What You Will Do
Enjoy a unique cultural experience dedicated to the art and history of the region. Tour the pottery towns of Tonalá and Tlaquepaque with a local expert.
You can meet the pottery artisans and their families in their workshops. Make a clay craft with your own hands. Become a potter for a day.
Tour its colonial buildings, plazas, markets, temples, art galleries, and local craft workshops learning about the ancestral legacy of Jalisco.
Your local host will share history, traditions, and cuisine in a social, friendly, and fun atmosphere.
This tour is for art lovers or those seeking an authentic, local, personalized experience.
Benefits:
• Expert local guide.
• Visit 2 pottery workshops
• Private tour for you and your companions.
• Private round transport
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Itinerary
1
Galería Bernabe
40 minutes
Visit the workshop of one of the most recognized artisans of Jalisco.
2
Palacio Municipal Tonalá
20 minutes
Appreciate the architecture of the Palacio Municipal (Town Hall) as well as a mural inside dedicated to the history of Tonalá. Subject to availability according to the authorities.
3
Tonala Craft Market
30 minutes
Tour the largest craft market in Guadalajara in the company of a local expert. (Only available Thursday and Sunday)
4
1 hour
Make your clay crafts from the hand of an expert. Visit the workshop of Pilar and Conny Nuñez, two women artisans specializing in modeling figurines and busts in clay. The family preserves a tradition of more than 4 generations making pottery pieces.
5
Tlaquepaque centro
1 hour
Stroll through the historic center of Tlaquepaque. You will appreciate the colonial architecture, squares, churches, museums, monuments, art galleries, and local cuisine. Learn the history and traditions directly from your local guide.
6
El Parián de Tlaquepaque
20 minutes
Visit the largest "Cantina" in México and enjoy a typical cocktail (not included) inside this beautiful colonial building.
7
10 minutes
Jardín Hidalgo is the main square of Tlaquepaque, in the center is a Kiosko, and around it are the 2 main churches (San Pedro and Santuario), street food, and local crafts.
8
Sergio Bustamante Gallery
15 minutes
Appreciate the gallery of one of the most recognized plastic artists in Mexico.
9
Ceramic Museum (Museo Regional de la Ceramica)
20 minutes
Tour the regional ceramics museum with your guide, an old 19th-century mansion converted into a museum where the most essential pottery pieces of Jalisco are displayed. You can also appreciate the representation of a Mexican kitchen 200 years ago (Subject to availability)
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