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Mexico City Markets: Local Life and Street Food
4.8
273 Ratings
Ciudad de México
Immerse yourself in the vibrant culture of Mexico City on a markets tour. Explore local street markets, try traditional street foods, and learn to make salsa with a local family business.
Immerse yourself in the vibrant culture of Mexico City on a markets tour. Explore local street markets, try traditional street foods, and learn to make salsa with a local family business.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Mercado Melchor Muzquiz - The journey begins at the Abelardo Rodriguez Market, which boasts unique features like a daycare and an auditorium. Here, visitors can enjoy their first tastings of tamales and atole. The market is renowned for its approximately 1,450 square meters of wall and ceiling space adorned with murals painted by muralists, some…
- Mercado Melchor Muzquiz - The journey begins at the Abelardo Rodriguez Market, which boasts unique features like a daycare and an auditorium. Here, visitors can enjoy their first tastings of tamales and atole. The market is renowned for its approximately 1,450 square meters of wall and ceiling space adorned with murals painted by muralists, some of whom were former assistants to Diego Rivera.
- Mercado de Jamaica - Take the Mexican subway to reach the flower market. This is a 3-in-1 market where visitors can sample tacos, tepache, and local fruits, purchase local ingredients, and enjoy the vibrant flower area while walking to a local family business. Meet a family that has been here for nearly 100 years, maintaining their family business, and learn how to cook spicy Mexican sauce in a traditional way.
What's Included
- Join Friendly Bilingual local guide
- Sip local Coffee or Atole - traditional warm drink
- Savour iconic street foods like tacos, tamales and huaraches
- Get tips on what else to see, do and eat during your stay
- Experience Mexico City like a local by navigating public transit (Metro Ticket included)
- Discover two different street markets that are…
- Join Friendly Bilingual local guide
- Sip local Coffee or Atole - traditional warm drink
- Savour iconic street foods like tacos, tamales and huaraches
- Get tips on what else to see, do and eat during your stay
- Experience Mexico City like a local by navigating public transit (Metro Ticket included)
- Discover two different street markets that are far off the tourist trail
- Take an interactive salsa making lesson and taste your homemade salsa
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Take a sneak peek into the everyday life of Mexico City’s locals as you stroll along its streets with your hospitable local escort. Purchase fresh produce from two unconventional street markets, enjoy a ride on local transportation, and indulge in authentic street food such as tacos and tamales. During the journey, increase your knowledge about the…
Take a sneak peek into the everyday life of Mexico City’s locals as you stroll along its streets with your hospitable local escort. Purchase fresh produce from two unconventional street markets, enjoy a ride on local transportation, and indulge in authentic street food such as tacos and tamales. During the journey, increase your knowledge about the city’s rich history, culture, and political background. Cap off your experience with a quick, engaging salsa preparation lesson at a family-run local business.
- We recommend dressing conservatively as we will be visiting non-touristy areas. Long trousers or jeans and a t-shirt is recommended. Leave your valuables, such as passports and credit cards, in the hotel and bring a small amount of spending cash. Only small cameras are allowed and during the rainy season (May to September) we recommend bringing a raincoat or umbrella
- On this tour, you will learn about the socio-political history of Mexico, support independent market vendors, and experience real connections by meeting with a local family.
- Please note that this tour covers about 6 km of walking and can be quite strenuous for travellers who are not used to walk. We recommend this tour for guests who have at least a medium level of fitness ability.
- For this tour, we can cater for the following dietary requirements: vegetarians, gluten-free intolerance, lactose intolerance. Please provide this information at least 24-hours prior to your travel date. Unfortunately, we are not able to cater for any other dietary requirements that are not listed above.
Location
República de Guatemala 4
República de Guatemala
Hostel Mundo Joven Catedral facade / entrance.
República de Guatemala 4, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06020 Ciudad de México, CDMX
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(273 Ratings)
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Jordan_p
Nov 25, 2024
Cultural enrichment in CDMX - Victor was an exceptional tour guide. Phenomenally informative and culturally enriching experience, highlighted by food, flowers, and salsa! A must-do in Mexico City for young and old.
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Billhungau
Nov 14, 2024
Cool experience - Our tour guide Roy was professional and friendly. He brought us to some local places for the breakfast and later we had a chance to make some Mexican food. This was not something that can be experienced without a tour.
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Lindsey_c
Nov 12, 2024
I’m - Poncho was a great guide! We really loved the salsa making, and getting to see the murals at the market with great explanation and description of the history. Learning to ride the Metro on this tour was also a highlight. Poncho made us feel very comfortable with this and we can’t wait to come back and ride the metro on our own. Thanks Poncho!
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Diane_v
Aug 12, 2024
Wonderful - Great experience wonderful guide. Would highly recommend. Really appreciate working with local family and visiting local markets. Definitely off the beaten path.
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Mackenzie_s
Aug 11, 2024
you have to do this tour! - amazing tour! our guide was very knowledgeable and kind. his english was great and he catered the tour exactly to what my mom and i wanted to see. highly recommend!
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Sherri_w
Aug 4, 2024
See Mexico City’s hidden gems! - Highly recommend this experience. Adriana immersed us into Mexican culture and we were able to experience parts of Mexico City that we would have not found otherwise. (flower market and murals/sculptures) Adriana ensured that we understood how to use and navigate the Metro system and we found this helpful for the remaining days of our trip. We met the nicest family and made salsa at their food stand. Overall an excellent experience, would recommend doing first days of your trip to benefit from the Metro education.
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Meghomita_d
Jul 30, 2024
Immersion into Mexican culinary - Rogelio was patient and knowledgeable about Mexico City. We tried Atoles, tamales. Took the bus to the second market. It was a very good immersion into CDMX's gastronomy. We also did a huarache making class with the sweetest person ever. Will definitely recommend this tour.
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Pinoy-local-tourist
Jul 24, 2024
Private no-tourists tour to fit your interests - This was a small group (2 persons plus guide) tour to places not normally of interest to tourists. We're interested in markets and our guide, Rogelio, brought us to a sidewalk tamales and atole breakfast and the flower market. Great for getting a feel of the local vibes. High point was bus ride..
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Negmeldeen_m
Jul 18, 2024
Amazing experience - This was by far my best tour in NM city. The thing I loved the most about it is its authenticity. The experience was made special by Esteban; our guide. It was a private walking tour and we used the subway to move between local markets. We experienced food and tasted food and fruit as a local. We went to the flower market and ended up in a local family restaurant and made salsa from scratch. My teenage kids loved the experience and were completely engaged. Can't stress how Esteban our tour guide made sure the tour is tailored to our needs and comfort.
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Stephanie_h
Jun 4, 2024
Wonderful tour of two unique markets and amazing salsa-making lesson! - I highly recommend this tour! Maria was an absolutely fabulous guide—very warm and friendly and super interesting to talk with. We were especially grateful to her because we were late to arrive at the designated meeting spot due to a large political rally happening nearby that resulted in a number of road closures. Maria very kindly waited for us (luckily, my partner and I were the only people signed up for the tour that day), and she was able to adapt our route to avoid most of the chaos from there out. Both of the markets we visited were just so cool. The first market was remarkable not just for the amazing tamales we tried but also for the absolutely gorgeous murals throughout the space. At the second market, we picked up ingredients for our salsa-making class and also tasted some outstanding barbacoa. And then we had so much fun learning to make salsa using a slightly unusual method that I’m definitely going to deploy in the future. Lastly, we got to eat our salsa on top of some incredibly delicious huaraches. I’d recommend this tour for anyone interested in eating some amazing food and departing a bit from the beaten tourist path. Thanks so much, Maria!
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