Valentina and Juan were terrific hosts. We learned about the variety of fruits & vegetables available locally, cooking, beverages, culture and daily life. We considered the time with our hosts a cultural exchange day. What a great time!

We loved the market tour with Zulma, who explained a lot and had us try several things. After 30 min in an air-conditioned bus, we arrived at Doña Leo's house. She was so welcoming and had us do the majority of the cooking after her explanation. When our Spanish wasn't enough Zulma translated but both tried really hard to speak understandable Spanish for us to practice. We had a lovely lunch with self-made tortillas, pollo pibil that was extremely rich in taste, empanadas, sauces and coconut dessert. After lunch (around 2pm) Zulma called an Uber to bring us back to the city center of Merida, all included. There was no need for a large evening meal after the full lunch.

This tour was incredible! Sara was very knowledgeable and her English was excellent. I’m so glad my husband and I did a private tour so we were able to do exactly what we wanted. We tried soooo many fruits and other goodies at the market. I wouldn’t have felt comfortable navigating the market by myself.