🏨 Pre-Hispanic Bugs Cuisine Tasting Tour Activity

Pre-Hispanic Bugs Cuisine Tasting Tour

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From $80.00

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 5 hours

Departs: Cancun, Cancun

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Insects have been part of the daily diet of ancient cultures in Mexico. Experience the flavors, colors, and aromas of the Mexican Pre-Hispanic cuisine and submerge yourself in Mexico´s customs and traditions.
The ingredients used in Pre-Hispanic Mexico gave rise to today´s Mexican cuisine which is composed of corn, beans, chiles, tomatoes, and insects!This unique gourmet cuisine is considered one of the best in the world and could be as expensive as caviar, you will find out why the insect's cuisine is becoming so popular.
Your guide will explain the value and importance of entomophagy in Pre-Hispanic dishes and you will enjoy unique and eccentric dishes prepared by Mexican chef Octavio Santiago. You will taste chapulines (grasshoppers), escamoles, known as the Mexican caviar, Chicatanas ants, and Maguey worms which combined with other delicious ingredients give life to this superb cuisine.
You will also visit a handicraft market and enjoy a drink by the sea at Puerto Santo restaurant

What's Included

Certified guide

Complementary drink at Puerto Santo restaurant

Round trip transportation from meeting points to sites

Tasting of 3 Pre-Hispanic dishes at Kiosco Verde Restaurant

Travel insurance

Visit to a popular handicraft market

Welcome drink at Kiosco Verde restaurant

What's Not Included

Additional food or beverages not included in the tour package

Gratuity is not included and is left to individual discretion

Traveler Information

CHILD: Age: 5 - 11
ADULT: Age: 13 - 99

Additional Info

Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Not recommended for travelers with seafood alergies, however a vegetarian menu is available.
Public transportation options are available nearby
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Face masks required for guides in public areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Regular temperature checks for staff
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

Mercado 28

You will visit Mercado 28, the most popular handicraft market in Cancun. Mercado 28 is an outdoor gathering of many vendors, here you can find all kinds of products hand-made by the vendor or their families, from bags, hats, t-shirts, all kinds of souvenirs to traditional Mexican food stalls. It is the perfect place to buy the souvenir you were looking for.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

This is a traditional local restaurant that specializes in seafood and Pre-Hispanic Mexican cuisine, started operating in 1964.
The dishes you are about to taste are the product of an innovative chef, Octavio Santiago, who will prepare eccentric and delicious dishes with bugs, which are a very important ingredient in Pre-Hispanic Mexican cuisine. You will taste new flavors, aromas, and textures.

1 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Puerto Juarez

Puerto Santo Restaurant is our last stop. It is a delicious seafood restaurant by the sea in Puerto Juarez. It offers a wide variety of splendid dishes and has excellent bar service. Here you can relax and order the drink of your choice while you enjoy the sea view.

1 hours • Admission Ticket Free

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