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By Capotlán Tours
Price is RM 83 per adult
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Features

  • 5h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Enter Capotlán, a solar and zero-waste palenque run by three generations of mezcal makers, and discover why their bottles win gold medals around the world.

    The experience begins among agaves, you will walk surrounded by the plants that give the mezcal its soul while contemplating a unique panoramic view of the Zapotec site and the Oaxacan valley.

    Afterward, you will enter the mezcal factory, where you will follow step by step the artisanal production, mezcal made without using animals, facilities powered by solar energy, collected and reused water, and production waste transformed into new resources.

    The experience concludes with a guided VIP tasting of 5 premium mezcals made with different agave varieties, including bottles awarded with gold medals in national and international competitions. You will learn to identify the aromas, flavors, and personality of each agave while listening to the stories and secrets behind each label.

Activity location

  • Palenque Capotlan
    • San Antonio Arrazola, Calle Circuito Maya #20, Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oax
    • 71230, Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Palenque Capotlan
    • San Antonio Arrazola, Calle Circuito Maya #20, Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oax
    • 71230, Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico

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Oaxaca Mezcal Experience at a sustainable palenque

  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h
    5h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 9:00
Price details
RM 83.12 x 2 AdultsRM 166.24
Total
Price is RM 166.24

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Private transportation
  • Inclusions
    Fuel surcharge
  • Inclusions
    Parking Fees
  • Exclusions
    Does not include buffet cost

Know before you book

    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
    • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Palenque Capotlan

  • 2h
We will visit a 100% self-sustaining artisanal mezcal pallet where you will know the artisanal process of making mezcal: from the cooking of maguey in a conical oven to the distillation in copper still. Of course, you can enjoy a free tasting of different types of mezcal.

Location

Activity location

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    Palenque Capotlan
    • San Antonio Arrazola, Calle Circuito Maya #20, Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oax
    • 71230, Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Palenque Capotlan
    • San Antonio Arrazola, Calle Circuito Maya #20, Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oax
    • 71230, Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico

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