Santa Fe Food & Drink Walking Tour: 3 tastings with local guide

You drink from handmade pottery and eat at spots locals actually choose.

This walking tour through Santa Fe covers the city's history, culture and architecture across three food and drink stops over 3.5 hours, led by a guide from a 12th generation New Mexican family. You taste craft beer, cocktails, wine and margaritas alongside tacos, pizza and handmade chips and salsa at each location. The tour includes all food and drink. Guides speak English or Spanish, and the minimum age is 21.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Santa Fe culture and cuisine

• Discuss New Mexico and Santa Fe history
• Visit Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
• Enjoy beer or craft cocktails in pottery
• Try Santa Fe margarita and tacos
• Learn history of local church
• Stop by the Lensic building
• Eat pizza with secret sauce and drinks

The experience

The tour starts with a walk through Santa Fe's Plaza district, where your guide covers the history of New Mexico and Santa Fe, pointing out landmarks, architecture, churches and the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum: the artist who helped put the city on the map for creatives from across the country. You'll pass the Cathedral and the Lensic theater, learning details about each that only someone rooted in the community knows. This is not a museum-to-museum itinerary. It's a route through the streets where the guide talks about what makes Santa Fe's culture and heritage distinct.

At the first stop, you order a beer or craft cocktail of your choice and drink it from handmade pottery: a small detail that sets the tone for what follows. The second location is a local favorite where you get a Santa Fe margarita and your choice of tacos, plus their house-made chips and salsa. The third stop serves pizza with a sauce the guide describes as unavailable anywhere else, with non-alcoholic options, beer or wine available. By the end, you should be adequately fed. The whole experience is designed to feel like a friend showing you around, not a script read at a crowd.

The tour runs 3.5 hours and is wheelchair accessible. Public transportation options are available near the meeting point. Guides lead in English or Spanish, and you must be at least 21 years old to join. Come hungry and ready to walk at a moderate pace through the city.

What’s included

• All food and drink at three locations: craft beer, cocktails, wine and margaritas, plus tacos with handmade chips and salsa, and pizza.
• live guide in English or Spanish.
• access to handmade pottery for drinking.

Before you book

Days and timesWednesday to SundayDeparts at 10:30Last departure this season: 24 Dec

AgesAdult (21 and older) · Under 21: can't be booked

GroupUp to 10

Live guideEnglish and Spanish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends at a different place from where it starts.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather or if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Moderate physical effortWheelchair accessiblePublic transport nearbyNot recommended during pregnancyNot recommended with heart problemsNot recommended with back problems

Operated by Vigilante Guides

Is this one for you?At 3.5 hours, the tour fits inside a morning or afternoon without consuming your whole day, leaving time to explore galleries, shops or other neighborhoods before or after. The fixed stops and included meals mean you don't hunt for lunch or negotiate prices at the bar. You show up hungry and walk away fed.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Spanish.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What exactly do I eat and drink on this Santa Fe walking tour?

You taste craft beer or cocktails at the first stop, a Santa Fe margarita with tacos and handmade chips and salsa at the second, and pizza with beer, wine or non-alcoholic options at the third. All food and drink are included in the tour price.

How long is the Santa Fe food and drink walking tour?

The tour runs 3.5 hours and covers the Plaza district on foot, with stops built in for eating and drinking at each location.

What is the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum stop like on this tour?

The tour stops to highlight the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum and discuss how the artist helped establish Santa Fe as a destination for creatives worldwide. This is part of the walking route through the city's cultural landmarks, not a full museum visit.

Is this tour accessible if I use a wheelchair?

Yes, the tour is wheelchair accessible. Public transportation options are also available near the meeting point if you need them.

What's the minimum age for this Santa Fe tour?

You must be at least 21 years old to join, since the tour includes craft cocktails, beer, wine and margaritas at each stop.