Published on Nov, 2024
11-18-2024
A week ago, we booked a personalized van excursion directly through ‘Mazatlan Van Tours’. Our driver/guide JeanCarlo Jimenez Zamora, picked us up at the Mazatlan cruise port. We told him that we were most interested to see rural colonial towns outside of Mazatlan city. He gave us a few options and then off we drove.
First JeanCarlo drove us out to La Noria, Sinaloa, Mexico and we had the opportunity to walk through the beautiful Church of San Antonio de Padua La Noria.
Next, we drove to the Los Osuna Blue Agave distillery (mezcal vinata) where we toured the Blue Agave fields, distillery and tasted several Blue Agave Blanco, Reposado, Añejo spirits. We also sampled Los Osuna’s Agave Vanilla, Cinnamon, and Coconut naturally flavored liqueurs.
We then drove north, through the Arco “Bienvenidos a El Quelite” and into the picturesque streets of El Quelite. Here we enjoyed a delicious regional lunch at the quaint Restaurante El Mesón de Los Laureanos.
After lunch, it was time for JeanCarlo to drive us back to Mazatlan to return us to our cruise ship. We all enjoyed this excellent tour! JeanCarlo was so nice, professional, and super knowledgeable. We rate this tour 5 out of 5.