La Antigua & San Juan de Ulúa Tour

Hernán Cortés, pirates, Mexican revolutionaries.. In this tour to La Antigua and San Juan de Ulúa, we will learn about the history of Mexico while visiting the port of Veracruz and Boca del Río.

La Antigua & San Juan de Ulúa Tour

At 9 am, we will pick you up at your hotel in Veracruz and begin our journey to La Antigua, approximately 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Veracruz Port. After a 40-minute minibus ride, we will arrive at what is considered the first institutionalized European village in the New World.

We will explore its streets to visit sites such as the Casa del Cabildo, the Chapel of the Rosary, and the house of Hernán Cortés, the conquistador associated with the first cultural union in this region.

In La Antigua, you will see the millenary trees with stories of conquests, including the famous Ceiba tree, where Hernán Cortés is believed to have moored his caravels upon arriving in America.

Next, we will head to San Juan de Ulúa, an island fortress in front of the Veracruz port, recognized as one of the oldest fortresses in America. We will tour this site that historically protected Spanish ships and served as a prison during the Mexican Independence and Revolution.

After visiting the fortress, we will take a panoramic tour of the port and historic center of Veracruz, seeing the telegraph building, the Malecon, the bastion of Santiago, and the old maritime customs house.

Finally, we will visit Boca del Río, known for its beautiful beaches and views of the Jamapa River, including sights like Banderas Square, Santa Ana Church, and the Municipal Palace. We will return to the hotels around 2 pm.

Departures from Boca del Rio

This tour departs from Veracruz.