The 15 Best Shopping Tours in Mexico

1.Cancun Taco Tour, Local Beer and Night Market with Transportation

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 816 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $89Our pick

Join guides such as G, Diego, or Navarro for a four-hour evening food tour through downtown Cancun. You will try quesabirria, cochinita pibil, surtido, al pastor, and churros, with four beers or soft drinks, air-conditioned transport, and time at Parque de las Palapas.

“Navarro was engaging and fun, and made us want to keep eating tacos after we were full. The food was great”

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2.Cancun Street Food Tour with Food Stalls, Local Market and Murals

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 723 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $64

Ride from your Cancun hotel with a guide such as Adrian, Sasha, or G, then eat through local taco shops, a Yucatecan family kitchen, a paleteria, Mercado 23, and Bonampak murals. Food, drinks, hotel pickup, and air-conditioned transport are included. Expect walking, generous portions, and a full stomach.

“Our Tour guy was excellent. Explain what food from what part of Mexico how was it made how the restaurant started? It’s OK to try more than one even though we allow one tasting walking around the beautiful kids Mural was exciting. We even learn about Miguel painting”

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3.Puerto Vallarta Cooking Class Experience with Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 698 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $144

Meet Chef Enrique at Mercado Palmar de Aramara, shop for fresh ingredients, visit a tortilla factory, then cook in his home. Menus change by day and may include tacos, mole, seafood, tamales, or birria. The class lasts about four hours and welcomes vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free requests.

“Outstanding market and cooking experience. One of the best tours we have had in. Puerto Vallarta. The chef., Enrique was amazing. And his home and assistance and lovely wife were so pleasant. Would recommend this tour to anyone”

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4.Cancun City Sightseeing and Shopping Tour on a Double Decker bus

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 540 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $55

See Cancun beyond the beach on a guided tour through the Hotel Zone, downtown, El Meco, Plaza 28, Avenida Tulum, and Playa Delfines. Expect Mayan ruins, tequila and chocolate tasting, drinks, shopping, and guides such as Tony or Arturo. Vehicle type can vary, so confirm whether your booking uses a double-decker bus.

“A lot of time on bus ,but tour guide was informative. Lots of time at crappy, over priced markets. It was a good thing to do on an off and on rainy day”

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5.Teotihuacan without obligatory stops. No shops or restaurants.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 527 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $56

Travel from Mexico City straight to Teotihuacan with a certified guide and no obligatory shops or restaurants. Walk the Causeway of the Dead, see the Sun and Moon pyramids, and visit the Temple of Quetzalcoatl. Guides have included Jorge, Fabio, Alma, David, Laura, Rodolfo, and Josefina.

“Wonderful tour today! We enjoyed our time at the pyramids and learned a lot (but not so much that it was overwhelming!) it was the perfect amount of time. Really easy to get to the pick up spot and not worry about getting to or from. Would recommend!”

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6.Mexican Cooking Class with Food Market Visit in Mexico City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 506 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $124

Join chef José for a hands-on Mexican cooking class near Bucareli 165 in Mexico City. Visit a local market to help choose ingredients, prepare guacamole, salsas, tortillas, guisados, and sorbets, then sit down for the meal. Groups are capped at 10 and vegetarian options are available.

“This was a wonderful experience for learning about the food and culture of Mexico from a native. Jose was great, and I feel this is a great experience for those with no experience in the kitchen as well as those who feel comfortable cooking. The menu was robust, and the market tour colorful. I’d definitely be booking another lesson if I find myself back in CDMX.”

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7.Flavors of Oaxaca: Cooking Class with No Set Menu and Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 333 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $75

Meet Oscar or another Casa Crespo instructor at 10:00 a.m. for a market walk and hands-on Oaxacan cooking class. Your group helps choose dishes, grinds masa, prepares regional recipes, and eats together with drinks such as mezcal, margaritas, and agua fresca. Vegetarian and special-diet menus can be arranged.

“It was an amazing experience. Probably my favorite thing we did on the trip. The food we cooked with our instructor Oscar was absolutely delicious. I’m just waiting patiently for him to send me the recipes like he said he would.”

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8.Essence of Mexico: Authentic Mexican Cooking Class & Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 289 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $178

Start with agua fresca and a guided visit to Mercado Medellín, then cook sopes, mextlapiques, tortillas, white mole, and corn bread with chefs such as Lorena, Pame, or Mariana. The small class serves lunch with mezcal, beer, wine, hot chocolate, and dessert.

“Chef Pame was an amazing host! I highly recommend this experience as a MUST do for CDMX! The food is incredible! I loved learning about Mexican food culture and history. Pame is very engaging and friendly. I loved the tour portion and visiting tortillarias was my favorite stop. I would definitely return for another class! It was fun to get to know some other travelers during the experience.”

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9.Mazatlan City Sightseeing Tour with Shopping Time and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 286 reviews · 5 hours (approx.)

See Mazatlán by air-conditioned minivan with a driver-guide, stopping at the cathedral, Golden Zone, Malecón, El Mirador, and Punta de Clavadistas. You’ll have shopping time and, with the lunch option, a beachside Mexican shrimp meal. Guides such as Carlos, Jesus, Victor, Mel, and Smiley are praised for friendly service.

“It was utter confusion coming out of the port! I asked several people where to go to meet the company for my excursion. I even showed people my phone what I was looking for. I was finally pointed to what I thought was the correct people. I was completely scammed, and made to go to the ATM to get additional money so I could get back to the port. Keep in mind, I have never been to Sinaloa before, and very afraid of the implications of the cartel, so I tried my best to be accommodating to the driver's demand for money. A very scary and horrible situation to be…”

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10.Explore Los Cabos City Tour, Glass-Bottom Boat Ride, Lunch and Shopping!

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 128 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $105

You’ll travel between Cabo San Lucas, the Tourist Corridor, and San José del Cabo with guides such as Mario, Uriel, or Vincente. Expect a glass-bottom boat past El Arco, sea lions, Lover’s Beach, a glass-blowing demonstration, shopping stops, and lunch if selected.

“While our group had a great time, and enjoyed exploring Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo, everyone in our party was disappointed with the lunch experience. We all opted out of the included lunch because we didn’t want the limited prix fix menu. People in our party learned on a similar tour in the past that if you opt out of the included lunch, you are able to select from items on the full menu at the lunch location and pay your own invoice. However, our tour guide, Carlos, forced everyone to select from 10 items on a sheet of paper so he could order in advance of…”

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11.Cooking Class and Optional Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 127 reviews · 4 hours · from $78

Spend four hours learning Mexican cooking in a Cancún restaurant that has served diners for more than 40 years. With guides such as Diego, Nassim, G, and Sasha, you can shop at a local market, make tortillas, prepare four courses, and enjoy a margarita. Hotel pickup is optional.

“Great fun, G and Angel were great hosts. Only improvement I could make is perhaps a more advanced cooking session in line with the price. 😊”

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12.Guided City Tour with Shopping by Double Decker Bus

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 94 reviews · 5 - 5.5 hours · from $60

Spend 5 to 5.5 hours seeing Cancun with a live English- or Spanish-speaking guide, including El Meco ruins, downtown shopping, the Hotel Zone, a tequila tasting, and Playa Delfines. Tony and Martin have led some departures. Pickup is available at selected hotels and meeting points.

“Exploring the city on a private small bus is really nice, and I enjoyed very much all the exploration of the city, the history and the ruins. I just wished it was more about that without wasting more than two hours in over priced souvenir stores - it felt as if I spent money to be brought where I can spend more money while I knew where to buy souvenirs that are not that overpriced. The first shopping stop was one hour (too much) and then we were supposed to visit the Tequila museum with some Tequila assortment, but it was just a small room with a 3 minutes video…”

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13.Street Food, Local Market and Urban Art Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 88 reviews · 5 hours · from $78

Spend five hours with an English- or Spanish-speaking guide such as Adrián, Diego, or Alex, visiting four local food stops and a Cancún market. Expect generous portions, regional specialties, aguas frescas, reserved food-stall seating, and street art viewed mainly during the drive.

“The tour was great and our guide was super friendly. Each stop was different and was something my family would not have gone to because they were outside the normal tourist food areas. We highly recommend this trip!”

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14.Cancun Guided Sightseeing, Shopping and Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 87 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $39

Spend four hours touring Cancun by air-conditioned vehicle, stopping at Dolphins Beach, the Mayan Museum, a jewelry outlet with tequila tasting, and México Mágico. Guides such as Olga, Jerry, Alex, and Tobar have earned praise for friendly service. Expect more shopping than city exploration, plus a 200 MXN food voucher for every two people.

“Exactly as described. Could not have been any better. Driver and guide were prompt, professional and friendly.”

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15.Culture, Architecture, and Market Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 81 reviews · 2 hours · from $32Best value

Spend two hours walking Guadalajara’s historic center with a live English- or Spanish-speaking guide, often Mayra. See the cathedral, grand plazas, government palace, Teatro Degollado, Cabañas murals, and San Juan de Dios Market. The tour ends with practical food and shopping advice.

“Very friendly and knowledgeable guide who spoke English She gave the history and shared the art & architecture of Guadalajara. It was well worth the $32, I paid with no hassle Iin changing dollars to pesos.”

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