Oaxaca Full-Day Guided Tour to Monte Alban with Food Buffet
by Continental Istmo
Choose from 6 available options
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✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.MX$936Overview
This full-day guided tour in Oaxaca City lasts about eight to nine hours and includes hotel pickup and return to the city center with air-conditioned transportation. The tour begins with a visit to the Monte Alban archaeological zone, where a certified guide leads a two-hour walk around the ancient ruins located on top of a mountain. After Monte Alban, the group travels to San Martin Tilcajete to visit the house-workshop of a wood carving artisan who creates alebrijes, traditional wooden figures. The visit lasts about forty minutes and includes observing the carving and painting process. Next, the tour stops at a restaurant in Santa Cruz Xoxocotlan for a one-hour buffet lunch featuring traditional Oaxacan dishes; this food option is included with the tour. In the afternoon, the tour continues with a visit to the house-workshop of a master craftsman in San Bartolo Coyotepec, who makes black clay figures. This stop includes a demonstration and explanation of the crafting process and lasts approximately thirty-five minutes. The final stop is in Santo Tomas Jalieza at the house-workshop of an artisan who works with a hip or waist loom to create cotton textiles; this visit lasts about forty minutes. The guide provides commentary in English and Spanish if needed. The order of the itinerary may change due to external factors. This is a shared tour and is not recommended for people with walking difficulties.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Zona Arqueologica de Monte Alban
This stop offers a visit lasting about 1.5 to 2 hours at Monte Alban archaeological zone. A certified guide leads the group to learn about the site's history while walking among the ancient buildings situated on a mountain.
120 min
Santa Cruz Xoxocotlan
The group stops here for about one hour to have lunch at a restaurant serving a traditional Oaxacan buffet.
60 min
San Bartolo Coyotepec black clay workshop
The tour includes a 35-minute visit to the house-workshop of a master craftsman who creates black clay figures. Visitors receive a demonstration and explanation of the crafting techniques and history.
35 min
Santo Tomas Jalieza loom workshop
Visitors spend around 40 minutes at the home of an artisan who works with a hip or waist loom to produce cotton thread textiles.
40 min
San Martin Tilcajete
The final stop is a 40-minute visit to a workshop where an artisan carves wooden figures called alebrijes. The guide shows the process of making these figures and the different applications developed over time.
40 min
Meeting point
The office is on Macedonio Alcalá street or Andador Turístico right in front of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Oaxaca (MACO), between the streets of Morelos and Murguía.
End point
The office is on Calle Macedonio Alcalá #201 or Andador Turístico right in front of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Oaxaca (MACO). We'll get back to M Street. Matamoros (Murguía) corner with M. Alcala. In high seasons, we will get as close to the starting point.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Oaxaca Full-Day Guided Tour to Monte Alban with Food Buffet
by Continental Istmo
Choose from 6 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.MX$936Overview
This full-day guided tour in Oaxaca City lasts about eight to nine hours and includes hotel pickup and return to the city center with air-conditioned transportation. The tour begins with a visit to the Monte Alban archaeological zone, where a certified guide leads a two-hour walk around the ancient ruins located on top of a mountain. After Monte Alban, the group travels to San Martin Tilcajete to visit the house-workshop of a wood carving artisan who creates alebrijes, traditional wooden figures. The visit lasts about forty minutes and includes observing the carving and painting process. Next, the tour stops at a restaurant in Santa Cruz Xoxocotlan for a one-hour buffet lunch featuring traditional Oaxacan dishes; this food option is included with the tour. In the afternoon, the tour continues with a visit to the house-workshop of a master craftsman in San Bartolo Coyotepec, who makes black clay figures. This stop includes a demonstration and explanation of the crafting process and lasts approximately thirty-five minutes. The final stop is in Santo Tomas Jalieza at the house-workshop of an artisan who works with a hip or waist loom to create cotton textiles; this visit lasts about forty minutes. The guide provides commentary in English and Spanish if needed. The order of the itinerary may change due to external factors. This is a shared tour and is not recommended for people with walking difficulties.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Zona Arqueologica de Monte Alban
This stop offers a visit lasting about 1.5 to 2 hours at Monte Alban archaeological zone. A certified guide leads the group to learn about the site's history while walking among the ancient buildings situated on a mountain.
120 min
Santa Cruz Xoxocotlan
The group stops here for about one hour to have lunch at a restaurant serving a traditional Oaxacan buffet.
60 min
San Bartolo Coyotepec black clay workshop
The tour includes a 35-minute visit to the house-workshop of a master craftsman who creates black clay figures. Visitors receive a demonstration and explanation of the crafting techniques and history.
35 min
Santo Tomas Jalieza loom workshop
Visitors spend around 40 minutes at the home of an artisan who works with a hip or waist loom to produce cotton thread textiles.
40 min
San Martin Tilcajete
The final stop is a 40-minute visit to a workshop where an artisan carves wooden figures called alebrijes. The guide shows the process of making these figures and the different applications developed over time.
40 min
Meeting point
The office is on Macedonio Alcalá street or Andador Turístico right in front of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Oaxaca (MACO), between the streets of Morelos and Murguía.
End point
The office is on Calle Macedonio Alcalá #201 or Andador Turístico right in front of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Oaxaca (MACO). We'll get back to M Street. Matamoros (Murguía) corner with M. Alcala. In high seasons, we will get as close to the starting point.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.