8-DAY CULINARY JEWELS OF RIVIERA MAYA AND YUCATAN TOUR

Discover the Tastes of Yucatan and Riviera Maya

Learn how to prepare Mexican food, travel to Yucatan and get lost in  a mayan village where you will eat the best mayan food prepared by  world famous Chef Rosalía Chay, discover Chichen Itzá  ancient ruins, visit food markets, cenotes and enjoy Valladolid. Visit Isla Mujeres and enjoy the best of the Caribbean landscape and food. Take 4 amazing cooking lessons in puerto Morelos and dine with mexican chefs.

Day 1

Welcome to Cancun!

• Pick up at the airport, transportation to hotel
• Dinner at one of the best contemporary-Mexican restaurants in Puerto Morelos
• Stay at Alejandras Casita or downtown hotel.

Day 2

• Breakfast
• 10.30am-Cooking Class experience (Prepare 6 traditional Mexican dishes, enjoy snacks and Mexican feast with everything you prepared)
• Night at your leisure at Puerto Morelos.
• Stay at Alejandras Casita or downtown hotel.

Day 3

• 8.00am-Pickup in Puerto Morelos
• Go with the Chef to pick ingredients at the local market (Valladolid)
• Culinary Experience-Class at “Mexico Lindo Casita in Valladolid, cook a Yucatan cuisine menu and feast with everything you will prepare.
• Have dinner and drinks at “La Mezcalería” in Valladolid
• We will spend the night at rancho Palchalhal in Valladolid at Chef Alejandra’s boutique casita

Day 4

• Pickup at 9.30/10.00am
• Visit the food market, downtown, San Bernardino Exconvent (beautiful Valladolid colonial City)
• Cenote and Mayan food Lunch, swim and explore.
• Video mapping at the convent and nice walk and drinks at Calzada de los Frailes at night.

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Only for foodies…

• Pickup at 9.30/10.00am
• Visit Xkopek (Melipona bees sanctuary), Temozon town (famous for its smoked meat and chorizo´s tacos.), Mayapan Distillery (Agave distillery in Valladolid), Tekom (Cenote in Valladolid), Walking tour (Valladolid downtown, San Bernardino Exconvent), Dinner at Idilio, Street dessert at La Plaza and Video mapping at the convent and nice walk and drinks at Calzada de los Frailes.

Day 5

• Pick up at 7.00am-Visit Chichen Itza OR Yaxunah Ruins, swim in Lol Ha Cenote.
• 11.00am Unique culinary experience in Yaxunah Mayan community. Interact with the best traditional Mayan cook in Yucatan. Chef Rosalia Chay and her family will teach you how to make tortillas, cook in a “pib” (buried oven) and eat in a Traditional Mayan home at this village immersed in the jungle.
• Try the best Cochinita Pibil, Panuchos and tortillas
• Back to Puerto Morelos

Day 6

• 10.00 am-Culinary Experience-Class (Mexican cooking class, snacks, Mexican feast with everything you will prepare).
• Dinner and drinks at top trending bar at Puerto Morelos
• Stay at Alejandras Casita or downtown hotel.

Day 7

• Pick up at 10.00 am day at Isla Mujeres.
• Lunch and drinks at Beach Club
• Stay at Alejandras Casita or downtown hotel (Puerto Morelos).

Day 8

• Breakfast/ brunch in Puerto Morelos
• End of the culinary tour
  *Optional on visiting a Beach club*
• Transportation to Airport