Oaxaca Tour
Ambos Tours of Arizona
Seven-Night Tours to Beautiful Oaxaca, Mexico
Join us for a seven-night trip to the beautiful, historic, ecologically diverse, cultural and tourist mecca of Oaxaca, Mexico! The tour leaves from Nogales, Arizona on the morning of the first day to drive to Hermosillo and catch a plane to Oaxaca. We will fly back to Hermosillo on the last day to drive back to Nogales.
This educational, culturally enriching and fun tour includes visits to archaeological sites; museums; churches and other historic buildings; arts and crafts artisans; a chocolate factory; local markets; nearby pueblos; and the Sierra Juarez, with its beautiful lush green vegetation, rich biodiversity and spectacular landscapes.
In addition, we will have lots of time for shopping and the opportunity to participate in a cooking class to learn traditional Oaxacan dishes.
Some of the places we will visit on the tour:
Historic Oaxaca City
Museums and churches
The Zocalo plaza
Local markets
Oaxaca’s Historic Center, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Botanical gardens
Saint Dominic’s Church
Monte Alban Archaeological site
The Arrazola arts and craft center, where they make Alebrijes
The Tule Tree
The village of Santa Marie Tule
A private garden and historic hacienda
Mitla archaeological site
The pueblo of Mitla
Yagul archaeological site
Textile weavers
Sierra Juarez (the Juarez Mountains)
The town of Guelatao de Juarez
The Benito Juarez Museum
A fish hatchery for a lunch of fresh brook trout
A chocolate factory – La Soledad or El Mayordomo
