Oaxaca: City highlights walking tour
From: $ 79
✅ Included in the Oaxaca Insider Travel Pass
🏆 Top-rated local guide in Oaxaca City (5-star reviews)
💃🏼 Fun activity for groups
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This Oaxaca City walking tour will take you around the most colorful city in Mexico to explore the colonial influences and colorful facades of time-worn buildings. This tour is best for photographers and culture enthusiasts. Learn about the city’s diverse artistic and culinary traditions that make it a true Mexican gem.
- Choose between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM start time. Please be at the meeting point 10 minutes before the call time. We will send the address of the meeting point once your order is confirmed.
- Start the tour at the Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán, a stunning example of Baroque architecture in Mexico. Here, you will discover the rich history and exquisite beauty of this UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Explore the charming streets of Oaxaca City’s historic center with a stroll along Andador Turístico. This pedestrian-only street features colorful buildings, local shops, bars and restaurants, and live music performances.
- In the city center, we will see music on the streets and local life at the Zócalo (central square), the heart of Oaxaca City.
- You will also try a delicious Oaxacan ice cream or a “tejate,” a refreshing pre-Hispanic Oaxacan drink (optional, pay your ice cream).
- We will finish this Oaxaca City Walking Tour with a visit to two of Oaxaca’s biggest markets, where you can enjoy the rich gastronomy of Oaxaca. You will learn about famous Oaxacan delicacies like mole Oaxaqueño, quesillo, and grasshoppers.
This Oaxaca City Walking Tour is available twice a day on Mondays and Fridays (10:00 AM or 4:00 PM).
This is a small group tour where you will join other travelers (2-10 per group).
Booking this experience for your group? If yes, you are free to choose any time and date you prefer for a minimum of 8 participants.
| # of travelers | Price per person |
| 1-3 | $79 |
| 4-7 | $69 |
| 8-10 | $59 |
✅ Top-rated English speaking guide
✅ Visit famous landmarks in Oaxaca City
✅ Travel Concierge for the duration of your trip in Oaxaca (up to 3 days)
✅ 10% discount code on your next experience with us (any experience)
❌ Pick-up and drop-off. A meeting point will be sent via e-mail once your booking is confirmed
❌ Meals (breakfast, lunch), but we will take you to a local spot (pay your own food)
❌ Tips for the tour guides
Refund Policies
- 100% refund for Insider Travel Members
- 100% refund 5 days before the trip
- 16% IVA charge beyond 5 days
More cancellation options (traveler preferred)
- Keep the credit in your account and use it on any of our experiences worldwide
- Convert your credit to a gift card and send it to friends and family (applicable to all experiences worldwide)
- Both options above are credited 100% and are valid for use for 1 year
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