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- Explore!
- Food & Culinary
- Savor the world one bite at a time
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Medium Intensity
- Travelers should be comfortable with somewhat-demanding activities
- Guided in English
- Group Size 7 - 18
- Age range 16 to 85
Places You’ll See

Highlights
- Sample Mexico City's soft corn tortillas
- Try the traditional fish soup of Caldo de Piedra
- See the traditional methods of creating tamales
- Learn how ceviche is prepared in Campeche
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Join trip in Mexico City
- Day 2 Explore Mexico City on a street food tour
- Day 3 Visit the pyramids of Teotihuacan, visit a Nopal workshop. Continue to Puebla
- Day 4 Visit Puebla's sweet street, try mole poblano, afternoon drive to Oaxaca
- Day 5 Free morning on Oaxaca. Mezcal factory visit and Caldo de Piedra lunch
- Day 6 Morning cooking class of classic Mexican dishes, free afternoon in Oaxaca
- Day 7 Drive to Chiapa del Corzo
- Day 8 Sumidero Canyon boat trip and journey to San Cristobal
- Day 9 Visit San Cristobal local markets; afternoon free for optional chocolate making workshop. Dinner at traditional restaurant.
- Day 10 Drive from highlands to rainforests of Palenque. Visit Cacao ranch en route & enjoy included seafood lunch.
- Day 11 Visit Palenque archeological site; drive to Campeche in the Yucatan
- Day 12 Drive into the Yucatan to Merida via the temples of Uxmal. Enjoy a traditional pibil lunch
- Day 13 Explore Chichen Itza; afternoon visit to famous ice cream and cake parlour
- Day 14 Trip ends in Merida
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
Where You'll Stay
Hotel Casa Blanca
HotelDays 1, 2Hotel Colonial De Puebla
Hotelday 3Mision Oaxaca
HotelDays 4, 5, 6Hotel la Ceiba
Hotelday 7Casa Mexicana
HotelDays 8, 9Hotel Maya Tulipanes
Hotelday 10Hotel Lopez
Hotelday 11Hotel Del Gobernador
HotelDays 12, 13

Operated by
Explore!
Number of tours
536
Age Range
16 to 85 years old
Response time
within 1 day
Response rate
92%
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Customer Reviews
- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryExcellent
- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationGood
- FoodExcellent
- AJonny· April 14th, 2023The home cooking was excellent as was the home visits. The historical sites were fantastic.Show moreTrip date: April 2023Review collected by Explore!
- APeter· April 15th, 2023Wonderful archaeology and Mexico is funShow moreTrip date: April 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ALaura· April 15th, 2023Cooking class in Oaxaca, the pyramids at Palenque, home cooked meals.Show moreTrip date: April 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AAdele· April 24th, 2023Chef Geraldos cooking school and his mum who is a huge personality. Visit to church at San Juan Chamula to see a very different form of worship.Show moreTrip date: April 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ARachel· November 8th, 2023The temple visits were amazing. The cookery day with market visit was very enjoyableShow moreTrip date: October 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AMichael· May 17th, 2019An excellent tour.Show moreExplore! commented on this reviewThanks for your great review!Trip date: October 2018
- ATami· May 17th, 2019Just that Victor was an incredible tour leader & guide and this was a great trip through Mexico.Show moreExplore! commented on this reviewThank you for your review, and comments about Victor. We'll make sure he gets the feedback!Trip date: November 2018
- ADaphne· May 17th, 2019It was a great trip - much better that I expected, despite the average age being in their 70's. Victor was the star of the trip making it interesting and busy. We were late everywhere - but it just didn't matter!! The food element made sure we all had a common interest and Victor was really flew the flag for Mexican food and traditions. Overall, my lasting memory will be the colour - everything was viberant and so colourful - I will certainly be going back one day.Show moreExplore! commented on this reviewMany thanks for your lovely feedback. Victor is a great ambassador for Mexico, and I'm glad to hear that he gave you the taste for more!Trip date: November 2018
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What our customers ask about this tour
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Tim
Asked on June 5th, 2024How many travelers are booked to date on the October and November trips?
- Explore!Operator•Written June 2024
Currently we have 2 people booked on out 12th October 2024 departure and 11 people booked on our 9th November 2024 departure. If you would like to hold a space on one of the tours simply click 'Book Now' on the departure you are most interested in.
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Tim
Traveler•Written June 2024If I book the "Taste of Mexico" trip for November and at a later date wish to change to the October trip (same trip) is that ok?
- Explore!Operator•Written June 2024
You can switch from one trip to another without cancellation charges not later than 40 days before the tour starts, that is if you want to swap from 09 Nov departure it should be done not later than 29 Sep.
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