Cancun Food Tour: Market 23, Local Flavors & Downtown Culture
Overview
This experience goes beyond a typical food tour. Instead of visiting tourist-oriented locations, we take you into Mercado 23 and downtown Cancun, where locals actually eat and shop every day.
Our small-group approach allows for a relaxed pace, meaningful interaction, and a deeper understanding of Mexican food culture. Tastings are thoughtfully shared, just like locals experience the market, giving you the opportunity to try a wide variety of traditional flavors without feeling rushed.
You’ll not only taste authentic dishes, but also learn about local ingredients, regional traditions, and how Cancun truly works beyond the hotel zone.
This is not a party tour or a shopping stop. It’s a genuine cultural experience designed for travelers who want to discover the real Cancun through its food, people, and everyday life.
What's Included
- Small-group walking experience
- Fresh Cancun-style ceviche at a local seafood restaurant
- Multiple traditional Mexican market tastings (variety of local specialties based daily availability)
- Traditional Mexican ice cream
- Local certified guide
- Guided visit inside Mercado 23
- Transportation to/from the meeting point (unless private option selected)
- Additional food or drinks not mentioned above
- Personal purchases or souvenirs at the market
- Gratuities for guide and restaurant staff (optional)
Meeting Location
Av. Chichen-Itza Supermanzana 23
77500 Cancún, Q.R., Mexico
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
77500
Tulipanes LB, 77500 Cancún, Q.R., Mexico
What To Expect
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Mercado 23
1 hour 30 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Pescaditos
40 minutes Admission Ticket Free
El Parque de las Palapas
20 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- - If you have mobility difficulties, it's important to note that the transportation option is limited to the transfer from the hotel to the meeting point and back
- - Not all surfaces are entirely flat for wheelchairs; however, access to one or two places will involve only one step.
- - You must be able to get in and out of a car.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions (7)
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Activity code: C-191823P23
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Cancun customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EST).
- This tour 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.
- Small-group walking experience.
- Fresh Cancun-style ceviche at a local seafood restaurant.
- Multiple traditional Mexican market tastings (variety of local specialties based daily availability).
- Traditional Mexican ice cream.
- Local certified guide.
- Guided visit inside Mercado 23.
- Transportation to/from the meeting point (unless private option selected).
- Additional food or drinks not mentioned above.
- Personal purchases or souvenirs at the market.
- Gratuities for guide and restaurant staff (optional).
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025The minimum age to participate is 5. This tour 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.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Cancun Food Tour: Market 23, Local Flavors & Downtown Culture is as follows:
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Cancun Food Tour: Market 23, Local Flavors & Downtown Culture will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Cancun. 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
- Small-group walking experience
- Fresh Cancun-style ceviche at a local seafood restaurant
- Multiple traditional Mexican market tastings (variety of local specialties based daily availability)
- Traditional Mexican ice cream
- Local certified guide
- Guided visit inside Mercado 23
- Transportation to/from the meeting point (unless private option selected)
- Additional food or drinks not mentioned above
- Personal purchases or souvenirs at the market
- Gratuities for guide and restaurant staff (optional)
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- - If you have mobility difficulties, it's important to note that the transportation option is limited to the transfer from the hotel to the meeting point and back
- - Not all surfaces are entirely flat for wheelchairs; however, access to one or two places will involve only one step.
- - You must be able to get in and out of a car.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
