The 9 Workshops & Classes in Cancún That Earn Their Price

1.Mexican Cooking Class with fresh Local Market ingredients selection and transpor

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 238 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $79Our pick

Join guides such as Diego, G, Angel, Sasha, or Nassim for a Mercado 23 visit and Mexican cooking class in Cancun. You’ll select ingredients, prepare guacamole, sopes, enchiladas, tortillas, and arroz con leche, then eat your meal with coffee, soft drinks, and a homemade margarita.

“In-depth culinary experience at La Parrilla restaurant and Market 23, would highly recommend for an open afternoon! Our guide Asim was informative and very funny, he made it very enjoyable and easy going.”

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2.Cooking Class and Optional Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 127 reviews · 4 hours · from $78

Spend four hours learning Mexican cooking at a long-running Cancún restaurant. With guides such as Diego, Nassim, or G, you can visit a local market, choose ingredients, press tortillas, make guacamole, cook several dishes, and enjoy a margarita. Hotel transport is optional.

“Great Cooking class. Diego our guide was so knowledgeable and friendly. Was great to walk around the markets to see where the food is sourced and then learning how to cook some delicious traditional Mexican dishes. Can’t wait to try at home.”

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3.Tasty Mexican Cooking Class with Feast in Riviera Maya

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 99 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $161Top rated

Spend about six hours at Mexico Lindo Cooking near Puerto Morelos, preparing a six-course Mexican meal with a professional chef. Visit the organic garden, learn traditional techniques, then sit down to eat with drinks, tequila, music, an apron, and recipes to take home. Groups are capped at eight.

“My husband and I had a one-on-one cooking class with Thomas. It was so much fun. Thomas is an amazing Chef and made accommodation because I am a vegetarian. Upon our arrival, breakfast was provided and we had a nice conversation with our Chef Thomas. Next, we made corn and sweet tamales, frijoles, tostadas, green peppers, quesadilla and chaminones. I had never had sweet tamales before. In between preparing some of the food, Thomas provided snacks and drinks for us. It was very tasty. After all the food was prepared, Thomas sat down to a feast with us outdoors. The table setting was beautiful and it was so much food,…”

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4.Cancun Hands-On Mexican Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 95 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $79

Meet at Cancun Food Tours in Centro at 11 a.m. for a 3.5-hour Mexican cooking class led by an English-speaking local chef. You will prepare guacamole, tortillas, sopes, enchiladas, beans, and arroz con leche, then sit down with a margarita. Market visits and transport depend on the booking option.

“I'm so glad I booked this cooking class! What a cool experience- everyone was so friendly and they had no problem accommodating for gluten-free. So tasty, so fun to go home with some new skills. Do it!”

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5.Handmade Traditional Mexican Tortilla Making Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · 1 hour · from $11Best value

Join Alex for a one-hour, hands-on tortilla class in Cancun. Shape and cook fresh tortillas, build four tacos, sample salsas, totopos, aguas frescas, and a welcome spirit, then take home a certificate. The class is small, friendly, and held in a private open-air space with pool access.

“My family and I had such a fun time learning to make tortillas from Alex. He has a great energy, taught well, and the food was delicious!”

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6.Chocolate Making Class and Tasting with Chef

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $109

Meet at the Carl’s Junior Plaza Outlet mall for a small-group class led in English by a local chef. You’ll roast cocoa, taste ancestral drinks and sweets, make three craft bars, and learn how Mayan chocolate shaped Mexican food.

“This was absolutely phenomenal! The small intimate setting was exactly what my wife and I were looking for on our trip. Not only did you get to physically make chocolate from bean to bar, you also got an amazing history lesson in the culture of Mexican chocolate cultivation and preparation. 10/10 would recommend to anyone interested in learning to make chocolate”

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7.Cancun Salsa or Bachata Dance lesson from Cancun Playa del Carmen Riviera Maya

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $88

Meet instructor Esteban or another Salsa Lessons Steve teacher near Cancun’s Hotel Zone for a private one-hour lesson in salsa, bachata, or both. You’ll warm up, learn basic steps, and progress to more advanced moves, with pickup possible near the beach or Hotel Zone.

“Esteban was very professionel and very attention to us difficulty !!! Thank you for your patient you are a very good dancer”

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8.salsa dancing lessons and bachata classes

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 1 hour (approx.)

Meet the Puerto Morelos Salsa y Bachata team near Faro de Puerto Morelos for a private one-hour lesson in salsa, bachata, or both. You’ll learn basic steps, turns, and lead-and-follow skills with a teaching pair, then record your progress to take home.

“I was very happy to find their class offer, it went really well and I had a great learning from them. The best thing is they are a pair so each of them can teach you from the point of both leading and following. I was lucky to be offered a pick up as they were coming from the south and my hotel was on their way to the park which the class was arranged to give. I appreciated also for being able to communicate with them even before the class through WhatsApp. They are very friendly and I recommend you to ask any questions you have, they will answer…”

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9.Salsa/Bachata Group Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 4 reviews · 1 hour

Meet your English or Spanish speaking instructor in Cancun for a one-hour private group lesson in salsa or bachata. You’ll work on timing, musicality, leading, following, body movement, and styling. Classes can take place outdoors or at your accommodation if there is enough room.

“we were taught some salsa basics and it was nice for us as beginners who had never done it before our dance teacher was great. only thing worth noting is that we did it outside and it was a lovely sunny space we just didnt expect it. worth checking this with the tutor in advance.”

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