 hours (1000 pesos) etc. He called over one of the boat guys and that gentlemen led us down to the boat and was very nice. We didn’t have to pay anything until we got back. Along the way a boat pulled up besides us that was selling Corona for $40 pesos, delicious chicken and cheese quesadillas for $35 each, and waters for $30. Our “guide” kept pushing both boats along as they cooked the food right in front of us. My only regret was not ordering more food. The boat goes along somewhat slow, but it’s very quiet along the way with just nosies from animals and the occasional backyard stereo system. We did not have pesos after buying food, but we ended up just paying/tipping a little extra in USD for the ride and it was around 750 pesos with food for 3 people and the 1 hour tour.
Pros: Food along the way, very peaceful, lots of wildlife.
Cons: Very little English spoken here, they just need some sort of official information /ticket booth somewhere near to make things a little more comfortable, the water/some houses along the waterway were a little dirty.
Rating: 5.0
Date: 3 years ago
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