OAXACA
Oaxaca’s best days out.
The 9 markets tours travellers book most around Oaxaca, with what each one costs, how long it runs and the operator you go with.
Oaxaca City market tour and interactive cooking class with no fixed menu, hands-on prep, local ingredients, and a filling lunch.
Most Popular“Really well organized, lovely trip to the market and great selection of food prepared. We really enjoyed this experience and the food was delicious. Highly recommend!”
Shop Oaxaca markets with a chef, then cook traditional dishes, tortillas, and Oaxacan drinks in a hands-on class lasting 5.5 hours.
“Sandra and Samuel were fantastic. It was like cooking with your favorite Aunt and Un le at their home. We learned six dishes over the five hours we spent together and it was so fun! I highly recommend.”
Oaxaca market tour with Etnofood guidance, regional tastings and pre-Hispanic drinks in a small group, vegan-friendly, 4 hours.
“Our guide, Brian, was wonderful! He was knowledgeable, kind, and ensured everyone was having a good time. We learned a lot and got more than enough to eat.”
Bike from Oaxaca to the Arbol del Tule and stop at Santa María del Tule’s gastronomic market. Small group, English guide.
“The bike tour to Tule exceeded my expectations. I give it 5 stars plus. The trip was well-organized and the bikes were in great condition. Once outside the city, the bicycle path was fairly flat and shady making it an enjoyable ride. Also, pictures do not do the Tule Tree justice. It is magical. I…”
Learn Oaxaca salsa with a chef: tour a local market, collect chilies and fruit, make five salsas, and taste them paired with tortillas.
“The salsa-making class was a perfect way to spend a half day in Oaxaca. Wendy was a great instructor and the salsas were all delicious and great fun to make. I'll definitely take what I learned home and enjoy making these delicious salsas for friends and family. I highly recommend this class.”
Oaxaca cooking class with a local market tour and hands-on cooking. No set menu, flexible dishes, English or Spanish, $80, 4.5 hours.
“really fun and lots of food !”
Oaxaca City tour with Santo Domingo sights and Mercado Benito Juárez chocolate mills. Hotel pickup, English guide, free entry, 3 hours.
“El tour fue fantástico gracias Marta por la experiencia de mostrarnos lo interesante que es el centro de Oaxaca con toda la información de cada lugar”
A 4-hour Oaxaca market food tour focused on Mercado de Abastos, with pulque, tacos, nieves, and craft shopping led in English.
“Overall, our food tour guide— Daniela— was professional, spoke good English, and considerate of our requests. We started the immersive food tour at Centro de Abastos market which covered tasting samples of pulque and tepache (fermented drinks to coat one’s stomach before the various market tastings; Oaxacan pan de cazuela with hot coffee: grilled quesadilla…”
Taste Oaxaca’s top food stops on a 3-hour guided walk: basilica photos, Doña Vale memelas, Central de Abastos tastings, and hot chocolate.
“They left us lying. We showed up the day of the experience and nobody showed up. We had to call and they didn't even apologize. Do not book this tour.Auto-translated”
The city, the valleys and the makers, and every way to reach them.
