Original Downtown Food Tour with Taste of San Miguel
Description
This 3-hour food tasting and cultural walking tour of San Miguel de Allende offers a local’s view into Mexican culture through its delicious and intricate cuisine, rich history and stunning architecture. Suitable for all age groups and fitness levels, your guide will take you on a culinary adventure you won't want to miss!
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Itinerary
You take in the sights and learn a bit of the history of San Miguel´s downtown
You will see San Miguel´s oldest art school and learn how it affected the artistic and cultural growth of the cuty.
The heart of any town is its main square, and here is where the notion of independence from Spanish rule was conceived, here in San Miguel de Allende, the heart of Mexico
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements or allergies at time of booking by filling out the 'Special Requirements' box
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Reviews(633)
Hi! Traveled to San Miguel de Allende for a wedding. Got here a couple dates early to explore the city! Let me just say, first full day here and my boyfriend and I decided to take a “Downtown Food Tour!” It was the best experiences that we have gone on! Our guide was SAM! Hands down the best! Super knowledgeable when it came to history, food, and just all kinds of city tips from places to go after the tour is done! Literally any questions I had, he knew it! So great and Beyond resourceful! Let me say, we had 5 stops of dishes (won’t spoil it for you)… you will remember all the names to go back for seconds! He was just simply great all around and super kind! Highly recommended if you take this tour and hope you get to be guided by Sam! You can go with anyone like you can go with family, friends, etc!
We did a private Original Downtown tour with Vail Kristina. She was fantastic at teaching us about the history and culture of San Miguel. As a former teacher, she kept our 9- and 10-year-old daughters fully engaged, and even brought copies of her bilingual picture books to read to them. The food was delicious and a great way to learn about food traditions of central Mexico.
My husband and I spent a fabulous afternoon with guide, Omar. His knowledge of the cultural and food history of Mexico and San Miguel de Allende up through Mexico's cuisine being UNESCO listed in 2010 was very thorough. He was entertaining as well as informative. We enjoyed the entire time we spent with Omar and walked away with much more knowledge than we could have hoped. Thank you, Omar! Robin and Laura
I was the only one on the tour and Jessica was kind enough to take me around and introduce me to San Miguel‘s delicacies. Jessica is an absolute doll! She’s kind, knowledgeable, and fun to hang out with for a couple hours. I highly recommend this tour
Interesting history of the city and the people. Good variety of food to sample. We loved the final entree of tostadas
We had a great time with Elisa and the other participants. There were 10 of us and Elisa made sure we all knew each other by the end of the tour. It was not only a food tour, but a historical education as well. Fun time.
We wanted to love this so much, and I’m not the type to leave many reviews but unfortunately we didn’t have a good experience. We were very excited due to all of the amazing reviews however our guide seemed disconnected and unpresent/on his phone. Some of his responses to his questions were vague and very non-chalant and disclosed he didn’t have much sleep all night. Some history parts were definitely interesting however. Then, as a foodie paying for a food tour, the food did not meet expectations. We both love street food and are very familiar with Mexican cuisine and the choices of restaurants felt very substandard for the city. All in all we appreciated parts of the history however we did not feel this was worth the price.
Thank you so much for letting us know about your disappointing experience. Reviews, good or bad, are how we grow as a company. Please, can you respond privately to us so that we can make this unusual situation into a valuable teaching lesson for our guides and invite you to a complimentary tour of your choice? Thanks in advance for reaching out.
Omar provided an entertaining food walking tour and we learned some interesting history about San Miguel. The delicious food left us quite satisfied!
Omar was a delightful guide. Extremely knowledgeable and passionate about the fascinating connections between food and history.
Omar was a great guide. Very knowledgeable and entertaining. The food was great! I would recommend this tour for sure
