Authentic Red Mole Cooking Experience Near Puerto Escondido
Overview
Unlike a typical cooking class, this experience takes place in a rural Chatino community where guests learn family recipes passed down through generations. Participants prepare Oaxacan red mole, handmade tortillas, and tamales using traditional techniques, then share the meal with local hosts while discovering the culture, traditions, and daily life of Oaxaca's coastal communities.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Air-conditioned vehicle
Meeting and Pickup
Those interested should send me an email with the details of their location in hotels or houses to facilitate our meeting.
What To Expect
Step into the heart of Oaxacan culinary tradition and learn how to prepare one of Mexico's most iconic dishes: Red Mole Oaxaqueño.
Your experience begins in the community of San Jose Manialtepec, where your local hosts will introduce you to the ingredients, history, and cultural significance of mole in Oaxacan cuisine. You will learn about the different chilies, spices, seeds, chocolate, and traditional techniques used to create this complex and flavorful willow.
Together, we will roast, grind, mix, and cook the ingredients from scratch using traditional methods passed down through generations. As the mole simmers, you will also help prepare tamales that will be served with the finished mole.
Once the meal is ready, everyone gathers around the table to enjoy the food they have prepared, accompanied by a tasting of traditional mezcal and stories about local customs and daily life in the community.
This is more than a cooking class—it's an authentic cultural immersion that connects visitors with the flavors, traditions, and hospitality of rural Oaxaca.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
Frequently Asked Questions (8)
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Activity code: C-116123P2
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Frequently Asked Questions (8)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Balloon Tours customers.
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- 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).
- Bottled water.
- Air-conditioned vehicle.
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 2025The minimum age to participate is 3. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If 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 2025Accessibility information for the Authentic Red Mole Cooking Experience Near Puerto Escondido is as follows:
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Authentic Red Mole Cooking Experience Near Puerto Escondido 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 2024Once 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 2026What's Included
- Bottled water
- Air-conditioned vehicle
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
