Top Mazatlan Half-day Tours

City sightseeing, the beach, shopping and delicious shrimp — experience it all on this 5-hour highlight tour of Mazatlán. Take in incredible lookout views from Old Spanish Fort, and visit the city’s historical center. Watch locals dive off a cliff, shop along the picturesque malecon (boardwalk) and lounge on the beach as you like. Relaxed with your shopping done, settle in for a sumptuous lunch featuring Mexican shrimp before you’re transported back to your hotel.

Experience the traditions of Mexico up close on a half-day tour from Mazatlan to villages known for their tequila and other locally made products. Stop at the picturesque villages of La Noria, La Vinata, and El Quelite, where you can visit a tequila distillery, browse the handicrafts and stroll along cobblestone streets. Learn about the process of making tequila, see a blue agave plantation, and sample tequila from the producer. Your tour includes guide, entrance fees, round-trip transport from Mazatlan, and the option to upgrade to include lunch.

Add adrenaline to your Mazatlan itinerary with a zipline course that offers panoramic views rarely seen by visitors of the area's natural landscape. In addition to ensuring a comfortable and safe experience, your guide takes souvenir photos that are available for purchase after the tour. The day includes a traditional Mexican lunch, tequila tasting, and round-trip transport from the doorstep of your hotel.

See more of Mexico in this private tour of three interesting villages located outside of the tourist bustle of Mazatlan. Visit the artisans of La Noria as they create handmade crafts and art. Next travel through acres of blue agave plants used to make tequila locally in the village of La Vinata before a stop at the distillery. Lastly, have some lunch and discover the pretty village of La Quelite before returning to Mazatlan.

Escape Mazatlan’s bustle in favor of the rustic charm of Concordia and Copalia, colonial towns cradled by the Sierra Madre Mountains, on a 5-hour tour from Mazatlan. Visit 16th-century stone temples, admire colonial architecture, and observe artisan crafts such as bread- and tile-making. Refreshments and hotel pickup and drop-off in Mazatlan are included on this small-group tour, limited to 15 people.    

Get a peek at everyday life in rural Mexico during this enriching small-group visit to the Mazatlan Countryside, with a stop at the colonial-era town of Concordia. Get off the beaten track, swapping the chaos of the city for serene village life. You’ll get an insider’s tour of artisan workshops, from a rustic brick factory to an oven bakery. Check out 16th-century colonial sights and stop for a savory lunch spread.

Don't miss this tour while you're in Mazatlan! Enjoy the famous beaches on Stone Island! Don't forget to bring your camera for pictures and remember you have 2 beach activities that are included.

Get picked up from your ship and spend the day exploring the oceanside Golden Zone with this full-day access pass to a beachside resort. Soak in the hot tub, swim in the pool, lounge on the beach, or get active on a personal watercraft, kayak, or try high-flying parasailing. Break for a drink and lunch of fresh seafood and explore the resort before being dropped off back at your ship.

Visit two of Mexico City’s most spectacular highlights on a private tour of the Basilica de Santa Maria de Guadalupe and Teotihuacan, a pre-Columbian city with towering pyramids and ancient carvings. Traveling in a private, climate-controlled vehicle, you’ll join a personal guide to explore each destination, learning the fascinating stories behind the monuments. See the 17th architecture of the cathedral and pilgrimage site, then climb Mexico’s tallest pyramid at the sprawling Teotihuacan archeological site.

Discover the rich history of unique Mexican villages, El Tablon Viejo and El Rosario, on a half-day tour from Mazatlán. Alongside your guide, you’ll see artists making pottery and furniture from palm leaves, and then witness the radical beauty of Iglesia El Rosario. Gaze at a golden altar and receive an historical introduction to El Rosario before opting to enjoy a delicious lunch at a beachfront restaurant in El Caimanero. On the return journey to Mazatlán, choose to stop at the Caimanero Lagoon for splendid natural vistas.

Go sightseeing at Montebello Lake (Lagos de Montebello) when traveling from San Cristobal de las Casas to the Guatemalan border town of La Mesilla on this full-day tour with transfer service. Visit some of the many lakes in the vicinity, and enjoy the sight of blue waters surrounded by alpine vegetation. The tour explores either the Emerald Lakes area within the national park, or Tziscao Lake and neighboring villages. Ride in an air-conditioned minibus and end the tour with drop-off in La Mesilla in the early afternoon.

26 km north of Mazatlán, on the Mazatlán - Culiacán toll road, is hidden, as in a memory, Marmol de Salcido. What once was a bustling town, today in each of its corners it tells us stories of its old glow that began with the arrival of a cement factory. The stories continue through the streets that lead us to the town's marshes with their beautiful resident and migratory birds and impressive views of a fine sand beach where with a little luck you can see dolphins. Year after year, this same beach is a silent witness to the beginning and end of the life of one of the most primitive reptiles, since the female olive ridley turtle spawns along the strip of sand. Here her young are born which, like their mother, after a long life will return to rest their last trip and be part of the turtle cemetery.

Take a step into history on a funicular ride. Admire the greatness of the port from the top of the Cerro del Vigia where you will live a trip to the past inside one of the oldest buildings in the city, where at the same time you will share the pleasure of knowing traditions in the mezcal process and being part of nature participating in the conservation of rescued birds in a space of care and education. Live it up and create a unique memory.

At the ranch you can enjoy a quiet and exclusive environment in the midst of nature. To carry out personalized activities in which only your family or your travel group participate. At your disposal you will have 1 kayak in the lagoon and 1 bike to take a guided tour of the agave fields and around the ranch. Also a palapa on a private beach with tables and chairs for sunbathing or bathing in our estuary without waves and shallow. There is a rest station with hammocks and a dining room where during your stay you will be preparing food at the moment with organic seasonal products from the ranch such as: eggs, papayas, cactus, pumpkin, watermelon, tomato and you can taste the tequila produced with the agave that is planted at the Ranch ¨Tequila Mr. Lionso¨ During the guided tour of the ranch you will appreciate the natural beauty and beautiful landscapes. As well as learning from the life of the field in its chicken coops and the pigs pen.

Visit the ancient Maya city of Chichen Itza, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on a full-day, private trip from Playa del Carmen. With convenience of a personal driver/guide, you’ll make the trip in the comfort of a climate-controlled vehicle, then see towering pyramids, sculpture, and the fascinating ball court. This tour includes a swim at the Cenote Ik Kil and a buffet lunch, as well as the flexibility to customize the day to your interests, adding stops to shop or explore another Maya site before returning to Playa del Carmen.

Mazatlan is much more than sun, sand, and sea. The lands of the municipality of Mazatlán and the south of Sinaloa have a rich history: the production of mezcal, the Revolution and other events. The first "Vinata"; as it is known to the haciendas where mezcal was produced, was founded before 1850. The industry expanded until it reached more than 30,000 hectares of agave plantations. The mezcal produced in these “Vinatas” awarded at different European fairs during the first decades of the last century and became the second most important producer in Mexico. The Osuna family settled in the village of La Noria, one of the most picturesque in the region. La Vinata “Los Osuna” is the only one that survives today.

This small group shore excursion will show the the many sides of Mazatlán, visiting the local highlights along the way.  From the Immaculate Conception basilica and the Centro Historico district. During the day you will feast on a gorgeous seafood lunch and hit the famous Golden Zone for some serious retail therapy.