Oaxaca City Drinks Tours: Our Top 4

1.Hierve el Agua, Tule Tree, Mitla and Mezcal Distillery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,094 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $55Our pick

Start with the 2,000-year-old Tule Tree, visit a Zapotec textile workshop, explore Mitla, hike around Hierve el Agua, and finish with mezcal tasting. Guides such as Adriel, Miguel, Andrea, and José are known for lively explanations and smooth group management. The 12-hour day costs $55, plus 498 MXN for listed entries and lunch.

“Excellent trip, very well organised. Our guide Kevin and our driver were brilliant. It’s a lot to fit in one day but all the experiences were worth doing. We went primarily for the petrified falls but the Mezcal tasting and the rug weavers ended up being the most interesting and fun.”

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2.Explore Hierve el Agua, Mitla, Tule, Textile and Mezcal for a day

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,043 reviews · 11 hours (approx.) · from $75Top rated

Spend about 11 hours exploring Oaxaca’s best-known sights outside the city. Walk and swim at Hierve el Agua, visit Mitla with a bilingual guide, see the Tule Tree, watch wool rugs being made in Teotitlán, and taste mezcal. Guides such as Luis and Pavel are known for clear English and lively local context.

“Hierve Aqua was an experience. The rocky hike was a surprise which was a different terrain and we all accomplished this. The cold water pool felt great afterwards. It was a beautiful setting. The lunch which we were captive to - was underwhelming . Mitla was interesting and El Tulle. The weaving was special and several made purchases and practiced negotiating! Luis our guide through out spoke great English and shared much information in a nice way.”

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3.Boil the water and distillery mezcal tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 413 reviews · 8 hours (approx.)

Travel from Oaxaca City to Hierve el Agua for three hours of hiking, views, and possible swimming in mineral pools. Then visit Mezcal Valle Oaxaca for a guided look at agave distillation and a generous tasting. English-speaking guides such as Margarita, Estefania, Leon, and Braulio lead small groups of up to 22 people.

“This tour was the best tour ever! Such a great deal for everything you get to do. Braulio, Leon, and Eduardo made the experience so much fun!”

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4.The Mezcal Journey

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 273 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $105

Spend about six hours tracing mezcal from agave field to bottle near Oaxaca City. Guides including Leyda, Karen, and Ricardo explain cultivation, cooking, milling, fermentation, distillation, and tasting. The day includes a small group of up to 10, extensive mezcal samples, and a substantial Oaxacan meal at Doña Chica.

“Great experience, really interesting to learn much more about Agave and Mezcals. We visited agave fields and and an artesenal Mezcaleria followed by a really nice lunch. There were lots of Mezcals to taste and Laida (sorry if I misspelled) was a fantastic guide. Highly recommend to anyone visiting.”

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