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Oaxaca City Tour: History, Markets, and Local Flavours

By Zapotecos Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is S$118 per traveller* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

Discover the essence of Oaxaca on a walking tour through its historic centre, where history, architecture, and local traditions come to life on every street.

Accompanied by a certified guide, you will visit iconic landmarks such as Santo Domingo, Hotel Quinta Real, the San Pablo Cultural Centre, and the Metropolitan Cathedral, while learning about the rich cultural heritage that has shaped the city’s identity.

The experience continues in traditional markets, where you can get a closer look at everyday life in Oaxaca, discover its most representative flavours, and enjoy a typical local drink such as tejate.

Activity location

  • Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzman
    • Calle de Santiago Tapia 414, Ruta Independencia
    • 68000, Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán
    • s/n Calle Macedonio Alcalá
    • 68000, Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico

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Oaxaca City Tour: History, Markets, and Local Flavours

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English
Price details
S$117.59 x 1 TravellerS$117.59
Total
Price is S$117.59

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Bottled water
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided walking tour through the Historic Centre
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Certified Guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Traditional Drink – Tejate
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Pick-up y drop-off
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Full meals at markets or restaurants
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Tips / Service charge (optional)

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzman

  • 30m
The tour begins at the Temple of Santo Domingo de Guzmán, one of the most emblematic and meaningful places in Oaxaca. This historic site represents an essential part of the city’s history, architecture, and cultural identity, making it the ideal starting point for our walking tour through the Historic Centre.

Quinta Real

  • 30m
We will visit Hotel Quinta Real, a former Dominican convent that is now one of Oaxaca’s most representative spaces. You will be able to admire its colonial architecture and learn about the history that forms part of the heart of the Historic Center.The tour begins at the Temple of Santo Domingo de Guzmán, one of the most emblematic and meaningful places in Oaxaca. This historic site represents an essential part of the city’s history, architecture, and cultural identity, making it the ideal starting point for our walking tour through the Historic Centre.

Centro Cultural San Pablo

  • 30m
We will visit the San Pablo Cultural Centre, a historical and cultural space located in a former Dominican convent. During the visit you will appreciate its restored architecture, its courtyards and corridors, as well as knowing a place dedicated to the dissemination of the art, history and culture of Oaxaca. It is a site that combines the heritage value of the Historic Centre with exhibitions, cultural activities and meeting spaces.

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption

  • 30m
We will visit the Metropolitan Cathedral of Oaxaca, one of the most important religious buildings in the city. Here, you will learn about its history, its impressive architecture, and its significance in the heart of the Historic Centre.

Mercado Benito Juarez

  • 30m
We will visit Benito Juárez Market, one of Oaxaca’s most traditional markets, where you will experience everyday local life, discover regional flavours, and learn about typical Oaxacan gastronomy. Here, you will enjoy a traditional drink such as tejate, one of the most representative drinks of Oaxacan culture.

Mercado 20 de Noviembre

  • 30m
We will visit the 20 de Noviembre Market, one of Oaxaca’s most traditional places, famous for its local gastronomy and its iconic Smoke Alley. It is the ideal place for those who wish to stay, enjoy the atmosphere, and try typical Oaxacan dishes.

Location

Activity location

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    Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzman
    • Calle de Santiago Tapia 414, Ruta Independencia
    • 68000, Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán
    • s/n Calle Macedonio Alcalá
    • 68000, Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico

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