Mexico Food Trips

This is a tour of archeological sites mixed with typical mexican dishes and exploration of Mexican Landscapes and sometimes even birdlife. We began in Mexico City - where I would recommend to arrive 1-2 days early Try to book tickets for night performance at Palacio de Bellas artes & if you like Frida Kahlo. Coyoacan itself was very turisty - too crowded (did not like that so much). We loved the new feature -the excellent Jamaica Market in Mexico City - which is an amazing food- flower - fruit market. Some of the rides between Mexico City- Puebla-Oaxaca- Chiapas- San Cristobal-Palenque-Campeche and Merida can be rather long - around 5-6 hours in a bumby buss, so although the pace is moderate be aware that you are driving long distances. We loved Puebla - an old colonial spanish city, Oaxaca - nice colorfull - the sumidiero canyon (amazing boat ride along grand canyon like landscape). Of course the archeological sites are great and impressive (I liked Palenque). The food is a majority of meat but you do get to sample a lot of different foods - fruit & fish included, some I liked and some were not to my taste (but all good quality). The cooking class was great. The good part is that all breakfast is included and some of the lunches or diners too. Don't expect much of the swimming pools - they are rather small. The last day we went to swim in a cenote - which was awesome - a sort of sinkhole. Our tourleader gave us detailed explanations about archeology - he has a university degree in this. The advantage of this tour is that you get to stay in some places for 2-3 nights so this makes the tour more relaxing than others. There are no beach opportunities, unless you go the last days to Cancun. I would definately recommend this tour as I think the combination of food - markets and archeology is more varied and offers a more interesting perspective than only the archeology.

Evelyn was fantastic - very knowledgable about the markets, but also very friendly to chat with while we were walking between places. She was also helpful in finding food samples that I could eat due to dietary preferences. It was a great way to spend my first morning in Mexico City. Thank you so much Evelyn and tour company for running the tour on a different day.

I fell in love with this tour operator and the way they offered me to explore the culture and people of Mexico! Devoted and careful guides, memorable activities. One of the most wonderful experience I've aver had during my trips. A must try, and beleive me, one adventure just won't be enough! I'm looking forward to continue my exploration of world with the guidance of this operator as soon as possible! Thank you guys, I had such a great time with you!

What an amazing experience! We learnt so much from our guide Luis. He was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. We visited several markets during our tour, markets that we wouldn't have known about otherwise. He recommended a variety of different foods to try and helped us navigate the tube system. A great start to our Mexico adventure. Thank you so much. Kathleen & Shef

Excellent tour of the markets of Mexico City, our guide Evelyn was fun and knowledgeable. However I have done other food tours with this tour operator and was a bit disappointed that this one didn't include more food tasting.

A great combination of food experiences and visits to archaeological sites with lots of fun experiences in great cities. Excellent local guide. Occasional glitches owing to local failures outside the control of Explore or the local guide (eg a change of hotel caused by the hotel itself with no explanation given to us, the local company or Explore. Caused some disruption but Explore stepped up with a refund). Some stunning scenery as well as wildlife at some sites. Markets were well worth visiting and a cooking class followed by meal was fun. A lot of travelling but Mexico is a huge country and landscapes are terrific.