Xochimilco is the perfect setting for a day trip. It’s best known for its canals, which are the remains of a once extensive lake and canal system. Ride along in gondola-like boats called trajineras and admire the chinampas (a cultivation technique that dates back to pre-colonial times).
You can take a trajinera ride any day from 9 am to 6 pm.
After enjoying a ride in a trajinera, head on over to the Cuemanco Flower Market. It’s perched on the edge of the amazing, ancient canals of Xochimilco and is an explosion of color and fragrances. Local farmers grow the most beautiful flowers on the floating gardens of Xochimilco, and at Cuemanco you can dive into a world of exotic blooms like bromeliads, violets, elephant’s legs and ornamental pines.
The Cuemanco Flower Market opens every day from 8 am-4 pm.