North America · Mexico
Oaxaca
Mole, mezcal and mountain villages that still weave by hand.
The best eating trip we run. Market breakfasts, a mezcal palenque in the hills, weaving villages in the valley, and enough downtime to enjoy all of it.
Highlights
- Mercado 20 de Noviembre breakfast crawl
- Palenque visit with a fourth-generation mezcalero
- Teotitlán del Valle natural-dye weaving workshop
- Monte Albán at opening hour
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Day by day
- Day 1
Arrival
Zócalo walk, tlayudas for dinner and a first mezcal tasting.
- Day 2
Markets
Breakfast crawl through the city markets, then Santo Domingo and its museum.
- Day 3
Monte Albán
Early ruins visit, afternoon in the Jalatlaco neighbourhood.
- Day 4
Valley villages
Teotitlán weaving, Tlacolula market and a family comedor lunch.
- Day 5
Mezcal day
Two palenques in the hills, from agave roast to still.
- Day 6
Departure
Cooking class on mole negro, then the afternoon flight.