Cooking classes from the Isthmus with a Tehuana
Overview
Hi I’m Betsaida originally from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, I want to invite you to my house in a hands-on cooking class to get to know & discover unique flavors from the Isthmus gastronomy, while you learn about the Tehuanas & our culture.
I’ll teach you to cook the most traditional & outstanding dishes that I’ve learnt through generations in my family & the ones that will be easy to make when you come back home.
Part of this class is to visit a local Market where you'll know how get the freshest, local & exotic ingredients that we'll cook.
It’s no necessary to have cooking skills, but come ready to get fun, cook and eat.
What's Included
- Tea and coffee Coffee and/or Tea
- Lunch
- Snacks
- Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic Beverages
- Bottled water
- Private transportation
- Gratuities
Meeting Location
Calle Porfirio Díaz
Calle de Tinoco y Palacios 719, RUTA INDEPENDENCIA, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juárez, Oax., Mexico
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Firstly, we’ll meet on a specific point, we’ll go to a local market to get the freshest ingredients that we’ll cook according to the day’s menu. Then, we’ll go to my house where I’ll teach you to make all the dishes from start to end. After that, we’ll eat & enjoy together all the food we cooked, we’ll enjoy it with artisanal mezcales, fresh waters, beers, mezcal cocktails. At the end of the class I’ll drop you off to your hotel.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- If you have food allergies or food restrictions, you should mentioned 3 DAYS BEFORE OUR TOUR to do accommodations.
- If you let us know about your allergies or restrictions a days before or at the meet up, there won't be any change in the menu according to your food restrictions on the day of the tour.
- Menu subject to change depending on availability
- We suggest not making an early lunch reservation or any type of reservation before 5 pm on the day of your tour
- ***** If you have health or walking difficulties, if there are kids or babies and don't want to miss this activity for you and your loved ones, WE CAN ADAPT IT TO YOUR NEEDS IN A PRIVATE ACTIVITY with a different cost. JUST CONTACT US to tailor it just for you!!! *****
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- We're LGBTQ friendly.
- Every participant in our experience is important and therefore we offer a few spaces in our experiences, so please make sure to read the Cancellation Policies; once you have paid you will be accepting them:
- * If any of the participants arrive drunk or with hangover symptoms at the meet up, we'll ask for to leave for everybody's comfort and for the person itself and the ticket payment won't be refunded.
- * It's super important and your responsibility that you take care of yourself from any type of illness, stomachaches or hangovers. There’s no refund from any of the previous topics.
- * If someone is detected with 37 ºC of fever or more, will be invited to rest in his/her hotel & the money will be refunded.
- * Tour bookings are fully refundable up to 72 hours before your tour date.
- * Cancellation won’t be refunded if it is made within 72 hours before the start date or on the meet up time day of the tour.
- * If guests cancel part of the experiences during the tour, there won’t be any refund.
- * A change of date is no problem, as long as there is availability with previous request of 1 month as minimum or even longer. We can also swap your tour into a different date if there’s availability by letting us to know with prior time .
- * Customers will also receive a full refund in case of operator cancellation due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances like a strong protest, social riot or natural disaster; we can also swap you into a different tour if there’s availability, otherwise this will be refunded .
- * Me Encanta Oaxaca reserves the right to cancel or modify itineraries, schedules, and excursions for causes beyond its control, with no responsibility other than to refund the amount paid by the guest, total or partial, as the case may be.
- * Me Encanta Oaxaca will not be responsible for delays, irregularities, and damages caused by third parties, as well as for social or natural events beyond its control.
- * Me Encanta Oaxaca apologizes for any eventual delay due to traffic on the roads, protests, closing of roads.
- * Me Encanta Oaxaca is not responsible for the loss of valuables in public or private transport vehicles due to the customer's carelessness.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions
(6)Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Cooking classes from the Isthmus with a Tehuana?
Cancellation Policy
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Activity code: C-160902P2
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Frequently Asked Questions (6)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Top10Adventures® customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the adventure start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the adventure start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the adventure start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the adventure local time (CST).
- This adventure requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- Tea and coffee. Coffee and/or Tea.
- Lunch.
- Snacks.
- Alcoholic beverages. Alcoholic Beverages.
- Bottled water.
- Private transportation.
- Gratuities.
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This adventure requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Cooking classes from the Isthmus with a Tehuana is as follows:
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- If you have food allergies or food restrictions, you should mentioned 3 DAYS BEFORE OUR TOUR to do accommodations.
- If you let us know about your allergies or restrictions a days before or at the meet up, there won't be any change in the menu according to your food restrictions on the day of the tour.
- Menu subject to change depending on availability
- We suggest not making an early lunch reservation or any type of reservation before 5 pm on the day of your tour
- ***** If you have health or walking difficulties, if there are kids or babies and don't want to miss this activity for you and your loved ones, WE CAN ADAPT IT TO YOUR NEEDS IN A PRIVATE ACTIVITY with a different cost. JUST CONTACT US to tailor it just for you!!! *****
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Cooking classes from the Isthmus with a Tehuana will be included in your confirmation email from Top10Adventures®. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024What's Included
- Tea and coffeeCoffee and/or Tea
- Lunch
- Snacks
- Alcoholic beveragesAlcoholic Beverages
- Bottled water
- Private transportation
- Gratuities
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- If you have food allergies or food restrictions, you should mentioned 3 DAYS BEFORE OUR TOUR to do accommodations.
- If you let us know about your allergies or restrictions a days before or at the meet up, there won't be any change in the menu according to your food restrictions on the day of the tour.
- Menu subject to change depending on availability
- We suggest not making an early lunch reservation or any type of reservation before 5 pm on the day of your tour
- ***** If you have health or walking difficulties, if there are kids or babies and don't want to miss this activity for you and your loved ones, WE CAN ADAPT IT TO YOUR NEEDS IN A PRIVATE ACTIVITY with a different cost. JUST CONTACT US to tailor it just for you!!! *****
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- We're LGBTQ friendly.
- Every participant in our experience is important and therefore we offer a few spaces in our experiences, so please make sure to read the Cancellation Policies; once you have paid you will be accepting them:
- * If any of the participants arrive drunk or with hangover symptoms at the meet up, we'll ask for to leave for everybody's comfort and for the person itself and the ticket payment won't be refunded.
- * It's super important and your responsibility that you take care of yourself from any type of illness, stomachaches or hangovers. There’s no refund from any of the previous topics.
- * If someone is detected with 37 ºC of fever or more, will be invited to rest in his/her hotel & the money will be refunded.
- * Tour bookings are fully refundable up to 72 hours before your tour date.
- * Cancellation won’t be refunded if it is made within 72 hours before the start date or on the meet up time day of the tour.
- * If guests cancel part of the experiences during the tour, there won’t be any refund.
- * A change of date is no problem, as long as there is availability with previous request of 1 month as minimum or even longer. We can also swap your tour into a different date if there’s availability by letting us to know with prior time .
- * Customers will also receive a full refund in case of operator cancellation due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances like a strong protest, social riot or natural disaster; we can also swap you into a different tour if there’s availability, otherwise this will be refunded .
- * Me Encanta Oaxaca reserves the right to cancel or modify itineraries, schedules, and excursions for causes beyond its control, with no responsibility other than to refund the amount paid by the guest, total or partial, as the case may be.
- * Me Encanta Oaxaca will not be responsible for delays, irregularities, and damages caused by third parties, as well as for social or natural events beyond its control.
- * Me Encanta Oaxaca apologizes for any eventual delay due to traffic on the roads, protests, closing of roads.
- * Me Encanta Oaxaca is not responsible for the loss of valuables in public or private transport vehicles due to the customer's carelessness.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers
