Tours · Tequisquiapan, Querétaro
Querétaro Cheese and Wine Route
The two cheese stops to plan around on Querétaro's Ruta Arte, Queso y Vino are Finca VAI near Colón, a farm tour with a tasting for MXN 210, and Cava Bocanegra near Tequisquiapan, where 40-minute tours of the underground cave leave every hour from 10:00 to 16:00 and start at MXN 260. Both open every day. Base yourself in Tequisquiapan, where the cheese shops are.
- Finca VAI
- MXN 210, daily
- Cava Bocanegra
- From MXN 260, hourly
- Quesos Néole
- Viewing windows, 10:00 to 14:00
- Base
- Tequisquiapan
Farms and Caves
Finca VAI
In Purísima de Cubos, Colón. A guided visit to the herd, the old factory and the ageing cellar, then a guided tasting and free time on the grounds. Weekdays 10:00 to 16:00, weekends 10:00 to 17:00, MXN 210, under-4s free. Groups of more than 10 should book. More on Finca VAI.
Cava Bocanegra
At kilometre 50 of state highway 200, eight minutes from Tequisquiapan. NéOle cheeses age in its underground cave; tours run every hour from 10:00 to 16:00, followed by a tasting outdoors, from MXN 260, and there is a restaurant above the cave. More on Cava Bocanegra.
Quesos Néole
Néole's factory on the road from Tequisquiapan to Ezequiel Montes, in La Lagunita, lets you watch cheese being made behind glass between 10:00 and 14:00. Its speciality is aged European-style cheese, though it makes fresh Chihuahua and botanero cheeses too. The visit ends with a tasting of four cheeses.
Goat Cheese
La Biquette, at km 2 of the same road, makes French-style goat cheese from its own herd. Granja del Carmen in Fuentezuelas is a small goat farm where you can tour the farm, help with milking and buy cheese and cajeta, by appointment only.
Cheese Shops in Tequisquiapan
If you are short of time, the town's shops let you taste before you buy. Quesos Quiroz has been making cheese since 1972 and runs La Carreta restaurant on Andador Morelos. ORIGENS Deli on Andador Niños Héroes holds guided tastings of Mexican artisan cheeses, and La Fromelier on Matamoros pairs Querétaro cheeses with local wine for groups. La Vaca Feliz and the three branches of Queserías La Mexicana are good for everyday cheese. Phone numbers are on the Mexico page.
Planning the Day
Finca VAI makes a good morning stop. Drive back towards Tequisquiapan for a cave tour and lunch at Bocanegra (its restaurant closes on Tuesdays), then spend the evening in town. Every May the cheese and wine festival takes over the centre, so book a room early for those weeks. The tourism office says tours on the route run every day of the year if you would rather not drive.
Tours in Tequisquiapan, Querétaro
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Questions People Ask
Can you visit a cheese farm in Querétaro?
Yes. Finca VAI near Colón runs guided farm visits with a tasting every day for MXN 210, and Granja del Carmen, a goat farm near Tequisquiapan, takes visitors by appointment.
What is the Ruta del Queso y el Vino?
Querétaro's cheese and wine route, now promoted as the Ruta Arte, Queso y Vino, links the wineries and cheesemakers of the area around Tequisquiapan, Ezequiel Montes and Colón.
Where can I watch cheese being made near Tequisquiapan?
At Quesos Néole in La Lagunita, through windows onto the production room between 10:00 and 14:00, and in the factory on the Finca VAI farm tour.
Official site: quesosvai.com/tourvai.html. Dates, hours and prices checked 22 October 2026; confirm on the official site before you travel. See all cheese tours.