2-Day Guided Tour in Oaxaca with a Certified Guide

By Lamby Tours Huatulco

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Overview

Enjoy 2 days in Oaxaca. We will travel from Bahías de Huatulco to the city of Oaxaca at 6:00 am in an air-conditioned vehicle with a certified guide, approximately 6 hours to reach the first tourist attraction to visit. Enjoy the Mezcal tasting in a palenque where you will observe the Mezcal elaboration process. Discover the history of the archaeological zone of Mitla. Appreciate a spectacular view from the petrified waterfalls Hierve el Agua. Let's explore the thousand-year-old secret of the Zapotecs with the observation of the elaboration of artisanal textiles.
We will appreciate the gigantic Tree of Tule and we will know the architecture and history of the ex-convent of Santo Domingo de Guzmán.
We will walk and we will know the history of the Archaeological zone of Monte Alban and we will appreciate the process of elaboration of the Alebrijes.
We will observe the process of elaboration of the black clay and we will visit a town in the San Jose mountains of the Pacific.

Activity location

Santiago Matatlan
- Santiago Matatlan, Oaxaca, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

Santiago Matatlan
- Santiago Matatlan, Oaxaca, Mexico

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2-Day Guided Tour in Oaxaca with a Certified Guide

2d
English

Pickup included

Travelers

Languages available

Starting time: 6:00am

Price details

$390.00 x 2 Adults$780.00

Total

What's included, what's not

1 night accommodation in a 4-star hotel
Tickets to the archaeological sites
Certified guide in English and Spanish
2-day tour in Oaxaca City
Round transportation from Huatulco -Oaxaca-Huatulco
Food and drinks
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Know before you book

Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Palenque de Mezcal, Mitla, Hierve el Agua, Teotitlan del Valle and Tule Tree

5 stops
Meals: Not included
Accommodation: Includes one night of lodging in a 4-star hotel with 1 room for 2 people.

Santiago Matatlan

A mezcal palenque will be visited to learn about the process and production of mezcal, the most important drink in our state of Oaxaca, as well as the agaves, which are the plants with which the process of making mezcal begins.

Zona Arqueologica de Mitla

30m
Admission ticket included

Main ceremonial center after Monte Albán, the main characteristic of this area is that the facades of the halls and their interior walls are richly decorated with limestone mosaics forming frets. We will visit the most interesting of the archaeological zone accompanied by our guide who will provide all the explanation.

Oaxaca

We will visit Hierve el agua, the spectacular petrified waterfalls that are characterized by their white color, measuring more than 200 meters high. They were formed millions of years ago by runoff of carbonated water, whose current originates in the springs that are at the top of the ravine. In turn, these springs create pools of warm turquoise water creating natural spas.

Teotitlan del Valle

We will visit the Zapotec town where we will learn about the process of making one of the important textiles of the state of Oaxaca, the rugs that are made by the hands of Zapotec people through ancient techniques.

Tule Tree

30m
Admission ticket included

We will visit the famous, the gigantic and singular juniper called "El Arbol del Tule", which has a height of 40 m., a diameter of 52.58 m., a weight of 509 tons, and approximately 2,000 years old.

Day 2: Former convent Santo Domingo, Monte Albàn, Black Clay, Alebrijes and San Jose del Pacifico

5 stops
Meals: Not included
Accommodation: Not included

Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzman

15m
Admission ticket not included

Declared a historical monument on March 30, 1933, the decoration of the temple is one of its main characteristics since it is one of the most outstanding examples of Mexican baroque. This space is a cultural center made up of the Ethnobotanical Garden, the Fray Francisco de Burgoa Library, the Oaxaca Public Newspaper Library and the Museum of Oaxacan Cultures. The latter has a room dedicated to the Treasure of Tomb 7 of Monte Albán, where objects made of gold, silver, semi-precious stones, such as obsidian, jade and pearls were discovered.

Zona Arqueologica de Monte Alban

1h 15m
Admission ticket included

It was one of the most important cities in Mesoamerica. It was founded in 500 BC on top of a mountain in the center of the Central Valleys of Oaxaca and functioned as the capital of the Zapotecs from the beginning of our era until 800 AD. C. At its time of greatest development, Monte Albán had about 35,000 inhabitants, who lived mostly on the terraced slopes of the mountain dedicated to agriculture.

Oaxaca

We will visit a traditional workshop for making black clay, where we will learn about the process of making one of the most important crafts in Oaxaca.

San Martin Tilcajete

We will visit a workshop of a family of artisans to learn about the process of making the famous Alebrijes crafts.

San Jose del Pacifico

Leaving the City of Oaxaca we will go to Bahias de Huatulco but on the way we will visit San Jose del Pacifico where we will have the opportunity to eat in this picturesque mountain town.

Location

Activity location

Santiago Matatlan
- Santiago Matatlan, Oaxaca, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

Santiago Matatlan
- Santiago Matatlan, Oaxaca, Mexico

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