About Responsible tourism - Eat Like a Local

We believe tourism should bring economic growth to a country. We believe that traveling makes you more open, sympathetic, tolerant and in general a better person. However, tourism sometimes can damage the city you visit, from cost increases on housing to over-tourism in markets and restaurants. We can´t fix all the tourism, but we can make our actions more responsible.

Usually, the ones getting money from tourism are big hotels, Airbnb owners, restaurants, and tour operators like us, the community rarely gets any benefit, that´s why we created special programs that benefit the community, the markets, and the city as a whole.

Aside from our main social program for girls and women from La Merced, these is what you are supporting when booking with us

Feel free to join us on these activities, ask questions and participate in other ways

Our company salaries

FOR WOMEN

We only hire women and give them the best wages in the industry and one of the best wages in the city, they have flexible working times, and even as freelancers we provide paid vacations, gym membership, and minor medical expenses insurance

On every tour

FOR ZERO HUNGER

We provide food to anybody who approaches the tour, we believe everybody deserves to have a plate of warm, decent food, so all the beggars, homeless, street musicians or whoever ask for money, we offer them to order food from the place we are eating with the tour they can have whatever they want.

On every tour

FOR OUR SUPPLIERS

We don´t work with assholes, any restaurant who doesn´t pay their suppliers, harass women in their kitchens and underpay their employees, does NOT have room in our company, we only work with nice, honest suppliers. We believe that money is power and we as consumers have the power to change things, forcing the bad ones to change or go out of business.

Once a year

FOR THE MARKET

We donate a percentage of every tour to improve the market conditions, this improvements are made once a year based on the vendors needs.

On every tour

FOR OUR VENDORS

Our vendors get paid for their products the usual price, plus a service fee, not a tip, a service fee that teaches them that their time, knowledge, and efforts have a price and we are happy to pay for it, all vendors who provide a service get a fixed fee per person.

On every tour

FOR PLASTIC POLLUTION

We bring reusable spoons and containers during our tours, the only plastic we use is for the water bottles because people don´t trust Mexico City´s water, however, if you want to help us fight plastic pollution, please bring your reusable water bottle to the tour.

On every tour

FOR SOLO TRAVELERS

Solo travelers usually face last-minute cancellations, waiting lists, or extra charges, I HATE that as a solo traveler myself, so, all 80% of our tours run with even only one guest, no last-minute cancellations, no extra costs, no excuses. If you are a solo traveler, book your tour on the date is convenient for you, and we will happily host you.