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15 Best Things To Do In Oaxaca City

Oaxaca’s best days out.

The 15 experiences travellers remember most from Oaxaca City. The markets, the mezcalerias, the cooking classes and the day trips out into the valleys.

15 Best Things To Do In Oaxaca City

Hierve el Agua, Tule Tree, Mitla and Mezcal Distillery Tour - Tule Tree: a quick stop with serious scale
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Hierve el Agua, Tule Tree, Mitla and Mezcal Distillery Tour

1.Hierve el Agua, Tule Tree, Mitla and Mezcal Distillery Tour

Tule, Teotitlán weaving, Mitla, Hierve el Agua, and a mezcal tasting day trip from Oaxaca City with great value and time to explore.

Most Popular 4.5

“Frankly i felt like it was more of a”take you there “ than an interesting local insiders view of the places we visited. I was expecting a more in depth descriptions of the places we visited. I also found the location of pick up and drop off inconvenient to the center, which is really where…”

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Explore Hierve el Agua, Mitla, Tule, Textile and Mezcal for a day - Teotitlán del Valle: Wool Rugs, Pedal Looms, and Pigments You Can Name
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Explore Hierve el Agua, Mitla, Tule, Textile and Mezcal for a day

2.Explore Hierve el Agua, Mitla, Tule, Textile and Mezcal for a day

Full-day Oaxaca circuit with Hierve el Agua swims, Mitla ruins, Teotitlán wool rug dyeing, and a mezcal tasting. Entrances included.

5.0

“This was a great tour, but be prepared for a long day! Bring a swim suit and towel for Hierve El Agua, there are changing rooms and bathrooms (bring some coins to pay for the bathrooms). The hike down and around Hierve El Agua was really challenging and really hot, no shade on the trail!…”

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Monte Alban Guided Half Day Tour - From Oaxaca Centro to the Hilltop: the Value of the Air-Conditioned Ride
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Monte Alban Guided Half Day Tour

3.Monte Alban Guided Half Day Tour

Half-day Monte Albán guided tour from Oaxaca Centro with an air-conditioned ride, expert Zapotec context, and flexible free time.

5.0

“Interesting place must see Please don’t ask people to write a minimum of characters, it makes not wanting to write a review”

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AUTHENTIC OAXACA CULTURAL FOOD TOUR, eat like a local. - Andador de Macedonia Alcala: the walk between flavors
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AUTHENTIC OAXACA CULTURAL FOOD TOUR, eat like a local.

4.AUTHENTIC OAXACA CULTURAL FOOD TOUR, eat like a local.

Taste 24+ Oaxaca favorites on a 6-hour market and street food walk in English. Small group, corn to mezcal, lots of fruit.

5.0

“An excellent introduction to local foodi, we did this tour the first morning of our holiday and it gave us an excellent grounding and understanding for the huge variety of cuisine on offer. Our guide, Elle, was super knowledgeable and lovely. Higly recommend.”

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Half day tour to Monte Albán - Morning pickup and the ride up to the UNESCO plateau
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Half day tour to Monte Albán

5.Half day tour to Monte Albán

Half-day Monte Albán tour from Oaxaca City with an expert guide, air-conditioned ride, hotel pickup, and time to explore UNESCO Zapotec ruins.

4.5

“Great experience! Our guide was awsome at explaining the history of monte Albán and also gave us time for explore on our own. I’m very glad we booked this tour. It was fun and informative. You don’t want to come here and not take this tour.”

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Boil the water and distillery mezcal tour - How to use your 3-hour window without rushing (and without losing the best views)
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Boil the water and distillery mezcal tour

6.Boil the water and distillery mezcal tour

Hierve el Agua mineral pools and a Mezcal Valle Oaxaca distillery tour from Oaxaca, with agave distillation and free tastings.

5.0

“Great tour - also included a quick stop at a bakery to sample local breads. Our guide, Margarita was excellent and extremely knowledgeable and the Mezcal tasting included 14 varieties!”

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Immersion Tour and Oaxaca Markets, All gastronomy included - Inside the market: why a guide matters more than you think
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Immersion Tour and Oaxaca Markets, All gastronomy included

Flavors of Oaxaca: Cooking Class with No Set Menu and Local Market Tour - No Set Menu: How Your Cooking Class Gets Chosen
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Flavors of Oaxaca: Cooking Class with No Set Menu and Local Market Tour

8.Flavors of Oaxaca: Cooking Class with No Set Menu and Local Market Tour

Oaxaca City market tour and interactive cooking class with no fixed menu, hands-on prep, local ingredients, and a filling lunch.

4.5

“Market walk was nice, it was not what I was expecting for a cooking class. Felt rushed as lots of stuff was prepared by staff and cooked by staff. Maybe 45% of the cooking was done by us. The table we ate at was beautiful but I was hoping to really go from 0-100 cooking…”

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Oaxaca Conmigo Private Tours - Monte Albán and Mitla: UNESCO Walking Time and Earthquake-Smart Design
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Oaxaca Conmigo Private Tours

9.Oaxaca Conmigo Private Tours

Private, customizable Oaxaca day trip with hotel pickup, AC car, and artisans stops like Monte Albán, Hierve el Agua, and mezcal.

5.0

“We had a wonderful experience with Oaxaca Conmigo Tours. Our guide, Tony, was accommodating and flexible, making sure we maximized our time, and did just the things we were excited to do. Conversation was genuine and informative during our drive. We made a stop for an authentic breakfast at Comedor Citali on the way to…”

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Traditional Oaxaqueña Cooking with Grandma's Recipes - Chile Rellenos: The Main Event You’ll Want to Recreate
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Traditional Oaxaqueña Cooking with Grandma’s Recipes

11.Traditional Oaxaqueña Cooking with Grandma’s Recipes

Cook Oaxacan classics with Chef Adhey Andrade’s family. Small group, private transport, hot chocolate, salsas, chile rellenos, and mezcal.

5.0

“Chef Adhey and her husband Enrique invited us into their beautiful home and provided the highlight of our week in Oaxaca. You learn amazing cooking techniques from a professional who has cooked all over the world. The music, drinks, camaraderie were amazing. Don’t miss the chance to eat this well and have this much fun!”

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The Real Traditional Oaxaca culinary Cooking experience - Stop 1 in Santa Cruz Xoxocotlan: Ingredients and Context, Not Detours
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The Real Traditional Oaxaca culinary Cooking experience

12.The Real Traditional Oaxaca culinary Cooking experience

Hands-on traditional Oaxaca cooking at a ranch-style cocina: nixtamalized tortillas, empanadas, soups, and mole plus a market stop.

5.0

“We spent a lovely day cooking authentic Oaxaca dishes Our chef Jose was very friendly and knowledgeable and created an enjoyable informative class. We tasted 9 moles, made different salsas, made tortillas from scratch and cooked a full mole dinner and authentic soup. The staff at the garden were all helpful and kind. Would highly…”

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Oaxacan Vegetarian Cooking Class - Producers, peppers, and the morning-harvest mindset
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Oaxacan Vegetarian Cooking Class

13.Oaxacan Vegetarian Cooking Class

Stroll Oaxaca’s Merced neighborhood, taste local ingredients with Victor’s team, then cook a vegetarian feast with mole and tortillas.

5.0

“First, Quetzal took us to a small Mercado which was not crowded. This allowed her to show us different types of fruit and vegetables without being in anyone’s way. We tasted quesilla and bought 2 types for our meal. We walked back to Etnofood with our purchases and went to the kitchen space. She gave…”

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full day tour : Boil the water, Teotitlan, Mezcal, tule and Mitla - The morning start: Quinta Real meeting point and the rhythm of the route
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full day tour : Boil the water, Teotitlan, Mezcal, tule and Mitla

14.full day tour : Boil the water, Teotitlan, Mezcal, tule and Mitla

A full-day Oaxaca loop to Mitla, Teotitlán, mezcal tastings, Hierve el Agua pools, and Santa María del Tule’s famed tree.

4.5

“What a wonderful tour! The itinerary is well done where you have enough time to enjoy each location and not feel rushed. The tour guide, Antonio, was fabulous! He was informative, organized, and funny.”

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Monte Albán, Arrazola, Cuilapam y San Bartolo Coyotepec. - Monte Albán’s Grand Plaza, ball court, and Los Danzantes
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Monte Albán, Arrazola, Cuilapam y San Bartolo Coyotepec.

15.Monte Albán, Arrazola, Cuilapam y San Bartolo Coyotepec.

Full-day Oaxaca tour to Monte Albán UNESCO ruins, alebrijes in Arrazola, Cuilapam’s convent, and black pottery in Coyotepec.

4.5

“The guide is very knowledgeable in providing the history of the sights. He even took the group to sit in one of the courts in mt albán for a live demonstration. The tour did take longer than expected and the guide sometimes went on ranting about his views on life, but overall it was a…”

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