The 10 Best Budget-friendly Things to do in Northern Mexico, Northern Mexico

January 10, 2022 Terina Blouin

Discover the best top things to do in Northern Mexico, Northern Mexico including Parque Ecologico Chipinque, Cascada de Basaseachi National Park, La Rodadora, Cerro Tetakawi, Playa Encanto, Planetario Alfa, Parque la Huasteca, Parque Fundidora, Paseo de Santa Lucia, Grutas de Garcia.
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1. Parque Ecologico Chipinque

Road to Chipinque Km. 2.5, Monterrey 66290 Mexico +52 81 8303 0000 [email protected] http://www.chipinque.org.mx
Excellent
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5.0 based on 1,235 reviews

Parque Ecologico Chipinque

Somos una Asociación de Beneficencia Privada sin fines de lucro y nuestros proyectos se desprenden de nuestro objetivo social que es la preservación y conservación de los recursos naturales.

Reviewed By 783albertot - Monterrey, Mexico

This is a perfect area to exercise, to hike or even to go with your Family and friends to make a picnic, cooler than the city on summer time, I really like it, and if you just want to hike and then enjoy a nice meal or even stay teh night, there is an hotel at the top. Nice for staying the night and enjoy the view of the city at night.

2. Cascada de Basaseachi National Park

Yecora Mexico +52 642 135 2874 http://www.visita-chihuahua.com/index.php/62-news-events/234-basaseachiparquenacional
Excellent
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5.0 based on 85 reviews

Cascada de Basaseachi National Park

3. La Rodadora

Av. Teofilo Borunda #6632 Col. Jarudo del Norte, Ciudad Juarez 32652 Mexico +52 656 257 0909 [email protected] http://www.larodadora.org/
Excellent
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5.0 based on 224 reviews

La Rodadora

Reviewed By alleno770

This are is very nice and the price is reasonable, good to gpnwith family 2 restaurants Dominoes pizza and tacotote. Somewhat expensive it is worth it. It is inside the central park also. (PARQUE CENTRAL).

4. Cerro Tetakawi

Bv. Manlio Fabio Beltrones 507, San Carlos 85506 Mexico
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5.0 based on 38 reviews

Cerro Tetakawi

Reviewed By RTW-traveling

You can hike up the West peak from the Piedras Pintas beach. This hike gives you a mroe unobstructed view of the ocean and La Manga beach. Hike up the east side from the obvious Kiosk and this gives you a better view of San Carlos, Guaymas, and still amazing ocean views. This is the more popular of the two hikes. But whatever you do, do NOT miss this amazing vista if you're int he San Carlos area!!

5. Playa Encanto

15 Mile Marker, Route 8, Puerto Penasco Mexico
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5.0 based on 29 reviews

Playa Encanto

6. Planetario Alfa

Avenida Roberto Garza Sada No. 1000 Col. Carrizalejo, San Pedro Garza Garcia, Monterrey 66254 Mexico +52 81 8303 0001 [email protected] http://www.planetarioalfa.org.mx
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4.5 based on 495 reviews

Planetario Alfa

Reviewed By lourdesp433

There is a beautiful group of peacocks and different birds outside, just before you start the visit, then you have a science museum, perfect for children 3-14, and also an IMAX theater, with very interesting documentaries.

7. Parque la Huasteca

situado al sur de Monterrey, Monterrey 66196 Mexico 52-8-3374340 http://www.ParqueLaHuasteca.com
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4.5 based on 234 reviews

Parque la Huasteca

Rugged mountain great for rock climbing.

Reviewed By johnpB3780YQ - Guadalajara, Mexico

I was recently invited to hike in La Huasteca, an area just outside Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, filled with limestone mountains, many of which are long, thin and high, running in parallel lines like giant knife blades. Cañon la Huasteca, they told me, is actually the beginning of the Sierra Madre Oriental, which extends south for 1000 kilometers. I had been invited to this event by Mexico’s Bakpak Magazine Community. When they invited me to join them for their first excursion of the new year, I was delighted and honored and off I went to Monterrey... Well, these Bakpak people are pretty serious about their hikes and the day after my arrival there they were picking me up at 5:30 AM in total darkness. “I always organize the first excursion of the year as early as I can,” I was told by Alex González, founder of Bakpak. “If they are willing to get up at 5:00 AM and actually do it, I know they are hooked, and I know they are going to fall in love with the outdoors.” To my great surprise, the number of people who got up at five to stamp their feet in the dark on that cold Sunday morning came to 133. Now, I know that Alex had promised all of them a delicious breakfast of chilaquiles made with a recipe handed down from his mother, but they would only get that breakfast after several hours of hiking. What was it that had hooked over a hundred people who could have stayed in their warm beds that chilly Sunday morning? Just as the sun was peeking through the silhouettes of distant peaks, we began our hike through a flat riverbed bordered by matorral, desert scrubland. Soon we were on higher ground and reaching a level where the majestic beauty of those peaks could be appreciated. It was hard to believe that you could find such silence and solitude only 20 minutes from the hustle and bustle of Monterrey, with almost 300 bolted routes that attract mountain climbers from near and far. I looked at the people around me. They were all city folk, “townies,” and here they were hiking through the mountains, and to me it looked like they were really enjoying themselves. I turned to a married couple next to me. “Are you having a good time?” “¡Sí que sí!” they replied with enthusiasm. “We’ve been going on these excursions for three years. To tell you the truth, the first hikes seemed tough and we’d go back home utterly worn out… but now we’re used to it and we love it!” My sombrero is off to the people who are introducing city folk to the great outdoors...and congratulations to the people of Monterrey who have such a great park only twenty minutes from town!

8. Parque Fundidora

Calle Adolfo Prieto S/N Colonia Obrera, Monterrey 64010 Mexico +52 81 8126 8500 [email protected] http://www.parquefundidora.org
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4.5 based on 2,657 reviews

Parque Fundidora

The park once belonging to an Iron and Steel Melting Company now is a cultural center containing museums, concert halls and an amusement park.

Reviewed By Deepthi277 - Bengaluru, India

Park is huge. Bike rental available to cover in and around the park.. there is a beautiful river with boating option.. adventurous can try some extreme sports.. bird aviary has different kinds of parrots and toucan.. For folks interested in history of this place there is a presentation of the Fundidora, steel company. Good number of activities for children. Public restrooms available at either end of the park.

9. Paseo de Santa Lucia

Dr. Coss, 445 Sur Zona Centro, Monterrey 64000 Mexico +52 81 8126 8500 http://www.zonaturistica.com/atractivo-turistico/261/paseo-santa-lucia-monterrey.html
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4.5 based on 2,331 reviews

Paseo de Santa Lucia

A historic street in downtown Monterrey passing through the Plaza de los 40 Años and the Mexican History Museum.

Reviewed By L4430FCmanuelm - Puerto Penasco, Mexico

Not only the city of Monterrey rescued an area which had been abandoned for decades if not for centuries. It added a tourist attraction for visitors as well as for locals. Although San Antonio, TX river walk was first, Monterrey’s is far larger. The boat ride is $60 pesos per adult and it includes a round trip with the opportunity to get out of the boat at the opposite end of the ride to tour the surroundings, either the Macroplaza or the Fundidora park. This river walk sits where it once was the bank of the Santa Lucía water wells where Monterrey was founded more than 400 years ago. Talk about a place with history.

10. Grutas de Garcia

Carretera a Villa de Garcia S/N, Monterrey Mexico https://nuevoleon.travel/experiencias/grutas-de-garcia/
Excellent
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4.5 based on 911 reviews

Grutas de Garcia

Stunning and dramatic caves dating back more than 50 million years ago.

Reviewed By 182tmd - Houston, United States

This was as nice a cave as Carlsbad, NM. It helps if you know Spanish because I didn't know any. I was stuck in Monterey and this is one of two places I visited. You begin on a cable car ride. You look up and see this isn't you typical ride, it's high, all the way to the top of the mountain. Once you get going you think, wow this is Mexico, I hope they do maintenance on this. The ride was nice and we made it. You come to a steel door on the side of the mountain. The tour guide opens it and inside is a huge and took a couple of hours to complete. Although I didn't understand a thing they said, I knew about the minerals and the shells. I was told this is a place a painter named Garcia use to come to. I don't know if that's true or not. I would do this again if I felt safe going back to Monterey/Mexico.

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