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A plate of Chilis and vegetables
A wood fire hot plate
Cups of Salsa
Peppers, Onions and garlic roasting on a burner
A tortilla in a Mexican salad bowl

Private Prehispanic Cooking Class with Traditional Utensils

By Trip to Mexico
Free cancellation available
Price is CA $352 per traveller* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview
  • Hands-on experience learning about traditional Maya cuisine
  • Private kitchen set in the surroundings of a jungle ranch
  • Cooking with traditional utensils like molcajete & metate
  • Chance to prepare your own handmade tortillas in a fogón
  • Guide reveals typical ingredients & traditional Maya tastes

Activity location

    • Playa del Carmen Area, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Hotel Pickup
    • Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico

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Tour
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h4h
  • English
  • Food only
Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00am
Price details
CA $352.04 x 2 TravellersCA $704.08

Total
Price is CA $704.08
Until Sat, 20 Apr

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate guided cooking class
  • What's includedWhat's includedFood tastings
  • What's includedWhat's includedReturn transport to and from your Playa del Carmen hotel
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAlcoholic drinks

Know before you book

  • You will receive confirmation of your exact tour departure time when you call to confirm your reservation.
  • Please be ready and waiting in your hotel lobby 15 minutes prior to your scheduled pick-up time.
  • Hotel pickup is available from most Playa del Carmen hotels. Please arrange pickup from your hotel or a nearby location when you call to confirm your reservation.

What you can expect

Take part in an informative cooking class that allows you to create authentic Prehispanic food and Maya cuisine using traditional tools. Sit back and relax at a private ranch in the heart of the jungle as you prepare culturally important food, enjoying your tasty meal as the class comes to an end.

Your culinary adventure begins when your guide choices you up at your hotel and takes you on a short drive through the jungle to a private ranch. Take a seat in the comfortable kitchen where you are given a brief overview on traditional Mexican utensils, like a molcajete, a mortar and pestle made of stone, and a metate, a hollowed stone used for grinding seeds into smaller pieces.

Use the fogón, a wood-burning stove in the centre of the kitchen, to make handmade tortillas filled with cheese, beans, corn, chicken, pork, and onion. While preparing your tortillas, your guide reveals the traditions and techniques used when creating customary cuisine. Once your meal is ready, enjoy the tasty flavours of this authentic Prehispanic dish before heading back to your hotel.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    • Playa del Carmen Area, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEHotel Pickup
    • Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico