Cave Tours in Mexico City: 5 Lined Up by Price and Hours

1.Hot Air Balloon Flight with Breakfast Cave and Pyramids Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,066 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $140Our pick

Start before dawn with a Mexico City pickup, coffee, and a 30 to 50 minute shared balloon flight over Teotihuacan. After landing, eat beneath a natural cave, taste pulque, tequila, and mezcal, then tour the pyramids with a local guide such as José Julio or Silvia. The complete option includes transport and pyramid admission.

“The hot air balloon ride was probably the most magical experience I have ever had in my life. It feels like you are floating and the sky is filled with numerous balloons, it’s absolutely beautiful.”

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2.Balloon Flight with Breakfast in a Natural Cave and Transportation from CDMX

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,206 reviews · 3 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $138

Leave Mexico City before dawn for a hot air balloon flight over the Teotihuacan Valley, then toast your landing, eat breakfast inside La Cueva, sample local drinks, and visit an obsidian and maguey workshop. Guides such as Raul and Carlos help with the day, though pyramid time can be shorter than expected.

“Great experience. Fun, Historic, Educational. Friendly and helpful staff. Breakfast was delicious. Transportation was great to and from.”

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3.Tolantongo Caves Small Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 540 reviews · 14 hours · from $92

Spend about 14 hours traveling from Mexico City to Tolantongo Caves with an English or Spanish guide such as Daniel, Alvaro, Nina, or Rodrigo. Swim in cliffside thermal pools, walk through waterfalls and caves, and visit the tunnel area. Bring cash, water shoes, a towel, and a waterproof phone case.

“The views were super impressive. The pools were incredibly relaxing.”

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4.Tolantongo Caves Hot Springs & Waterfalls Small Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 254 reviews · 14 hours (approx.) · from $89Best value

Travel from Mexico City to Hidalgo for a full day at Tolantongo Caves, where warm pools cling to the mountain above a thermal river, waterfalls, grottos, and a suspension bridge. Amigo Tours provides roundtrip transport, park entry, and an English-speaking guide. Guides such as Ada, Alexa, Nina, and Cristian have led recent departures.

“It was an amazing experience I can not describe in words. Must visit when in Mexico just 1 day and live life the fullest there”

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5.Small Group Tour to the Tolantongo Caves

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 100 reviews · 14 hours · from $138

Leave Mexico City at 5:30 am for Hidalgo’s Tolantongo Caves. With an English or Spanish guide, you’ll visit the cave, river, waterfalls, thermal pools, and Paradise Tunnel. The day includes about four hours at the site, free time for swimming, and a long drive, so bring water shoes, cash, a towel, and a passport copy.

“It was a really nice trip, but I think you need to negotiate with yourself if it’s worth the drive, since it’s 4 hours to get there and it took us almost 7 hours to get back because of the traffic.”

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