Oaxaca Mezcal Educational Tour: A Journey through Traditional Distilleries and Agave Fields

Embark on an educational tour of Oaxaca’s mezcal culture, from agave fields to artisan distilleries. Experience tastings and a traditional Oaxacan meal.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Santiago Matatlan - We will visit a mezcal factory to learn step by step, the entire artisanal process of making our drink. At the end of the tour, we will have an unlimited tasting of different varieties of mezcal, where you can learn about the different categories and classes.
  • San Pablo Villa de Mitla - We will take a tour of our majestic…
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Mezcal tasting
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Our experience is an educational tour to learn about the culture of mezcal and all the tradition that surrounds it.
We will begin our trip starting from the center of the city of Oaxaca and we will visit the towns of Mitla and Matatlán. There we will take a walking tour through our majestic agave fields with thousands of specimens, where we will be able…

Location
Templo de San Matías Jalatlaco
Miguel Hidalgo
We will meet in front of the church in the famous neighborhood of Jalatlaco, in the downtown area.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Anamariaa950
Dec 15, 2024
A Day Journey Everyone should take when visiting Oaxaca! - Do not miss this awesome day trip! You will receive a complete overview of how mezcal is produced. Ricardo, our guide was passionate, energetic and very knowledgeable on Mezcal. Ricardo made this day- adventure very enjoyable for all. You first start off at the Agave fields where you learn about the plant and get to take some incredible photos. Later you move on to La Palenqueria where you will go through the entire process of making mezcal and finally the tasting area. Do not worry, you will get to sample Mezcal from start to finish. And, you can taste all grades of Mezcal. We did not get drunk or tipsy! We had dinner reservations that night! This is much better than spending an hour or two in a room tasting different types of Mezcal. You will get the full experience on Mezcal! An experience to remember!
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Lucero_g
Dec 7, 2024
A little of piece of Oaxacan Heaven - Our tour guide Eloida was great! she was knowledgeable, fun, friendly, she really gave us a great experience. The van and ride were so comfortable, the food and restaurant at the end of the tour was so good. The people in the tour were so much fun and friendly (of course after so much Mezcal tasting), my husband and I love Mezcal and this tour really help us connect with the culture and greatly appreciate and respect the Mezcal makers! It truly is a piece of Heaven! it was so much fun!!! and I would do it again!
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Terryln5167iu
Nov 29, 2024
Fun, informative and special ANDI met some astonishing folks along the way. Good times! - Absolutely incredible experience and a must do if you want to learn about this wonderful gift of the gods. Super presentation by a first class tour company. I immediately felt right at home with my hosts and soon became fast friends with my fellow travelers thanks to the friendliness and jovial nature of our lovely guide. the tour of the palenque was fascinating and the taste testing quite exceptional. the trip to the fiend and learning about the rich culture attached to the drink made it all a very satisfying experience . All of us left with smiles and grand tales to tell. Exceptional.
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David_k
Nov 25, 2024
Much mezcal - The guide was awesome with a ton of knowledge. Great trip, very educational, food was great and ended with wonderful band!
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Catherine_s
Nov 20, 2024
Mezcal Journey - This was the best tour we took in Oaxaca. We were driven out of the city to a beautiful agave plantation where our guide explained about the various kinds of agave. Then we went to a mezcal distillery that make artisanal mezcal and we tasted several types of mezcal. The tour ended with a delicious lunch at a local restaurant. Our guide and driver were very friendly and knowledgeable.
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Gwendolynaman
Nov 17, 2024
Mezcal Journey - Our guide was so knowledgeable and entertaining and made the trip fun. Meeting the owner of one of the distilleries was so cool. All the tastings were so delicious!
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Bianca_r
Nov 11, 2024
10/10 Must Do Experience - We’re a group of 3 friends in our 30s who took The Mezcal Journey tour out to the maguey fields in Mitla, Oaxaca. We were lucky to have met Ricardo who taught us all about agave plants, how long it takes to cultivate them, and the different varieties. We learned about the various steps from cooking the piñas, to stone grinding them, to fermenting the pulp and distilling a final product. We saw the bottling area an we learned about the 3 different classifications and 6 different categories. Mezcal is so complex! The pics we took out there are my favorite of the trip. I felt like I was starring in a novela. Unlimited drink samples had us work up an appetite, but Ricardo had us covered by taking us to his mom’s restaurant for a delicious sample platter of all the house specials. And he even had a musical surprise for our group. Top tier!
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Dina_y
Nov 10, 2024
Fun - The guide was great! Knowledgeable and very nice. The tastings were great. Very interesting tour, will recommend:)
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Ken_m
Nov 5, 2024
Drinking, Agave Fields, multiple Distillery visits, traditional Oaxacan lunch, meeting people. - Standing in an agave field, swinging a machete, learning about the agave plant. Visiting multiple Mezcal distilleries with different production methods. Eating traditional Oaxacan food in a village outside of Oaxaca city limits. Drinking a variety of Mexcal. Meeting other people on the same tour.
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Sophie_a
Nov 5, 2024
Perfect ! Worth to do ! - Amazing experience, our guide Israel was awesome in terms of welcoming, explanations, knowledge … We learned a lot in a fun way. Very well organised, on time and comprehensive ! Thanks and would recommend +++
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