Private Tour
Private Mayan Food Cooking Class, Cenote and Coba Ruins
Overview
Available languages
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The mayan cooking class is a unique experience in the area, no other tour operator will have something like this. We'll visit a real maya family outside of the touristy path and we'll be welcome in their home to get a taste of their food, traditions and culture. Meanwhile we contemplete the natural beauty of their land
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Private transportation
Soda/Pop
Bottled water
Lunch
Air-conditioned vehicle
Breakfast
Alcoholic Beverages
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Tres Reyes
We'll start driving towards to small mayan community of "Tres Reyes, Lazaro Cardenas" there we are gonna start preparing from scratch the meals we are having during the day. We'll start preparing the oven, learning how to make tortillas for breakfast, having a welcoming maya ceremony, we'll learn how to marinate the meat, go to the local food grinder, buried the food in the ground, visit a local underground cenote to swim and refresh ourselves and return to the local family house to get the food out of the ground to have lunch before hitting back to the hotel
Zona Arqueologica de Coba
It's necessary to confirm this additional activity when contacting to the tour operator, the visit includes also bicycles for the visit.
Options
Private Mayan Food Cooking Class, Cenote and Coba Ruins
Pickup included
Reviews
7 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
The BEST Tour in Mexico!
Khristina U,
Jun 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00When I asked our travel agent, who has been to Mexico over 35 times, for an authentic and personalized experience…this tour was precisely that…and surpassed our expectation tenfold. Our tour guide, Josué was prompt with every communication prior to and throughout the tour. He is extremely knowledgeable about the local areas and many archaeological sites and history of Mexico and it’s people. He is a kind person along with Lucy and her family who opened up their home and city to host the cooking and tasty feasts that we all prepared. The BEST experience in Mexico, I highly recommend this tour. You will not be disappointed!
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Gina P,
Jun 26, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00This was one of the best experiences we have done. Josue was fantastic - very communicative leading up to the day and the excursion was unbelievably authentic. No crowds - just the four of us and Josue. We went to a house where we were hosted and assisted in making an authentic breakfast and lunch. in between cooking we went to a cenote and cooled off. HIGHLY recommend. To finish we toured the coba ruins. GREAT TIME. Well done Josue!!
Cooking class at a Mayan home, monkeys and ruins oh my!
thetraveldesigners,
Oct 10, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a great time on our tour and highly recommend Josué! We had a very full day starting with a Mayan cooking class at a private home where we helped prepare cochinita pibil, ate breakfast and immediately after we left for a monkey sanctuary. We were very lucky to see many spider and howler monkeys! Then we zip lined and went on a short canoe ride and off we went to Cobá ruins. After Cobá we returned to the Mayan home to have delicious cochinita pibil. Throughout all of this, Josué was very knowledgeable and a great time manager (which is very important on a tour with so many different activities). I can’t choose a favorite activity because they were all great! Thanks and see you next time!
We had a really great experience!
J7923OXvincentc,
Oct 8, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A such great experience! We had so much fun all day long! Josue is not just a simple guide, he is a TOP guide who likes people, who can adapt, who has a big heart, a lot of humour, who knows so much about history and architecture. He is very generous of all his knowledge. During that Maya cooking diner we were not feeling to be tourists but a part of the family! Do not hesitate to contact Josue! You will not regret it!
Extraordinary culinary tourism
Roam01731314006,
Jul 2, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was a once in a lifetime experience! I truly felt like I was in a Netflix food travel show. Chef Lucy was incredible, and Josué was able to get us exclusive time at a ceynote. I could not imagine a better guide for anyone looking for anyone interested in culinary tourism.
Our favorite tour guide
Excursion112367,
Nov 14, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Thumbs up for Josue Cruz! Our Mayan cooking tour was very educational and delicious. Not only did we participate in the cooking of pork underground and make tortillas, we visited three cenotes, got to see a demonstration on hammock weaving, and ate a couple of delicious meals-all in one day! We were lucky to see wildlife as well: hummingbird, crocodiles, bats, and turtles. Josue provided historical background as well as current information and trends, answering questions of all sorts. The cenotes chosen for this tour were each unique, any one of them would have made the trip feel complete-fitting in more than one was a bonus! His willingness to incorporate the interests of clients explains why he is a fan favorite of tour guides. Sidenote: We also did Chichen Itza and Cancun city tours with Josue! All 5 star!!!
Excellent Tour Guide with Deep Knowledge of Area and History
workshy123,
Jul 26, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Josue was a wonderful guide. He was our guide on a Chichen Itza and cenote tour. Good sense of humor and very knowledgeable about Mayan history. He is a good advocate for Mayan culture and enlightens visitors with better understanding of the Yucatan and QR region. The tour included rappelling down a cenote and he made everyone feel safe. It was a long day from Cancun but we were in great hands with Josue. I recommend him to everyone who visits and need a first class and experienced guide.
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