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By Mezcal Tour Experience Oaxaca
Free cancellation available
Price is RM 410 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 6h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • What sets our tours apart is our commitment to authentic, educational, and immersive mezcal experiences. We work with small groups and certified tourist guides accredited under Mexico’s NOM-08-TUR-2002 standard.
    You will discover the rich traditions of Oaxaca on a guided tour that takes you through a family-owned mezcal distillery and the bustling Tlacolula indigenous Market, the largest open-air market in the region.

    • Experience the vibrant market atmosphere
    • Visit a historic baroque church while learning about the Zapotec culture.
    • Discover the rich Zapotec heritage, local food and everyday life of the community
    • Guided tour of a family-owned mezcal distillery and agave fields
    • Taste eight diferent mezcal Expresions, including curados and cremas
    • Visit Tlacolula Market and sample traditional local breads
    • Round trip transportation included
    • Small group-experience

    This immersive tour is an ideal way to experience Oaxaca’s heritage and flavors.

Activity location

  • Mercado Tlacolula
    • Tlacolula, Oaxaca, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Calle de José María Pino Suárez 407- B
    • 407- B Calle de José María Pino Suárez
    • 68000, Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico

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Sunday Tlacolula Market & Family Mezcal Palenque in Oaxaca

  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English
Starting time: 9:15
Price details
RM 409.60 x 2 AdultsRM 819.20
Total
Price is RM 819.20
Until Sat, 7 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Guided tour in person
  • Inclusions
    Bottled water
  • Inclusions
    Alcoholic Beverages
  • Inclusions
    Entrance fee
  • Inclusions
    Small group-experience
  • Inclusions
    SECTUR-Licensed Tour guide-NOM-08
  • Inclusions
    Round trip transportation included
  • Exclusions
    Meals

Know before you book

    • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
    • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Mercado Tlacolula

  • 3h
  • Admission ticket included
Explore the vibrant Tlacolula Sunday Market with your private guide, discovering local foods, traditional ingredients, handmade crafts, textiles, and everyday Oaxacan traditions. Take your time to explore the market, learn about the products and their cultural significance, and experience one of Oaxaca’s most authentic local markets.

Santiago Matatlan

  • 3h
Explore Santiago Matatlán, known as the “World Capital of Mezcal,” and discover the cultural and natural world behind this iconic Oaxacan spirit. Visit the agave fields to learn about agave anatomy, reproduction, varieties, cultivation, and the relationship between the plant and the local soil. Then visit a family-owned palenque to follow the traditional mezcal-making process from cooked agave through milling, fermentation, and distillation. Finish with a guided mezcal tasting and learn how agave varieties, terroir, and production methods influence the aromas and flavors of each mezcal.

Location

Activity location

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    Mercado Tlacolula
    • Tlacolula, Oaxaca, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Calle de José María Pino Suárez 407- B
    • 407- B Calle de José María Pino Suárez
    • 68000, Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico

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