Top Guadalajara Classes & Workshops

Taste the vibrant cuisine of Mexico like a local on this private tour of Guadalajara’s Mercado Libertad, a vast food market that is the largest of its kind in Latin America. Follow your guide through the many indoor streets to discover more than 500 stalls offering hidden culinary gems. Try local specialities like barbacoa, tortas ahogadas, tacos and birria, and learn about Guadalajara’s rich food heritage.

Do you like Mexican food and want to learn how to prepare typical dishes in a traditional way? This class is for you, 100% practical with written menus included, you will learn how to prepare various traditional dishes of the region that you can easily replicate in your place of origin. You will learn the meaning of the terminology of Mexican cuisine and why traditional utensils were used since pre-Hispanic times. You will learn to select the best ingredients for each dish: Meat in its Juice or Pozole, or Tamales, or Chiles Rellenos, Jarritos with Tequila, a whole menu with a tequila-based drink, main course, dessert and accessories, when you contact me I will tell you the options. We have options for vegetarians and vegans. Do not hesitate to contact me in advance in case you have food restrictions https://youtube.com/shorts/kPWTvXJAdJU?feature=share

Being the national drink of Mexico, tequila plays an important role in the country's culture and history. Delve deep into the tequila- and mezcal-making experience during this full-day excursion through the state of Jalisco. Visit a local distillery to learn about the manufacturing process, enjoy a tasting at a local venue, and stop at the town of Tequila to explore.

Discover Guadalajara’s nightlife as you explore its atmospheric quarters and enjoy a drink at some of the city’s traditional cantinas (Mexican pubs). Join your guide and a small group of like-minded travelers for a fun evening out and get the inside scoop on the best spots to eat, drink, and party in the city. Enjoy included drinks along the way and sample a traditional cocktail, Mexican beer, and of course, a shot of tequila.

Guanajuato is a fantastic Colonial town full of history, color and art, captivating views at every corner. This activity will help you feel like a local artist. No experience is needed but experience artists have found it fun and inspiring. You'll be guided step by step in creating an unique painting capturing the beauty of Mexico. All the materials will be ready and waiting for you. Add this unforgettable experience to your amazing trip.

Chef Nidia will take you on a journey to discover, learn and cook and the secrets of Tequila. The Mexican traditional gastronomy, which was the first to be recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2010. Together, we will cook 3 traditional dishes, that will make a perfect pairing with our tequilas. Then we will sit together to savor our cooking and make new connections.

A World Heritage Site, Guachimontones is one of the only round pyramids in earth. We will visit a pre-hispanic art workshop where you will make crafts by hand under the guidance of a local. Finally, we will taste freshly prepared traditional mexican dishes authentic to the region.

Enjoy a cocktail tasting with Pulque (agave ferment) assisted by an expert in agave drinks. Discover one of the most emblematic Pulquerías in Guadalajara while learning about and trying the quintessential Mexican ancestral alcoholic drink. Before the arrival of the Spanish conquerors, the most consumed drink by the natives was aguamiel and pulque. The pre-Hispanic tribes did not know beer or wine. It was not until after 1520 during the conquest that distillates and foreign drinks were introduced. Learn about the historical journey of Pulque to the present day in a cultural, social, and friendly environment. Today Pulque is recognized as a healthy drink with healing properties since it contains fiber, vitamins, antioxidants, and probiotics that improve digestion and intestinal flora. Take advantage of this experience to have fun with the locals of Guadalajara in a bohemian and youthful atmosphere.

Mix your own cocktails with bartenders in the ambiance of one of Latin Americas highest rated bars discovering the techniques used in the art of Mixology. Learn how different spirits and ingredients are combined to make your own amazing drinks to enjoy! Class available for individuals 18 and up.

When you visit Tequila, you will take in the entire array of Flavors of Mexico. You will you be able to know the interesting process of planting and care of the agave plant, its uses for other products and its work - traditional and industrial - to give life to the Mexico's National Drink through complex steps that, in the end, give it its flavor, quality and texture. You will not leave these sets without first tasting some of their most famous drinks. Visit its historical buildings, the most emblematic are the Church of La Purisima and the City Hall, which houses an interesting mural painted by a local artis that represents the emergence of Tequila from a lighting bolt that fell just in a plant agave. Visit also the distilleries where you can get closer to the history of the production of this iconic drink which over the years, has become synonymous with Mexico around the world. Enjoy the view of the impressive agave landscape, honored with the title of World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Meet the home of the rarest and most beautiful stone and enjoy Mexico's National Drink. Magdalena, a typical Mexican charming town in the state of Jalisco, only about an hour from Guadalajara offers you the experience of meeting one of the largest opal producers in the world. This town, full of traditions has four main opal mines where you will have the opportunity to explore and to appreciate the work of the miners and you will be able to go hunting your opal with a hammer and a helmet provided by the miners. Magdalena also has an obsidian deposit, thanks to the climatic conditions and the proximity to the Tequila volcano. In the town of Tequila, you will take in the entire array of Flavors of Mexico. You will be able to learn the interesting process of planting and care of the agave plant, its uses for other products, and its work - traditional and industrial - to give life to Mexico's National Drink through complex steps that, in the end, give it its flavor, quality, and texture.