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Full-day tour of the artisan villages of Oaxaca

Oaxaca City, Mexico

Mitla El Tule and Mezcal Tasting Day Trip from Oaxaca

6 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket

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Overview

Explore the highlights of Oaxaca’s Tlacolula Valley without getting lost on this day trip with special appeal for first-time visitors. Jump from the Zapotec weavers town of Teotitlan del Valle to the Mitla archaeological site, traveling between attractions with ease in an air-conditioned minivan. This leaves time to visit the Tule tree and the petrified waterfalls at Hierve el Agua. A mezcal tasting is also included.

Visit outlying towns in Oaxaca that are difficult to find on your own
See more of Oaxaca in less time—a great choice for first-time visitors
Travel between attractions with ease in an air-conditioned minivan
Hassle-free round-trip transport from your hotel in downtown Oaxaca included

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Air-conditioned vehicle

Food and drinks
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

10:00 AM

Pickup details

Pick up drop off are included, we have pick up in most of the hotels, if you stay in any apartment or address, indicate the address to schedule the pick up. We will tell you the exact pick-up time the night before the tour.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps

No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Fascinating glimpse into Oaxacan artisans

Peggy_H, Feb 2024

This was a very interesting tour! Our driver and guide, Javier, did an excellent job of describing what we were seeing and transporting us comfortably to all the stops. Highly recommended!

Excelent places and the time manage was great

Cecilia_C, Sep 2021

They came one hour prior to the time we supposed to be picked up-This van was much better quality and confortable than the one to take us to Montealban . Guide and driver was very kind, and share his knowledge.The place is awesone.The time spend in every place was right what we needed.Place to eat was good.

Great, informative tour

Anne_L, Sep 2021

The guide at Mitla was full of knowledge and passion. The mezcal salesman was not pushy and aswered all questions. The family,of weavers was very pleasant.The,tour was in english and spanish. Tule was,closed.

Mitla ruins

karina_n, Sep 2021

We went to Monte Albán the day before and it was much more less expensive and a much better experience. Mitla was okay, it’s small doesn’t even take 45 mins to see everything. We stopped at El Tule, tree of life, but bc of covid there was plastic wrapped all around the fence to prevent people from congregating. We also did Mezcal tasting at El Rey de Matatlan which had beautiful scenery of agave plants. What I didn’t like about this trip was the lack of knowledge and communication form the tour guide who by the way was a super nice guy. After Mitla ruins we were all hungry and most of us on the tour got our own food to eat there outside of the ruins. The guide failed to tell us that we were stopping at a buffet style restaurant to eat. That, to me, was a waste of time bc we had already eaten. After that we went to Mezcal tasting which also had places to eat. None of this was communicated to us. Over all it was okay but I’d recommend Monte Albán for ruins and if I did it again, I would only do the Mezcal tasting.

Did not live up to expectations. Very disappointing experience.

Robert_M, Aug 2021

The textile facility and the mezcal distillery ended up being the high points of the tour, because they had English speakers. Our guide was not bilingual, and not even close to being able to convey simple instructions, or understand our responses. The tour of the ruins at Mitla was shorter than the lunch break. This was disappointing, because Mitla was supposed to be the highlight. Time management on the part of the tour guide was atrocious, we were supposed to be picked up at 9:20 am, received an email at 7:40 am telling us we were going to be picked up at 8:20am....we pretty much jumped in the shower, got dressed, skipped breakfast, and ran down to meet the tourbus, which didn't arrive until 8:35. So that sucked. At Mitla, were were passed off to a different tour guide (from a different company)who spoke English.....saving that leg of the tour. However, out guide gave us a 20 minute warning to return to the bus, causing us to leave the English speaking tour before it was concluded. We then got to the bus as asked, and waited for an additional 25 minutes. This caused.us to miss about half of the site tour. Our group never went to the petrified waterfalls at Hierve el Agua, and at the stop at El Tule, we were not admitted, so it left us to take photos from a distance.

Amazing experience very knowledgeable guide both in English and Spanish.

Bertha_R, Jun 2021

Great accommodations very knowledgeable tour guides. Very polite and helpful as well. Highly recommend this tour company

We enjoyed this tour. The guide was...

Dianne B, Apr 2018

We enjoyed this tour. The guide was knowledgeable. The Mezcal tasting was interesting and they broke us into two small groups for English speakers and Spanish speakers. The pools were not worth the time.

It was an extensive tour for the...

Avery M, Aug 2017

It was an extensive tour for the price!!! Lovely tour guide, van was comfortable, the drive was very scenic. I'd be sure to bring extra cash. There are some additional expenses I was unprepared for lunch buffet and a few entrance fees were all cash only. That being said, I'd recommend the tour for sure!!! You really do get to see a lot of cool stuff!!

One word: Fantastic!!! The hierve el...

Irma E Solis S, Aug 2017

One word: Fantastic!!! The hierve el agua waterfalls offers a fantastic view of the valley bellow besides the amazing view of the waterfalls. My sisterw and I walked to the top of the waterfalls about a 20-25 fast minute walk There are a few areas that are slippery but there are a couple of ways to get there and the walk is worth it because the scenery is amazing. We visited in July, which is the rainy season and the mountains had a lush green. Mitla, although it is smaller than Monte Alban, is also beautiful for the details of its stone carvings. I loved Oaxaca and its people. I liked this tour because it has several thing of what Oaxaca has to offer.

The sights on this tour were...

Sarah M, Feb 2017

The sights on this tour were amazing! I am really glad I went on it. The biggest issue is that I was told it was a tour in English but no one on the tour spoke English. Luckily I know a little bit of Spanish and was able to get by, but I think this is good to know for anyone looking to take this tour! I really enjoyed the Mitla ruins the history there is great. And the Mezcal tour and tasting was mind-blowing. I would definitely recommend this tour, but I also recommend knowing Spanish!

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