Sips and Smiles Cocktail Walking Tour

We met the owner of Next Stop Huatulco when we were lost and she came to our rescue. After speaking about tourist ideas she told us about her company. No hard sell. Once back at the hotel, we looked at TripAdvisor and were impressed with her selection of tours and her excellent reviews. We decided on the Sips and Smiles tour. We love cocktails! There were five cocktails across five different venues. Each one was created for this tour by a mixologist in Oaxaca city. It’s not an understatement when we say we could never have found these cocktails on our own. She gave us recipe cards with the directions for each cocktail so we could make them at home. Mary Rose is a gem. I think we were all sad when we had to part. . I think we could confidently say that her other tours are of the same caliber as our Siss and Smiles. Mary Rose, thank you for being so good to us. We thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

Eight collage buddies and I decided we were long overdue for a getaway. We decided on Mexico and an up and coming beach destination in Oaxaca called Huatulco. I had the great fortune of sitting next to Maryrose who runs a new and different kind of tour business called Next Stop Huatulco. She told me about her Sips and Smiles cocktail tour. We made a reservation before we left the plane. We visited five completely unique establishments. None of us had sampled the cocktails that were created for the tour by a mixologist in Oaxaca. We NEVER could have carried this off by ourselves. Drinks, appetizers, and plenty of laughter. We had a brilliant night. DEFINITELY go on this tour if you love cocktails.

My husband & I booked this Sips & Smiles tour thinking it would be a fun way to meet other travellers & learn about some great places to eat & have a beverage in La Crucecita. Our guide Maryrose met us on time but had no sign indicating she was the tour guide. It was just the 2 of us on the tour. Which, honestly was a bit disappointing. The restaurants, staff, drinks, food & concept of this tour were great. I feel like the host needs a bit of work. She was a very nice person but right off the start she spent alot of time talking about herself. More personal Information than we wanted to hear. Thankfully we were able to easily redirect her. She was rude to staff at 3/5 places we stopped. My husband, interjected several times, reassuring the staff that everything was great & to leave the music at the current volume etc.... I'm sure Maryrose means well, and is a wonderful person, but her tour missed the mark. Her knowledge was lacking. At one point we were interested in looking at a menu for a future visit, Maryrose stated "you don't want to eat here," but giving no reason why. She did tell us about some discord she had with staff/owner of two restaurants/bars we went to. The above stated being one. She did say it was all good now. It definitely had great Sips & snacks. Kudos to the staff of the restaurants/bars your service & hospitality was top notch.

Mary Rose was very patient and nice. She chose good appetizers for me to sample. Her suggestions for drinks were absolutely lovely. She was on time and met me exactly where she said.

A fantastic way to tour the town of La Crucecita and some of their best restaurants with a wonderful host. Maryrose, host and proprietor of Sips & Smiles, is genuinely interested in providing you with a unique and enjoyable experience. You will enjoy amazing cocktails, local dishes you might never order on your own, and leave feeling a wonderful sense of connection to the area. Highly recommend.

My family of 5 really enjoyed the tour. We went to restaurants we likely would not have found on our own, and have even returned to a couple as we thought they were so good. Maryrose has done an excellent job of seeking out unique spots and choosing great drinks and appies that we probably wouldn’t have tried if it wasn’t for her.

A great way to see the seaside town of Crucecita! Our tour guide Mary Rose took us to some amazing resto/bars with unique food and drink offerings. Tried some things we never would’ve thought to order on the menus. Had a chance to stop and shop at authentic shops with hand made textiles and jewelry.

Maryrose was super nice, showed us places and specific drinks and foods that we would never have found on our own. She even called us afterward with a recommendation for dinner that turned out to be an amazing place! (Otto). I think that the pace of the tour was just right, highly recommended! Even tried the chapulines. (Ask if you don't know).

We spent the entire day at a beautiful beach that was literally just perfect. In the evening, we celebrated the Fourth of July away from home on the Sips and Smiles Mexican/ devine cocktail tour. This tour is very well thought out and very unique. New drink experiences ( created by a mixologist from Oaxaca just for our tour) varied locations, trivia pursuit questions (fun and educational information about Oaxaca and Mexico), gift bags with cocktail recipes from the tour. Each cocktails is named after a famous Spanish singer Luis Miguel. There is an QR code with the recipe. Each drink is named after a famous song by Luis Miguel .( Luis Miguel is the most famous Spanish-speaking singer in the world.). Our guide knew how to entertain and she did not rush us to complete the tour exactly on time. We all would all nominate Sips and Smiles for an out of the ordinary tour!

Excellent tour! Mary Rosse, an excellent guide who is always attentive We walked around the very quiet center of Huatulco. The drinks are great and the snacks are 10 out of 10. We traveled from Guanajuato to Bahías de Huatulco and were very satisfied. We will definitely return and shop at Next Stop Huatulco.