Mexico · Art & Craft

Private Day Tour including Artisan Villages of Alebrijes and Black Pottery

8 Hours Round trip from Pickup service provided in Oaxaca. Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Private day tour through Oaxaca’s artisan villages
  • 02 Visit Doña Rosa Studio to see traditional black pottery
  • 03 Explore Jacobo Angeles’ workshop and admire handcrafted alebrijes
  • 04 Browse woven cotton goods made on back-strap looms
  • 05 Discover local markets with rebozos, huipils, belts, and shawls
  • 06 See historic churches, museums, and regional folk art
  • 07 Travel with a certified guide, driver, and private transportation

Discover some of Oaxaca’s most emblematic artisan villages on this private day tour, ideal for families or friends who want a more personal experience. Travel with a certified guide and driver as you visit renowned workshops and local communities known for black pottery, alebrijes, woven textiles, belts, and other traditional handicrafts.

Along the way, see artisans demonstrate their craft using traditional techniques, explore village markets filled with colorful handmade goods, and visit cultural landmarks including historic churches and museums. From San Bartolo Coyotepec and San Martín Tilcajete to Santo Tomás Jalietza and Ocotlán de Morelos, this tour offers a rich introduction to Oaxaca’s artistic heritage.

We will visit Doña Rosa Studio where artisans will show us the process how to create different pieces of extraordinary beauty in black pottery using pre-Hispanics techniques of draft and burnished.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
City Oaxaca de Juarez
Languages English, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

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Day 01

We will visit Doña Rosa Studio where artisans will show us the process how to create different pieces of extraordinary beauty in black pottery using pre-Hispanics techniques of draft and burnished. There is a beautiful church of the 16th century, a Museum of Ceramics and the State Museum of Popular Art.We will visit Jacobo Angeles home – studio where handcrafters create incredible copal wood figures (Alebrijes), decorated with finest and delicacy Zapotec symbols. You will fall in love with more than one piece. You can take a painting class (you must pay locally) if you decide and enjoy the whole experience of creating Alebrijes.It is known as the "Town of the Belts", because of the artistic way of adorning them. In the center there is a market where you can buy or just admire beauty and colorful rebozos, huipils, belts, and shawls all of them made on back-strap looms by local artisans.One of its main attractions is the indigenous markets on Fridays. It highlights red clay pottery, cutlery, apaxtles and rustic utensils for cooking. Account with a Dominican convent that dates from 1555, now it is a museum that exhibits works of Rodolfo Morales, famous artist native of this town, crafts of the region and art of the XVI and XVII centuries.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Pickup service provided in Oaxaca. 1 city · 8 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Private transportation
  • Comfortable vehicle according the number of passengers
  • Pickup and drop off at your hotel
  • Bottled water

Know before you go

  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • This is a Private service, passengers pickup is included. If your hotel is not listed, do not worry, you can add your address (for example an Airbnb location). Otherwise we will be in contact with you before tour date, so we can clarify what hotel or address you will stay.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Pickup service provided in Oaxaca.
Tour start
Pickup service provided in Oaxaca.
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 8 hours finish where they began, in Pickup service provided in Oaxaca..

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