Cancun Cooking Class: Learn Traditional Mexican Cuisine with Market Tour

Immerse yourself in the vibrant flavors of traditional Mexican cuisine with a Cancun cooking class. Explore the local market, learn authentic recipes, and use traditional kitchen tools to create a delicious 4-course meal.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • La Parrilla Cancún - Experience the local market with your chef-guide and pick up some fresh ingredients.
    Cover your senses with colors, aromas, and sounds of the Cancun local markets’ activity.
    Stroll around through the different food sections with their variety of herbs, vegetables, meat, and seafood.
    Find piñata shops, tortillas Factory (from…
What's Included
  • Lunch
  • Carbonated beverages
  • Tea and coffee
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
  • Roundtrip transportation from Riviera Maya has an extra cost of $20 usd per person
Meal Options
  • Fresh Local Fruit - Select local fruit with your own hands from the local market. Follow the simple, yet useful tips of our professional chef-guide!
  • Guacamole - Simple, yet difficult to accomplish to perfection, learn how to prepare this avocado and pico de gallo appetizer.
  • Refried beans - As good Mexicans, beans go well with everything!
  • Handmade…
Additional Information

Experience a personalized, step-by-step culinary tutorial to whip up a full 4-course Mexican feast!
Gain insight into the effortless technique to achieve the authentic taste of Mexico in all your home-cooked dishes.
We’ll reveal the strategies to master Mexican cuisine (covering the most quintessential Mexican recipes, techniques, and culinary…

Location
Av. Tulúm 5
Avenida Tulúm
City Hall, Goverment's office
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Aniquah_l
Aug 20, 2025
G and Victor made the... - G and Victor made the experience very pleasant. I would definitely recommend anyone who enjoys cooking to try it out. Make sure you have G and Victor as your guide!
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Robert_s
Aug 13, 2025
Great for novice and experienced home cooks - The local market is amazing. Nothing like shopping in the US. Rake time to appreciate the entrepreneurial spirit and freshness of the ingredients. Our guide “G” was super knowledgeable and shared great history with a personal touch. Not at all rushed and able to enjoy every aspect of the presentation.
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Davidpapa689
Aug 1, 2025
Fun Mexican cooking experience - This was such a good and fun experience. The tour guides Gee and driver Angel were amazing and really made you feel safe and like family. The food markets were very authentic (no tourists) and the cooking was very tasty and a lot of fun. Highly recommend.
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Jackiekt4829rz
Jul 18, 2025
- I had an amazing experience learning to cook authentic Mexican dishes, and it went far beyond just food. Our chef not only taught us techniques—like how to make perfect corn tortillas—but also shared cultural insights from daily life. I’ll never forget the sweet tradition he mentioned: if your tortilla puffs, you’re ready to get married! 🫓💓 I absolutely recommend this class to anyone looking to explore their inner Mexican through hands-on cooking and storytelling. One tip for future participants: if you're staying at an Airbnb, choose a clear and accessible meeting point. Mine was listed as an all-inclusive hotel, but it didn’t specify whether it was the lobby or roadside entrance. I wasn’t allowed on the property and wasn’t picked up. I had to Uber to the market to catch up with the tour. Thankfully, everything was wonderful from that point on.
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Raeblum
Jul 3, 2025
Mexican family traditional gastronomy - We made so many wonderful traditional favorites And we had stories of the origin Very informative and better knowledge of the Mexican classic recipes Would have liked a few recipes written down
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Susan_p
Jun 27, 2025
Lots of fun - This was a fun class. I did learn some stuff. I’ll be trying these recipes at home. G was a great chef.
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Sarah_b
Jun 26, 2025
I thought it was very fun... - I thought it was very fun to learn how to make each of the foods and the tour guide was very helpful. If you are on a resort make sure to get off of it so you can experience the real Mexico 😁
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Road60398871893
Jun 25, 2025
Fantastic food tour!! - The food tour was amazing! Angel drove very well into traffic and was always convenient for those who wanted to stay in AC. I hardly recommend, G bringed us to very good places! And gave us good advices on how to properly choose our dishes to have the proper mexican local food and all background to those!
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Nicola_m
Jul 27, 2025
Dont book. - Would not recommend, didnt meet us at the meet point on the ticket, tried to contact lots as no show, was told we had to meet at a restaurant - at no point was this stated. When we got there we were told your 30 minutes late and theyd started (not our fault) Class was overcrowded, everyone else had ingredients and equipment each, we had to share. Not worth it and would not recommend. Have raised with viator.
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Jennifer_j
Jul 10, 2025
Money Hungry and Inconsiderate. - Absolutely terrible company. Beware when booking with these ppl because the only consider their bottom line. We booked the cooking tour and paid for transportation option. They system ended up overcharging my card by $10 and I brought that up to them and they said that I would need to take that up with Viator. Then they contact us on the side requesting that additional cash (in addition to the transportation option we paid for) be paid to the driver per person upon pickup. After realizing that they did not reach booking capacity for the cooking class on the day we scheduled for they sent out a message HOURS BEFORE PICKUP cancelling the entire activity giving us no time to find another and rebook. Terrible company.
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From $79
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).