Private Food Tasting and Filmmaking Tour in Mexico City

Mexico City, Mexico
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Duration6h - 8h
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LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

First stop Xochimilco, the ancient river canals of Mexico City, where you'll learn how to set up your cameras to capture this beautiful sunrise backdrop over traditional quesadillas and Aztec elixir atole. On this tour, you'll learn how to film your culinary experiences like a pro, guided by an award-winning filmmaker and cinematographer, and unlike other food tours, you'll not only enjoy amazing Mexican cuisine, but also take home beautifully crafted videos and photos to share on social media. We then head to the La Paz market to visit Doña Chelita's for a hearty tasting of tacos, mole, freshly made tortillas & more while filming the sights and sounds of a traditional Mexican market. The rest of the day is dedicated to learning a variety of culinary filming techniques while eating in local restaurants. The day ends with a mezcal tasting, a debrief on your film and an award ceremony for the best foodie filmmaker of the hour.

What's included

  • Private transportation
  • Snacks
  • Coffee and/or Tea
  • Guide In-person: English, Spanish
  • Camera equipment is not included. Bring your own DSLR or Mobile phone to shoot with.
  • You will need to pay for your own food and drink on this tour. You'll pay approximately $30 to $40 USD for the entire tour.

What to expect

  1. 10m
    We will all meet at Tlalpan Centro and be taken by production van to Xochimilco. On the way Gregory will brief you on the day's activities and give everyone a lesson in DSLR and phone camera settings so you are ready to shoot at sunrise.
  2. 3h
    Arriving at dawn, we will take a sunrise boat ride through the chinampas of Xochimilco, an ancient Mesoamerican agricultural technique used by the Aztecs, often referred to as 'floating gardens', where you will film local people harvesting crops and the natural beauty of these ancient waterways. You'll learn how to set your camera for sunrise and film during the golden hour. We will stop at a chinampa to film a garden and the ingredients that end up on the table and enjoy an atole, a traditional Mexican drink dating back to pre-Columbian times, a snack and coffee or tea on the boat.
  3. 1h 30m · Admission ticket included
    On returning to the centre of Tlalpan we will do directly to the traditional La Paz Market with Dona Chelita to have a heart breakfast and to film.
  4. 2h 20m
    We continue our filming tour at a private restaurant within walking distance of the market. Here you'll learn how to access and work in a small kitchen with a camera, interacting with the chef as we set up some nice table shots of food and drinks. Here you'll get to taste some traditional mexican food from Oaxaca whilst shooting lots of angles to uderstand what looks good and what not.
  5. 1h · Admission ticket included
    After an intense day of eating and filming, there's nothing better than winding down with a mezcal tasting or mocktail while we debrief. Gregory will review your footage and give you some tips and tricks on how to improve in the future as you take your new skills as a "foodie filmmaker" on all your trips and tours. You'll also receive a signed certificate from Gregory

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

We will all meet at La Selva Café in Tlalpan centro from where we will embark on our foodie filming tour in the south of the city.

End point

We will all meet at La Selva Café in Tlalpan centro from where we will embark on our foodie filming tour in the south of the city.

Additional information

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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