Top Oaxaca Half-day Tours

This is the PERFECT way to visit Hierve el Agua. We will be there before the crowds, and you can walk through the waterfalls, swim and relax. NO unnecessary stops.

Monte Albán is an archaeological site in Oaxaca and this half-day guided tour is the perfect way to learn more about its history, the ruins and the first inhabitants. Close the travel guide and enjoy a guided adventure with commentary throughout the tour. To save time, the tour travels between sights in an air-conditioned vehicle, so you can cover much more ground than on a walking tour.

Don’t miss the opportunity to explore the amazing archaeological area of Monte Alban with our team! We have certified guides who strive to give you the best experience on each tour, ensuring that your visit is truly unforgettable. With us there is no rush: we manage the best times so you can enjoy every moment and live a comfortable and enriching experience. We offer you a visit that stands out for its excellent value for money, making every moment really worthwhile. Note: the tour is available in Spanish or English, subject to availability. If there are few reservations for a single language, the service may be carried out in a bilingual manner, maintaining the attention and explanation for all participants.

Join us on a private walking tour in Oaxaca City, where we'll take you on a journey through its rich history and tantalize your taste buds with a street food adventure. This personalized tour is designed exclusively for you, ensuring that your experience is tailored to your interests and preferences. Our expert guide will meet you at your desired location and lead you through the historical heart of Oaxaca. As you walk along the cobblestone streets, you'll be transported back in time, discovering the secrets and stories behind the city's iconic landmarks and architectural wonders. But that's not all - we'll also embark on a culinary exploration of Oaxaca's vibrant street food scene. Our guide will introduce you to the best local vendors and hidden gems, where you'll have the opportunity to sample mouthwatering delicacies. Throughout the tour, our guide will also provide helpful tips and life hacks for you to discover the city on your own when the tour finishes!

Explore the beauty of Huatulco on a fascinating tour that combines stunning scenery, history, and delicious local flavors. This tour begins in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle, taking you to the Tangolunda, Santa Cruz, La Entrega, and El Faro viewpoints. Each lookout offers unique views of the Pacific Ocean and the bay. Then, immerse yourself in the culture of Crucecita, where a guide will guide you through local life. Enjoy a tasting of Oaxacan products such as chocolate, mole, and mezcal. You'll visit the church with its mural of the Virgin of Guadalupe and then a crafts museum. - Visits to the most emblematic viewpoints of Huatulco - Tasting of authentic Oaxacan flavors - Expert guide sharing local culture - Comfortable transportation and air conditioning included

Unlock the Secrets of Oaxaca with Your Personalized Private Tour Guide Explore the enchanting city of Oaxaca with a tailored, expert-led private tour, crafted specifically to your interests and desires. Our professional guides, passionate about sharing Oaxaca's rich cultural heritage, will ensure an unforgettable experience. With our customizable tours, you're in control. Request specific attractions, neighborhoods, or activities, or let our experts suggest hidden gems and iconic landmarks. Mix culture, history, food, art, or adventure – you choose! Our guides will take you off the beaten path to discover authentic Oaxacan experiences. Enjoy the benefits of your private tour, including flexible schedules and personalized pace, expert insights and local knowledge, skipping the crowds and tourist traps, and immersive experiences tailored to your interests. Our guides will also provide photography assistance and translation support.

This combination of a horseback tour and a hot springs visit is the ultimate way to appreciate the nature and wildlife of Mexico. Follow your guide on beautiful off-road trails—including parts of the route through shallow water, and visit traditional village houses that you wouldn't uncover alone. The trip also goes to a hot spring area, where it's possible to swim and relax in the water.

Most travellers never get beyond Oaxaca’s restaurant scene, but this tour dives straight into the city’s true culinary heart. Instead of polished dining rooms, you’ll taste the iconic dishes locals actually eat at midday, from memelas and mole-filled tamales to empanadas, tostadas, and ancient maize-and-cacao drinks that have defined the region for centuries. With 15+ tastings across 8+ stops, you’ll explore markets, street vendors, and neighbourhood eateries beloved by locals and largely unknown to visitors. It’s a deep, generous look at why Oaxaca is considered one of the world’s great culinary capitals, and one of the best ways to experience the city food culture.

Find culture, history, and excellent souvenir shopping on this small-group guided tour of the city of Oaxaca. Explore by foot the ‘zocalo’ (town square) and city center, and visit the Temple of Santo Domingo de Guzman and the Oaxaca Regional Museum located in its former convent. Wander the stalls of 20 de Noviembre and Benito Juarez, two of Oaxaca’s most popular markets, and pick up woven goods, crafts and tasty snacks like chocolates and chilies.

Most visitors to Oaxaca never experience the city’s nighttime food scene when neighbourhood grills fire up, late-night vendors appear, and regional specialities take centre stage. This tour dives straight into the dishes locals actually eat after dark, far from restaurant dining rooms and tourist-focused menus. With 14+ tastings across 7–8 authentic stops, you’ll sample everything from lechón tacos and oversized tlayudas to mole-filled tamales, tetelas, garnachas, and mezcal-soaked sweets. These are real neighbourhood spots, beloved by locals and largely unknown to travellers. It’s a flavour-packed, after-hours look at Oaxaca’s culinary identity, and the most authentic way to experience the city at night.

You will not only visit an archaeological area, you will live a trip to the past. You won’t have to worry about large groups or rushes – you can tour Monte Albán at your own pace, stop at the points that interest you the most and solve all your doubts. In addition to history and archaeology, we will share legends, curiosities and the cultural importance this site still has for local communities.

Explore Oaxaca’s pottery, textiles, and other artisanal goods on this half-day excursion. After a convenient hotel pickup, visit three towns famous for their crafts—San Bartolo Coyotepec, Santo Tomás Jalieza, and San Martin Tilcajete. Led by an informative local guide, you’ll find the best spots for exquisite black pottery, embroidered belts, shawls, and handbags, and gorgeous alebrijes, the colorful wood sculptures carved from the copal tree.

Take the opportunity to spot whales, dolphins, rays, and more in their natural habitat off the coast of Oaxaca during this half-day, small-group boat ride. A multilingual guide will be on hand to provide insight, while the captain navigates to the best spots for sightings and even swimming that many travelers miss.

Step into one of the most magical nights in Oaxaca—when the city glows under thousands of candles, music drifts through the air, and the boundary between the living and the dead fades away. This experience takes you beyond sightseeing. You’ll walk through the legendary cemeteries of Panteón General, Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, and Santa María Atzompa—guided by locals who live this tradition with love and pride. Feel the warmth of families tending their altars, the scent of cempasúchil and copal, and the emotion of a night that celebrates memory, life, and reunion. More than a tour, this is an intimate journey into the soul of Oaxaca—authentic, emotional, and unforgettable.

Our experience is an educational tour to learn about the culture of mezcal and all the tradition that surrounds it. We will begin our trip starting from the center of the city of Oaxaca and we will visit the towns of Mitla and Matatlán. There we will take a walking tour through our majestic agave fields with thousands of specimens, where we will be able to learn more about this plant, as well as having enough time to do a couple of activities and of course the best photographs. Then we will continue to an artisan mezcal distillery to learn step by step, the entire artisan process of making our drink. At the end of the tour, we will have an unlimited tasting of different varieties of mezcal. Finally, we will share a traditional Oaxacan meal at a local restaurant, already included, and of course, More Mezcal!

With a small group of 6 riders, we started pedaling for 20 minutes along the cycle path that connects the city of Oaxaca with the town of Santa María del Tule and then detoured and took an entry/intermediate level XCO MTB trail for 50 minutes, exploring the Oaxacan countryside, until reaching the town of Santa María del Tule, home to the largest tree in Mexico. Once there, the Bike Flow team will give you an explanation about the importance and history of the "Tule Tree" which will help us better understand where we stand. After this explanation, you will have 30 minutes of free time to explore the village and its markets. After this time, we begin our return to the city, this time taking the cycle path in its entirety until we reach Bike Flow where you will finish your tour with an excellent feeling after exploring excellent MTB trails. In hot season : March-May we start in cooler hours (7am), ideal for a good brunch.

You will enjoy the best tour visiting the main viewpoints of the destination, where you will contemplate the landscape of the beaches and take photos to remember in the letters of "Huatulco"; You will walk through the streets of the town to enter the main church and observe the virgin depicted on the ceiling; We will taste mezcals, mezcal creams, chocolate and mole in a local; We will observe and listen to the explanation of the elaboration of the typical clothes of the region and finally you will have the opportunity to shop.

Hello I am Alvaro and together we will begin this journey to the heart of Oaxaca, our first stop will be in Teotitlán del Valle where we will visit a cooperative of artisans who keep alive the ancestral technique of dyeing and weaving wool, and then we will head to my picturesque town called Mitla surrounded by beautiful mountains and agaves, where motivated to share with you my culture and our traditions, we will tour the agave fields with majestic landscape to know more of them and know why we find mezcales with different flavors, photos and laughter will not miss, then we will go to the family distillery to know step by step the process of elaboration and the passion with which it is made, we will conclude by tasting different varieties of mezcal along with a delicious and authentic Oaxacan food. Throughout the tour I will be attentive to your needs, my goal is that you feel at home and make your trip through the mezcal an unforgettable memory.

The history, the artisanal equipments, the making process of mezcal are just a few of the reasons you’ll never stop admiring about your journey to the mezcal distillery. All our guides are locals, experts and knowledgeable about the mezcal production process. • Learn about both processes artisanal and ancestral. • Taste more than 15 flavors of mezcal. • Learn about the biodiversity, the origin and history. • Learn how to identify the algorithms of flavors and aromas in mezcal tasting. • Learn about the anatomy and the reproductive process. • Learn about the cultivation process and more. So embark on this trip and get an unforgettable cultural experience. We pride ourselves on delivering personalized experiences that delight our guests, leaving them inspired, excited, and planning their next visit to Oaxaca. So if you want to learn more about this spirit and see our distilleries then it's best to book a Mezcal tour. Do not just guess, Go with the best!

Food is a major part of Mexican culture, so there’s no better way to immerse yourself in it than on a small-group food and walking tour that reveals local favorites that most first-time visitors miss. Follow your guide through the streets of La Crucecita and taste an array of snacks, learning about their origins and traditions as you feast.

Oaxaca's FAVORITE ride to visit the legendary Tule Tree, the WIDEST tree in the world. A must do while you're here! Skip the hassle of figuring out routes, dealing with traffic, or risking getting lost. This guided bike tour offers the safest and most enjoyable way to visit the Tule Tree, while experiencing an active, informative and fun day. Ride through carefully selected paths with a local expert who ensures a smooth, organized, and enriching experience from start to finish. WHY US: Safe, carefully planned cycling route. Local guide with cultural insights. No need to worry about logistics or navigation. Mechanical support throughout the entire ride. A smoother, more enjoyable and rewarding alternative to renting a bike or going on your own. IDEAL FOR: Active travelers looking for a safe, authentic, and well-organized way to explore beyond the city. REQUIREMENTS: Participants must know how to ride a bike and feel confident riding 20 km. SEE DETAILED ITINERARY BELOW

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.

Discover Oaxaca's most magnificent pre-Columbian archaeological site on a tour to Monte Alban, which is perched on a vast mountaintop expanse with spectacular 360-degree views of Oaxaca Valley. In the company of an expert guide, explore the complex filled with pyramids, ceremonial rock carvings, a huge ball court, and 170 excavated tombs.