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Authentic Oaxacan food & Cultural Experience

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| Oaxaca City, Mexico
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from $320.14 per group (up to 2)

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Our Traditional cooks!
Market Experience
Memelitas with Salsa!
Learning about Zapotec Rugs
Toasting Cacao!
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On average, this is booked 27 (0) days in advance.
9 hours (approx.)
Hotel pickup offered
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Offered in: English
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Overview

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

What's Included

  • Breakfast Breakfast in Teotitlán market
  • Lunch Tacos & Oaxacan Icecream at Tlacolula market
  • Meals Authentic Mole tasting
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    Meeting and Pickup

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    We will pick you up directly at your Hotel/ AirB&B 10 minutos before the scheduled departure time.

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    Oaxaca
    Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juárez, Oax., Mexico

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    Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.

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    This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.

    What To Expect

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    Oaxaca

    STARTING TIME 9:00 AM We will do 45 min approximately from Oaxaca city to the fisrt stop.
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    45 minutes Admission Ticket Free

    Teotitlán del Valle Craft Market

    We will start this delicious and cultural experience in a small native Market to have breakfast and try the next options: Memelitas, Empanadas of Mole amarillo with chicken, oaxacan cheese or squash blossom flower, traditional tamales and Atole!
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    1 hour Admission Ticket Included

    Teotitlan del Valle

    We will move to the next spot in the same community, visiting an indigenous Family and see how they work with the weaving process making beautiful rugs! They still keep the old traditions which is been passed generation by generatios using natural dyes from diferent elements sunch as the cochinilla insect, some flowers, roots, seeds, and more for all the colors they work with.
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    1 hour 10 minutes Admission Ticket Free

    Mercado Tlacolula

    We love Tacos! One of the special things in this market are the Barbacoa Tacos. They are soo delicious and we will try some tacos of Goat and sheep with a good salsa and fresh water. (Food is included in this stop)
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    1 hour Admission Ticket Included

    Santa Ana del Valle

    Two activities with a Traditional Oaxacan Cook! We will visit the house of a native family and eat with them but before... We will work out all the food we have ate. The first activity is a chocolate workshop, we will toast the cacao seeds on the comal and grind them in the Metate stone to prepare tradicional oaxacan chocolateand enjoy it with a piace of bread, we also will learn about the cosmovision of the Cacao in the zapotec culture. After that we will try three different types of Oaxacan Tamales, fresh made by this family. (Both activities are included on the price)
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    2 hours Admission Ticket Free

    Santiago Matatlan

    Dessert for the end! We will visit a traditional Paleque (distillery) to see the whole process of the mezcal since how the cook the plant, the fermentation process, destilation and more. Finally you will have a Mezcal tasting which is included on the price. We save the mezcal at the end because this place has a beautiful view of the sunset and agave fields. Salud!
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    1 hour 10 minutes Admission Ticket Free

    Oaxaca

    BACK TO YOUR HOTEL We would do 1 hour approximately from the Mezcal spot to Oaxaca city.
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    1 hour Admission Ticket Free

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    Additional Info

    • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

    Frequently Asked Questions (8)

    Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Authentic Oaxacan food & Cultural Experience?

    A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CST). Read more Apr 2025

    Cancellation Policy

    You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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    Activity code: C-241703P2

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    Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Authentic Oaxacan food & Cultural Experience?
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    You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.
    • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
    • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
    • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
    • Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CST).
    Apr 2025
    Q: What's included in the price?
    A:
    The following is included:
    • Breakfast. Breakfast in Teotitlán market.
    • Lunch. Tacos & Oaxacan Icecream at Tlacolula market.
    • Meals. Authentic Mole tasting.
    • Alcoholic beverages. Mezcal tasting.
    • Bottled water. A cooler with drinks.
    • Traditional Chocolate workshop.
    • Private Transportation.
    • Textile weaving demostration in Teotitlán town.
    Apr 2025
    Q: What is the weather cancellation policy?
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    This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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    Q: What is the minimum age for this tour?
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    There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure..

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    If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.

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    Q: Is this an accessible tour?
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    Accessibility information for the Authentic Oaxacan food & Cultural Experience is as follows:

    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
    • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    Apr 2025
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    Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Authentic Oaxacan food & Cultural Experience will be included in your confirmation email from City Sky Diving. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!

     

     

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    Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.

    Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.

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    What's Included

    Activity name

    • BreakfastBreakfast in Teotitlán market
    • LunchTacos & Oaxacan Icecream at Tlacolula market
    • MealsAuthentic Mole tasting
    • Alcoholic beveragesMezcal tasting
    • Bottled waterA cooler with drinks
    • Traditional Chocolate workshop
    • Private Transportation
    • Textile weaving demostration in Teotitlán town

    Additional Info

    Activity name

    • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
    • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

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