From CAD 2,705
Guarantee
Small Group
Light
Rating
(20 reviews)
Experience Overview
Get an authentic taste of Mexico on a journey through some of the country’s most famous culinary regions. Meander through Oaxaca’s aromatic markets with a local chef, take to the streets of Puebla to sample some the city’s local specialties and tuck into tacos in Mexico City. Your local leader will help you dig into the culture and history of Mexico with walking tours, visits to ancient ruins and local markets. If you’re after cultural richness, authentic experiences and flavoursome food, this is the adventure for you.
Highlights
- Kick off your adventure with a taco crawl in Mexico City – your chance to try the authentic version of one of the most popular dishes in the world.
- Get hands on with a market visit and cooking class with a local chef in Oaxaca and learn about a signature Mexican drink at a mezcal tasting session.
- Visit the community of San Pedro Tlahuac, where Nahuatl descendants preserve traditions from pre-Columbian times, including chinampa farming, fiestas and ceremonies from ancient days.
- Dig into the culture and history of Mexico during a walking tour of Mexico City’s historical centre and a visit to the ancient Mitla ruins.
- Get to the source of some of the nation's most iconic foods, including churros, barbacoa, tamales, tortillas, elotes and mole.
Trip Details
Product Code: 2519
Tour Type: Small Group
Accommodation: Moderate
Transport: Boat,Taxi,Private van,Public Bus,Metro
Guide Language: English
Supplier Code: QVZA
Starts: Mexico City, Mexico
Finishes: Oaxaca , Mexico
Duration: 8 days
Departures: Guaranteed
Physical rating:
Light
Includes
Meals: Breakfasts (7), Lunch (6), Dinner (1)Accommodation: Hotel (7 nights)
Price
Price per person: (Double Occupancy) CAD 2705 (CAD 338 /day)
Itinerary
Bienvenidos! Welcome to Mexico City. Your adventure begins with a welcome meeting at 6 pm tonight, where you'll meet your leader and fellow travellers. After, head out for a taco crawl around town so you can sample different versions of Mexico’s most popular global dish. You may like to accompany your tacos with a refreshing local beer or horchata, a milky cinnamon rice drink.
Included Activities:
- Mezcal Sip - Mexico City
- Mexico City - Taco Crawl
Accommodation:
- Hotel (Number of Nights: 1)
With your leader, you’ll visit a Mexico City institution – a two-storey bakery brimming with cakes, breads and biscuits, followed by a walking tour of the Centro Historico. Take in the beautiful Bellas Artes Palace, travel down the Paseo de la Reforma thoroughfare and see the enormous Zocalo square. Along the way you'll call into Mercado San Juan, the city’s main food market, then roam the surrounding streets and watch local vendors at work. Pull up a chair at one of the best seafood stands in the city for a late lunch. Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. Maybe relax in Chapultepec Park, take in some of the city's notable museums or check out the home of artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.
Included Activities:
- Mexico City - Centro Historico food tour and lunch
- Mexico City - Breakfast at Bakery
- Mexico City Tour
Accommodation:
- Hotel (Number of Nights: 1)
Take a private vehicle to Puebla this morning, stopping in San Pedro Tlahuac along the way, where Nahuatl descendants preserve pre-Columbian traditions. This is one of the last remaining places in Mexico that still has the canals and chinampa farms – man-made agricultural islands – from the times of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan. Start your visit in a family kitchen where tortillas are freshly cooked and taken to the local market to sell. Be sure to sample the tortillas before boarding a trajinera (a flat-bottomed boat) for the 30-minute journey to the chinampas. Tour the chinampas with a Nahuatl farmer, who will show you their crops, explain how they make a chinampa and their tips for a successful harvest. Fill a basket with vegetables, which you’ll turn into a salad for lunch. A fresh spread will accompany your salad – tortillas stuffed with pork or vegetables and hibiscus tea. Arrive in Puebla in the afternoon – a city known for its long culinary history – and spend the rest of the day as you wish. Perhaps you’ll check out Zocalo, the central plaza, or pop down Alley of the Frogs, a colourful street perfect for souvenir shopping.
Included Activities:
- San Pedro Tlahuac Community Visit Lunch
Accommodation:
- Hotel (Number of Nights: 1)
Venture out on a culinary city tour with a stop in a famous local market for lunch. Puebla is renowned for dishes that combine Spanish and pre-hispanic influences, such as chiles en nogada (stuffed chillies covered in creamy walnut sauce). Start with some Pueblan street food like tacos Arabes (a style of taco created by Puebla’s Middle Eastern immigrants) or chalupas (fried tortillas with a spicy filling). Then, make a beeline for Calle de los Dulces (Sweet Street) to sample tortitas de Santa Clara (shortbread biscuits) and camotes (sweet potato lollies). Save space for a cinnamon-dusted churro or two! Once you’re full and satisfied, perhaps check out Talavera pottery or chill out in a cantina.
Included Activities:
- Puebla City - Food Tour & Lunch at Market
Accommodation:
- Hotel (Number of Nights: 1)
Travel by bus to Oaxaca – a beautiful city nicknamed the ‘land of the seven moles’, hinting at its varieties of the thick sauce. When you arrive, head straight for the bustling Mercado 20 de Noviembre for a late lunch. Among the many great choices, tlayudas (Oaxacan pizza) is a staple you shouldn’t miss. Next, visit Mercado Benito Juarez – a bountiful market taking up a full city block and brimming with produce like mole spices, pastes and towers of Oaxacan cheese. With free time for the remainder of the day, you can continue to roam the markets, people watch in the zocalo or take a gentle stroll around Oaxaca’s streets.
Included Activities:
- Oaxaca - Mercado Benito Juarez
- Oaxaca - Mercado 20 de Noviembre
- Lunch at Oaxaca Market
Accommodation:
- Hotel (Number of Nights: 1)
Today, visit a market with a local chef and learn about Oaxaca’s cuisine from an expert. Take the ingredients you’ve picked up and, during a special cooking class, learn how to transform them into traditional Oaxacan dishes, which you’ll then enjoy for lunch. And you can take these recipes home as a souvenir – the gift that keeps on giving! After, explore Oaxaca’s artsy neighbourhood, Jalatlaco, with your leader. Bright murals and coffee shops adorn its streets so sit down with a hot cup of caffeine from a cafe that’s been open for 140 years and take in your colourful surroundings.
Included Activities:
- Barrio Jalatlaco Oaxaca orientation walk with coffee
- Oaxaca Cooking class with lunch
Accommodation:
- Hotel (Number of Nights: 1)
Today, you'll venture out of Oaxaca for an insight into regional life. First, head to the ancient ruins of Mitla. Mitla (the Nahuatl word for 'underworld') is an important Zapotec archaeological site and was the main religious centre for the Zapotec people. At lunchtime, explore the abundant Mercado Tlacolula, renowned for its barbacoa and the ideal choice to refuel until dinner. On the way back to Oaxaca, stop at a mezcaleria (mezcal distillery). Although this drink is experiencing a resurgence in popularity all over Mexico, it is largely produced in Oaxaca. It's generally enjoyed straight-up, so it's not for the faint-hearted!
Included Activities:
- Mitla Ruins Visit
- Oaxaca - Mezcaleria visit
- Lunch at Tlacolula Market
- Mitla Arqueological Site - Arqueological Local Guide
Accommodation:
- Hotel (Number of Nights: 1)
Your adventure ends after breakfast. Additional accommodation can be pre-booked if you wish to spend more time exploring Mexico. Just speak to your booking agent ahead of time.
Accommodation:
- Hotel (Number of Nights: 1)
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Tour Operator
Intrepid Travel
Intrepid Travel is a global adventure travel company, dedicated to providing sustainable, experience-rich travel opportunities. They’ve been the leader in ethical, small-group travel since 1989 - taking people around the world for more than 30 years. They’re the world’s largest travel B Corporation - dedicated to being the best travel company for the world. In 2002, they established The Intrepid Foundation so their travellers could make a lasting impact on the communities they had visited. Although Intrepid Travel absorbs all administrative costs of The Intrepid Foundation, they are separate legal entities, allowing The Intrepid Foundation to grow independently. Intrepid Travel is made up of a collection of tour operator brands and 28 destination management companies all united by one vision: To change the way we all see the world.
In Business Since 1989
Reviews
Amy - Traveled, October 2023
This food trip delivered on all levels! The local markets that we visited and the cooking classes we attended were first class and a fantastic way to fully immerse ourselves in the local food culture! Would highly recommend if you are a foodie with a passion for learning about the history of Mexico!
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/23/2023
Bobbie - Traveled, October 2023
The Mexico Food Adventure is an excellent trip for those who want to dive deeply into traditional Mexican foods/cooking. It is an active tour with lots of walking, often at high elevation. You explore markets, sample foods, and participate in cooking classes. If you're lucky enough to have Ana Hernandez as your guide, you will have a trip not only filled with food, but also Mexican architecture, history, and geology and you will come away with a deeper appreciation of this complex and fascinating country.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/21/2023
Nyla Nellie - Traveled, August 2023
This is a fantastic trip. I am so glad I booked it. I want to do it again. And our guide Nathan did a fantastic job!!!
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 08/31/2023
Owen - Traveled, July 2023
The tour was excellent. The leader (Ana Paula) was informative, engaging and approachable. The activities we did were excellent - in particular the cooking classes, the boat trip (which was optional), the lucha libre match and the trip to Hierve el Agua in Oaxaca. Most importantly the food was fantastic. We would recommend this tour!
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 07/16/2023
Gabriella - Traveled, July 2023
Food is one of the best ways to immerse in a culture and this trip is a wonderful survey of central Mexican cuisine. This is NOT a parade of tourist traps. Rather, I felt I got to experience the cities we visited and truly sample what they had to offer with our guide's recommendations and local knowledge.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 07/12/2023
Michael - Traveled, March 2024
This has been a great introduction into a large and exiciting country. Of course you won't see everything but I do recommend to spend extra time in Mexico City and maybe extend few days at the beach as well. Our tour lead Karla has been excellent and made sure we were constantly fed delicious Mexican food. :)
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 04/17/2024
Carole - Traveled, March 2024
Thoroughly enjoyed the trip especially the included excursions & the cookery classes. However the final destination & its hotel were very disappointing. The journey to the destination was the least enjoyable of the wholde trip, the destination not Mexican & the hotel was disorganised & dirty. However, the final cookery class was superb and a highlight of the whole holiday.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 04/23/2024
Sandra - Traveled, February 2024
Mexico Food Adventure was well organized and fun. I liked the small group format.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 03/03/2024
Christina - Traveled, February 2024
Kei Komori was an excellent guide her knowledge of Mexican culture along with her excellent people skills made the trip very enjoyable for all of us. She provided us with endless information on our "free" moments, and was highly organized to make our trip flawless!
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 03/09/2024
Tobias - Traveled, February 2024
This was an excellent trip introducing us to the amazing food culture of Mexico and in addition a number of historical sights. Our guide was excellent and a wonderful person. The included dinners could have been budgeted a bit higher to include 3 courses and a glass of wine/beer.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 02/18/2024
Debs - Traveled, February 2024
We had an excellent holiday on this trip. Sampling a variety of interesting local.foods, activities we could not have found without our fun and knowledgeable guide.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 02/18/2024
Carol - Traveled, January 2024
I would give our Mexican Food Tour adventure five stars and fully recommend it. Ana, our tour leader was exceptional- friendly, knowledgeable, inclusive, enthusiastic, and very competent. She introduced us to many typical Mexican foods, as well as the history and culture of the country. Thank you, Ana.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 01/24/2024
Bruce - Traveled, January 2024
Guide Ana is the soul of this trip. Her enthusiasm for the food and people of Mexico are palpable. She shows a GREAT slice of the country and covers a good range of eats. There is one long ride to the end. Worth it.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 01/23/2024
Melinda - Traveled, December 2023
Mixed bag, could have been better. Difficulties, being Christmas week, many things closed, everywhere VERY crowded. Trip leader not well prepared for this. Missed some promised foods and activities. Lots of tacos. Drank mezcal many times, but no chocolate tasting! Tried various kinds of delicious mole. Two excellent cooking classes!
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 01/02/2024
Brian - Traveled, October 2023
What a wonderful trip. Our guide, Valentina, was amazing and the itinerary was a great balance between interesting organized activities and a opportunities to explore on our own. It helped that the rest of my tour group were all wonderful who enjoyed spending time together. It became a group of friends having a blast together very quickly
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/22/2023
Pamela - Traveled, November 2023
Like Mexican cuisine? And travel? Look no further. With Eric as our guide (only 2 travelers on this particular trip) we covered a lot of ground, by foot, taxi, and bus. It was the perfect combination of sightseeing and gastronomical goodness. Eric is a chef so he knows his stuff! And ending in Huatulco was wonderful. Warm ocean and great seafood. Just do it!
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/05/2023
Ashish - Traveled, November 2023
A great trip to enjoy the cuisine in Mexico City, Puebla and Oaxaca, and learn about Mexican history and culture along the way. Ana was a fantastic trip leader with lots of local knowledge. The cooking classes with Oscar in Oaxaca and Alfredo in Huatulco were particular highlights!
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/28/2023
Jason - Traveled, November 2023
This was generally an enjoyable and worthwhile trip with decent food along the way. Be aware that it is quite fast paced and the time in Oaxaca is a bit short. However, it gives a good introduction to Mexico outside of the standard tourist sights. Paula was a great guide and really helped to make the trip enjoyable.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/02/2023
Brian - Traveled, October 2023
What a wonderful trip. Our guide, Valentina, was amazing and the itinerary was a great balance between interesting organized activities and a opportunities to explore on our own. It helped that the rest of my tour group were all wonderful who enjoyed spending time together. It became a group of friends having a blast together very quickly
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/22/2023
Claire - Traveled, October 2023
Don't think about doing this trip, just do it! This tour has been life changing; giving me a rich and colourful introduction to Mexico and the incredible food culture here. It was incredibly well organised, and gave me a really authentic understanding of the complex history and diversity of Mexico. My tour guide Valentina, was fantastic, full of enthusiasm. Plus I had excellent tour group! I will be back to Mexico, and this trip has given me a life-long love of Mole negro! Can't wait to continue to use my knowledge I gained on this trip for my future cooking experiments!
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/24/2023
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