Combo 2 days in Oaxaca to visit Monte Alban and Mitla with Hierve el Agua

Combo 2 days in Oaxaca to visit Monte Alban and Mitla with Hierve el Agua

Monte Alban and Mitla are the main arqueological sites in Oaxaca, both sites are the most visited by Oaxaca visitors.

With this combo, you will visit the main attractions at Oaxaca. Both tours will be operated in a consecutive in two days.

You will be added to a small group of tourists, usually less than 14 persons, which make this tour semy-private.

Itinerary

Day 1: Archaeological Site of Monte Alban and Artisan Communities (Alebrijes and Black Pottery)

Stop At: Monte Alban, Oaxaca Mexico
The main Archaeological Site of Oaxaca, Monte Alban, considered Cultural Heritage by the UNESCO, this zone is conformed by a great rectangular square surrounded by palaces, temples, shrines, ball games and tombs.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: San Antonio Arrazola, Oaxaca Mexico
The next stop will be Arrazola, place where the creativity of its artisans is reflected on small pieces of copal wood, creating a fantastic zoology called Alebrijes.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Convento de Cuilapam, Cuilapam de Guerrero, Oaxaca Mexico
Continue your trip to Cuilapam de Guerrero, where you will admire a majestic Dominican convent set of the XVI Century where the main attractions are the Open Chapel, the unconcluded Basilical Church and the imposing Ex-Convent of Cuilapam.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Dona Rosa Studio, Calle Benito Juarez No 24 San Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca Mexico
The last stop of this excursion will be San Bartolo de Coyotepec, where you will fall in love with the pottery pieces of black mud elaborated by the local artisans, creating pieces of extraordinary beauty with unique techniques. At Doña Rosa Studio you will have a demonstration how the Black Pottery is made.
Duration: 45 minutes

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 2: Archaeological Site of Mitla including visit to Hierve el Agua and Mezcal Factory

Stop At: Tule Tree, Calle dos de Abril 2, Santa Maria del Tule 68297 Mexico
The community of Santa Maria el Tule, recognized by hosting "El Arbol del Tule" (Tule Tree) one of the most extraordinary natural beauties of Oaxaca, a giant Sabine of approximately 2000 years old.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Teotitlan Del Valle, De Juárez Km 2, Centro, 70420 Teotitlán del Valle, Oax., Mexico
You will continue your trip towards Teotitlan del Valle, a beautiful artisan town developer of wool rugs, created on homemade looms, using for its coloration natural dyes.
Duration: 50 minutes

Stop At: San Pablo Villa de Mitla Mexico
Later you will visit the Sacred City of Mitla, an important ceremony center where the ecclesiastic power of the Zapotec Culture settled, you could admire the harmony between its buildings and the proportion of its backyards highlighted by the extraordinary ornaments represented by frets captured on walls, which make this place unique in Mesoamerica.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Hierve el Agua, Oaxaca Mexico
Hierve el Agua is the next stop, a mystic place where an amazing fossilized waterfalls formed by carbonated water stand out. The spring area which originates the waterfall has created a natural pool, it has become a natural bath place by its hot springs.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: RANCHO ZAPATA, Carretera International Oaxaca - Istmo Km. 42,, 70440 San Pablo Villa de Mitla, Oaxaca, Oax., Mexico
You will visit a Mezcal Factory where you will test the different Mezcal types are made in Oaxaca. You will enjoy Gusanito (mezcal with Agave bugs) or Reposado (aged mezcal).

After this, you will return to Oaxaca City.
Duration: 45 minutes

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.