A Taste of Mexico - Markets and Mayan Sites
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- A 2-week Mexico adventure to discover one of the world's finest cuisines
- Discover the traditional produce and cuisine of Mexico
- Learn to make tamales in a local kitchen
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Arrive in Mexico City, the capital of Mexico and truly the heart and soul of the country. With so much rich history to discover, the city is filled with historic buildings, landmarks and the largest number of museums in the world. Due to the number of evening flig...
On our first day in Mexico City we visit the downtown including the Zocalo (main square) and the Cathedral, built on top of Tenochtitlan - the old Aztec capital. During our tour around the city we will be introduced to one of Mexico's most famous exports - the tacos. ...
Leaving this city we will drive north out to the mysterious pyramids of Teotihuacan. Although abandoned thirteen centuries ago, they are still an unbelievable sight. Once the largest city in the Americas with perhaps 100,000 inhabitants, its influence continued throug...
We start our day with a visit to Puebla's Sweet Street - the 'Calle de los Dulces'. Puebla is a great stop for those with a sweet tooth and the city has an entire road dedicated to producing and selling sweets and biscuits. This will then be followed by a visit to the...
We have a free morning today, during which you may like to visit the nearby Zapotec site of Monte Alban, which flourished over 1,500 years ago. This impressive complex of temples, pyramids and enigmatic rock carvings was built literally on top of a hill, which means t...
Today we have our first-hand experience in a Mexican kitchen when we join a mother and son team for a cooking class. We start the day by going to the Centro de Abastos - one of the biggest food markets in the city, where we will see the enormous selections of fresh in...
Today is a full day's journey through the mountainous Sierra Madre range, through the hot and windy isthmus of Tehuantepec and on to our hotel in Chiapa del Corzo, the provincial capital of Chiapas state, which we will explore over the next few days. There are plenty ...
We start the day by driving up the scenic mountain road to San Cristobal de las Casas. On route we will visit San Juan Chamula, where they practice an interesting blend of Catholicism and traditional Maya beliefs, before continuing to Zinacantan and to the house of An...
We will start our day with a visit to the food market. In contrast to the markets of Oaxaca, the ingredients differ here in San Cristobal as do the traditional meals. You will see a range of produce such as coffee and cacao and our Tour Leader will explain their use i...
Leaving the highlands today we travel to the humid, hot jungles of Palenque. On route we will stop by a traditional cacao ranch where you will visit and see how the fruit grows and is processed into chocolate. After exploring the ranch we will try some deep fried moja...
This morning we will start early with a guided visit to the famous jungle ruins of Palenque, a fascinating and important Mayan site. Once the choking forest was cleared, the ruins revealed the tomb of the high priest Pakal, his body adorned with a marvellous jade deat...
Before departing today your tour leader will take you on a short orientation walk around the historic fortified town of Campeche. We then take a short drive to Uxmal. Encircled by hills, Uxmal is expansive in its design, with majestic palaces, temples, pyramids and ...
After a later start we drive to the colonial backwater of Izamal. Here we will have lunch at restaurant Kinich - situated in one of the great houses of Izamal this is reputed to be one of the best restaurants on the Peninsula to enjoy the Yucatecan specialities such a...
The trip ends in the morning at our hotel in Merida. There are no activities planned today, so you are free to depart from Merida at any time. If your flight is departing later in the day luggage storage facilities are available at our hotel. If you would like an a...
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Explore! Reviews & Ratings
Trusted Customer
Apr 2024
Tastes of Mexico
An interesting tour which covered a lot of the country including 2 long days on the tour bus. Tacho was an excellent tour leader with a great wealth of knowledge to ...
Jeanne
Apr 2024
Tastes of Mexico
Great itinerary, food and cooking, and cultural experiences. Our guide Tacho shared his in depth knowledge of the history and the cultures, which vary across Mexi...
Trusted Customer
Oct 2023
Tastes of Mexico
The cookery morning and the temples
Trusted Customer
Apr 2023
A Taste of Mexico - Markets and Mayan Sites
Excellent mix of home cooking, Street food , restaurant food and markets. Covered all the classic dishes. Went to places we wouldn't have had the confidence to visi...
Karen
Dec 2022
Tastes of Mexico
We very much enjoyed the trip, and definitely recommend Mexico as a place to visit. This itinerary is pretty good, but could be further improved – there are three l...
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