The 14 Best Distillery Tours in Oaxaca

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

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

Spend 12 hours beyond Oaxaca City visiting the 2,000-year-old Tule Tree, Teotitlán textiles, Mitla, and Hierve el Agua. Guides such as Miguel, Adriel, Andrea, and Kevin bring humor and local context. Expect steep walking, a bilingual group, cash fees, buffet lunch, and a lively mezcal tasting.

“Adriel and Jose were friendly, accommodating, and knowledgeable. Hierve Aguas beautiful views, be prepared for walking. Mezcal tasting was enjoyable. Overall, great experience.”

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2.Boil the water and distillery mezcal tour

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

Spend three unhurried hours at Hierve el Agua, with time to hike, swim, eat, and admire its petrified waterfalls. Then visit Mezcal Valle Oaxaca for an agave distillation lesson and a tasting of several mezcals. Guides such as Margarita, Estefania, Leon, and Braulio bring a warm, lively touch.

“It was beautiful to experience the nature out in Oaxaca, plus the mezcal tasting! Leon was an excellent tour guide. Jose the driver was also great! With Leon's vibrant personality and insightful information, we were able to make lovely memories together but, also with our fun group. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Oaxaca.”

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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 or Andrea, visiting the Tule Tree, Teotitlán weavers, Mitla, and Hierve el Agua. Finish with a mezcal tasting. Transport is included, but entry fees and lunch cost extra.

“The tour was amazing from start to finish, and you get enough time in each stop. Our guide Adriel was phenomenal; he speaks perfect English and he is very passionate about Oaxaca. This made the experience very special. The driver Miguel took very good care of us. I wish all the tours were like this one! Highly recommended.”

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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 of Aroma Oaxaca. Walk among agave, visit his family distillery, learn traditional mezcal-making, taste many styles, and finish with an Oaxacan meal. Groups are limited to 10, though tour arrangements can vary.

“The distillery itself is a marvel of rustic charm and authenticity. The copper stills, wooden fermentation vats, and stone tahonas (mills) are all integral parts of the mezcal-making process”

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5.Boil the Water and Distillery of Mezcal Tour

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

Spend about eight hours with Oaxaca by locals visiting Hierve el Agua and Mezcal Valle Oaxaca. You’ll hike, see petrified waterfalls, swim or cool your feet in natural pools, then learn how agave becomes mezcal and taste several samples. English-speaking guides include Stef, Adriel, Fanny, and Miguel.

“Our tour guide Veronica had great energy and was very friendly. We enjoyed the bread tasting at the start of the day and the petrified waterfalls were amazing to look at! We dipped our feet in the natural pools to cool down and then had lunch at Comedor Diana, recommended by Veronica. The Mezcal tasting was very interesting and we bought a few souvenirs!”

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6.From Oaxaca: City, Mitla, and Mezcal Factory Tour

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

Travel from Oaxaca to the giant El Tule tree, Mitla’s Zapotec ruins, and Teotitlán del Valle, where families preserve traditional weaving. Finish with a mezcal factory visit and tasting. English and Spanish guides, hotel pickup, and an eight-hour schedule make this a useful introduction to Oaxaca’s eastern valley.

“It doesn’t actually go to hierve al Agua despite saying it does. They tried to get us to pay for entrance fees. They take you to a buffet on a highway only option for lunch 150 peso pp”

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7.Artisanal Mezcal distillery in an authentic Zapotec village

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

César leads a private day trip from Oaxaca City to San Dionisio Ocotepec, his Zapotec home village. You’ll share a bread-and-chocolate breakfast, visit an artisanal mezcal distillery and agave fields, eat handmade-tortilla lunch, and take home a bottle of mezcal.

“Cesar provided an amazing experience. If you are looking for an authentic day with someone who is willing to share his culture, his home, his community and do so with an open heart you couldn’t ask for more. Cesar is an excellent steward of Zapotec community and is trying change things for the better. The personal, artisanal mezcal your, the meals with his family and community members were all excellent. Thank you, Cesar”

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8.Oaxaca Mezcal & Pulque Tour by Barrel Bus

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 14 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $79

Spend seven hours with a small group of up to eight, riding a barrel-shaped bus around Santiago Matatlán, visiting agave fields, a pulquería, and two family palenques. Sebastian and Eddie are among the guides you may meet. Tastings and pickup in Oaxaca are included, but lunch costs extra.

“Very informative. Gave a real appreciation on how mezcal is made. Friendly guides. Sebastian was very helpful and accommodating.”

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

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

Spend about six hours with Mal de Amor Mezcal learning how artisanal mezcal is made, tasting several styles, and riding a barrel-shaped cart through Santiago Matatlán’s agave fields. English-speaking guides such as Maryori, Vladimir, and Alejandro help make the day personal and easy to follow.

“This was our first time in Oaxaca and our first time tasting Mezcal. Vladimir communicated with us every step of the way, picked us up at the hotel, conducted the tour himself, and drove us back home. He gave us several tastings of different Mezcals and really gave us some great information. Alejandro was our tour guide on the bus tour of the field. He was great, very informative, and very fun. On our way back to the hotel, Vladimir suggested a place for lunch. We tried it, and it was a great experience. We forgot our fan in his car and he drove back and took it to us…”

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews

Spend about nine hours exploring Oaxaca’s top sights with a private driver and guide. Visit Monte Albán, meet a Zapotec weaving family in Teotitlán del Valle, taste eight mezcals, eat Oaxacan food, and hike around Hierve el Agua. Guides have included Felix, Jesus, Antonio, and Ismael.

“Everything was amazing!!! Our driver Felix was on time and so very kind and informative! We initially had a different trip booked but the team accommodated a change in activities which we very much appreciated.”

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

★★★★★★★★★★3.2 · 6 reviews · from $80

Spend 10 hours touring Oaxaca’s cultural highlights: the 2,000-year-old Tule Tree, Mitla’s ruins, Hierve el Agua, Teotitlán del Valle’s natural-dye rugs, and a one-hour mezcal tasting. An English or Spanish-speaking guide leads the day, with hotel pickup at selected hotels.

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

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12.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 your own group exploring Tule, Teotitlán textiles, Mitla’s Zapotec ruins, Hierve el Agua, and a Matatlán mezcal factory. Hotel pickup is included, and guide Alex can adjust the day to your interests. Admission fees and mezcal tasting 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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13.Oaxaca: Mezcal Distillery Tour with Tastings

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

Travel from Oaxaca City to Santiago Matatlán with a small group of up to nine people. With an English or Spanish-speaking guide, you’ll visit family-run palenques, see clay-pot and copper-still production, taste several agave spirits, try pulque, and stop for a traditional lunch.

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

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

Travel from Oaxaca City to the ancient Tule tree, Mitla’s geometric palaces, Hierve el Agua’s petrified falls and Teotitlán’s wool workshops. The 9 to 10-hour trip includes hotel pickup, transport, a guide and entry fees, but not food or drinks. Confirm the mezcal factory visit before booking.

“The tour all in all was nice. I just thought it was too expensive. Also hearing conversations on the bus it seemed that people paid different fees for the same tour….”

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