“Alex was a great driver and Navarro was an excellent host. I highly recommend the tour to anyone that wants to get a brief history of tacos while eating delicious tacos. We really enjoyed Navarro’s ability to always be engaging and fun! We also had time to roam in the park area where unfortunately a phone was lost. Alex and Navarro were nice enough to take us back and help us find it. Great experience. Great tacos and beer!”

“Great experience, safe, and the market people don’t harass you. The guide and driver went out of their way to get us local beverages to try. I asked if they have PayPal and tipped through that since I used my cash at the market”

“I loved this and would recommend it. As a solo traveler, this was a great way to see a little corner of the city, get more detailed cultural information from a friendly local, and learn some new cooking skills! I felt totally safe and taken care of the entire time. Enrique and his family are fantastic! Everything they made and helped us make was beautiful and delicious. I was there with a sweet family that completely adopted me for the morning/afternoon. The youngest in our group was 10 years old - and there was definitely activity that all of us could handle. Would plan to do this again with my…”

“Bring food with you. All the shopping is for souvenirs, which is great, but only snack items were available to eat.”

“Great guide Jorge. Give us a lot of good and valuable information, we had enough time to visit each place and take photos. No commercial stops, so we had time to visit archeology history museum in one day. Tansportation comfortable. I highly recommend the tour!”

“Fun and engaging class with Jose and a lovely group of fellow participants. Made the most amazing guacamole and fresh blue corn tortillas, amongst other things. Good amount of food and we were able to wrap up what we couldn’t eat to take with us.”

“What a GREAT experience!! The pacing and interactivity was perfect! Menu decisions were based on majority votes, and while we started a dish, we then went to the market where corn was dropped off for grinding into masa for the tortillas, and walking through the market was awesome! Back to the kitchen where we made ceviche, marinated pork, tortillas (plain and with vegs), soup with squash blossoms and mole. A finish of chocolate ice cream—all accompanied by a margarita we made, mezcal and aqua fresca. Making all these items seemed to “easy” to replicate at home! Thank you so much, Oscar!!”

“Even though the boat had quite a lot of people on board, the service was prompt. Drinks and food are included. Food was tacos and salad and was very delicious. Great value to get shopping, view of landmarks, snorkeling, all the drinks and meal. We also got to see whales breaching right in front of our boat.”

“We had so much fun while learning about the culture and the food. We loved going to the market to buy everything we needed. Zulma was fantastic and shared so much information about history and food. Cooking at a local’s home made the experience that much more authentic. She taught us a lot and was very warm and made us laugh. And the food was delicious! It was the best day of our trip. Highly recommend this experience.”

“The Essence of Mexico cooking experience was fantastic! From the morning market tour to the 4-course cooking experience, it was exactly what we hoped for. Lorena is a very passionate chef that expertly guided our group through an authentic cooking experience. I would highly recommend this tour if you enjoy food and cooking and would like to take a mini dive into cooking Mexican cuisine!”

“nice day tour and got to see a lot of stuff. the van was comfortable. the restaurant that they take you to for lunch is not bad but do not pay for the meal option to be "included" as their prices are really good and you're better off ordering from their regular menu. We did this as a stop on our cruise and it worked out perfectly for our timing.”

“This was one of the nicest experiences we have enjoyed anywhere. Began at a local market that had a variety of fresh daily catch seafood. We chose the sea bass and octopus. Also a variety of local fresh fruits and vegetables at the market. Then Manu took us to his home where he demonstrated his skill in preparing the food with instructions of how and why he prepped the food as he did. It was delicious and insightful experience. Note…The taxi from the pier will cost double or triple instead walk another few steps to the street and hail one there.”

“Wonderful instructions and included in preparation! The did was terrific. Also with l walked away from this knowing that I can make everything we did.”

“The whale watching was awesome, Mele took us all around to the right places! Shopping wasn’t much though, our driver was very good”

“Really fun experience. Lots of interesting information about the area and Mexican food history. Adrian was great and we left absolutely stuffed!”