Top Oaxaca Desserts & Sweets

Foodies know that every meal is precious when traveling, so don't risk wasting time on a bad meal. Walk and eat your way around Oaxaca on this small-group tour. Sample a plethora of different local dishes at markets and street food stalls, starting at Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzman. Learn about Oaxacan culture through its food, and get a close-up look at a side of the city many travelers miss.

Our tour is planned by a team of gastronomy lovers. The team developed a complete platform where what we are looking for is that any lover of food and unique culinary experiences enjoy the culinary heritage of Mexico to the fullest. We planned this experience with two years of research, if you take this experience you will meet people who preserve the gastronomic culture of Oaxaca, the vendors always offer us a unique experience of living the flavors in an incomparable way, because the producers themselves will talk to us and share with us of his wisdom.

Wander around the beautiful city of Oaxaca and discover its art on this guided half-day tour. Learn about the ancestral techniques used by the artists in Oaxaca as well as about the artists themselves. Visit murals, studios, and galleries and participate in a printing at a local art studio that you’ll be able to take home as a souvenir.

Learn how to make traditional Oaxacan dishes from a local chef with this interactive private cooking experience. Gain the knowledge and discover the heritage of Oaxacan cuisine, as you’re shown ancient methods and utensils. Make recipes from across the region in a wood stove, including empanadas, arroz con leche, mole, and more.

Oaxacan food is nationally and internationally recognized. The markets of Oaxaca are the best option to taste the true traditional food! This tour will give you the best introduction to Oaxacan cuisine. You will be able to understand everything that happens in the markets and clarify your doubts while you explore the flavors and smells of Oaxacan cuisine from the most traditional places.

Book this small group foodie tour to explore some of Puerto Escondido’s local culinary secrets. Besides tasting several dishes (enough for a sizable lunch), you’ll also tour the city and check out both the old and new parts. To keep you refreshed, you’ll be served both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks-perfect for your walk through the city.

Discover Mexico’s rich coffee-making tradition and Oaxaca’s rich culture on this full-day excursion. Visit the towns of Pluma Hidalgo and Santa Maria for guided tours where you can see cultural artifacts and visit local coffee brewers to sample locally-sourced coffee. You also have the opportunity to shop for local souvenirs and purchase coffee beans to take home.

Step into the heart of Oaxaca’s daily life and discover what locals truly eat at the market. On this immersive tour, you will taste traditional Oaxacan dishes, from freshly made memelitas to taco placero and the famous tacos rojos. Each bite reflects generations of culinary tradition and the vibrant flavors that define Oaxaca. As you explore, experience the market’s gastronomic diversity across different areas. Visit the Istmo region section, where vendors bring fresh regional products daily, offering a glimpse into its unique ingredients and flavors. Along the way, you will encounter chapulines prepared daily, ready to be enjoyed at their freshest. You will also discover the cultural roots of Oaxaca chocolate, an essential part of traditions like Día de Muertos, where it is enjoyed as hot chocolate with pan de muertos. Throughout the tour, meet the producers who keep these traditions alive, making the market a living expression of Oaxacan culture.

This tour was built around one simple idea: the best way to understand a culture is to taste it. Not in a restaurant — at the source. You'll pull quesillo from a dairy vat with your own hands, drink tejate from the same clay bowl the Zapotecs used a thousand years ago, and sit beside a baker in a market town as she explains why the bread only tastes right when it's baked in clay. Every stop is a tasting, every tasting has a story, and every story connects you to a part of Oaxaca that most visitors never see. No ruins, no museums — just food, people, and the living traditions behind one of Mexico's greatest culinary cultures. All tastings included.

See several Oaxaca highlights in one day to maximize your trip. Your small group will visit a family-owned chocolate producer and learn how chocolate is made, as well as a woman-owned beauty product co-op. You’ll have time to wander the charming town of Mazunte and eat lunch before exploring La Ventanilla preserve to see amazing flora and fauna up close, including a turtle release on the beach.

If you prefer to see art in bustling streets rather than stuffy museums, you'll love Oaxaca and this half-day bike tour. In a small, intimate group you'll cycle around three city neighborhoods where you'll see colorful murals, posters, and stencil art by local artists. Visit workshops and learn about Oaxacan culture while seeing the sights and getting some exercise.

If you really want to go beyond the restaurants and really taste Oaxaca, this tour is for you. We leave the city to visit Native towns where indigenous families & traditional cooks still prepare food the old-fasioned way! Grinding corn by hand, cooking over the wood fire and usuing clay pots and comales. You will taste dishes prepared specially for you, learn about Ancestral cooking techniques, hear stories behind each recipe and see how food, identity & daily life are deeply connected in this communities. By choosing this Tour, you also support local markets, indigenous cooks and local families who preserve Oaxaca´s culinary heritage. A genuine Oaxacan Cultural & Gastronomic inmersion - Fully private and all-inclusive

Do you like cacao? of course you do :) If you are curious about trying many different cacao recipes and learn the process of the chocolate making, this experience is for you! Starting from Oaxaca centro with a chocolate tasting and chocolate making experience. You will learn the secret about the sacred brevage from the raw seed to your cup. Cinnamon, cardamom, chili, traditional, dark,etc.. try them all, choose your favorite and make it with local experts Ervit and Rut. We will then drive up into the mountains of the Sierra Norte to explore the fabric of the indispensable "Molinillo", wooden whisk handmade by family of the Sierra Norte and hike to the mountain top for some stunning views. The hike is moderate, about 3 hours total through the pine trees leading us to the pic at 3200m (10500feet). We will enjoy flora and fauna of the cloud forest habitat and take time to drink our homemade hot chocolate in front of this beautiful panorama of pine trees mountains over the Sierra norte.

You will get your money's worth going booking this tour. With over 20 years offering tours around Oaxaca, we have created this 4 in 1 tour that will give our guests a complete culture and nature experience. We have friendly, professional, bi-lingual drivers and guides that will ensure your tour will be a success and a lasting happy memory.