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Chocolate tour
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Shecas
Shecas

The Best of Xela Through Its Traditional Food - Mayan Dish Included

By Guat2do Travel Experiences
Free cancellation available
Price is €191 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 7h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Come on a Foodie Tour with us, where you will learn how to prepare a traditional Xela dish called Quichon, a Mayan broth full of flavour. As well as some first-quality artisan chocolate. All these from the hand of a Mayan woman who along with an association, seeks to share their ancestral knowledge with us.

You will also get to know and enjoy Shecas, a traditional Mayan bread from Xela that has become very popular among national and international tourists since many years ago and that is very emblematic of this region.

At the end of the day, we will enjoy a delicious cup of Quetzaltecan coffee, which due to its altitude and soil conditions, is one of the best, being exported to other countries and having a distinguished profile in Guatemala.

We hope you enjoy this authentic experience with us and discover the Mayan gastronomic legacy.

Activity location

  • Parque a Centro América
    • Quetzaltenango, Quetzaltenango Department, Guatemala

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Parque a Centro América
    • Quetzaltenango, Quetzaltenango Department, Guatemala

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The Best of Xela Through Its Traditional Food - Mayan Dish Included
  • Activity duration is 7 hours7h7h
  • English
Starting time: 09:30
Price details
€190.58 x 1 Adult€190.58

Total
Price is €190.58
Until Thu, 28 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedA cup of hot chocolate
  • What's includedWhat's includedBottled water
  • What's includedWhat's includedCertified bilingual tour guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedTour at pasaje Enriquez + a cup of coffee
  • What's includedWhat's includedPlate of Quichon, a traditional Mayan dish
  • What's includedWhat's includedGastronomic tour at a Mayan Association
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Parque a Centro América
  • 30m
We will start this foodie tour by meeting you up at the Central Park of Xela. Our tour guide will be waiting for you right in front of the cathedral and will take you to the Mayan association where part of the tour will take place. Thank you for choosing us to show you this gastronomic and cultural side of Xela. We love sharing this special area of our cultural identity. Welcome to Xela, enjoy!
Quetzaltenango
  • 5h
Once we get to the Mayan Association, one of its members will welcome us. This is a women-driven association focused on sharing their culture, traditions, history, heritage and ancestral gastronomy with us. They will be glad to share the entire process of cooking Quichon. This is a traditional dish from Xela. It is a thick broth with chicken and vegetables made with tomatoes, onion, garlic, and two varieties of chillies. This delicious plate is served with rice. You will enjoy every spoonful. Then, learn about the process of how cacao beans are transformed into chocolate. The process is fascinating and the history of the importance of chocolate even more so. At the end of the Mayan gastronomy experience, enjoy a plateful of Quichon and a cup of hot chocolate, and even some shecas, a traditional Mayan bread made in Xela. Discover the legacy of Mayan gastronomy by the hand of Mayan women who do this work as a way to preserve their culture and history. Bon Appetit and enjoy!
Pasaje Enriquez
  • 1h
Our last stop will be at Pasaje Enriquez, it is an alley that connects one street to another going through the middle of a building. In Guatemala, there are only 3 passages like this one. This passage is over 100 years old since the building was built in the 1900s. To close the afternoon with a flourish, we invite you to a delicious cup of Quetzaltecan coffee in Pasaje Enriquez. This will be the end of our tour and then we will take you to the Central Park, where it started so you can enjoy the rest of the day in the city or return to your hotel to rest. Thank you for travelling with us!

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESParque a Centro América
    • Quetzaltenango, Quetzaltenango Department, Guatemala

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEParque a Centro América
    • Quetzaltenango, Quetzaltenango Department, Guatemala

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