Private sightseeing tour Introduction:
Specially tailored for the most discerning cruiseship passenger visiting Acapulco for the first time & just a few hours.
I will pick you up at the Cruiseship Terminal, right at the main entrance/exit only-gate (where you step out onto the street and police post outside the Terminal) upon your arrival, with a fully air-conditioned Van.
I am a fully bilingual Certified Government-licensed Tour Guide.
Tour Duration:
5 Hours
Maximum number of people:
20
Tour Type:
Transport Based
Tour Price:
Price Per Person
USD $30.00
Tour Highlights:
We shall visit the highlights of Acapulco, including the Zocalo (main Square), Cathedral, Panoramic view of Acapulco bay from the summit of a very high mountain, murals of Diego Rivera, Old Hollywood gang hyde-away (Flamingos hotel), and then over to watch the dare-devil high Cliff divers show, diving from a cliff 140 feet high into only 15-20 feet of water.
Afterwards we will make a stop at the open-air Artisans market where you´ll have a chance to practice your bargaining skills with them for a great deal on Mexican souvenirs and a brief visit to a Silver & Gold factory.
After this brief stops, we shall move towards the New Acapulco “Golden Zone” (which is the touristic area of Acapulco -hotels, restaurants, shopping malls, bars, best beaches, etc.- where tourists spend most of their time). Then to the hillside of Las Brisas Peninsula, to snap wonderful panoramic pictures of the entire Acapulco bay and to visit the Ecumenical “Chappel of Peace” (big cross on topo f the mountain) from the summit of the highest mountain in Acapulco.
Last but not least, we shall visit San Diego fort (Acapulco Historical Museum), where you´ll have a chance to eighter be dropped-off at the Fort & walk back to the ship (over a bridge connecting with the Cruiseship Terminal) to stretch-out your legs, or I will drive you back to the Cruiseship Terminal.
Tour Inclusions:
The tour includes my professional guided services with an air-conditioned Van or Suburban, gasoline and a reliable fully bilingual explanation of Acapulco & Mexico as we tour around (Social programs, Medicare, worker´s living quarters, education system, customs & traditions, etc.).
Tour Exclusions:
Admisión fee to Cliff divers show
Regular dive at 1.00 p.m. $ 3.50 us (then at 7.30, 8.30, 9.30 & 10.30 p.m.)
Special performance $ 7:00 us
From La Perla/El Mirador $ 15:00 us Includes 2 domestic drinks/cocktails.
From La Perla at night $ 18.50 us Includes 2 domestic drinks/cocktails.
Admisión fee to the Fort Museum $ 3:50 us.
Gratuities & tips.
There is also the option to visit Acapulco Princess hotel with its beautiful landscapings, well-tended gardens, their live peacocks swans and flamingos, golf courses & awesome swimming pools and beach, on the “extended tour”.