Praktischer mexikanischer Kochkurs, Stadtrundfahrt, Markt und Mittagessen

The tour guides were very professional, knowledgeable, and friendly. We felt safe, comfortable, and well looked after. The van was air conditioned and comfortable. Our hotel pick up was on time and we had good pre tour communication with our guides. The guides were able to provide quality narration of historical and cultural locations as well as some interesting pop culture stories about celebrities who’ve lived or filmed in Acapulco. The market offered a unfiltered view of life in Acapulco, that we enjoyed, however based on American embassy water recommendations we were unable to partake in the samples that were offered. No items were purchased at the market for use in our cooking class. The ingredients were waiting for us upon our arrival at the restaurant. The chef greeted us warmly and the restaurant was charmingly decorated. The cooking class was very basic with little instruction beyond “please chop this”, so novices shouldn’t feel intimidated to sign up. The food was okay, but not traditional and quite bland to our palates. The chef and his staff were friendly and accommodating. The bathroom facilities at the Resturant were clean however if you are taller than 5’6” or wider than about 2’ you’d have real trouble getting into the single stall. Recommendation to other participants- wear closed shoes and very cool clothing for the best experience!

This tour was AMAZING! We toured with Mario and Jesus and we felt well taken care of! The tour was safe, secure, and we learned so much about Acapulco - they really know their information! They took us all over the city, we were able to get great pictures overlooking the city, they helped translate/ speak with the vendors at the market which was really helpful as non-Spanish speakers. The cooking demonstration was really fun and the food was DELISIOUS! Highly recommend this tour and we were able to get a great video/ pictures of our tour afterwards.

As I booked the trip on Pezole Thursday the regular restaurant that offer the cooking was not available and Rudi and team came up with a alternative itinerary for the day that included baby turtles a crocodile farm and a view if a very different Acapulco. My guide Jose Mario picked me up and we first popped in at the supermarket to buy a few ingredients and then headed South along the condominium strip. Leaving the big developments behind we turned into a small road and stopped at the turtle hatchery where I had the chance to release two babies from the day's hatch. After this we headed further south to the Crocodile sanctuary where a very enthusiastic Rizio spent an hour showing me around the crocodile enclosures and mangrove forrest Heading even further south we finally ended in Barra Vieja and my cooking lesson with Patti from La Charrita. It does not come more authentic Mexican than cooking Pescado a la Talla and tortillas over the open fire. The best food I had the whole trip - even if I made it Patti's secret sauce and mentoring certainly made the magic. Jose Mario was an amazingly informative and friendly guide who managed to show me a very unique Acapulco. If you can convince somebody to do this off-the-beaten track trip with you - jump at the chance it is a once in a lifetime experience.