Yucatan Taste: Gastronomic adventure in Merida through Cooking Class and Market Visit

Embark on a gastronomic adventure in Merida! Explore the market, try local delicacies, and discover traditional recipes in a cooking class. Savor the flavors of Yucatan and immerse yourself in the vibrant local culture.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • C. 56 522 - Immerse yourself in the local culture! This tour will take you to the local market where
    you’ll discover amazing traditional dishes, you’ll get to taste delicious local fruits and
    you’ll learn about the customs and traditions of Yucatan. After buying all your supplies you’ll take an exciting bus ride to the local home where your host and guide will guide you step by step to cook a traditional menu.
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Bus ride to the host house
  • Uber ride back to the meeting point
  • Lunch
  • Food tasting
  • Beverages
What's Not Included
  • Items of personal nature
  • Tips to the guide
  • Pick-up
Meal Options
  • Sikil Pak & Empanadas or similar
  • Papadzules or Pollo Pibil
  • Coconut Cream
Additional Information

Walk from the meeting point to the market to explore it with your guide, try some local fruits, cochinita pibil (pork cooked underground) and other samples while you are shopping all the ingredients for the class on the market.
Experience a local bus ride to your host house and enjoy the cooking class with her and your guide, learn cooking secrets and…

Location
Parque Manuel Cepeda Peraza
Calle 60
Entrance of Hotel Caribe. Inner corner of Hidalgo Park, Calle 59 entre Calle 60. Centro. 10 min. wait tolerance. Your Adventures Mexico guide will call the tour as no show after this lapse time.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Christie_w
Nov 7, 2024
A must do! - Absolutely lovely experience! We saw parts of Merida we would have never found and learned so much from our guide, Diego. Our home chef was so wonderful with her instructions and we really appreciated the air conditioned kitchen. They were both so kind and such great company.
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Excursion101542
Nov 5, 2024
Highlight of Our Yucatan Trip with Friends - Outstanding. You want a gem of a day and take an intimate dive into the local Mérida culture? This is it. Thank you Luz and Beta. We will long remember today!
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Q7885obannal
Nov 3, 2024
Great market tour and cooking class in Merida - Me and my boyfriend very much enjoyed the experience. Laura, who was our tour guide, was a great guide showing us around an interesting market, where we were able to taste and buy ingredients for the lunch. She explained everything around super well, we learned a lot. Afterwards we went to the „Mums“ house which also was a wonderful experience. She was welcoming us warmly and we cooked different things all very tasty. Our tour guide Laura was always with us luckily for translation very important. Would totally recommend this!
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Adriengaudin
Nov 3, 2024
Market and fabulous cooking classes - Superb experience with Gisèle our guide and interpreter. A big thank you for making us discover the little wonders of the market. Many thanks to Berta, our chef, who opened the doors of her cada and taught us so many delicious dishes. Cannot choose our favorite! A complete experience and beautiful encounters!!
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Wendistarr_b
Oct 15, 2024
Great experience - Shopping in the market and cooking at Dorcas’ house were both memorable. Who knew that so much of the cuisine of the Yucatán revolves around pumpkin seeds?
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Zoraster
Oct 3, 2024
Must do local experience - Very special experience. The cooking was better than high end restaurants and very authentic. Highly recommended for a more local experience with people that actually live here. It was very special.
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994annemarieg
Sep 24, 2024
The nicest experience in mexico this far - A private tour with Laura to the market to buy the food. She explained a lot and knew all the people from the market. The cooking with Bertha and her family was also very nice in a relaxt athmosphere. She let us help with cutting and mixing (prakken!). In the meantime i could learn some more spanish with her. Lovely people and would do this trip again.
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Adventurer693863
Sep 23, 2024
Wonderfull cooking moment Merida - We had a Great experience with Laura our gide. She loves Merida en the market with all the good food we could buy. We could taste And smell everything. We Bought the ingredients we Needed. We went to Bertha her house. Bertha is a wonderful woman who helped us cooking the most tasty things. Bertha and Laura are a good couple. We had a Great day.
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Donc319
Sep 15, 2024
You have to do this tour while you are in Merida! - We absolutely loved this tour! Laura, our guide was fantastic. After meeting us, she walked us to the local marketplace where she explained everything about the ingredients for the food we would make. Our home-based cooking teacher was marvelous. She showed us how to prepare and cook our meals, then we all sat down to enjoy our work. What an amazing experience. We would recommend this to anyone who visits Merida!
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Fearless12427365076
Sep 10, 2024
Definitely recommend! - It was a wonderfull experience and I recommend this tour 100%. It’s so interesting to see the market and get a taste of typical fruits, spices and sweets. Gisell is a great guide and offers so many interesting facts and is eager to answer your questions. We cooked the food at Leo‘s house and she was warm and welcoming and a great cook. The food was delicious!
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From $89
up to 14 guests
2 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).