Private Tours & Trips in Mexico

Absolutely fantastic. Our contact at Bamba Experiences was so responsive and helped us in a number of tight spots. On one morning, our tour guide for Chichen Itza never showed up. Bamba immediately called them and worked out another tour day for us. We were blown away. Other than that, the lodgings were very comfortable. Nicer locations were slightly further away from the city centre, however, so I would suggest giving people 2 options for lodgings (and then they can prioritize convenience over ambiance, if they wish). Also, finding an English-speaking clerk at the bus stations (to print our tickets) was a little daunting, so perhaps offering us the chance to pre-print bus tickets before our vacation would be more useful. Other than that, it was great and very well-priced. I will 100% be booking another trip with Bamba again.

We had an amazing experience exploring Mexico City as a group of five. One of the highlights was the convenience of having pickup and dropoff services at our Airbnb, which greatly assisted my mom, who was experiencing foot pain. The team was incredibly helpful, attentive, and knowledgeable, sharing fascinating insights throughout the tour. We also had the opportunity to customize our itinerary by opting for a chinampas tour instead of the standard Xochimilco visit, which turned out to be our favorite day of the entire tour. Cooking lunch at a farm added an extra special touch to the experience.

I was a solo female traveller. During this tour, I was travelling on my own, as there were no other travellers. This is no bother to me, as I am quite independent person. You have itinerary and assistance via whatsapp (e-mail/phone) during your tour. I can say, that worked fine for me. Any questions I had were promptly answered by Olivia/Marvelus. Just make sure, you have access to internet or buy Mexican SIM card. (cheaper option and this is what I did) I would say that this tour is quite fast paced, you are on the move a lot, so it may not be suitable for travellers with mobility issues etc. Arrival: Taxi driver met me at the airport. Although it took me really long time to get through immigration and to get my luggage (approx. 1.5 hrs in total) taxi driver was waiting for me, which was great. Hotels: Hotels were simple, clean and with everything fully functioning. They were well located (near the centre). I never had problem with check in, as receptionists were always aware about my arrival. Most of receptionists were able to speak English only few of them spoke little or didn’t speak English at all. I sorted this language ‘problem’ with google translate. Accommodation was mostly short drive by taxi from ADO bus station, except for Oaxaca, where you could walk to the hotel. (literally 2 mins walk). I was bit disappointed, that some taxi drivers charge you double, what the taxi should really cost. I always checked the price of the taxi at the reception, when I arrived to the hotel, so just beware of this. Price of taxi: hotel in Mexico city to ADO stn (200 Mexican Pesos), ADO stn to hotel in San Cristobal (60 Mexican Pesos), hotel in Palenque to ADO stn (40 Mexican Pesos), ADO stn to hotel in Merida (70 Mexican Pesos). Transport: Travelling by ADO buses and navigating around the bus stations was simple enough, but very few staff at the station/bus spoke English, which I sorted with google translate. Olivia/Marvelus always sent me bus ticket via whatsapp the day before departure. You show ticket on your mobile phone to bus driver, and of you go. ADO buses are comfortable, with TV, chargers, aircon, and toilet on board. I enjoyed travelling by bus, as you can see the bit more of the country. Tours transport was always approx. 10 -14 ppl minivan equipped with aircon. Guides: Tour guides always picked me up on time. Two of the tours were with Spanish speaking guide only, which was not ideal, when all you can say is Buenos dias and maleta plateada. ? You need to be able to understand in Spanish at least where and what time you will meet. I used translator again, but when we were in the forest by the waterfalls and I had no signal/internet access (I was depending on internet), then it was a real problem to communicate. Luckily, there were two Mexican ladies (bilingual) on our tour, which helped me with translating. Tours: Selection of tours was great, you have bit of everything (culture, nature..) and you get to see a lot. Suggestions: I would add 1-2 days to this tour. After night spent on the bus (Oaxaca – San Cristobal - 11hrs), you go for a tour in the morning after arrival. It would be nice to have more time to recover and to see more of San Cristobal. Overall, this tour was great and I had really nice time in Mexico.