The 10 Walking Tours on the Riviera Maya That Earn Their Price

1.Playa del Carmen Walking Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,274 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $84Our pick

Taste local Playa del Carmen with a small-group walking tour featuring tacos, mole, fruit juices, street art, and Mexican food history.

“This food tour was amazing. It wasn’t filled with commercial and big name spots. It was local families, vendors and businesses with amazingly good feel good food. Enrique was the best tour guide as well. He knew his stuff, was accommodating and gave a real in depth history of the food you were eating as well as the area. I’d do this tour everytime.”

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2.Tulum Local Walking Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 340 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $94

Taste local tacos, tamales, juices, and Mayan flavors on a small-group walking tour through downtown Tulum with a bilingual guide.

“Cannot recommend this tour enough!!! Armando is a fantastic guide showing us where the locals eat; he taught us about various food staples and how to make them, the history of Tulum, and helped with our Spanish! Highly recommend taking the food walking tour early in your trip — you’ll want to go back to these spots for more!! Gracias, Armando!!”

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3.3-Hour Local Food Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 267 reviews · 3 hours · from $84

Taste Playa del Carmen beyond Fifth Avenue on a small-group food walk with local dishes, street art, Mayan culture, and handmade popsicles.

“We absolutely loved this tour! Took us right off the beaten track to amazing local & authentic food stalls we’d never find on our own. Highly recommend 😊”

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4.local walking food tour Inlakech Playa del Carmen

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $83

Explore Playa del Carmen through tacos, mole, tamales, fresh fruit, murals, and local neighborhoods on a private three-hour food walk.

“This food tour was an absolute highlight, thanks to the incredible Don Juan! His passion and knowledge made the experience both fun and delicious. We started with a tasty quesadilla, followed by flavorful red and green enchiladas. Next, we hit the streets for authentic tacos, including a perfectly seasoned taco al pastor. The journey continued with a delicious tamale, and we ended on a refreshing note with a watermelon ice lolly. Every stop was well-chosen, and the food was outstanding. Highly recommend this tour for anyone wanting an authentic taste of the local cuisine!”

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5.Archeological Guided Walking Tour in Tulum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 31 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $20

Explore Tulum’s Maya ruins with a bilingual guide, cliff views, restored temples, small groups, and practical tips on heat, tickets, and timing.

“Great informative tour. Would recommend going with a guide as they really helped to bring the place to life.”

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6.Tulum Mayan Ruins GPS Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 20 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $9Best value

Explore Tulum’s Maya ruins with a GPS audio tour featuring 28 stories, offline maps, flexible timing, and lifetime access for $9.99.

“Good app and easy to download. We found it best to download when we had wifi and then log out of it (even switch off the phone to remove the blue quick open button top left) so that it didn’t use up all our battery power. Best to take a separate power bank in case your phone runs low. Sometimes the section didn’t play, probably more to do with us not being in the right spot, but easy enough to just click on the list and tap it manually. Really liked the voice of the narrator and the helpful photos.”

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7.PDC Walking Food and City Experience -Suitable 4 Veggies 2

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10 reviews · 4 hours (approx.)

Taste tacos, ceviche, tamales, chocolate, and more while exploring Playa del Carmen with a local guide on this small-group food walk.

“Francisco was very informative about Playa Del Carmen and it's expansion and diverse population. We went to many different restaurants for a great variety of traditional Mexican dishes from several regions of Mexico. He was very gracious and friendly. It was the best food tour of Playa out of the 3 we have taken. It was a lot of walking, but it helped to make room for the next dish. We ended with chocolate! I would recommend this food tour above all others.”

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8.Vegan Walking Food Tour with Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 3 hours · from $97

Taste vegan tamales, tacos, fruit, and more while exploring Tulum street art, local food customs, and downtown life on foot.

“Informative, fun, and, of course, delicious — my husband and I had a wonderful time. ❤️”

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9.Vegan Food Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 3 hours · from $97

Explore Playa del Carmen through vegan tacos, ceviche, Yucatec food, fruit markets, local history, and street art on a three-hour tour.

“Alex was our tour guide and he was great! He knew everything about the town and gave my partner a lesson in the History of the town, whilst taking us to some hidden gems with amazing food. We would highly recommend doing this tour if you want to experience some delicious vegan food from local businesses, with a really warm and easy to talk to tour guide like Alex 😁”

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10.Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour of Mexico’s Ek Balam

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $9

Explore Ek Balam at your own pace with a $9.99 offline audio tour covering Ukit Kan Le’k Tok’s tomb, pyramids, walls, and Maya history.

“The tour was excellently made, easy to follow, captivating and informative. All that you can ask of an audio tour. Great value for the price.”

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