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“Very informative and interactive! Food was excellent and filling. Very warm and hospitable people and the tour guide was very friendly”
Shop Oaxaca markets with a chef, then cook traditional dishes, tortillas, and Oaxacan drinks in a hands-on class lasting 5.5 hours.
“The translator picked us up on time and we met the ladies of the house at the market, they were so friendly and welcoming and we picked up the produce for the cooking, with the option to but extra for ourselves. Went back to their home where they also make woven products and the rest…”
Oaxaca market tour with Etnofood guidance, regional tastings and pre-Hispanic drinks in a small group, vegan-friendly, 4 hours.
“The food itself was great on the tour guide and his involvement was very minimal. The market was so cool to see and walk around and could have been even better if the guide was good.”
Bike from Oaxaca to the Arbol del Tule and stop at Santa María del Tule’s gastronomic market. Small group, English guide.
“Easy pedaling on a cool morning. Mostly along cyclists path. Once we arrive in the pueblo, we took some leisurely time to take photos and listened to Daniel‘s explanation about the tree. Then we went into the market and chatted over local Oaxacan dishes then we rolled back slowly into Oaxaca de Juarez. It was…”
Learn Oaxaca salsa with a chef: tour a local market, collect chilies and fruit, make five salsas, and taste them paired with tortillas.
“Amazing experience learning to cook Mexican salsas in one of the largest markets in Latin America. The instructors were really friendly and knowledgeable. I highly recommend this class both for getting to see the market vibe while shopping for ingredients and for testing your resistance to peppers !”
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.
“This is a walking tour. Jose's expensive knowledge of the history comes from having lived there all his life and learning from his father who was the first tour guide in Oaxaca!”
A 4-hour Oaxaca market food tour focused on Mercado de Abastos, with pulque, tacos, nieves, and craft shopping led in English.
“Really wonderful experience with our guide Dani. We enjoyed every minute and learned so much from her. I’m sorry I ate any breakfast because there was a lot of food. It was a culinary and cultural adventure.”
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”
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