13 Tequila Distillery Tours in Oaxaca City Worth Flying For

1.Hierve el Agua, Tule Tree, Mitla and Mezcal Distillery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,094 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $55Our pick

Spend about 12 hours visiting Oaxaca’s ancient Tule Tree, a Teotitlán del Valle weaving workshop, Mitla, and Hierve el Agua. Finish with a traditional mezcal distillery and tastings. Guides such as Miguel, Adriel, Andrea, and Ariel are known for lively explanations, though the bilingual group may sometimes mean less English detail. Expect walking, steep steps, and a long day.

“We booked this tour based on glowing reviews and recommendations—and wow, it absolutely did not disappoint. Adriel is truly one of a kind. His English is California-perfect, and his pride and passion for Oaxaca—its culture, history, and food—are unmatched. He brings BIG, contagious energy to the experience. My husband and I half-joked that we wanted to adopt him 😂. He’s incredibly knowledgeable and has an amazing ability to read the group’s vibe, sharing as much (or as little) depth as you want. We had a thousand questions, and he answered every one with patience, enthusiasm, and genuine joy. The tour itself is fantastic—visiting several historical sites with detailed, thoughtful explanation...”

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2.Boil the water and distillery mezcal tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 413 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) Top rated

Spend about eight hours with Oaxaca by Locals visiting Hierve el Agua and a mezcal distillery. You get three unhurried hours for hiking, views, swimming, and lunch, followed by a guided agave tasting. Guides such as Margarita, Estefania, Leon, and Braulio are praised for clear English, humor, and strong local insight.

“The Hierve el Agua tour was well organized and our guide was great! She started the tour by providing a lot of information about the area during our bus ride out to the site, then let us rest/relax on the ride back. We felt we had just the right amount of time at Hierve el Agua where we did the hike loop, spent 30 minutes in the mineral pool, then grabbed lunch at one of the vendors nearby.”

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3.Check out Hierve el Agua, Mitla, the Tule Tree, Rugs, and a Mezcal Distillery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 222 reviews · from $49Best value

Spend a full day outside Oaxaca with a bilingual guide such as Adriel, Andrea, or Miguel. See the giant Tule Tree, learn how Teotitlán rugs are made, explore Mitla, walk around Hierve el Agua, and finish with a mezcal tasting. Transport is included, but bring pesos for entry fees and lunch.

“The day trip was simply the best! Great organisation, transportation, and information sharing. Miguel and Andrew were the best guides full of energy positivity and great English and Spanish explanations. Great choice if you want to combine multiple authentic experiences in Oaxaca from carpet weaving to mescal production and the great el tule tree. Highly recommended for solo, pairs or groups and a great size group to meet people if you wish to.”

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4.Tradicional Mezcal Experience in Oaxaca-Visit a Family Distillery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 67 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $100

Travel from Oaxaca City to San Pablo Villa de Mitla with Alvaro and a small group. Walk among agave plants, visit his family’s working palenque, see traditional production methods, taste a wide range of mezcals, and finish with Oaxacan food. Bottles are available to take home.

“It ended up being just the three of us so it was a “private “ tour. Our guide was so attentive to our every need and worked in extra things to see and do that were not on the original itinerary.”

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5.Boil the Water and Distillery of Mezcal Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $60

Spend the morning at Hierve el Agua, where petrified waterfalls, hiking paths, views, and natural pools make the $65 MXN entry fee worthwhile. Then visit Mezcal Valle Oaxaca for a clear look at agave distillation and free samples. English-speaking guides such as Stef, Fanny, Adriel, and Miguel lead this small-group day out.

“Great tour. Duration and contents was perfect. Our guide Miguel was very informative and great to be with. Thank you so much.”

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6.City, Mitla, and Mezcal Factory Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 21 reviews · 8 hours · from $57

Spend about eight hours visiting Oaxaca’s great ahuehuete tree, the Zapotec weaving village of Teotitlán del Valle, Mitla’s geometric ruins, and a mezcal factory. English and Spanish guides lead the day, with pickup included. Bring cash for the 210 MXN Mitla entry fee, food, and purchases.

“It was only four of us and transport was by car. There was a mix up as the other couple was going for a different tour than ours, but they managed to combine the two tours together. Overall tour was good and not tiring, ended up being 6 hours, not 8.”

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7.Artisanal Mezcal distillery in an authentic Zapotec village

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 14 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $150

Join César for a private, nine-hour trip from Oaxaca City to San Dionisio Ocotepec, his Zapotec home village. You’ll share bread and chocolate, visit an artisanal mezcalería and agave fields, eat handmade tortillas with a local family, and take home a bottle of mezcal. English is offered, and transport is arranged by taxi.

“We had an amazing day in a zapotec village. Everything was adjusted to our wishes (where needed). We were picked up in Oaxaca, the family in the village cooked for us on a fireplace and we learned a lot during the whole day. Everyone we met was extremely friendly and it was a very personalized experience. Highly recommend!”

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8.Distillery Tour and Agave Fields by Mal de Amor Mezcal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $71

Spend six hours with Mal de Amor Mezcal exploring agave gardens, production rooms, maturation cellars, and the fields of Santiago Matatlán. Taste young, rested, aged, wild, and infused mezcals, then ride a barrel-shaped cart to a pulquería for pulque, aguamiel, tepache, and cured meats. English guidance and pickup are offered.

“We were given an excellent pick-up service from our hostel and taken out of town to a Mezcal distillery. The day out at the distillery and then the Agave fields was so much fun, as we were taken on an old barrell bus and provided with more than enough Mezcal for one day! This is a really great tour to pick and you definitely get a lot of bang for you buck compared to other more popular tours with tourists. Easily one of the most fun days we have had in Mexico 🇲🇽 😀”

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9.Monte Albán, Hierve el Agua, Mezcal distillery & Teotitlán rugs

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews

You’ll visit Monte Albán with a guide, meet a Teotitlán del Valle weaving family, taste eight mezcals at Mezcal Don Agave, and hike around Hierve el Agua. Private transport, bottled water, parking, and fuel are included. Lunch and entrance fees are extra. Guides may include Felix, Jesus, Antonio, or Ismael.

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10.Hierve el Agua, Mitla, Tule, Teotilán and Mezcal factory

★★★★★★★★★★3.2 · 6 reviews · from $80

Spend 10 hours exploring Oaxaca’s Tule Tree, Mitla ruins, Hierve el Agua, Teotitlán’s wool rugs, and a mezcal distillery. An English- or Spanish-speaking guide leads the day, with time for walking, photos, craft demonstrations, and tasting. The $80 price includes transport, guide, and selected hotel pickup, but not food or drinks.

“The guide was good the visit to the pool and mountain could have been in the morning”

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11.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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12.Mezcal Distillery Tour with Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 8 hours · from $134

Spend eight hours with a small group traveling from Oaxaca City to Santiago Matatlán, where family-run palenques reveal traditional mezcal making. Taste Espadín, Tobalá, Cuishe, and other agaves, sample pulque and agua miel, then stop for a local lunch. Guide René may lead the day, with English and Spanish available.

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13.Hierve el Agua, Mitla, Tule, Teotilán and Mezcal factory

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 2 reviews · 9 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $87

Spend 9 to 10 hours exploring Oaxaca’s famous Tule Tree, Mitla’s geometric palaces, the petrified waterfalls of Hierve el Agua, and Teotitlán’s wool-rug workshops. An English-speaking guide, air-conditioned vehicle, hotel pickup in central Oaxaca, and entry to Mitla and Hierve el Agua are included. Food, drinks, and some mezcal-factory details are not specified.

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