PLAYA DEL CARMEN
The Riviera Maya’s best days out.
The 11 most popular food & taco tours around Playa del Carmen. The ones worth booking ahead, with prices, run times and who runs them.
Walk Playa del Carmen with a local bilingual guide, sampling quesadillas, tacos al pastor, mole, fruit juices, and paletas.
Most Popular“Carmen was knowledgeable and accommodating. We learned a lot and had fun. We appreciated her passion for Mexican culture.”
A guided taco tasting in Playa del Carmen with up to four taquerias, hands-on margarita and salsa prep, plus pulque and dessert tacos.
“High energy and very entertaining great variety of locations. Our tour guide Omar and he was great and seemed to really enjoy what he does.”
Long day from Playa del Carmen with Chichén Itzá, a Mayan food show, the blue NoolHa cenote plus zip line, and Valladolid.
“Incredibly planned and very smooth! The guides were informative and were bilingual. Definitely recommend it to anyone who's trying to do a lot in a day.”
A 3-hour Playa del Carmen food walk with local taco stalls, chocolate-spiced mole, street art, and a sweet popsicle finish.
Taste local favorites in Playa del Carmen with 5-6 guided stops plus tequila tastings, then shop 5th Avenue—about 3 hours.
“This tour was great! Make sure you come hungry, as there is a lot of food to try. I ended up being the only one on the 10am tour of the day, the guide made it a great experience”
A 3-hour vegan Mexican food tour in Playa del Carmen with fruit, Mercado stops, vegan ceviche, and tacos, led in English.
“Our guide Coco was very knowledgeable with the area and the places we visited. Every location we stopped for food was a surprise and delicious. My party had vegetarians and omnivores and everyone was pleased with the cuisine and stuffed by the end (come hungry). The tour was just under 3 miles total walk. The…”
3-hour private walking food tour in Playa del Carmen with fruit, mole, quesadillas, tacos, tamales, and paletas in English.
“This was like meeting up with a local friend to show you all his favorite spots instead of a stranger. We had an awesome time!”
A 2-hour Playa del Carmen Mexican food tour with 5 local tastings, empanadas, carnitas, al pastor, birria, marquesitas, plus aguas frescas. $67.
“Such an enjoyable day! Out guide was kind, funny, interesting, and knowledgeable. The food stops were amazing — definitely places and foods we wouldn’t have found on our own - away from the tourist area.”
Playa del Carmen downtown food tour with a bilingual guide, morning walk, 7 tastings and non-alcoholic drinks, tacos plus more.
“Chepa was a great guide for good times and good food. Everything from mole, birria tacos, tamales along with stops for delicious fruit drinks with desert at the end. I would recommend this tour to learn some about the area while sampling different local cuisine.”
A small-group, evening Playa del Carmen taco tour with five tastings, bilingual guidance, and real neighborhood street food after dark.
“Chepa was an awesome guide. The food was great.. Would definitely do again...I definitely recommend this trip”
A 3-hour small-group vegan food walking tour in Playa del Carmen, with market stops, street art, and Yucatán classics made vegan.
“This tour was a great one to do early on in our holiday as it introduced us to the area and the local food scene in a really accessible and interesting way. It built our knowledge of what to look out for elsewhere, as well as learning where to go back to! The food was…”
The cenotes, the ruins, the reef — and every road out along the Riviera Maya.
