TLDR; The staff was incredibly helpful, informative, and…read morepatient. For $140USD you get unlimited drinks, delicious food and a unique, fun experience. This tour is one of the most fun things we did in Mexico. ------------------ I did the morning train, evening bus ride version. While it was a little bit weird to be offered margaritas at 10am, the morning light meant I could take photos of the landscape while on the train. This was basically a 12-hour day filled with drinks and food. In the Premium car, we got an impressive platter of dips with fried tortillas, delicious tamales, margaritas, shots, and mixed drinks. As soon as you had finished a drink, you were offered another one. Once we had arrived in Tequila, you take a small bus from the train station to the distillery. Make sure you tell your guide that you need the English tour. When we went, there were maybe 6 groups in Spanish and 1 in English. Ideally you would have gotten on the small bus with all the other English speakers. The Spanish speaking groups, pile onto the small buses based on which car of the train they were on. So don't follow the crowd when you get off the bus. Once you get off the bus you walk down a short street to the entrance of the Jose Cuervo distillery. Once there, you go on a tour of the facility where you are offered undiluted tequila (55% alcohol), regular tequila, a glass of reserve tequila, and another frozen margarita (I'd skip the last margarita, it's the same as the one you get on the train and it would be better to have a cantaritos instead). Cantaritos are the best mixed drink I have ever had with tequila in it. They are available just outside the gift shop from a little cart if you want a Jose Cuervo one, or you can walk 100 meters outside the to the main town square where there are several vendors selling them. After the really informative tour, you're given 2-3 hours to hangout in Tequila on your own. We used the time to walk around and eat lunch. You can also ride these barrel tour buses, buy some Mexican snacks, or visit some of the other museums or distilleries. After 2-3 hours you meet everyone else in an open air auditorium. A mariachi band performs traditional music while dancers perform cultural dances. The show even includes Mexican pyrotechnics! During the show, there are even more margaritas (as well as water). After the show, everyone gets on big tour buses to be transported to an agave field. An agave farmer demonstrates the different stages of pruning and harvesting the agave for tequila, then you get a glass of family reserve tequila. It is very smooth and very tasty. In theory you are only supposed to have one, but by the time they make the toast, most people are sort of tequilaed out and there are several extra glasses. I saw several people take 4 or 6 glasses. After the toast, everyone boards the bus again for the long ride back to Guadalajara. You'll find your evening snack (a juice box, sandwich, apple, and chips) at your seat and they offer to make you even more drinks. Despite the ridiculous amounts of alcohol offered, the only people who seemed too inebriated were a large group of American frat boys. Don't be those dudes. Drink water throughout the day and pace out your drinking. The staff was incredibly helpful, informative, and patient. Really for $140USD I felt like we were given at least $100 worth of alcohol and food and a priceless, fun experience. Everything about the day was fun and well planned out. Kids are allowed on the tour but why would you drag them to a mostly adult day? We got back to the city around 8:30 pm.

It was so much fun! We went to two different factories. We also got to visit a small town of…read moreTequila, Jalisco. It was such a cute little town. We had such a wonderful experience. We got to learn the history of tequila, how it was made, and the many different distilleries. It was an eventful, extremely fun, learning tour. The tour guide was amazing! I would definitely recommend it!

AMAZING!!! Only a 10 minute uber ride from central Guadalajara. Cheap, clean, covered from sun, and…read moregreat for all ages! This is a great example of culture, history, and traditional Mexican sport all in one. My husband and I had issues trying to book a trip through an agency so we decided to just catch an Uber straight to Charro Jalisco. This not made our trip more authentic but also saved us a lot of money. Entry fee was 50 pesos per person which is less than $3 US dollars. They had beer, tequila, sodas, snacks and food. All for very cheap. We each had 3 drinks, chips, and left a $10 tip to our guide and still ended up only spending $25 dollars total. We arrived at 1130 and the event began at 12. As soon as we sat down we were greeted by one of the Charros (Jesus/ chewy) who spoke English and gave us a tour around the facility, a history lesson, and free horse back riding lessons after the event. He explained the cultural background of charros and explained each event before it started.The actual event was very fun to watch and was a great show. I highly recommend this as a fun half day trip.

History and art art married inside Ex Convento del Carmen. Once a 17th century church and convent…read moreis now an art gallery by local and international artists. Open at 11 a.m., sign in with the security guard and wander for free for as long as you like. When my five-year-old daughter and I visited on a Friday in July 2022, only one gallery was open. It took us 15 minutes to wander and enjoy the art. Nearby is a plaza with a working fountain and street art.

So, we're in Guadalajara with no real plans and still in a covid funk. I decide to grab my trusty…read moreandroid [yup I sId android] and find us a lil sumpin. I wound up picking "Café Andre Breton" I invited my cousin Dino, surprised as always, when I show him places in his beautiful city. Much to my surprise a jazz trio was playing snap, snap, cool, cool. Lol. Best of luck Andre, keep up the great work. We'll be back. So, what got us here were the great food reviews. The service was on point too.

Cafe Bretón is amazing! We were there on a Bachelor/Bachelorette trip and came upon this lovely…read morejazz club. It reminded me of being in New Orleans. The food, drinks, music, and service were amazing. The only thing that disappointed me was the night ended. 10/10 would go again.