Bosque de Chapultepec
Bosque de Chapultepec
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This 1,600-acre bucolic park has enough activities to fill days at a time and is particularly popular among families with children.
Duration: 2-3 hours
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Neighbourhood: Miguel Hidalgo
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- Auditorio • 9 min walk
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Harper C
San Francisco, CA253 contributions
Sept 2021 • Solo
I visited the park on a Sunday which is probably the busiest day to go.
I was relieved to find that there were easy to find public bathrooms available for the small price of $5 pesos.
I wasn’t expecting the place to be filled with vendors, sideshows and people shouting to get my attention. It had a fair-like atmosphere because of the booths selling cotton candy, face painting, snacks, and cheap toys. There were even side show comedians busking in the large areas.
The park is beautiful. The first third of the park is the most Interetesting and where all the museums are.
I was relieved to find that there were easy to find public bathrooms available for the small price of $5 pesos.
I wasn’t expecting the place to be filled with vendors, sideshows and people shouting to get my attention. It had a fair-like atmosphere because of the booths selling cotton candy, face painting, snacks, and cheap toys. There were even side show comedians busking in the large areas.
The park is beautiful. The first third of the park is the most Interetesting and where all the museums are.
Written September 28, 2021
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Andres-PG
Heredia, Costa Rica135 contributions
Mar 2020 • Family
If you ever visit Mexico, this place should be on your list... It’s kind of a Central Park but in CDMX, you’ll love walking all around the park and then going to the “Castillo de Chapultepec”, which in located at the top of the hill, once in the Castillo you’ll learn a lot about Mexico during the Spanish domination, their independence and when the heroes defended the castle during American invasion... Lots of things to see, place is huge, entrance costs about US$3, kids under 13 years old, teachers and students with credentials don’t pay. Keep in mind selfie sticks are not allowed inside the castle (even the one for the go pro), so avoid an inconvenience to your self and don’t bring it.
Written March 12, 2020
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seekingwarmerclimes
Anchorage, AK105 contributions
Jan 2023 • Couples
You could spend days on end at this park — and that’s just in one of five zones! In the main zone that most people visit we loved the castle, of course the museum of anthropology, the monuments and going around the lake in the paddle boats. There were some decent vendors on the weekends too with pretty decent prices compared to other markets we visited. Some have complained about the food and I do agree there — the vendors were not great and you’d be better off going into the nearby neighborhoods for meal time.
Anyway, we loved this whole area and it’s a must-visit in CDMX. Like Central Park in NYC but even bigger and more varied
Anyway, we loved this whole area and it’s a must-visit in CDMX. Like Central Park in NYC but even bigger and more varied
Written January 30, 2023
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sam107
Brooklyn, NY408 contributions
Dec 2020
Lovely park with lots of walking activities if you want. I went here during the height of the pandemic when most of the vendor stalls were closed. For the life of me I wonder how vendors make a living in here because there are so many of them.
The park has a beautiful lake. Very huge area for those who like walking.
The park has a beautiful lake. Very huge area for those who like walking.
Written January 18, 2021
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bryanmantezoni
Houston, TX2,787 contributions
Dec 2023 • Friends
Definitely a great place to visit. The park is huge and has a lot of things to do to spend the whole day. We enjoyed it, visited the lake and purchased tickets for the castle as of today $90 Mexican pesos for adult but totally worth it. I highly recommend it especially for families with kids.
Written December 6, 2023
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Fernando J
6 contributions
May 2022
Chapultepec is the best place to have a good time alone or in company. There is a large wooded area with trees and trails for a leisurely stroll at any time of day.
In addition to being a very clean area, you can exercise at any time of the day.
Being there it is possible to feel calm and tranquility, in addition to coming into contact with nature and even with people from different places who are going to visit the place.
Also on occasions, you can enjoy a cultural event or a sample of urban art that are presented in different places of the park.
The main attraction is the castle of Chapultepec, a striking tourist attraction for its architectural design from which you can get very good postcards, Chapultepec is undoubtedly a good place to enjoy a quiet day.
In addition to being a very clean area, you can exercise at any time of the day.
Being there it is possible to feel calm and tranquility, in addition to coming into contact with nature and even with people from different places who are going to visit the place.
Also on occasions, you can enjoy a cultural event or a sample of urban art that are presented in different places of the park.
The main attraction is the castle of Chapultepec, a striking tourist attraction for its architectural design from which you can get very good postcards, Chapultepec is undoubtedly a good place to enjoy a quiet day.
Written May 26, 2022
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DCDolcevita
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico556 contributions
Apr 2023
The park is enormous – Google maps doesn’t give you a true feel for its size, which is more than twice that of New York’s Central Park. You definitely can’t see the whole thing in one day. At the north end near the National Museum of Anthropology, there is a small lake with pedal-boats to rent, food stands and souvenir stands. Beyond that, there are huge areas of trees (bosque). In the far southwest corner of the park is Los Pinos – presidential residences. It’s a very long walk to get there, and we didn’t find it at all interesting. The buildings were nothing special; the ones we saw were not furnished but had some random art exhibits. The best part of the park is Chapultepec Castle, which is at the northeast corner of the park and a full day’s outing on its own.
Written April 6, 2023
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HeKtor89
Dallas, TX187 contributions
Feb 2020
This place I have heard it's bigger than Central Park and walking around it feels very big. There are so many museums in the park, vendors, street food, the castle. This park can take you all day to do, there is even a small pond with paddle boating.
Written February 26, 2020
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LEO MENDOZA
27 contributions
Jan 2023 • Family
Be careful with food vendors inside Chapultepec. Most menus don’t have prices and the food is horrible. They overcharge people because their menus don’t have prices printed, the arrachera is replaced by a cheap steak and charged at $160 pesos, aguas frescas are charged at $70 pesos, save your money the pozole tastes terrible.
(Spanish) tengan cuidado con los puestos de comida adentro de Chapultepec los menús no tienen precio entonces ellos te cobran lo que ellos quieren y la comida es malísima no desperdicies tu dinero en estos puestos, la comida en Coyoacán es mucho mejor ya mejor precio estos lugares son un fraude.
(Spanish) tengan cuidado con los puestos de comida adentro de Chapultepec los menús no tienen precio entonces ellos te cobran lo que ellos quieren y la comida es malísima no desperdicies tu dinero en estos puestos, la comida en Coyoacán es mucho mejor ya mejor precio estos lugares son un fraude.
Written January 20, 2023
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TravelingSoccerLoon
Saint Paul, MN5,897 contributions
Mar 2022
One of the largest city parks in the world. There is a variety of things to see and do in the park including the historically important Chapultepec Castle sitting high over the city with spectacular views. There is an excellent zoo, a lake with paddleboats, many vendors selling street food and souvenirs, many monuments including The Monumento a los Niños Héroes, and vast acres of open space to walk, jog, picnic or just sit in the shade or sun and relax.
Written January 1, 2023
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Vamos a ir a conocer el parque con una persona de la tercera edad, pero no camina muy bien, alguien sabe si se rentan sillas de rueda o eléctricas para recorrer el lugar?
Written July 1, 2019
Hola, yo no vi que rentaran, es mejor llamar y preguntar, claro que para llegar aya tienen que caminar una falda larga, sería mejor que rentaran una silla de ruedas eléctrica.
Written July 2, 2019
Em algum lugar do parque tem wi-fi gratuito? Estou num hotel longe do centro e dependo de UBER para chegar
Written September 5, 2018
Hay puntos de wifi en el parque
Written September 9, 2018
Hola, conocí el bosque en noviembre del año pasado y estare por alla de nuevo en abril. Esta vez solo estare de pasada por cdmx unas horas. Mi pregunta es si las ventas callejeras que me parecieron muy atractivas estan todos los dias o solo fin de semana.
Soy de Costa Rica y quiero traer recuerdos de ahi a mis amigos y familiares.
gracias.
Written March 8, 2018
Siempre encontrarás cositas de venta en los alrededores del parque. Bienvenido a mi pais, ojalá pases unas felices vacaciones
Afuera del Museo de Antropología siempre hay cosas de recuerdito.
Written March 9, 2018
Es un lugar seguro para caminar el Bosque de Chapultepec? Que precauciones habría que tomar?
Written January 14, 2018
Buen día. El lugar es seguro, sin embargo por la cantidad de personas qué hay según las horas de alta demanda es bueno tener siempre las billeteras en la parte delantera del pantalón y no llevar grandes bolsos en el caso de las damas, en el lugar se ve la presencia de algunos agentes de seguridad en varios puntos del recorrido. Pero ojo recuerda que estás en una ciudad de mucho más de 20 millones de habitantes. Siempre hay que estar al pendiente. Saludos.
Written January 15, 2018
It's a huge park with several sections. Officially, it's wheel chair accessible and most of it probably is. However, there's lots of stone paths, steep hills, so-so ramps to negotiate, etc.
Tripavisor won't let me attach links here but if you google Bosque de Chapultepec Silla de Ruedas you'll get more info.
El Bosque de Chapultepec en la Ciudad de México es accesible para personas con discapacidad y cuenta con:
Rampas de acceso para todas las áreas del parque.
Préstamo de sillas de ruedas en el zoológico
Audioguías en zoológico.
Written July 17, 2017
We're planning to go here on a Sunday but it looks like rain. Will it be as active even if it is going to rain? The other option would be to go on a weekday, but I heard sundays are best
Written March 9, 2017
Todos os dias o parque oferece todas as atracões,mas as segundas feira,muitas atracões não abrem,mas mesmo assim da para aproveitar bem o parque.
Written June 19, 2017
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