Where to Drink It: the 9 Best Private Tequila Tours in Oaxaca City

1.Private Tour to Hierve el Agua, Mezcal Tasting, and Textiles

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 33 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) Our pick

This eight-hour private outing from Oaxaca City combines Hierve el Agua’s petrified waterfalls and mineral pools with a mezcal tasting at Don Agave and a Zapotec textile workshop in Teotitlán del Valle. Your English-speaking driver handles hotel pickup and transport, while local staff explain the weaving and mezcal-making. The group price covers up to three people.

“We had a great time with Javier! We were impressed by his knowledge of the history, culture, and flora of the region. Driving was smooth, everything was seamless.”

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2.Private Oaxaca Walking Tour with Mezcal Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $398

Walk Oaxaca’s Centro with a private English-speaking guide, visiting Casa Juárez, the cathedral, craft shops, MACO, the Zócalo, and Mercado Benito Juárez. The tour ends with a mezcal tasting at La Casa del Mezcal. Guides may include Ricardo, Alejandro, Alex, or Daniel, and several start times are available.

“Alex and Daniel did an excellent walking tour of Oaxaca including Santa Domingo and the market. We also enjoyed the Mexcaleria and tasting. We would recommend this guides and this tour.”

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3.Private tour Mitla, Weavers town, Mezcal and Boil the water

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 7 to 9 hours (approx.) Top rated

Travel privately from Oaxaca City to the Tule Tree, Teotitlan del Valle, Hierve el Agua, and Mitla. Your English-speaking guide may be Kevin or Sebastian, with a weaving demonstration in town and time for the ruins and petrified waterfalls. The tour lasts about 7 to 9 hours, includes transport, water, and parking, but not lunch or entry fees.

“Our private tour with Kevin was outstanding. After he self-taught himself English, he started giving tours. For a guide in his first month, he provided us with an excellent tour. He was extremely knowledgeable and very attentive to our needs. The ruins at Mitla were very interesting and the Tule Tree with its surrounding gardens was spectacular. Mario’s explanation and demonstration of Zapotec weaving was one of the best we have heard about dying wool. Over the years, we have had tours by many guides, Kevin’s accomplishment this early in his career is amazing.”

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4.Gastronomy Experience, Culture Mezcal,Tasting & Textiles. Private Tour.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $699

Spend 6 to 8 private hours with Guide Oaxaca visiting agave fields, a mezcal distillery, Teotitlán del Valle weavers, the Tule Tree, and San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya. Rosario Hernández may tailor the day to your interests. The centerpiece is a seasonal four-course meal blending Oaxacan, Peruvian, French, Italian, and Japanese influences.

“We had a very pleasant and informative afternoon. Our guide Rosario was very knowledgeable and we were warmly welcomed at every stop. The mezcal tour and tasting were interesting and the meal was truly amazing. The chef createRead more”

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5.Private Family Tour visitng Mitla, Mezcal Factory, HIerve el Agua

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews · 9 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $295

Spend 9 to 10 hours with a private driver and guide visiting Oaxaca’s Tule Tree, Teotitlán textiles, Mitla ruins, Hierve el Agua, and a mezcal factory in Matatlán. Hotel pickup is included, and the flexible format lets your group spend more time at places such as Mitla. Mezcal tasting and site admissions cost extra.

“Buen viaje familiar a las ruinas de Mitla. Excelente la visita al lugar donde elaboran tejidos. Cierre con broche de oro la ida donde elaboran el mezcal. Súper recomendable.”

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6.Exclusive Private Tour: Hierve el Agua with Hike, Mezcal & Gastronomy

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $204

Spend about nine hours with a private English, French, or Spanish-speaking guide and dedicated driver visiting Hierve el Agua, a mezcal factory, a 16th-century monastery, Teotitlán del Valle, and the Tule Tree. The tour includes transport, water, a snack, vehicle insurance, and a personal radio guide, but not lunch or all entry fees.

“The best way to know Hierve el Agua!! The tour is extremely well organized, the views are incredible and the experience is fantastic but the best part was our tour guide and driver they do the experience magical . Highly recommended!!!”

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7.Private Monte Alban VIP : Mezcal and Zapoteco Art

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 8 hours (approx.)

Travel privately from Oaxaca City with Juan, a bilingual certified federal guide, to Monte Albán, Teotitlán del Valle, a mezcal palenque in Matatlán, and Santa María del Tule. Expect Zapotec history, wool rugs, beeswax candles, mezcal tasting, hotel pickup, and time for local food and shopping.

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8.Private Tour, all inclusive: Tlacochahuaya, Mezcal, Teotitlán del Valle

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $199

Spend 7 to 8 private hours with a French-, English-, or Spanish-speaking guide visiting Teotitlán del Valle, Tlacochahuaya, a mezcal distillery, Casa Viviana, and Pantaleón Ruiz’s studio. Guide Rosario has led this route, which includes transport, water, entry fees, and a traditional mezcal drink. Lunch and tips are extra.

“Wonderful and thorough tour with Rosario. She was incredibly knowledgeable and shared interesting information and history throughout the tour.”

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9.Private Lunch in Mezcal Maguey Fields

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $80Best value

Meet Rodrigo and his family in Santiago Matatlán for a three-hour private mezcal visit. Walk among several maguey species, learn how mezcal is made, taste six mezcals plus crema and pulque, then eat memelas, tlayudas, chapulines, and sauces beneath a rustic palapa.

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