Authentic Oaxacan food & Cultural Experience
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
- Alcoholic beverages Mezcal tasting
- Bottled water A cooler with drinks
- Traditional Chocolate workshop
- Private Transportation
- Textile weaving demostration in Teotitlán town
Meeting and Pickup
We will pick you up directly at your Hotel/ AirB&B 10 minutos before the scheduled departure time.
Oaxaca
Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juárez, Oax., Mexico
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
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
45 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Teotitlán del Valle Craft Market
1 hour Admission Ticket Included
Teotitlan del Valle
1 hour 10 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Mercado Tlacolula
1 hour Admission Ticket Included
Santa Ana del Valle
2 hours Admission Ticket Free
Santiago Matatlan
1 hour 10 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Oaxaca
1 hour Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- 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
Frequently Asked Questions (8)
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Activity code: C-241703P2
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Frequently Asked Questions (8)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Balloon Tours customers.
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- 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).
- 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.
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility 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
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 Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once 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.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- 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
- 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
