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Monte Albán and Surrounding Cultural Treasures: A Full-Day Exploration of Oaxaca's Rich History
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164 Ratings
Oaxaca de Juárez
Embark on a full-day exploration of Oaxaca’s rich history, visiting the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Monte Albán, discovering ancient ruins, meeting local artisans, and learning about the region’s cultural treasures. Book now!
Embark on a full-day exploration of Oaxaca’s rich history, visiting the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Monte Albán, discovering ancient ruins, meeting local artisans, and learning about the region’s cultural treasures. Book now!
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Zona Arqueológica de Monte Albán - Descubre los tesoros culturales que rodean Oaxaca en una excursión de un día completo. Comenzamos en Monte Albán, declarado Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO en 1987. Explora los impresionantes edificios de esta antigua ciudad zapoteca.
- San Antonio Arrazola - Continuamos conociendo a los artesanos…
- Zona Arqueológica de Monte Albán - Descubre los tesoros culturales que rodean Oaxaca en una excursión de un día completo. Comenzamos en Monte Albán, declarado Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO en 1987. Explora los impresionantes edificios de esta antigua ciudad zapoteca.
- San Antonio Arrazola - Continuamos conociendo a los artesanos locales en San Antonio Arrazola, quienes con su talento e imaginación crean figuras fantásticas conocidas como alebrijes.
- Convento de Cuilápam - Seguimos nuestro recorrido por el Ex Convento de Cuilápam de Guerrero del siglo XVI, único en los valles de Oaxaca por su hermosa capilla abierta. Este lugar se visita por fuera debido al COVID-19.
- San Bartolo Coyotepec - Finalmente, admira las artesanías de cerámica negra en San Bartolo Coyotepec. Observa el proceso de elaboración y disfruta de una zona de compras de barro.
- Convento de Cuilápam - Cerca de la zona, haremos una parada en un restaurante buffet para que puedan comer y descansar un poco. ($200 MXN + bebidas)
What's Included
- Travel insurance
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Professional English- and Spanish-speaking guide
- Travel insurance
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Professional English- and Spanish-speaking guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Brunch
- Tickets to Cuilapam
- Tickets to Monte alban
- Gratuities
- Brunch
- Tickets to Cuilapam
- Tickets to Monte alban
Additional Information
Embark on a day-long journey to explore the cultural gems of Oaxaca with a well-versed guide. Journey by motorcoach to Monte Alban, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and unearth the archaeological ruins of this prehistoric Zapotec civilization. Meet local craftsmen producing black pottery in the village of San Bartolo Coyotepec and marvel at the renowned…
Embark on a day-long journey to explore the cultural gems of Oaxaca with a well-versed guide. Journey by motorcoach to Monte Alban, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and unearth the archaeological ruins of this prehistoric Zapotec civilization. Meet local craftsmen producing black pottery in the village of San Bartolo Coyotepec and marvel at the renowned wooden figurines of San Antonio Arrazola. From the mountainous pyramids of Monte Alban to the Cuilapam Convent at the base of the valley, you will gain knowledge about the area’s vivid past! The tour includes round-trip transportation from your hotel.
Location
Quinta Real Oaxaca
5 de Mayo
Por favor llegar 8:30 am en el hotel Quinta Real ubicado en calle 05 de Mayo #300, centro y preguntar por la agencia de viajes. Pueden esperar fuera del hotel o dentro en el lobby. En unos momentos saldremos por usted.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(164 Ratings)
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Allyson_a
Oct 5, 2024
Great experience - See Monte Alban was amazing. The weather was nice so we were able to enjoy walking around. Our guide Gabe explained things really well in both English and Spanish and was very knowledgeable. Arrazola, Culiapam, and Coyotepec were interesting places to visit as well. Definitely recommend this tour.
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Melanie_m
Oct 5, 2024
Wonderful! - This was a fantastic tour with so much to see & learn. I recommend this to everyone, especially those who appreciate history.
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Christine_b
Aug 19, 2024
Beautiful Oaxaca! - Oaxaca is such a beautiful place gifted with warm and hospitable people. Jeshua is takes pride in showing us his city and his amazing culture. Thank you!
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Thomas_k
Jul 26, 2024
A must see and a first-rate guide - Monte Albán a must see. Tour guide was outstanding. An intriguing and informative look at ssettlement that started in 500BC. Visit to Convento was limited to outdoor areas (construction in interior to preserve site) but still lots of activity (music & dancing). Site itself is very impressive. Retail stops all quality places, with intro to barro negro the highlight.
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Connie_d
Jun 16, 2024
Brilliant tour!! - Gabriel was a brilliant guide! It was a perfect amount of time in each place, the lunch buffet was amazing and really great day
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Jeremys137
May 21, 2024
A Great Overview of Oaxaca - A massive day of exploration with an excellent guide. Highly recommended for first time visitors to Oaxaca, especially if you don’t have access to a car as this tour gets you out into the countryside. Keep a good grip on your camera(s) if seated in the back of the very nice mini-van, as they might go flying; Mexican potholes and speedbumps are a bit more, uh, aggressive than Westerners might be used to.
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Mgaroap3036yr
May 19, 2024
Can't miss this tour! - Wonderful tour, it includes several must-see destinations and local arts and crafts. If you're going to take a tour in your stay, don't miss this one.
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Pam_k
May 14, 2024
Exceptional Guide brings ruins of Monte Alban to life! - Clemente Vicente was an amazing guide…..gliding easily back & forth between English & Spanish seamlessly. He speaks the Zapotec language & knows the culture & history. The ruins of Monte Alban are amazing but without the backstory you would miss a lot.
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Bianca_p
Jun 18, 2024
Long day, bring cash. Unless you like Alebrijes and clay pottery, Id stick to a Monte Alban only tour - The Monte Alban site tour is the highlight; everything else that day felt like filler. We ended 2 hours over schedule. Lunch isn't included and is cash only. Our tour guide never said anything about needing cash, and there were no signs at the restaurant. This happened again at the Ex Convento de Cuilapam de Guerrero even though the Viator summary says "Admission Ticket Free". It was cash only, and we didn't know how much until we got to the entrance.
Also, bring small bills because, for some reason, everyone has a hard time breaking $500 pesos.
TLDR: Giving it 4 starts for Monte Alban. 1 star off because of the cash issue and the time.
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Shyrl_k
Apr 20, 2024
Great sites for the most part. Disappointing experience. - It was nice to be picked up on time close to our hotel. We were a smalll group of 7 and so we were looking forward to touring Monte Alban. However, the tour guide allowed about 25-30 "non-tour" folks to come along on the tour around Monte Alban with us. This made it impossible to get close to him to hear his explanations etc. It was really annoying.
The wood factory was very interesting. We then went for lunch which was sub-par at best and not at all comparable in quality to the lunch we had on our tour to Hierve el Agua. It was very disappointing.
The monastery itself was a good place to see. The black pottery not so much as it was just a store and did not demonstrate the process of making the black pottery.
All in all we found the tour guide to be disinterested in his customers and he did not engage with us other than to provide information. He was also very tired and slept when we were driving.
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