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Hierve el Agua Tours, Mezcal Tasting & Distillery Tours, Mitla Tours, Oaxaca City, Tour Reviews, Tours, Tule Tree Tours

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

/ June 4, 2026

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.

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

/ June 4, 2026

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!…”

1,043 reviews11 hours (approx.)From $75.12

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Guided, Monte Albán Tours, Oaxaca City, Tour Reviews, Tours

Monte Alban Guided Half Day Tour

/ June 4, 2026

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

“Definitely the way to visit the site. Miguel‘s explanations were illuminating and inspiring, and I felt it was just the right balance of guided and free time.”

880 reviews3 to 4 hours (approx.)From $32.24by Lescas Co Tours

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Hierve el Agua Tours, Mezcal Tasting & Distillery Tours, San Jeronimo Tlacochahuaya, Tour Reviews

From Oaxaca de Juarez: Hierve el Agua and Mezcal Distillery

/ June 4, 2026

4.From Oaxaca de Juarez: Hierve el Agua and Mezcal Distillery

Hike and swim at Hierve el Agua, then tour a top mezcal distillery in Oaxaca with free tastings, pickup, and a full day plan.

★ 4.9

“This was a perfect day trip - Hierve el Agua was beautiful and that host at the distillery was so friendly and generous. Leon was also an amazing guide and made sure we got the most out of our experience. Can highly recommend!”

615 reviews8 hoursFrom $64by Oaxaca by locals

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Half-Day, Monte Albán Tours, Oaxaca De Juarez, Tour Reviews, Tours

Oaxaca de Juarez: Monte Alban Half-Day Tour

/ June 4, 2026

5.Oaxaca de Juarez: Monte Alban Half-Day Tour

Half-day guided Monte Albán tour from Oaxaca: UNESCO ruins, Zapotec stories, pyramids and ball court, plus 360° valley views.

★ 4.7

“The tour took exactly 4 hours from setting off to drop off. Our guide Clementin was knowledgeable and gave us free time to explore. We were at the site for a little over 2hrs in total, which felt like enough time to explore.”

492 reviews4 hoursFrom $31by EL CONVENTO DMC, S.A. DE C.V.

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Food, Food & Drink, Food & Market Tours, Oaxaca City, Tour Reviews, Tours

AUTHENTIC OAXACA CULTURAL FOOD TOUR, eat like a local.

/ June 4, 2026

6.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

“This was one of my best experiences in Oaxaca! I booked it for my first full day in town and it was great because Betsida takes you all around town and you become familiar with the area! There was so much thought put into her tour! I cannot recommend it enough!!”

462 reviews6 hours (approx.)From $114.75by Me Encanta Oaxaca

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Hierve el Agua Tours, Mezcal Tasting & Distillery Tours, Mitla Tours, Oaxaca De Juarez, Tour Reviews, Tours, Tule Tree Tours

Oaxaca: Tule, Mitla & Hierve el Agua, & Mezcal Tour

/ June 4, 2026

7.Oaxaca: Tule, Mitla & Hierve el Agua, & Mezcal Tour

A 10-hour Oaxaca day tour with a bilingual guide: Tule Tree, Mitla ruins, Teotitlán weaving, Hierve el Agua viewpoints, and mezcal tasting.

★ 4.7

“Great experience and totally worth it. Ede gave us a great tour and the petrified waterfalls were the highlight. The textile workshop was also a great surprise. I wouldn’t recommend it for the Mezcal: it wasn’t much time for the tasting nor for more info on the Mezcal tradition. It’s definitely a must for nature…”

456 reviews10 hoursFrom $75by Enjoy Oaxaca

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Monte Albán Tours, Oaxaca City, Tour Reviews, Tours

Half day tour to Monte Albán

/ June 4, 2026

8.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

“Our guide was knowledgeable and gave us wonderful information about this interesting and beautiful site. I was particularly interested in learning about the variety of prehispanic cultures in this area, and some insight into the various languages and traditions, with a focus on a proud Zapotec tradition.”

420 reviews4 hours (approx.)From $32.78by Oaxacatours

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Guided, Monte Albán Tours, Oaxaca De Juarez, Tour Reviews, Tours

Oaxaca: Monte Alban Guided Archaeological Tour

/ June 4, 2026

9.Oaxaca: Monte Alban Guided Archaeological Tour

A half-day, hotel-to-ruins guided trip to Monte Albán in Oaxaca with bilingual storytelling, valley views, and museum time.

★ 4.2

“It was a really interesting tour with lots of information”

419 reviews3.5 hoursFrom $33by PARAISO HUATULCO

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Hierve el Agua Tours, Mezcal Tasting & Distillery Tours, Oaxaca City, Tour Reviews, Tours

Boil the water and distillery mezcal tour

/ June 4, 2026

10.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

“Well organized. Plenty of time at Hierve. Friendly tour guides. Comfortable minibus. We also stopped at a cempasuchil farm as it was week of Dua de Muertos”

413 reviews8 hours (approx.)by Oaxaca by locals

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Food & Market Tours, Oaxaca City, Tour Reviews, Tours

Immersion Tour and Oaxaca Markets, All gastronomy included

/ June 4, 2026

11.Immersion Tour and Oaxaca Markets, All gastronomy included

Oaxaca City market tour with about 20 included tastings, pre-Hispanic drinks, and an English guide. Small groups, 3.5 hours.

★ 5.0

“brian was an excellent guide and took us to several spots at the market and gave so much information. we enjoyed our time so much and was very well worth it.”

386 reviews3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)From $59.55by Etnofood Experiencias

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Cooking Classes, Food & Market Tours, Markets, Oaxaca City, Oaxacan Cooking Classes, Shopping Tours, Tour Reviews, Tours, Workshops

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

/ June 4, 2026

12.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

“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!”

333 reviews4 hours 30 minutes (approx.)From $75.00by Casa Crespo Cooking Class

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Oaxaca City, Private, Private & Custom City Tours, Tour Reviews, Tours

Oaxaca Conmigo Private Tours

/ June 4, 2026

13.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

“The private tour with a knowledgeable guide is the best option. The car picked us up and dropped us up at the house. Very comfortable and enjoyable day.”

274 reviews3 to 9 hours (approx.)From $309.90by Oaxaca Conmigo Tours

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Mezcal Tasting & Distillery Tours, Oaxaca City, Tour Reviews

The Mezcal Journey

/ June 4, 2026

14.The Mezcal Journey

Oaxaca mezcal tour with factory process lessons, agave fields, unlimited tastings, and a traditional Mitla meal for $105.51.

★ 5.0

“A great day trip from Oaxaca where you learn the entire mezcal process ranging from the different agave plants in the field and artisanal distillation production at a mezcaleria with a generous tasting and ending with a lunch in Mitla. Leyda is a wonderful guide/host - very knowledgeable and passionate about this craft who made…”

273 reviews6 hours (approx.)From $105.51by The Mezcal Journey

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Cooking Classes, Oaxaca City, Oaxacan Cooking Classes, Tour Reviews

Traditional Oaxaqueña Cooking with Grandma’s Recipes

/ June 4, 2026

15.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

“Fantastic cooking class experience! We were picked up from the meeting point and had a short trip to Chef Adhey’s home. The class space is great for a group up to 8 people. We all cooked and chatted and worked together to prepare different salsas and chile rellenos. Had so much fun and felt welcomed…”

260 reviews3 hours (approx.)From $90.00by Chef Adhey Andrade

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