Journeys: Mexico's Day of the Dead in Oaxaca
Overview
Highlights
- Take part in the day of the dead festival
- Explore mexico's artistic heartland
- Experience the culinary delights and traditional cooking methods of this region
- Visit the ruins of monte albán or mitla
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Trip includes
- Your Journeys Highlight Moment: Oaxaca Culinary Experience
- Oaxaca
- Arrival transfer
- Visits to observe cemetery vigils in the small surrounding towns
- Oaxaca and Etla Valley Day of the Dead parades
- Orientation walk and market visit in Oaxaca
- All transport between destinations and to/from included activities
Itinerary
Arrive at any time. Arrival transfer is included.
El Día de los Muertos is a holiday in Mexico to honour and pray for loved ones who’ve departed. During this period in Oaxaca – centre-stage for Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico – cemetery vigils and street ...
Take an orientation walk through Oaxaca, known for its colourful crafts, unique cuisine, and vibrant Day of the Dead celebrations. During our walk, we’ll visit two bustling markets selling local foods, ornaments, and many Day of the Dead essentials. Over the course of...
Set out to explore the culinary delights of Oaxaca with a local host. Learn how chocolate is produced, and flip your own tortillas at a tortilla-making workshop. Continue to a local family's kitchen to taste an array of delicious Oaxacan dishes and chat with your host...
Spend the day experiencing Oaxaca’s Day of the Dead festivities. Attend atmospheric vigils, photograph the boisterous parades, and learn about the spiritual significance of the holiday’s rituals. Opt to travel to Hierve del Agua. This stunning natural formation of min...
Continue exploring the captivating culture of the Day of the Dead. In your free time, choose to head to the nearby ruins of Mitla for a guided tour. One of Mexico’s best known archaeological sites, it is believed that Mitla was founded as a Zapotec burial ground. Or, ...
Enjoy the last of the Day of the Dead festivities. You may also opt to visit a nearby artisan community for a look at Oaxaca’s renowned traditional crafts, including pottery and handwoven textiles. Alternatively, learn how to prepare mole, the flavoursome Mexican sauc...
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G Adventures Reviews & Ratings
The organized activities were amazing, the cemeteries and parade were interesting
The organized activities were amazing, the cemeteries and parade were interesting.
Wonderful experience and great CEO and we were so lucky to get as involved in the festivities as we did
Wonderful experience and great CEO and we were so lu...
Incredibly well organised cultral experience, The tour had organised every detail to get us around to the main festivities, and to see some amazing ruins and experience a local cooking class
Incredibly well organised cultral experience, The tour had organised every detail to get us around to the main festivities, and to see some amazing ruins and experie...
The cemetery visits were amazing
The cemetery visits were amazing. The trip to the waterfall should be a full day excursion.
From learning to make mole to placing marigolds on forgotten graves, this journey gave a fantastic experience of Oaxaca during the Days of the Dead
From learning to make mole to placing marigolds on forgotten graves, this journey gave a fantastic experience of Oaxaca during the Days of the Dead. It's a feast for...
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