Mexico · FOOD TOURS IN MERIDA
Every trip has one free day too few. These 14 food tours in Merida justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Taste Yucatecan specialties, visit Mérida markets, and learn local food traditions on a small-group walking tour with eight tastings.
“Our guide was so knowledgeable and friendly. Very kind and took good care of us. He took us to so many unique stops with delicious food we were stuffed.”
Taste cochinita pibil, panuchos, seasonal fruit, ceviche and gelato while exploring Mérida’s market with a bilingual local guide.
“Great experience doing the Walking food tour with Luz. Learnt lots in the market about different foods and enjoyed the tastings, finishing with gelato/ ice creams with many unique flavour combinations.”
Review of a small-group Mérida tour to Chichén Itzá, a private cenote, Yucatecan lunch, and yellow Izamal.
“Everything was awesome. The guide was great. The private cenote. Getting to the ruins as soon as they open is great. Helps avoids the crowds and the heat as much as possible. Loved every minute of it”
Taste Mérida’s best local dishes, explore its market, and learn Yucatecan food traditions on a generous three-hour walking tour.
“I loved the entire tour. Laura was a really fun guide and I would highly recommend her.”
Explore Chichén Itzá, Cenote Ik Kil, Izamal, and a Yucatecan buffet on a full-day tour from Mérida for $79.52.
“It was Perfectly splendid. The tour guide made me feel loved. It was very educational, lots of historic facts. He was very knowledgeable even though it was his 7 days. Thank you Jorge and Diegito the driver for his perfectly splendid driving.”
Explore Valladolid’s Xkopek bee park, a dry cenote, stingless Mayan bees, honey tasting, and a traditional meal in 90 minutes.
“We loved this experience! Our guide was so knowledgeable and spoke excellent English. We learned about the different kinds of native bees and observed several different hives. We sampled 9 different bee products and then enjoyed a delicious lunch. We would highly recommend this to all visitors to Valladolid!”
Taste five premium mezcals and a signature cocktail in Valladolid, with Oaxaca and Nayarit spirits, artisan crafts, and a 45-minute format.
“Very disappointed in this experience unfortunately. All of the reviews were great! But maybe we didn’t have a great “guide”. Basically we were served a plate of five tastings each and given a booklet with information about each of the mezcals available. There wasn’t any personal explanation or serving of each drink. Definitely not a guided experience. It would have been really nice to have each of the tastings labeled so at least I knew which page to read about as I sipped. (We were of course told the names of each five when served but forgot as we drank and chatted). The process was not interactive, there was no…”
Visit Chichen Itza early, swim in a private Mayan family cenote, enjoy Yucatecan food, and explore yellow Izamal from Merida.
“We had an excellent and full day. All was smooth and clear, with informative talks and down time. Highly recommend!”
Explore Valladolid’s dry cenote, stingless bees, jungle plants, and honey tasting on this intimate 90-minute Mayan bee tour.
“This tour was so much fun! I loved learning all about the bees and seeing them up close!”
Shop Mérida’s oldest market, cook five Yucatecan dishes with a local family, and take home recipes from this warm six-hour experience.
“This was one of the best things we did in our whole time in Mexico. Gustavo was a brilliant host, so knowledgeable, friendly and passionate. Going through the market with him was a great experience, and it was a real privilege to be invited into his mother's home to cook for the afternoon. The food was all absolutely delicious and our two daughters (14 and 10) loved getting involved in the cooking. I could not recommend it more.”
Visit Uxmal, eat local Yucatecan food, and swim in two cenotes on a well-paced small-group day trip from Mérida.
“Great day tour, interesting site, lovely cenotes and a tasty lunch. Enjoyed all of it and Sergio was really knowledgeable.”
Taste Yucatán through two traditional markets, sampling regional dishes, fruit drinks, and sweets with local guides Carlos and Raquel.
“Very nice tour with lots of food. The host is very friendly, funny and knowledgeable. Can definitely recommend.”
Explore Mérida’s market, taste Yucatecan street food, enjoy ceviche and gelato, and learn local culture on a three-hour guided walk.
“Our walking food tour was a visit to the busy local market. It provided an authentic experience where locals buy their fresh foods and have their breakfast. Our guide was familiar with the local vendors. We had delicious popular foods (quick service in spite of long queues) and she provided explanations for each dish. We also sampled fresh local fruits, herbs and spices used in Mexican cooking. Lunch was a prawn ceviche and we finished in an ice cream shop with interesting and unusual selection of flavours.”
Review of Merida’s Uxmal, cenote, and Maya home-cooked meal tour, with practical advice on timing, price, food, swimming, and guides.
“This was one of the best tours, if not the best tour, I have ever been on. We went to Uxmal right when it opened and avoided the crowds and the heat. We then went to a gorgeous but smaller cenote which was incredible. Afterwards we had the most delicious lunch at the house of a Mayan family. Delio was wonderful. His English is amazing and he has an incredible knowledge of the area and Mayan history. He was also so nice since I wanted to use my Spanish and so we basically did the whole tour in Spanish. Would recommend in a heartbeat.”
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