Every “foody” should visit Oaxaca. Throughout history, its cuisine has been an explosion of culinary colour and a treat for the taste buds.
While on our tours, we visit the vibrant markets to taste selected delicacies, such as mole. Moreover, we explore a traditional Mezcal farm* and some of the best traditional restaurants and cantinas around. Welcome to Oaxaca, where food lovers’ dreams come true!
* Mezcal is a distilled drink with a smokey touch made from the agave plant, typical from Oaxaca.
In Papantla, Veracruz, we camp for two nights at a vanilla hacienda. In here, the local Totonac women will teach us how to cook some delicacies. Moreover, we will tour through the plantations to learn about this aromatic plant. These two activities round up a visit to the archaeological visit of El Tajín site!
The magic village of Tequila contains beautiful colonial architecture apart from many distilleries. Moreover, its surrounding agave fields are UNESCO heritage sites.
The most renowned distillery is José Cuervo. We will visit it on a tour to discover the tequila as a way of life, meeting jimadores and tequila blenders. First, we will explore the agave fields and explore the famous La Rojeña distillery. After that, you will taste straight from the barrel at the Reserva de la Familia cellar. Then, we’ll enjoy a professional tasting at the distillery. To finish the adventure, we will tour Los Limoneros garden and enjoy some Mexican snacks. The afternoon is free to keep visiting interesting spots, or to have a good nap and rest your drinks! 😉
Tlaxcala state is famous for its pulque. In here, we will enjoy a tour around the agave fields followed by a tasting with different flavours. People have been consuming pulque for at least 2,000 years. To make pulque, the indigenous people fermented the sap of the agave plant*. Thus, this prehispanic beverage has a low alcohol content (usually between 2% and 8%).
* The agave is a spiky plant that forms the basis of most of Mexico’s alcoholic drinks.
Guadalupe’s valley is one of the oldest wine-producing regions in the Americas. This area is gaining a revered status due to its natural beauty and excellent gastronomy. Good wine and relaxed ambience imbibe each winery with a feeling of being among friends. While in our tours, we visit 2-3 wineries to experience the wines this region has to offer.
The small pueblo mágico of Parras de la Fuente resides in the Mexican northern state of Coahuila. This is one of the country’s most overlooked wine-producing regions. Here, we will have the opportunity to visit Casa Madero, the oldest winery in the Americas. Its wines include both reds and whites, including Malbecs and Chardonnays.
The Guelaguetza Festival is an impressive indigenous dancing, cultural and culinary celebration. A coming together of cultures and tradition waits for you during the Mexican summers!
