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Things to do in Oaxaca are compared here by what the day actually contains, not by the longest list of stops. Oaxaca’s old centre is the base, but most archaeological, craft and landscape tours spend substantial time on the road through the Valles Centrales. Check the meeting point, the time at each stop and whether entrance fees or lunch are included before treating two similar titles as the same trip.
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⏱ 2 hours · 5.0 (61)
Start your Oaxaca adventure with a walking tour of the city's historic center, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Discover colonial facades, markets, and local tips to experience…
from €19 per person
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⏱ 2 hours · 5.0 (44)
Discover the street art with an artist! We will visit some of the most remarcable street art spots in Oaxaca and I will explain you some of the most popular techniques of Oaxaca…
from €31 per person
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⏱ 2 hours · 4.8 (27)
Ride with a professional guide and a reduced group of 6 riders through the most emblematic places in Oaxaca City while learning about the history, traditions and culture about t…
from €33 per person
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⏱ 3 hours · 4.9 (20)
Ride from Oaxaca to the Tule Tree, the widest tree in the world, on a guided bike tour along a mostly flat, shaded path. Explore Santa María del Tule’s church, gardens, main squ…
from €21 per person
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⏱ 3 hours · 4.7 (18)
Enjoy a morning in nature hiking in a safe environment full of endemic flora and fauna. Enjoy the Benito Juárez National Park while exercising in the forest.
from €38 per person
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⏱ 1.5 hours · 5.0 (6)
Learn how to make your own chocolate in a traditional way during a workshop in Oaxaca. Roast cocoa on a clay griddle, peel it with your hands, and mix it with different regional…
from €101 per person
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⏱ 11 hours · 2.0 (2)
Explore Sierra Juárez's forests, enjoy ecotourism, and learn wooden mill making on this 11-hour guided tour.
from €29 per person
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⏱ 1.5 hours · 5.0 (1)
Discover Oaxaca's sweet side as you sample traditional sweets from Oaxaca and all over Mexico, uncovering flavors, stories, and treats you may never have tasted before.
from €15 per person
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⏱ 1.5 hours · 5.0 (1)
Taste 6 Oaxacan flavors at Mercado 20 de Noviembre: tejate, tlayuda, chapulines, piedrazo, regional sweets and fresh agua. Guided by a local with family working the market. Max…
from €33 per person
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⏱ 11 hours · 5.0 (1)
Go beyond Apoala's usual visitor routes on a full-day hiking adventure. Swim in hidden natural pools, discover spectacular waterfalls, and explore a dramatic canyon with tow…
from €106 per person
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⏱ 3 hours 0
Discover the marigold fields in Xoxocotlán with a local host. Enjoy a comfortable transfer, learn about the traditions of the Day of the Dead, and take beautiful photos among th…
from €72 per person
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⏱ 2.5 hours 0
Turn a tortilla into a canvas in a small-group workshop led by a local nixtamal expert. Grind corn on a metate, extract natural dyes in a molcajete, and paint with roots, leaves…
from €77 per person
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⏱ 6.5 - 7 hours 0
Embark on a guided hike from Oaxaca City and explore a unique ecosystem. Enjoy panoramic views of the Tlacolula Valley and Oaxaca City, and learn about the region’s geology.
from €101 per person
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⏱ 3 hours 0
The most complete food tasting to discover the different flavors of Oaxaca's 8 regions in one place.
from €132 per person
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⏱ 2 hours 0
Discover how different pre-Hispanic cultures in Mexico took care of their skin with natural plants and oils, and create your own personalized soap by combining that knowledge wi…
from €51 per person
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⏱ 6 hours 0
You will visit the workshop of a family that makes handicrafts with black clay. You will visit the town of San Antonino Castillo and its multicolored embroidery that has its ori…
from €260 per group up to 2
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⏱ 14 hours 0
Are you ready to learn about the history and culture of Oaxaca in two days?\nMonte Albán, alebrijes, black clay, and waist loom.\nHierve el Agua, Mitla, Teotitlán, Mezcal, and t…
from €457 per group up to 2
Check availability →Good to know: Oaxaca is an inland city at roughly 1,550 metres, with no beach and no harbour. Monte Albán is close; Hierve el Agua, Mitla and the craft villages require a longer road day. Pacific beaches are a separate journey of about two and a half hours each way on the newer highway, not a quick city excursion.
Good to know
For Zapotec and Mixtec heritage, Monte Albán, an exceptional regional food culture, mezcal and living craft traditions. The tours reflect that mix: archaeology, markets and cooking, distilleries, textiles, black pottery and alebrijes.
The archaeological zone is about 8 km west of the city. Traffic and the climb matter more than the distance; a transfer commonly takes around 25–40 minutes from the historic centre.
No. Allow roughly 1.5–2 hours each way by road depending on traffic, road conditions and stops. Combined tours with Mitla, El Tule and a mezcal distillery are long days, not a quick waterfall visit.
No. Oaxaca City is inland in a high valley and has neither beach nor harbour. Puerto Escondido is now roughly 2.5 hours away by the newer highway in normal conditions; Huatulco is farther.
Not for the historic centre. A car adds flexibility for the valleys, but guided day tours avoid parking, mountain-road navigation and deciding who drives after a mezcal tasting.
It is not a coastal resort and it is not a Maya destination. There are no city beaches, boat tours or nearby Maya ruins; the defining archaeology is Zapotec and Mixtec, and the main excursions run overland.
Oaxaca tours from €27.42 · available today
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