Learn to prepare a traditional Mexican dish in a local kitchen at the house of Doña Lupita. She will take you to a typical Mexican market to buy all the ingredients — there are three menu options which you can choose from.
You spend the morning tasting and preparing the meal to enjoy it afterwards on a colorfully painted traditional trajinera boat in the canals of Xochimilco with Mariachi entertainment.
Xochimilco is a large system of canals based on the original make up of the city of Tenochtitlan as Mexico City was called before the arrival of the Spanish. When the first nomadic settlers arrived in the Valley of Mexico, they found an enormous lake. As the years went by and their population grew, the land could no longer satisfy their agricultural needs. They solved the problem by devising a system of chinampas (floating gardens), rectangular structures akin to barges, which they filled with reeds, branches and mud. They planted the barges with willows, whose roots anchored the floating gardens to the lake bed, making a labyrinth of small islands and canals on which vendors carried flowers and produce grown on the chinampas to market. Today Xochimilco is the only place in Mexico where the gardens still exist.
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These activities are designed to give you the most authentic experiences around where you're staying. We work with local guides, who use their knowledge and often a resident's eye to show you the main sights and more out-of-the-way attractions. Our specialists can suggest tours and activities that will introduce you to the local ways of life.
Mexico City Art Tour
Murals depicting Mexico's history make up the cornerstone of Mexican art. Explore this artistic cultural side to Mexico City: with visits to the Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo in the San Angel area east of Chapultepec and then Museo Frida Kahlo the 'Blue House' in Coyoacan.
Tula & Tepotzotlan Tour
Tula is a town in the southwestern part of the state of Hidalgo and nearby are the remains of the ancient capital city of the Toltecs. Usually identified as the Toltec capital around 980 CE, the city was destroyed at some time between 1168 and 1179.
You can enjoy this activity as part of the suggested tours below, or we can weave it into a trip shaped entirely around you.
