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Our most recommended Cancún Food & gourmet tours

Cancún/Riviera Maya: Chichén Itzá, Cenote, Valladolid & Meal

1. Cancún/Riviera Maya: Chichén Itzá, Cenote, Valladolid & Meal

Dive into Mayan culture on a guided day trip with optional hotel transfers from Cancún or Riviera Maya to Chichén Itzá, named one of the New 7 Wonders of the World for being one of the world's best-preserved ancient cities. Enjoy a Mexican buffet and tequila tasting, and stop at Valladolid and a cenote. Your first stop will be at a Mayan community restaurant for breakfast with coffee and bread. Take this time to wake up and then go to stock up on souvenirs. Then, at Chichén Itzá, follow the guide while learning all about the most important buildings. From the awe-inspiring Pyramid of Kukulcan to the ruins that once housed tens of thousands of Mayans, the Pyramid of El Castillo or El Caracol, this visit is filled with rarely heard stories, incredible details, and stunning photo opportunities. Discover why the huge city played such an important role from the Late Classic period (600 AD) into the early part of the Post Classic period (1200 AD), and why it remained a huge center of pilgrimage. At this point, the fun is just getting started as no visit to the area would be complete without a stop by a cenote, a refreshing, enchanting underground sinkhole, sacred to the Mayan people. Then, enjoy a Mexican buffet lunch and a tequila-tasting experience. Before returning to your starting point, stop by the charming town of Valladolid, famed for the ornate, 16th-century Convent of San Bernardino of Siena and the baroque San Gervasio Cathedral. Enjoy a quick panoramic visit to this magical place.

Cancun: Ventura Park with Food and Beverages

2. Cancun: Ventura Park with Food and Beverages

At Ventura Park, choose from three different areas with options that are sure to please all ages. Speed down water slides in Water World or help the little ones show off their climbing skills in the wet bubble before taking a relaxing float down the lazy river.   For those who prefer a good dose of adrenaline, head over to the adventure area for zip lines, bungee jumping, hanging bridges, and more. For the traditionalists, choose from taking in the views on the roller coaster. When hunger strikes, choose from various food and drink options located all around the park–included in the entry ticket.

Xoximilco Park: Colorful Mexican Fiesta Entry Ticket

3. Xoximilco Park: Colorful Mexican Fiesta Entry Ticket

This magical place with an ambiance of fiesta, music and tradition, captures the imagination of all who set foot in it because it maintains the charm and memories of Mexico’s golden age. This new attraction makes an encounter with Mexico’s rich past possible. Expect a grand experience, a delightful tasting dinner, vibrant music, ancient legends, and the best Mexican party. This is a place where past and present mingle among the celebrations, friends, romance, nature and flavors that make this country unique. Decorated with motifs from the 32 States of Mexico, the famous trajineras, once used for the transportation of flowers, fruits and vegetables grown in floating gardens, have now become a means of transportation and a cause of joy for all those who come to Xoximilco looking for a unique moment they can only experience in Cancun. Come and enjoy this old tradition in its updated version filled with the charm of those magical moments we hold dear to our hearts.

Cancun: Guided City Tour with Shopping and Tequila Tasting

4. Cancun: Guided City Tour with Shopping and Tequila Tasting

Get ready to really know Cancun on this guided city tour with time for shopping and an included tequila tasting. Your guide will show you Cancun’s landmarks, including those in the downtown district and hotel zone. Head first to Market 28 to enjoy an authentic marketplace experience. Chat with local vendors as you admire charming crafts at flea-market-type shops and even pick up real silver from Taxco at the best prices. Ride along Boulevard Kukulcan for views of Cancun hotels, clubs, and marinas. In Plaza La Isla, you can enter the Tequila Museum, which houses 700 types of Mexican tequilas. Learn about the various brands, enjoy a tasting, and shop duty-free prices on brand names at designer stores. Later, cap off the day with jaw-dropping views of the Cancun bay and the coastline at El Mirador in Playa Delfines. You can take a commemorative shot next to the famous and colorful Cancun sign that has become a must for visitors.

Cancún: Street Food and Urban Art Tour

5. Cancún: Street Food and Urban Art Tour

Get off the beaten track and discover four secret street food spots not found on any Cancún map. Enjoy an increasingly popular food tour and skip the line with VIP service. Don't wait, just indulge in tacos, tamales and refreshing ice lollies. As you walk, admire the vibrant and unique street art that decorates the city. After your hotel pickup, your English-speaking guide will explain to you every detail related to the food and drinks on offer. Get a taste of history as your guide narrates the fascinating story behind each Cancún street joint. Feel refreshed with naturally flavored water, freshly squeezed juice and soft drinks. Enjoy sides such as guacamole, beans, pico de gallo, and a variety of salsas – and don’t worry, you'll be warned if it’s spicy!

Chichen Itza, Coba and Ik-Kil Cenote: Private Tour

6. Chichen Itza, Coba and Ik-Kil Cenote: Private Tour

Enjoy a private 11-hour trip to 3 top Yucatan attractions, arriving at Chichen Itza before the crowds. Chichen Itza was recently named one of the New7Wonders of the World. Walk along the columns in the Temple of 1,000 Warriors. Climb El Castillo, the 98-foot-tall pyramid that towers over the ancient grounds. Learn about Mayan culture and history. Continue to Ik-Kil Cenote, a fresh water swimming hole that the Mayans considered sacred. Climb down into the cenote for a dip in the mineral-rich turquoise waters, then refuel with a traditional Mexican buffet lunch. After lunch you’ll visit Coba, yet another ancient city, where you can climb the tallest pyramid on the Mayan peninsula.

Cancún: Taco & Local Beer Tasting Tour

7. Cancún: Taco & Local Beer Tasting Tour

Discover the authentic and serious taco scene of Cancún and find out why tacos are probably the food that Mexicans export the most across the world. Enjoy a tour of 4 different restaurants and 1 local park venue. Take a journey across Mexican cuisine as you taste 5 different taco varieties from different regions. Understand how, from North, South, East, and West, the flavor combinations and ingredients of tacos vary across the country.  Prepare yourself to devour delicious traditional tacos, enjoy refreshing local beers, and delight yourself with the beautiful bright colors of downtown Cancun. Learn how to make hand-made tortillas and have the opportunity to listen to an authentic live mariachi band.

Cancún: Craft Mezcal Tasting Master Class

8. Cancún: Craft Mezcal Tasting Master Class

Discover more about mezcal with a guided tasting experience in Cancún. Learn how to identify authentic mezcal as you taste a variety of samples of one of Mexico's most iconic exports. Meet your guide outside the Palacio Municipal, where you will head downtown for a tasting experience with a professional mezcal expert. Learn about the fascinating history of the drink, which pre-dates the colonization of the Americas. Discover the various stages of production, from the earth to taste. Enjoy a flight of 3 different types of authentic craft Mezcal. These are paired with different appetizers from the on-site delicatessen. Become a mezcal expert, and have the opportunity to buy some high-quality bottles of mezcal to take with you.

From Cancún: Puerto Morelos Guided Taco Tasting Tour

9. From Cancún: Puerto Morelos Guided Taco Tasting Tour

Explore Puerto Morelos, a quaint fishing town, on a guided tour. Sample three different taco types and take part in a professional tequila tasting session. Start with pickup from your hotel in Cancún. Work up your appetite as you arrive in Puerto Morelos, where you will savor delicious fish tacos right by the beach in one of the town's best restaurants. Next, try what locals call tacos de canasta, a popular comfort food. Served from a large basket, the soft, tasty tacos are usually filled with stews. Then, explore the Flea Market and try some delicious Maya tacos. Enjoy the most popular regional variation of the taco, cochinita pibil, which a slow-roasted marinated pork traditionally prepared in an earth oven. Finally, enjoy a complete guided tasting of a variety of different tequilas. Take some time to explore the main plaza of the town, before heading back to your accommodation.

Cancun: Tacos, Tequila, Beer, Shopping and City Tour

10. Cancun: Tacos, Tequila, Beer, Shopping and City Tour

Join a food tour of downtown Cancun and eat like a local. Choose from hotel pick-up or meet your guide in downtown Cancun. First, head to try the most delicious Tacos Campechanos in the city. Sample pastor and flank steak tacos from a place famous for its decor and its tacos. Then, stop in an alley famous for its taco stands. Let your guide show you the best stands to visit. Finally, head to try some legendary fish tacos. If you're still hungry, discover the parks and cultural areas of the city while enjoying the Yucatan peninsula's most famous dessert.

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Our food and Urban Art Tour of Cancun was fabulous. Diego was our guide and Leo was the driver. Very comfortable van taking us to little authentic restaurants in downtown Cancun. Diego was fun, knowledgeable and offered a meat substitute for those of us not eating red meat. We loved it! Only four in our tour so we heard everything he was telling us comfortably. The food was great! We highly recommend this tour snd especially Diego!

Great tour ! Our guide called Appolinar was amazing ! He explained so much about the Maya culture and made us discover other places within the Chichen Itza site ! Our stop to the cenote was great, we experience a tequila testing as well. I highly recommend !!

Amazing guide and well planned trip. Chichin itza and the cenote were enough, all the extras made it even better. I have already recommended to friends.

The food was great! Our guide gave us a mini course in types and history of Mexican dishes. The art was amazing. It was a great activity!!

Fantastic guides on the day with Apollonius on the route there and Rodrigo at Chichen Itza who really brought it to life