Today, Tangerine Travels are going to share the best things to do
In Guadalajara and the surrounding areas.
But right now, I don't know what the f#@$ they're doing.
Peppermint drug. Wakes you right up! [Laughter]
We just needed to spruce it up a little bit in here and put a drop of peppermint
Essential oil in the hands.
[Laughter]
Okay! What's up guys? It probably won't get any more weird than that, but who knows
what will happen? Today, we're feeling a little bit nostalgic already, since we
are moving out of our apartment. We're not only moving out of our apartment, we're
moving out of Guadalajara. [Maddie crying]
We have 11 things for you, maybe more if we think of them
Throughout the video. We thought it'd be appropriate to do a video on what we
think you should do when you visit Guadalajara. Recently, someone emailed us, and this is
actually a question that we get pretty often. Like: Hey, I'm coming to Guadalajara,
What should I do in the city? What are the best things? What do you guys
recommend? And we've never done a video like that, so we're gonna compile all of
our favorite things from what we've done in about four months that we've been
here. And you might be like "oh yeah, you guys have made videos on this stuff before." But not
everything that we've made a video about was our favorite thing.
So, we've whittled it down to 11 things. Oh, by the way, who is the awesome
narrator that we have on this video today? We had the opportunity to do a
collab with a voice personality, and oh my gosh, that sounded like the coolest
thing ever! You may have seen this person in our videos before, but you're never
gonna guess who it is!
"Tapatio" refers to the name of someone who lives in Guadalajara.
The first thing we think you should do is what we did. We
took a Tapatio Tour. And no, this is not a sponsored message.
But you take a Tapatio
Tour, and it takes you to Tonalá, Tlaquepaque, and to Zapopan.
[Laughter] Did you just say "Zapopan" starting with a "T"?
I wanted to go with the alliteration. Basically, you get enormous amount of
value for your money. It's 150 pesos per person, cheaper if you're
a student or senior. It takes you all around the city, starting at the center
of Guadalajara. And you get to basically go on and off. The buses come to each of
these places throughout the day, so if you want to spend like the whole
day in Tonalá, you can. We recommend leaving the majority of the day for
Tlaquepaque, because one, it's really fun to say. And two, there's so much good food
and so much fun stuff to do there!
Okay, here we go. This is cream, cheese, and
Tajin on top, which isn't spicy.
Oh my gosh, best ever!
Yeah, it's really cool to be able to see so much of the
city for such a reasonable price. You could hardly drive to these places, and
figure out parking, and gas, and all that stuff for the cost you're gonna pay. 150 pesos or less. So
That's where we think you should start because it gives you a pretty good lay
of the land and you get to see a whole lot for not that much money. And you can
find the Tapatio Tour by going to Catedral Guadalajara, right near el
centro. Rotunda de Illustres.
Yes, right next to the Rotunda de Illustres, but yeah, there will be
Tapatio Tour, they're these big red double storey or double stacker buses. Double
decker? [Laughter] Double stacker story decker. [Laughter]
Double decker buses! Dibble dabber debber decker. Right near there is
the booth where you can buy your tickets for that. It's super easy! Next on the list!
What's next on the list? Carriage ride. Ah yes! Horseless carriage rides around town.
They start in El Centro area, right by the Tapatio Tour. It's 300 pesos for as
many people as you can fit into the carriage. Notice we said horseless
carriage. There are tons and tons of them that have horses but we've heard from
people that it's pretty inhumane. Horses have died of heart attacks because it's
Hot, there's traffic, the fumes and everything. So we would like to recommend
you do the same. Find one that does not have a horse.
We like to think there is one, it's just invisible.
So take an invisible horseless
carriage ride. It was at this moment we realized that... she's crazy.
It takes you all around El Centro area, so you get to hear about the
buildings, and the architecture. Again, just see a little bit more of the city
without actually having to drive or walk. And it's about an hour ride. While you're in the
Centro historic area, we recommend you go to what is arguably the largest indoor
market in Latin America. [Laughter] Just off-camera she said South America. It was just a slip. It's
not that I think we're in South America, buzz off!
Anyway. But yeah, this place is absolutely
massive! Huge! You will get lost, you will feel overwhelmed, but it is a
one-of-a-kind experience.
If you wish to buy a bird or a papaya,
This is the best place.
Next, we know you're probably getting hungry so
there's a few foods that are, or dishes that are unique to Guadalajara that
we've tried. They're special to here, so we think you should try them too. It's not
That you can't find them outside of here, but it's like the city is known
for them. One is Torta Ahogada.
It's this sandwich with some meat in it,
Smothered in sauce. Usually spicy, but you can get them not spicy too. If you're like
us, our gringo palettes. The number-one place recommended to get those, Tortas Las Famosas
Near Centro or Tortas Toño. Next on the food that you should try
while you're here, is Carne en su Jugo, which directly translates to meat in its
juice. Doesn't sound appetizing when you translate it, but it is super good! And
our favorite place to get that was Carne Garibaldi,
Which is also a unique experience.
It is the Guinness Book of World Records fastest
restaurant service. It seems they refuse to acknowledge their addiction to Cafe de Olla.
It is so delicious that if you try just one drop
You will be addicted for life.
If you want a little dose of nature while you're here, we recommend
Visiting Bosque Los Colomos. It's this forest, but
There's a lot of diversity there. It's really cool, and especially check out the
Japanese garden. And if you're into it, you can rent a horse there and ride that
around. If you're into it? That sounds like, "If you're into horses!"
Wait, what the hell?
So yes, we've gone to Bosque Los Colomos a bunch of times, and there's paths for
running, there's free workout equipment that you can use. You can ride the horses
around. But there's a lot there to do and it's super, super pretty!
We are in the wild, I see a creature!
Gonna try to get up close to it. I
think it's a squirrel. Don't forget to Squirrel-scribe. Alright, we've got it!
I'm going to pretend that I have a peanut!
I don't know what accent this is.
I've been caught, run!
(In an Austrailian accent) Ah crikey, there's a real live ardilla! It's a squirrel.
I think I scared it away.
Aye no!!
If you want to see the more modern side of Guadalajara, which is actually in
Zapopan, we recommend going to Andares.
Plaza Andares, which is a really modern, nice mall, and it's just definitely going
to wow you with all the tall buildings around it. And there's a lot of style!
To make it a little extra special, though, go on Saturdays. They have a farmers market
there, where a bunch of people come in. There's fruit,
There's tacos, specialty products, honey beef jerky, all sorts of things! One of
our favorites, shout out to Kukis Cookies, with gluten-free cookies!
Mmm! It's 11am - 3pm.
(Voice over personality) And while you enjoy your time in this
maravilloso lugar, could you buy me some lavender soap with tulip essence?
The next thing that we absolutely loved - going to the Guadalajara Zoo.
We do recommend that you get a package that includes the sky zoo and safari ride.
Yeah, because those really added a lot to the experience! We found some tickets on
Groupon, which made it a lot cheaper. So yeah, look online make sure there's
coupons or not, and I think it's really... It's like a good experience for the family.
We had fun! We're older but I'm kind of a kid.
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Avenida Chapultepec. We've really really enjoyed being so close that we can
walk there, because there's tons of restaurants, bars, and things
that are always going on. Most people will tell you: go see Avenida Chapultepec
at night. Yes, you should definitely do that. There's tons of people, there's a
bunch of stuff going on, people performing, and all that kind of stuff.
Particularly Fridays and Saturdays. Yeah, but stuff is going on on Avenida Chapultepec
All the time. Including vendors selling things, street food, different
things. So, it's definitely a nice, good street to go on if you want a bunch of
concentrated happenings that happen while they happen.
[Laughter] So if you're in Guadalajara on a Sunday, we
highly recommend doing Via Recreactiva! They close down some of the major
streets, and you can walk, run, ride your bike, skateboard, rollerblade, bring your
dog. And it's a lot of fun. I just go there because I like to see cute dogs!
Yeah, it is really nice, and you can bike,
Walk around, get some exercise. We pretty much go every single Sunday. It's from, I
think, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. That's right. Boom! [Laughter]
And as you can see this gringo siberian husky
Causes chaos ever time she goes for a walk.
Coming up, we are going to tell you our number
one most favorite thing that we have ever done in Mexico, which happened right
here in Guadalajara. But if you're liking this video so far, please give it a
thumbs up. [Maddie dancing] What am I doing?
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We are putting out about our travels and life in Mexico. Another thing on our list
is going to a tianguis market, and I really hope i pronounced that right. But,
basically, it's sort of like a bunch of vendors come out. They're selling fruit,
Food, clothes, artesanias, anything you can imagine, and everything in between!
I think that covers everything. [Laughter] It's typically one day of the week, they close down a
street, a bunch of vendors on the street. So, they happen all over the city. It's
pretty much just like ask someone and find out, there will probably be one
close to you.
Is this really what you're supposed to do? Definitely!
If you feel like you've seen enough of the city and have checked everything off
that list, we recommend venturing outside of the
city, and going to Mazamitla. It's this really cool mountain town, about a two
and a half hour drive. So it is a little bit of a trek to get there, but they have
waterfalls, this super unique vibe there. Yeah. We really enjoyed our time, so there
are tons of towns including Pueblos Magicos, magic towns, close to the city.
And we recommend searching out the one that you think would be fun for you to go
to. We also really enjoyed going to the town of Tequila! And there's a ton of
other places within like one to two hours, like Lake Chapala and the cities
Surrounding there. Tapalpa.
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So, we also don't want to do a disservice to
you guys by not mentioning things that we didn't get to do but that were highly
highly recommended to us multiple times! We just never had the opportunity to do
those. And those are symphony at Teatro Degollado, Hospicio Cabañas,
Which is an old orphanage, but apparently a really really cool museum! We
Kept going on the one day when it was closed. Don't know how that happened.
Also, Barranca de Huentitan?
Uhh... In fact, it's pronounced...
Huentitan. You'll have to do some
more studying. But you actually do get a pretty good view of it from the sky zoo.
So if you go to the zoo you'll see a little bit of that. We just never got to
make the trip. Also, pretty close to there is the aquarium. [Maddie struggling to pronounce "Aquarium"] Do those
Acuario - that's where I was going with that.
The Guadalajara aquarium, and it's right next to Parque
Alcade. Where they have, what's that thing called you hold to it? Zip line. Yes. Yes.
A zipline. They have a zip line there. Words. and
And our number one recommended favorite thing that we've ever done in Mexico! [Drum roll]
The Herradura Express! You go to a train station here in Guadalajara. It
takes you to Amatitán, which is a town just outside of Tequila. That's
where all Tequila Herradura is produced. And the train ride is such a
blast! Yeah! You get to meet people, hang out, they serve you just awesome
cocktails! We did a whole tour with them, and then once you get there, to Casa
Herradura, where it is all produced, you get to learn the ins and the outs of how
tequila is made. While sampling some more, you get to try cooked agave, which is
like super cool! And see the whole magic that goes in behind it! We are now
Herradura fans for life. Because it was such a good experience. Yeah, and this is
the most expensive thing on our list, but we think it's well worth the money, and
we recommend getting primera clase, which is first class, or the club or club car,
Which is like the more of a party, and lively, and social experience.
And as a special bonus for you guys, we thought we would share our favorite
restaurants. These are places that we go all the time! Way too often because
they're so damn good! Number one, Organic Now.
If you're gluten intolerant, this is
just perfect for you because the restaurant is entirely gluten-free! Good
prices, really good food! Absolutely, and they have vegan, and paleo, and vegetarian
options as well. But it doesn't taste like
Vegan food or gluten-free food. It just tastes good! Another place we really like
is called El Apartamento, and if you can figure out what their hours are,
We definitely recommend you go!
Half of the time we went there they were closed. We never really figured out
their hours. [Laughter] But we still kept going back, because on the off chance that they were
open, it was super super good!
Should we tell them about the elote? Oh gosh!
We have an elote addiction while we're here, and
it's not like I would not consider this traditional elote by any means, but it
is freaking delicious! They take corn on the cob, slice it
off the cob. And put a bunch of really unhealthy, but such delicious
Shit all over it. [Laughter] It's called farmville gourmet elote, and it
also comes on uber eats, sorry for telling you that. But if you can find an
Elote man, an elotero, visit him. He's gonna be much cheaper, and he's
gonna have some cool stuff to put on there too. Like in Tlaquepaque.
Best elote I've ever had! Ever.
Since they are easily distracted, they forgot
To share their other favorite places to eat.
Frontera, Cocina GDL, Ayur Vegana, Pachuco, and Darjeeling.
Oh and we totally forgot to mention! We have done this, but explore around El Centro
No, we did! Oh, we did? Well I thought? I think we
forgot to mention that. Explicitly, you should explore on the historic center
district. Just like beyond doing the Tapatio Tour and the horseless carriage ride.
Just like walk around, there's to see. Go into Catedral Guadalajara
And some other places around there, that you're free to walk into.
There's tons of history here! And the more you look, the more you're going to find
to do in the city. So these are just our favorite things. But there's also tons of
museums! We're not really museum lovers, as a rule. But there's tons of great
museums that are also highly recommended.
Okay guys, we had to bring our friend
Emma here, just to make sure that we didn't miss anything that was really
important that you should do. Emma has lived here his entire life in
Guadalajara. So what do you think? What would you recommend?
Visit the city, you have to get to know it!
Bring your friends and your family.
Guadalajara is a beautiful place and a great city!
Dare to explore without Tripadvisor.
There is so much to explore. This is my recommendation.
And don't forget to buy my soap.
[Laughter] So, we had to do this collab with Emma, because we learned
after being here, that Emma has like the coolest radio voice personality ever! Like
I've never heard anyone who has, in person, I've never met anyone in person
who has such an awesome voice! So we had to do this!
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