OAXACA CRAFTS, CUISINE & MEZCAL (Small Group Tour)

SMALL GROUP TOUR (Max 10 people)

Dive into the vibrant artistic and gastronomic heritage of Oaxaca on an incredible day of tradition, culture, sensory delights, flavor and Mezcal.

This experience is curated to bring you ‘straight to the source’ ; an exceptional blend of the home-made, artistic and artisanal variety of crafts representative of the cultural heritage of Oaxaca. Including visits to family-owned and run pottery studios, world famous artists who have pioneered the creation and popularity of Alebrijes, lunch in a hill-top restaurant full of Zapotec soul and a Mezcal distillery that has pioneered the production of this artisanal alcohol.

Oaxaca is rightly famed for its culture and art. This tour encapsulates the hand-built, home-made ethos and access to art and crafts that embodies the state and the people of this wonderful region. The locations we visit are all family run enterprises of different size, scale and prosperity, all of them hand-picked by us for providing excellence in their skill, employment for their extended families & wider community and responsibility in their approach to environmental practices. 

We begin with visits to families producing Pottery of the many varieties of color the region produces, where you will gain an insight not only into the raw ingredients and techniques used, but also the different motivations that inspire this work and the demand from the markets that shape their production. 

Then, you are in for a true feast for the senses, the Alebrijes studio that inspired worldwide exhibitions and the creators of the Disney movie ‘Coco’. We will be guided through each stage of production, beginning with sourcing the timber & pigments from nature, to the intricate painting of the finished sculpture.

Lunch is a delight, with a magnificent spread of local cuisine on offer and cooked to perfection. Here you can savor moles, memelas and frijoles and other typical regional dishes served in a beautifully curated authentic atmosphere.

After which we proceed to the distillery of one of Oaxaca’s pioneering producers of Mezcal. Not only does it stand out for the quality of liquor that is produced, the whole production is based around an organic and sustainable production method. This ingrained respect for both the land and the plants being used is a safeguard for not only quality but also emblematic of resistance to the overwhelming pressure on small producers to industrialize production to meet demand, or sell out to large corporations.

TOUR PROGRAMM :

INCLUDED : 

• Transportation in Air-conditioned Van

• Mexico Kan Tours Guide

• All entrance fees 

• All activities described in description

• Lunch, Snacks and Drinks

IMPORTANT TO KNOW : 

Minimum Participants:

Most of our group tours require a minimum of 4 people to run the tour. If we do not hit this minimum, we reserve the right to cancel the tour, in which case we will contact you to offer an alternative tour or send a refund.

Pick Up Time:

Please be aware that we will communicate your pick up time via a personalized email and it will vary from the automatic pick up time sent by the booking platform as we have to calculate it manually depending on your hotel/airbnb location.

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Drop Off Time:

Please be aware that drop off time vary depending on hotel/villas locations and the rythm of each group.

Cancellation Policy:

Each tour should be booked by paying a deposit.

• In case of cancellation more than 24 hrs before the pickup, we do not charge you any cost and will give you back your deposit.

• In case of cancellation between 24 and 12 hrs before the pickup México Kan Tours will take your deposit in order to pay for the costs already made.

• In case of cancellation less than 12 hrs before the pick up or in case of no show we will charge you 100% of the total amount of your tour.

Payments:

Credit card payments have a fee up to 7% depending on Credit Cards. We recommend bringing cash.
Our prices are in USD. Please be aware that we work with a monthly based exchange rate for Payments in Pesos or Euros.
When you book your tour, you will receive a confirmation email with all the details.