Things to do in Oaxaca City: activities, tours and experiences
543 activities · Mexico
Oaxaca City, Mexico, has 543 activities, tours and experiences to book. Don't miss: Monte Albán, Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Oaxaca, Church of Santo Domingo de Guzmán, Basilica of Our Lady of Solitude.
01Things to do
Must-see places
Monte Albán
Archaeological site
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Oaxaca
Cathedral
Church of Santo Domingo de Guzmán
Church building
Basilica of Our Lady of Solitude
Church building
Jardín Etnobotánico de Oaxaca
Botanical garden
Estadio Benito Juárez
Stadium
02Activities to book
The best experiences in Oaxaca City
Top pickMonte Alban Guided Half Day Tour
from €26.50★ 4.8
Top pickHierve el Agua 2.5 hours, Mitla, Tule, Rugs and Mezcal for a Day
from €61.75★ 4.9
Free cancellationHierve el Agua, Tule Tree, Mitla and Mezcal Distillery Tour
from €54.74★ 4.7
Selling fastHierve el Agua Guided Full Day Tour in Oaxaca
from €31.85★ 4.7
Top pickPrivate Tour: Monte Albán, Hierve el Agua, Teotitlán and Mezcal
from €252.38★ 4.9
Top pickThe Mezcal Journey
from €88.21★ 4.9
-5%Hierve el agua half day tour
from €32.59★ 4.7
Free cancellationDay of the Dead in Oaxaca Cemetery Tour
from €90.66
Top pickTraditional Oaxaqueña Cooking with Grandma's Recipes
from €86.67★ 5.0
Free cancellationHierve el Agua HALF DAY trip.
from €66.65★ 4.9
Free cancellationMonte Alban Full Experience for 3 Hours with Admission Included
from €34.25★ 5.0
Free cancellationImmersion Tour and Oaxaca Markets, All gastronomy included
from €48.96★ 4.8
Popular activities · Oaxaca City
Free cancellationHierve el Agua,Mitla,Tule ,Mezcal and more
from €38.69★ 4.2
BookablePrepare an Oaxacan Mole by a Traditional Cook
from €50.58★ 4.7
DealRecorrido gastronómico por los mercados con 15+ degustaciones
from €81.24★ 4.9
Free cancellationHierve el Agua HALF DAY trip.
from €66.65★ 4.9
Free cancellationCacao, Chocolate Experience in Oaxaca for Small Groups
from €69.64★ 4.9
Free cancellationMitla Half Day Guided Tour
from €32.54★ 4.7
Free cancellationMonte Alban Shuttle
from €12.59★ 4.5
Free cancellationOaxaca Countryside: Agave Fields & Mezcal
from €81.30★ 4.8
Free cancellationMezcal & Mole by a Certified Sommelier
from €71.06★ 4.8
Free cancellationHierve el Agua: Hiking and Time to Swim + Tule Tree & Meal
from €39.16★ 4.9
Private tourPaint your Alebrije with the Jimenez family.
from €65.25★ 4.8
Free cancellationDiscover the magic of Huatulco and its surroundings areas
from €34.67★ 4.7
Free cancellationStreet Art Tour With An Artist in Oaxaca
from €38.18★ 4.9
Private tourPrivate Historic City Tour + Street Food of Oaxaca - Best Rated
from €52.53★ 4.8
Private tourHotel to the Airport in Oaxaca without row, secure and private
from €24.49★ 5.0
Free cancellationMonte Alban Full Experience for 3 Hours with Admission Included
from €34.25★ 5.0
Private tour
Selling fastPrivate transfer from Oaxaca to Puerto Escondido - new highway
from €316.15★ 4.6
Free cancellationExperience the Mezcal Tour in Oaxaca
from €90.28★ 4.9
Free cancellationStreet Food and 3 Markets Tour, Meat or Veggie Options
from €67.48★ 5.0
Free cancellationMorning Tour to Monte Alban without Traps for Tourists
from €44.40★ 4.7
BookableMonte Alban, Ancestral Mezcal, Alebrijes and Black Mud Tour
from €29.40★ 4.4
Free cancellation5 Hours Guided Day of The Dead Evening Walking Tour in Oaxaca
from €99.45★ 4.5
Free cancellationOaxaca Bike Tour: History, Culture and Traditions
from €33.53★ 4.9
Private tourPrivate Transportation from Hotel to Oaxaca Airport
from €22.19★ 4.7
Free cancellationOaxaca Hidden Street Food Tour Led by Local food experts
from €56.78★ 5.0
Free cancellationOaxacan Urban Mythology and Colonial Art
from €32.09★ 5.0
Private tourPrivate Arrival Transportation from Oaxaca Airport to Hotel
from €43.50★ 4.7
Free cancellationShared Transfer from Downtown Oaxaca to the Airport
from €6.96★ 4.5
Free cancellationOaxaca Streets Food Tour with 14+ Tastings
from €62.54★ 5.0
Free cancellation
Private tourPrivate Tour to Monte Alban Half Day
from €207.37★ 5.0
Free cancellationTaste Oaxaca Food Tour with 15+ Tastings
from €53.44★ 5.0
Private tourTransfer in Oaxaca from Airport to Hotel
from €48.59★ 4.8
DealTour Ruta Hierve el Agua, Tule, Mitla, Teotitlan and Mezcal
from €23.11★ 4.7
Free cancellationFirst Day in Oaxaca – Guided Walking Tour
from €19.26★ 5.0
Free cancellationExplore Oaxaca´s Iconic Barrios on a bicycle
from €43.85★ 4.6
Selling fastMake Oaxacan-style take-home chocolate
from €52.87★ 5.0
Private tourPrivate Transfer from Oaxaca to Huatulco
from €436.09★ 5.0
Free cancellationAmazing Walk through the Zapotec Mountains with Hot Chocolate
from €82.58★ 5.0
Private tour
DealTour to Monte Alban, Black Mud, Waist Loom and Alebrijes
from €18.57★ 5.0
DealTraditional Oaxacan Chocolate Class
from €28.41
Free cancellation
Free cancellationTour Monte Albán "clasico"
from €36.11★ 4.7
Skip the lineUltimate Hierve el Agua Hike + Mezcal
from €196.01★ 4.9
Free cancellationStreet Art Bike Ride
from €72.22★ 4.8
DealArt walk & Cacao delight
from €69.64★ 5.0
Free cancellationSmall Group Boerve del Agua and Mezcal Tour from Oaxaca Centro
from €61.90★ 4.8
Free cancellationTule, Mitla & Hierve el Agua Full-Day Tour with Certified Guide
from €44.39★ 4.7
Free cancellation
Free cancellation
Private tourPrivate Car and Driver Authentic Oaxaca Tour with Master Artisans
from €266.38★ 5.0
Free cancellationTour Boil the "classic" water
from €49★ 4.5
Private tour
Free cancellationHierve el Agua, Tlacolula Sunday Market & Weaving
from €96.28★ 5.0
Free cancellationCooking classes from the Isthmus with a Tehuana
from €92.21★ 5.0
Private tourAuthentic Day in my Zapotec Village - private experience.
from €138.25★ 5.0
Free cancellationHierve el Agua Half-Day Guided Hike Adventure ALL FEES INCLUDED
from €67.15★ 4.9
DealMake Your Own Chocolate with Oaxacan Tradition Private Class
from €98.65★ 5.0
Free cancellationCulture, History and Traditions of Oaxaca City
from €18.09★ 4.9
Private tourPrivate Professional Tour Guide in Oaxaca 3 hours - Best Rated
from €47.95★ 4.7
Private tourOaxaca Food Tour with 10+ Dishes of Authentic Mexican Flavors
from €69.74★ 5.0
Free cancellationOaxaca Walking Tour
from €18.57★ 4.7
Free cancellationUltimate Hierve el Agua Hike + Textile Art
from €196.01★ 4.9
Selling fastBike tour to the Tule Tree and the Gastronomic Market
from €27.85★ 5.0
Private tourTour in Oaxaca a Tule,Mezcal,Textiles, Mitla, chocolate
from €235.30★ 4.8
Free cancellationMountain Biking la Cumbre Ixtepeji trails
from €198.39★ 4.9
Private tourPrivate custom Oaxaca tour – Design your perfect day
from €269.53★ 5.0
Private tourPrivate Tour to Hierve el Agua, Mezcal Tasting, and Textiles
from €280.31★ 4.6
Free cancellationHierve el Agua and Distillery of Mezcal Tour
from €58.87★ 5.0
Free cancellationTraditional cooking class: learn how to make an Oaxacan mole
from €73.07★ 5.0
Selling fastOaxaca to Tule Tree Bike Tour - 6 hours
from €61.90★ 4.9
Free cancellationPaths of Mezcal
from €71.03★ 4.8
Selling fastHiking in Sierra Norte the most spectacular trails in Oaxaca
from €41.27★ 5.0
Free cancellationBike Adventure to the World's Widest Tree – Fun Guided Ride
from €22.22★ 5.0
Private tourAfter the footsteps of Nacho Libre in Oaxaca
from €187.62★ 5.0
DealRuta mágica de las artesanías
from €32.88★ 4.6
Free cancellationHierve el Agua & More... All Included Guided Day Tour from Oaxaca
from €167.82★ 4.9
Free cancellationWood Engraving Workshop
from €36.11★ 4.9
Free cancellationFULL Oaxaca Experience (Small Groups)
from €51.50★ 4.8
Private tourPrivate Oaxaca Street Food Tour - Best Rated
from €31.08★ 4.5
Private tourTule, Hierve el Agua & Mezcal Experience
from €414.74★ 5.0
Private tourPrivate Luxury Transfer from the Oaxaca Airport to your Hotel
from €69.64★ 4.7
Selling fastHike in the Sierra Norte, Cuajimoloyas
from €185.70★ 5.0
Private tourSafe Private Transfer: Oaxaca City Center to the Airport (OAX)
from €18.16★ 5.0
Selling fastCity Tour and Museum of Cultures
from €41.73★ 4.5
Private tourMonte Alban Chesillo and handicrafts alebrijes and black mud
from €261.68★ 5.0
Free cancellationAlebrije Painting Workshop in San Martín Tilcajete with Pickup
from €47.95★ 4.5
Free cancellationHiking in the Enchanted Forest of Ixtepeji with Rescue Dogs
from €152.21★ 4.7
Skip the lineFull Day Tour of Oaxacan Wonders
from €43.85★ 3.9
Free cancellationOaxaca City Walking Tour - Markets, Textile museum & Lunch
from €53.44★ 5.0
BookableQue rico es oaxaca, Cooking Classes.
from €86.40★ 5.0
Free cancellationMixology class with Mezcal in Oaxaca
from €51.53★ 4.8
Free cancellationMitla, Tule, Hierve el agua and Teotilán
from €78.14★ 3.6
Free cancellationPrint a work of art with a local artist for your home
from €30.95★ 4.9
Free cancellationCrafts & Cuisine All Included Guided Day Tour from Oaxaca
from €171.18★ 5.0
Free cancellationSiete Moles Tasting
from €64.19★ 5.0
Private tour“Oaxaca Vivo: Tapetes, Alebrijes Mezcal Monte Albán and more!”
from €172.81★ 5.0
Private tourMezcal Day Experience
from €222.18★ 5.0
Private tour3 Hour Oaxaca Private Tour, 100% customisable - Best Rated
from €48.84★ 4.7
Private tourPrivate Historic Oaxaca Old Town Tour with Mezcal Tasting
from €354.28★ 4.7
Free cancellationOaxaca Mezcal & Pulque Tour by Barrel Bus
from €70.15★ 4.7
Private tourOaxaca Private Tour, you choose! (customisable 2h) - Best Rated
from €33.74★ 4.6
DealOne Day from Oaxaca Getaway to Puerto Escondido
from €93.44★ 3.7
Free cancellationHike el Camino Real, Latuvi – Lachatao
from €232.05★ 5.0
Private tourMountain Hike & Rituals
from €98.75★ 5.0
Free cancellationSierra Norte Hike and Indigenous Village Full-Day Adventure
from €88.38★ 5.0
Free cancellationDistillery Tour and Agave Fields by Mal de Amor Mezcal
from €61.90★ 4.9
Private tourArtisanal Mezcal distillery in an authentic Zapotec village
from €133.19★ 4.7
Private tourAuthentic Oaxacan food & Cultural Experience
from €286.37★ 5.0
Free cancellation
Bookable
Free cancellationRoute Hierve el Agua Arbol del tule Mitla Mezcal Tapetes y Velas
from €59.32★ 4.8
Free cancellationMonte Alban & artisan house workshop in Arrazola and Coyotepec
from €54.16★ 4.5
Free cancellationHierve el Agua and Mitla Mezcal Tour
from €29.62★ 5.0
Free cancellationOaxaca gravel tour: The great loop of Oaxaca central valleys
from €85.26★ 4.9
BookableShuttle from downtown Oaxaca city to Oaxaca airport. One way
from €9.76★ 4.7
Private tour
Private tourPrivate Transfer Oaxaca City to Puerto Escondido or vice versa
from €342.71★ 4.6
Free cancellationRoots of Oaxaca: Monte Albán and ancient art.
from €43.79★ 4.6
Private tourExclusive: Monte Albán, Hierve el agua, Teotitlán & Mezcal Tour
from €268.18★ 5.0
Private tourPrivate tour Mitla, Weavers town, Mezcal and Hierve el Agua
from €257.91★ 5.0
Private tourFlavors and landscapes Hierve el Agua Mezcal Textiles y Chocolate
from €283.70★ 5.0
Free cancellationOaxaca : Hierve el Agua, Mitla, Teotitlan and Árbol del Tule
from €55.71★ 4.9
Free cancellationMezcal Tour Oaxaca
from €74.58★ 4.9
Private tourPrivate Transfer Oaxaca City to Huatulco or the other way around
from €333.13★ 4.9
Private tourDanzantes Premium Mezcal, Hierve el Agua, Textiles & Lunch
from €248.62★ 4.8
Bookable4 Moles Oaxacan Cooking Class with Traditional Cook
from €71.03★ 4.6
Free cancellationCycle to the biggest tree in the world in Santa María del Tule
from €35.11★ 4.5
Private tourPrivate Oaxaca City Tour on a budget - Best Rated
from €34.63★ 5.0
Private tourCacao day experience from the wood to your cup!
from €190.86★ 5.0
Free cancellationAncestral Mezcal Tour Experience-A pre Hispanic Heritage
from €59.58★ 5.0
Private tourPhoto shoot : the best spots in the historic center of Oaxaca
from €50.37★ 5.0
Free cancellationMonte Albán tour plus alebrijes and black clay workshops.
from €44.40★ 4.0
Free cancellationHealing & Wellness at the Mushroom Forest 3 Days-2 Nights
from €1,766.70★ 5.0
BookableLever du soleil et nuit en camping à Hierve El Agua
from €128.37★ 5.0
Free cancellationOne day trip : Mezcal, Tlayudas & Textil
from €85.11★ 5.0
Free cancellationOaxaca Tule, Mitla, Hierve el Agua and Mezcal Magic Route
from €46.37★ 5.0
Free cancellationMonte Alban & More... All Included Guided Day Tour from Oaxaca
from €167.82★ 4.8
Free cancellationStreet Art Walk
from €43.85★ 4.6
Free cancellationOaxaca: Beyond the surface
from €22.20★ 4.6
Free cancellationOaxaca Coffee Tasting
from €25.79★ 4.1
Free cancellationApoala Magic Waterfalls Hike and Swim Adventure
from €113.48★ 5.0
Free cancellationAventure en VTT/Quad en montagne + Grottes préhistoriques
from €129.86★ 5.0
Private tourOaxaca Women Private Tour
from €263.07★ 5.0
Private tourDiscover Authentic Mexican Flavor on Our Private Oaxaca Food Tour
from €248.62★ 5.0
Private tourTour privado con chofer-guía certificado
from €195.34★ 4.7
Free cancellationThe Art of Death in Oaxaca
from €51.58★ 4.4
Frequently asked questions about Oaxaca City
What is there to do in Oaxaca City?
Oaxaca City has 543 activities, tours and day trips you can book online. Among the most booked: « Monte Alban Guided Half Day Tour », « Hierve el Agua 2.5 hours, Mitla, Tule, Rugs and Mezcal for a Day », « Hierve el Agua, Tule Tree, Mitla and Mezcal Distillery Tour ».
What are the top-rated activities in Oaxaca City?
According to traveller reviews: « Oaxacan Cooking Class with Local Chef » (5.0/5, 136 reviews) ; « Monte Alban Full Experience for 3 Hours with Admission Included » (5.0/5, 55 reviews) ; « Traditional Oaxaqueña Cooking with Grandma's Recipes » (5.0/5, 370 reviews).
What are the must-see places in Oaxaca City?
Not to be missed in Oaxaca City: Monte Albán, Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Oaxaca, Church of Santo Domingo de Guzmán, Basilica of Our Lady of Solitude, Jardín Etnobotánico de Oaxaca, Estadio Benito Juárez.
Can you cancel an activity in Oaxaca City for free?
Usually, yes: 23 of the 24 most popular activities in Oaxaca City offer free cancellation. The exact terms are shown on each activity page before you book.