No. 184 Cooking Workshop at San Francisco Tzacalha Hacienda

It is a beautiful henequen hacienda founded in 1857. It has a main manor, a machinery room, a school, a dancing hall, a shop, a chapel, and in 1904 a hospital with a simple style was added with an administrative area, four pavilions, an operating room and a physician’s house. Today, all this is admired by visitors as it has been restored and enabled as a tourist place defined as a haven of green, beauty, and peace in Dzidzantún, the millenary heart of the Mayan lordship of Ah Kin Chel.

The services offer consists of 14 “villas” with a living room, dining room-kitchen in a terrace, one or more sleeping rooms, bathrooms, individual garden, and small swimming pools; 8 “ripios” – traditional Mayan houses with palm roof – with a sleeping room, bathroom, and garden; restaurant and multiple-use room (board games, billiard, etc.), tennis court, basketball, and swimming pool, as well as horses and bicycles. It is important to mention that this destination is 6.2 miles away from the most beautiful beaches in Yucatán, in the area of Chabihau and San Crisanto.

The stay in this paradise is complemented with the culinary experience (national and international) of Chef Andrés Avilés, from “La Bodega” restaurant, who gives cooking lessons. In this activity, you will learn about the kind of meat for each dish, the preparation, ingredients, cooking times, and tasting of the dish.

It includes chef companionship, ingredients, facilities, and tasting. It is recommended to wear comfortable clothing and footwear, make a reservation by phone call or social media. This supplier is pet friendly, contact them for more information.