Xochimilco is much more than a noisy boat party. This 4.5-hour outing takes you through a local market, into the quieter canals beside the ancient chinampas, and onto a trajinera where you prepare a pre-Hispanic tamal called tlapique. It feels like a morning spent with people who care about this place, not a quick photo … Read more
Mexico City’s Mercado Medellín is the real hook here. You do not just watch a chef cook Mexican food. You walk through a working neighborhood market, taste produce and local specialties, then use those ingredients in a four-course meal at Aura Cocina Mexicana. I like the unusual menu, especially mextlapiques and mole blanco, dishes you … Read more
Mexico City is best tasted one ingredient at a time, and this market-to-table cooking class gives you that chance. You walk to a local market, help select produce, then return to a cozy cooking space to prepare Mexican dishes with Chef José. The class is practical, social, and built around eating what you make. I … Read more
Teotihuacan is at its best when you can spend your limited time looking at pyramids instead of sitting in a souvenir shop. This tour takes you directly from Mexico City to the archaeological zone, where you’ll walk the Causeway of the Dead, see the Pyramid of the Sun and Pyramid of the Moon, and learn … Read more