9-Hour Oaxaca Tour
Highlights
Oaxaca de Juarez
architectural, cultural, sightseeing
Private Tour
9 Hours
Easy
English, French, Spanish
Description
Explore the highlights of Oaxaca, the capital and largest city of the eponymous Mexican state Oaxaca, famed for its architecture and rich cultural traditions. Try the splendid and varied cuisine at the cafes that line the sidewalks and enjoy a stroll through the city's beautiful street in spring-like weather that remains as it is the entire year-round.
Itinerary
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Oaxaca Highlights Tour
- Visit Teotitlan del Valle and see the artisans produce fine textiles in traditional pedal looms, dyed naturally and with prehispanic and contemporaneous designs.
- Continue to San Jeronimo Tlacochahuaya, a Baroque style temple built in the 16th century, valued for its carving and artistic decoration. Admire the temple and former convent of San Jerónimo which houses sculptures and oleo paintings. There, symbols of the Christian iconography with indigenous elements are mixed and coexist, giving it a very special character.Know the historical tubular organ of the 16th century, whose box shows images of angels, musicians and flowers, which harmonize with the decoration of the church.
- Discover a large maguey plantation and tour the countryside. See the production of mezcal in the factories or palenques and taste some of it.The roots of Oaxaca flavored maguey
We invite you to taste one of the most emblematic drinks that identify the state of Oaxaca: mezcal.
Be part of a magical journey that will take you to discover the traditional process that has given worldwide fame to the distillate, whose formula, inherited by generations, is the best kept secret by Oaxacans. with tasting Mezcal - Explore Pantaleon´s Gallery and see his original paintings & sculptures.
- Head to Casa Viviana and experience the rich smell of honey and burning wood, to see how she made the artitics canddles.Travel to Dona Viviana Alavez's workshop, the matriarch who presides over the crafting of elaborate, ceremonial beeswax candles.
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.