Riviera Maya Cooking Class: Authentic Mexican Cuisine Experience
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85 Ratings
Puerto Morelos
Immerse yourself in the flavors of Mexico with a Riviera Maya cooking class. Learn to cook authentic Mexican cuisine and indulge in a gourmet meal in a private cooking school. Join this small group tour for a unique culinary experience in the Mayan jungle.
Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Mexico Lindo Cooking - Traditional Mexican cuisine was recognized by UNESCO in 2010 as an Intangible Cultural Heritage.

6 COURSE MEXICAN COOKING EXPERIENCES & FEAST

Learn how to make authentic Mexican dishes during this hands on cooking lesson at a private cooking school set in the Mayan jungle with a professional Chef. Prepare a 6 courses gourmet meal, and feel like a member of the family during this small group experience.

Visit our organic garden where you would have the opportunity to know some herbs and chiles that we use in Mexican cuisine.

Once all the food is cooked, celebrate your culinary accomplishment with a traditional Mexican fiesta, complete with drinks, tequila and music.

c2a0Note that this tour does not include round transportation, however it’s available as an extra cost (from 85 USD round trip)

We will happily assist you if you have any dietary restrictions or need vegan or vegetarian options, let us know before arrival.

note: For hotels further than Playa del Carmen there could be a surcharge from the transportation company.

What's Included
  • Cooking class
  • Professional guide
  • Tour escort/host
  • Snacks
  • Gourmet 6-courses authentic Mexican meal
  • All drinks and recipes you will prepare and an apron.
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • transportation to the venue (round transportation available at an extra cost)
Meal Options
  • Sopa de Lima (Lemon soup) - Every Monday

  • Cochinita Pibil (Pull pork in pibil sauce) - Every Monday

  • Ensalada de Nopalitos (Cactus Salad) - Every Tuesday

  • Carnitas (Pork Confit) - Every Tuesday

  • Arroz Verde a la Veracruzana ( Veracruz Style Green Rice) - Every Wednesday

  • Flan de Coco (Coconut Flan) - Every Wednesday

  • Tamales Verdes (Green Sauce Tamales) - Every Thursday

  • Salpicon de Res (Beef Salad) - Every Thursday

  • Quesadillas de Champiñones y Papa con Chorizo ( Mushrooms, Potato, and Chorizo) - Every Friday

  • Flan Napolitano - Every Friday

Additional Information

Take pleasure in a delightful culinary course and encounter in the Riviera Maya/Cancun. Acquire skills to create genuine Mexican cuisine and thereafter participate in a lavish feast in a thoroughly Mexican setting. You’ll receive the VIP treatment akin to family at an exclusive cooking institute, where you’ll master popular Mexican recipes through an interactive cooking session, followed by an invitation to a celebration where you’ll savor the gastronomic delights you prepared. This is an intimate group expedition into the Mayan forest that provides a unique, unrepeatable experience.

  • Minimum drinking age is 18 years
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements/allergies at time of booking
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Location
Mexico Lindo Cooking
Optional hotel pickup and drop-off is available for an additional charge. Please contact us directly to verify pricing and availability. You can also reach us by car or taxi driving to la Ruta de los Cenotes Road Km 6.2 in Puerto Morelos and turn left on the pink sign.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Christieh825
May 9, 2024
Hands down highlight of this trip and definite in top five BEST travel experiences in last decade!! - I don't normally write reviews but I had to for our visit at Mexico Lindo. We worked with Chef Claudia and Sr. Silver and Sra. Paula. It was my husband and I with them for the day and I have only amazing things to say about our time. The food we had the honor of preparing in their beautiful kitchen was authentic and delicious, the ingredients fresh. We learned so much from Claudia about traditional cooking, the history of the cuisine in the region, the influence of Spain and the blending of cultures to create what today are traditional dishes. Claudia was warm and funny, made us feel welcome and comfortable from the start and the conversation flowed easily all day. We felt like we were at home with family by the end of the day. If you want a unique and personal cultural experience that takes you out of traditional tourist spots, I can't recommend this enough. We will be returning!
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Mitley7
Apr 19, 2024
An amazing experience! - Chef Alejandra provided an amazing experience for our group. Her knowledge and passion for cooking were inspiring. My husband and I both cook a lot but we learned so much and will definitely be trying to recreate these recipes at home. I highly recommend!
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252caroleg
Mar 28, 2024
Best Ever Mexican Cooking Class! - Chef Claudia guided us with humor and history thru so many different types of Mexicine cuisine, from grinding our own cocoa beans into a paste to make a delicious hot chocolate breakfast drink to sweet tamales for dessert and multitudes of dishes between. We couldn't have asked for a better day to spend away from the beach. Gracias Claudia and Mexico Lindo! Highly recommend!
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Sebastientourne
Mar 26, 2024
A must do! - An experience to absolutely do if you are near Cancun/Tulum. We had a wonderful time with Ale and his team. We learned as much as we had fun. We didn't see the time passing!! In addition to cuisines we learned about the region, the Mayans, foods etc. And all this in a good mood! Muchisimas gracias de nuevo!
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Dorothyde1871ka
Feb 6, 2024
Yucatan Delights - This is a a great cooking experience. This was our eighth time going and it never ceases to delight. Alejandra is a wonderful teacher and host.
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Michaelbe9508pi
Jan 1, 2024
Great Day Cooking Mexican Food - This was a fabuoous day! My adult son and I love cooking and really enjoyed this experience and would recommend to all who enjoy cooking and would like to learn more about preparing and eting Mexican cuisine. The preparation work done ahead and during our arrival was very much appreicated. We were able to learn, do and enjoy many foods because of this. This is a well organized activity, that packs a lot into 5 - 5 1/2 hours.
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Passport21072825337
Dec 10, 2023
A great cultural and culinary experience. - A great cultural and culinary experience. I attended this class on a surprise birthday trip and I've got to say it was a day well spent I learned about history, culture, science and culinary techniques all in one experience. Ale is an amazing teacher and makes the most basic dishes taste like a 5 star meal attention to detail impeccable!
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Travel27356109058
Dec 1, 2023
INSANE - Magnificent experience. Authentic, complete, professional, clean. I really loved it 🥰 Alejandra, Paola y Silver.
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Jonathanfu4664vy
Nov 24, 2023
Cooking Class - We had an excellent time and learned lots, I'll definitely make some of the recipes at home! It was the best Mexican food we had while out on our vacation. The course was well suited to beginners or experienced cooks.
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Sookl2024
Feb 9, 2024
Wonderful experience but few details to note and improve on :) - The whole experience was overall great! Transportation They offer round trip transportation for MX$1900 from the Hotel Zone. We didn’t choose this since it came out to be quite expensive. So we Uber-ed over and it was MX$850 there and supposedly MX$500 back. Total to be MX$1350. Another pair of participants arrived about an hour late to the class via the arranged transportation and they claimed the driver went to the wrong pickup spot hence they were late. It is also very secluded but they have their “Mexico Lindo Tour” sign on the way to the location. Google Maps does a great job taking you directly to their pinned location. Phone Service Keep in mind, you don’t get service there but they have free wifi which you can connect to and get an Uber back. We tried reserving a return Uber and it was about ~MX$80 more to reserve, which you don’t have to. There were enough Uber drivers around to accept your ride request. Cooking Class 10.30am-3.30pm There were a little too much talking/intro in our opinion. It was very sociable which was nice but there were a mix of history teaching about local cultures which was nice, teaching us tips and tricks of cutting certain ingredients, Spanish names of different ingredients and cooking utensils, etc. which all took maybe 2/3 of the class. We didn’t start cooking until maybe 11.30am? We had 5-6 different types of dishes to make so we were delegated to work on different parts of the dishes. That is good for time management but I feel like we miss out on learning other dishes that we didn’t work on. The class was also over $300 usd for two which is why I would expect to learn everything I paid for. The chef instructor was very entertaining! She spoke English well so it was easy to understand the instructions. She had to manage us students as well as her team members who were also doing preparations in the background. During lunch, around 2.30pm, our foods were assembled by the chef team and not us.. which is a shame. We were only participating in limited parts of the cooking. If there were less talking, we would have been able to do all the cooking and most of the preparations. Also, there were so much food prepared for six of us, it would have been to nice to be able to pack some leftovers with us but that wasn’t part of their plan. They did eventually find some Ziplocks for us to pack some tamales home. Thank you! Conclusion We would totally recommend this cooking class to anyone! The review is really nitpicking the small details that could be improved but otherwise everything was wonderful.
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