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Oaxaca Food & Tasting Tour — Cheese, Chocolate & more

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| Oaxaca City, Mexico
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from $110.12 per person

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Traditional cook
Preparing pan de Cazuela filled with chocolate
Preparation of mole tamales with chicken in totomoxtle leaf and banana leaf
Cheese and quesillo tasting
Tasting of Nicuatole (natural gelatin)
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On average, this is booked 14 (0) days in advance.
6 to 7 hours (approx.)
Hotel pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
and 1 more
Spanish

Overview

This tour was built around one simple idea: the best way to understand a culture is to taste it. Not in a restaurant — at the source. You'll pull quesillo from a dairy vat with your own hands, drink tejate from the same clay bowl the Zapotecs used a thousand years ago, and sit beside a baker in a market town as she explains why the bread only tastes right when it's baked in clay. Every stop is a tasting, every tasting has a story, and every story connects you to a part of Oaxaca that most visitors never see. No ruins, no museums — just food, people, and the living traditions behind one of Mexico's greatest culinary cultures. All tastings included.

What's Included

  • Lunch The aforementioned tastings and foods are included: cheese and cheese tasting, memelas, tamales, tejate, nicuatole, water chocolate, casserole bread.
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Tour guide
  • Tips
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Meeting and Pickup

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Show up in the lobby of your hotel. The pick up time will depend on how far your hotel is from the Zócalo, it can be up to 30 minutes before departure time.

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C. de Manuel García Vigil 306
RUTA INDEPENDENCIA, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juárez, Oax., Mexico

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This activity ends back at the meeting point.

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Etla

Begin in the small dairy village of Reyes Etla, celebrated throughout Oaxaca for producing the finest quesillo — the fresh string cheese that is one of the state's most beloved foods. Watch how it is made from scratch and pull the warm, stretchy strands yourself directly from the whey. You'll also taste memelitas, thick handmade corn tortillas topped with local ingredients — simple, extraordinary food prepared the same way it has been for generations.
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1 hour 35 minutes Admission Ticket Free

San Andres Huayapam

Enter a world of pre-Hispanic flavors in the village of San Andrés Huayapam. Here you'll taste tejate, an ancient cold beverage made from corn, cacao, and mamey seed that was once reserved for Zapotec royalty — and is still prepared by hand in clay bowls today. You'll also discover water chocolate, stone-ground cacao dissolved in water the traditional Oaxacan way, and taste tamales and nicuatole, a silky corn-based dessert with a flavor that exists nowhere else on earth.
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2 hours 50 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Tlacolula

End in the lively market town of Tlacolula, where a local baker walks you through the making of casserole bread — a rich, anise-scented bread baked in clay pots that is a staple of Oaxacan celebrations. You'll also learn how Oaxacan chocolate is ground and prepared from raw cacao using a traditional stone mill (metate). Tlacolula's Sunday market is one of the largest and most authentic indigenous markets in Mexico — a feast for all the senses.
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1 hour 35 minutes Admission Ticket Free

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Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

Frequently Asked Questions (8)

Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Oaxaca Food & Tasting Tour — Cheese, Chocolate & more?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CST).This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund. Read more Apr 2025

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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Frequently Asked Questions (8)

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Oaxaca Food & Tasting Tour — Cheese, Chocolate & more?
A:
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.
  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CST).
  • This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
Apr 2025
Q: What's included in the price?
A:
The following is included:
  • Lunch. The aforementioned tastings and foods are included: cheese and cheese tasting, memelas, tamales, tejate, nicuatole, water chocolate, casserole bread.
  • Air-conditioned vehicle.
  • Tour guide.
The following is NOT included:
  • tips.
Apr 2025
Q: What is the weather cancellation policy?
A:

This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

Apr 2025
Q: What is the minimum age for this tour?
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The minimum age to participate is 2. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..

Apr 2025
Q: My date is not available in the calendar, I am just checking to see if it is available?
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If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.

If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.

Apr 2025
Q: Is this an accessible tour?
A:

Accessibility information for the Oaxaca Food & Tasting Tour — Cheese, Chocolate & more is as follows:

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Apr 2025
Q: Where is the meeting point for this activity?
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Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Oaxaca Food & Tasting Tour — Cheese, Chocolate & more will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!

 

 

Mar 2024
Q: How long does a refund take to reach my card, and can I get it faster?
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Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.

Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.

If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.

Oct 2026

What's Included

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  • LunchThe aforementioned tastings and foods are included: cheese and cheese tasting, memelas, tamales, tejate, nicuatole, water chocolate, casserole bread.
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Tour guide
  • Tips

Additional Info

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  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

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