A1 Moto Tours / Rentals - Recomendations

The best options for staying in Mexico City are inside "chicken of Mexico City"This is a meme and not at the same time.The surrounding area are beautiful, quiet and safe! It’s also touristy and comfortable to stay close to everything, cafes, restaurant and you won’t lose hours and hours in the day due to traffic and be in "ugly" area.The area inside "chicken of Mexico City" is not cheap, but it cost it for 100%

Best area to stay:

Condensa
Hipodromo
Roma and Roma Sur and Norte
Polanco
Reforma
Napoles
Escandon

Where really not recommended to stay: Centro Historico - Historical Center

This area is to busy and uncomfortable to live.

Where NOT to live in Mexico City

Outside the "Mexico City Chicken"First you will spend hours and hours in traffic.There won’t be too many normal places to eatAnd, overall, it will be uncomfortable to stay.

Where really not recommended to stay: Centro Historico - Historical Center

Overrated places and what you can skip

Xochimilco

Colorful boats and river tours, but overcrouded and only you have big company to drink with, because it main thing to do there

16 km (10 miles) 1 hour

https://maps.app.goo.gl/TSgqkvNiaQrYEsTj8

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Palacio de Bellas Artes

Places in Mexico City where you must to go first:

Zocalo (<click to check Wikipedia)

main city square

7 km (4 miles) 30 minutes drive

https://maps.app.goo.gl/CVtwTvzvvFF4WHKV9

Palacio de Bellas Artes

Dramatic marble performance hall & museum featuring murals by Diego Rivera

6 km (4 miles) 30 minutes drive

https://maps.app.goo.gl/XZP31nWB5B8QKViZ7

Torre Latinoamericana

Best view point in the center

6 km (4 miles) 30 minutes drive

https://maps.app.goo.gl/rELBXLzaFC4TnQPg8

The Angel of Independence

City symbol and monument of goddess of victory

4 km (3 miles) 20 minutes drive

https://maps.app.goo.gl/4PNB3cSiTC18zF3QA

Chapultepec Castle

beautiful imperatour castle

5 km (3 miles) 30 minutes drive

https://maps.app.goo.gl/t1ZvMuv3kMwrreC46

Condesa-Roma

main cozy and bars and restaurant area

4 km (2 miles) 15 minutes drive

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Cc4Ew2Hsx8c2AQtG7

Museo Soumaya

fancy modern art museum

7 km (4 miles) 30 minutes drive

https://maps.app.goo.gl/cbwd4km2w6qQCEwL9

Coyocan

artist area

10 km (7 miles) 1 hour drive

https://maps.app.goo.gl/jkz3Uh5xodMPeJ3B7

Ciudadela Market

main souvenir market with handcraft things

6 km (3 miles) 30 minutes drive

https://maps.app.goo.gl/uLKPY2HZZetg9afe8

National Museum of Anthropology

Biggest anthropology museum

6 km (3 miles) 30 minutes drive

https://maps.app.goo.gl/QAA6ZtfwFfBbyhBA9

Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Revered Catholic church & pilgrimage site housing

16 km (10 miles) 1 hour

https://maps.app.goo.gl/gd8wNzXbjHKbM4Rn9

Xochimilco

Colorful boats and river tours

16 km (10 miles) 1 hour

https://maps.app.goo.gl/TSgqkvNiaQrYEsTj8

Santa Fe

modern park in new bussines area

16 km (10 miles) 50 minutes drive

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Vcxgy86Xpn9Hm5eDA

Old mountain town Tepoztlán

Places around Mexico City for exploration on bikes:

Pyramides

ancient pyramids, one of the biggest in the world

60 km (35 miles) 1 hour drive

https://maps.app.goo.gl/qUr9L1GNmrAFgD8P6

Mirador Xochimilco-Oaxtepec

Beautiful observation deck to volcanoes

60 km (35 miles) 1 hour drive

https://maps.app.goo.gl/cQ5LgdG8JH88WLqX9

Centro Ceremonial Otomí

Monumental outdoor complex for Otomí cultural celebrations,

built in stone & dotted with sculptures

70 km (40 miles) 1.5 hour drive

https://maps.app.goo.gl/wgf9uHswUNsKa3Nj7

Arcos Del Sitio Parque Ecoturistico

Biggest acveduck arck in Mexico state

70 km (40 miles) 1.5 hour drive

https://maps.app.goo.gl/NtT3ZdhRwjosGLXk8

Tepoztlán

ancient mountain town, birthplace of Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec feathered serpent god

90 km (55 miles) 2 hour drive

https://maps.app.goo.gl/WchVC4GuRdbQ2K5Y6

Volcano Popocatépetl

High altitude mountain pass 3500m or 10500 ft elevation near volcanoes in national park

87 km (54 miles) 2 hours drive

https://maps.app.goo.gl/QXMLihGWZHRD66Mi7

Photo from our tour Somewhere betweet Tepoztlan and Toluca

Far places for 2+ days travel:

San Miguel de Allende

300 km (187 miles) 3 hours drive

https://maps.app.goo.gl/PhUBHSmc1mE6xzPi8

Querétaro

211 km (131 miles) 2 hours drive

https://maps.app.goo.gl/sfu6BAH21iK3uaeq5

Guanajuato

352 km (220 miles) 4.5 hours drive

https://maps.app.goo.gl/A3paFQtNRa2MBdRr9

Taxco

181 km (113 miles) 2.5 hours drive

https://maps.app.goo.gl/rD6GZ3dSf7FDc5QXA

Puebla

137 km (85 miles) 2 hours drive

https://maps.app.goo.gl/hWsx5SkvP7ATzW5v8

Oaxaca

467 km (291 miles) 6 hours drive

https://maps.app.goo.gl/FLC8u3b4Mrsekm6J6

Puerto Escondido

658 km (411 miles) 9 hours drive

https://maps.app.goo.gl/jpZ3TXzro6rJgKhW7

and much more write to know the best routes

Or dont wanna drive alone and want to know something special?

Just take our unique guided tours:

Zocalo

Highlights:

Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral

National Palace

Templo Mayor Museum

Description:

Mexico City's main square has roots to the Aztecs & is now the site of frequent cultural events with main city sites. The Zócalo and surrounding blocks have played a central role in the city's planning and geography for almost 700 years. The site is just one block southwest of the Templo Mayor, which, according to Aztec legend and mythology, was considered the center of the universe.

Difficulty to get there:

4/10

Distance:

9 km (4mi)

Total time:

2-4 hours

Recommended type of bike:

Any bike

Google maps link:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/CVtwTvzvvFF4WHKV9

Chapultepec Castle

Highlights:

Chapultepec Castle

Bosque de Chapultepec

Museo Nacional de Antropología

Description:

This sprawling city park is 686 hectares & features many attractions such as a zoo & museums, park is one of the largest city parks in Mexico, measuring in total just over 686 hectares (1,700 acres). The area encompassing modern-day Chapultepec has been inhabited and considered a landmark since the pre-Columbian era, when it became a retreat for Aztec rulers. In the colonial period, Chapultepec Castle was built here, eventually becoming the official residence of Mexico's heads of state.

Park contains most of the park's attractions, including the castle, the Chapultepec Zoo, the Museum of Anthropology, and the Rufino Tamayo Museum, among others. It receives an estimated 15 million visitors per year.

Difficulty to get there:

2/10

Distance:

5 km (3mi)

Total time:

2-4 hours

Recommended type of bike:

Any bike

Google maps link:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/rLzNEcn48c5GaXGNA

Condesa-Roma

Highlights:

Parque México

Churrería El Moro

All bars and restaurants

Description:

Condesa–Roma: "Magic Neighborhood for Tourists", one of the most architecturally significant and bastion of the creative communities of the city. The area is considered to be fashionable and popular with younger people, students and pet lovers. It features a large number of international restaurants, bars and nightclubs.

Difficulty to get there:

1/10

Distance:

4 km (2.5mi)

Total time:

1-2 hours

Recommended type of bike:

Any bike

Google maps link:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/cd44xB7gHuDPawn97

Xochimilco

Highlights:

Pyramid of the Sun

Pyramid of the Moon

Description:

Xochimilco is best known for its canals, which are left from what was an extensive lake and canal system that connected most of the settlements of the Valley of Mexico. These canals, along with artificial islands called chinampas, attract tourists and other city residents to ride on colorful gondola-like boats called trajineras around the 170 km (110 mi) of canals.

Difficulty to get there:

4/10

Distance:

20 km (14mi)

Total time:

3-5 hours

Recommended type of bike:

Any bike

Google maps link:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/69Z7SE4h9nremD1K7

Places around Mexico City

Pyramids of Teotihuacan

Highlights:

Pyramid of the Sun

Pyramid of the Moon

Description:

Teotihuacan is an ancient Mesoamerican city with ones of the most architecturally significant Mesoamerican pyramids built in the pre-Columbian Americas, namely the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon. At its zenith, Teotihuacan was the largest city in the Americas, considered as the first advanced civilization on the North American continent.

Difficulty to get there:

6/10

Distance:

65 km (40mi)

Total time:

6-8 hours

Recommended type of bike:

Scooter Honda Cruising

Scooter Suzuki Burgman

Motorcycle Vento Rocketman 250CC

Motorcycle Vento Crossmax 300CC

Google maps link:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/uTzUStyiL1qQmeFt9

Ajusco National Park

Highlights:

Circle road on 3500m (11000ft) elevation

Restaurante "Cabaña Vicky"

Hike to volcano Ajusco

Description:

Cumbres del Ajusco National Park is one of the main national park near Mexico City. The Ajusco is known for its high elevations reaching 3,900 meters (12,795 ft) above sea level and is visible from any part of Mexico City. The park is characterized by pine-oak forests and high mountain grassland. Have circle road around and a lot of hiking trails.

Difficulty to get there:

6/10

Distance:

29 km (18mi)

Total time:

6-8 hours

Recommended type of bike:

Motorcycle Vento Rocketman 250CC

Motorcycle Vento Crossmax 300CC

Google maps link:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/yH7zZmA6FD5dnoJ9A