Your local friend in Oaxaca

Oaxaca, day by day and hour by hour.
through the eyes of someone who lives here and is still amazed.

3, 5 and 7-day itineraries with every day planned hour by hour, plus the advice only someone who lives here can give: what to order, when to go and what's worth your time.

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Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán, Oaxaca, Mexico

Advice from someone who lives here

What a friend who lives in Oaxaca would tell you before you go.

  • “Head down from the Sierra Norte by 4:00 p.m.: the fog rolls in mid-afternoon.”
  • “For Día de Muertos, book your hotel 10 to 12 months ahead.”
  • “At Corazón de Cacao, ask for the pataxtle and macadamia bar. They make very little, so take more than one home.”
  • “Workshops are family homes. Ask before taking photos.”

This isn't a list of places. It's the route I'd plan if you were visiting me.

What's included

Your Oaxaca guide, complete and on your phone.

Days, hour by hour

Every stop with its time, how long it takes, what it costs, how to get there and whether you need to book. Plus a button to open each place in the map.

Where to stay

Hotels in the Centro and Xochimilco, chosen one by one across three tiers. With a heads-up for Día de Muertos.

Where to eat

My Top 10, the street food Oaxacans actually eat and what to bring home: mezcal, chocolate, black pottery and more.

Budget

What your trip costs, solo or as a couple, in pesos and dollars. So you know how much to set aside before booking your flight.

Essentials

Getting here and around, when to visit, money, safety, Spanish phrases, market days and a packing list.

Your itinerary map

Every place in your guide on one map, ready to follow from your phone.

Day trips need a car. The guide tells you where to rent one, what it costs per day and when it's worth adding a driver.

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How many days are you coming?

Three guides for your first time in Oaxaca. Each one includes the days of the one before, so you choose only by how long you're staying.

3 days

For a long weekend

Launch price
$399MXN

≈ $22 USD

Reg. $599

one-time · unlimited access, with updates

  • Three full days, hour by hour
  • Where to stay: hotels chosen one by one
  • Where to eat: my Top 10 and the street food
  • Budget for one or two, in pesos and dollars
  • Essentials and your itinerary map

  • Day 1 · Centro Histórico

    Santo Domingo, the Ethnobotanical Garden, the Benito Juárez and 20 de Noviembre markets, and your first taste of Oaxacan cooking.

  • Day 2 · Mezcal route + Hierve el Agua

    El Tule, a family palenque, the mineral pools and a community guide.

  • Day 3 · Monte Albán + Cuilápam

    Zapotec pyramids, the unfinished monastery, barbacoa in San Felipe and an afternoon of graphic art in the Centro.

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5 days

For a longer break

Launch price
$599MXN

≈ $33 USD

Reg. $799

one-time · unlimited access, with updates

  • Everything in the 3-day guide
  • Two more days among family workshops
  • A class to paint your own nahual
  • Weaving and natural-dye workshop in Teotitlán

  • Days 1–3

    Same as the 3-day guide

  • Day 4 · Folk art

    Black pottery in San Bartolo, alebrijes in San Martín Tilcajete, paint your nahual and lunch at Almú.

  • Day 5 · Teotitlán del Valle

    Weaving workshop with a family of weavers, lunch in a Zapotec kitchen and hand-made beeswax candles.

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The most complete

7 days

The whole of Oaxaca

Launch price
$799MXN

≈ $44 USD

Reg. $999

one-time · unlimited access, with updates

  • Everything in the 5-day guide
  • A day in the Sierra Norte with a community guide
  • A walking day through Xochimilco and Jalatlaco
  • Mezcal and mole tasting with a sommelier

  • Days 1–5

    Same as the 5-day guide

  • Day 6 · Sierra Norte

    Cloud forest in Cuajimoloyas, lunch at a community comedor and an optional zipline.

  • Day 7 · Xochimilco & Jalatlaco

    Murals, artisan bread, pataxtle chocolate, Isthmus cooking and a mezcal and mole tasting.

Coming for 4 or 6 days, or not sure yet? Get the 7-day guide and pick the days that call to you.

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You'll see the exact price in your currency at checkout.

Preview

What it looks like inside.

Three real screens from the guide, just as you'll see them on your phone.

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Every stop with its time, cost and a button to open the map
Every stop with its time, cost and a button to open the map
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My Top 10, with what to order at each place
My Top 10, with what to order at each place
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Your budget, solo or as a couple
Your budget, solo or as a couple
Mildred at a market in Oaxaca

Your local friend

Hi, I'm Mildred.

B.A. in Tourism ManagementM.A. in Cultural ManagementM.A. in Tourism Destination Management and InnovationDiploma in Coffee Culture

I was born and raised in Oaxaca, between the city and a small community in the Central Valleys. I live here and I'm still amazed by it, so I keep exploring markets, workshops and kitchens, and I only recommend what I've tried myself.

I've spent years designing cultural experiences and working with artisans. That taught me to see not just what's good, but why it matters and how to experience it respectfully.

And I love to travel. Every time I plan my own trips around the world, I find something that makes me think: this needs to be in my guide. That's how I built them, the way I'd want to receive them: with timings that actually work, a clear budget and the advice only someone who lives here can give.

— Mildred

30-day money-back guarantee

If the guide doesn't meet your expectations for any reason, write to me within 30 days of your purchase and I'll refund your money. No questions asked.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. It's a self-guided digital itinerary: you follow it at your own pace, with every day planned hour by hour and its map.

City days are on foot. Day trips, like Hierve el Agua, Monte Albán, the craft villages or the Sierra Norte, are easier by car: the guide tells you where to rent one, what it costs per day and when it's worth adding a driver. If you'd rather not drive, you can hire a driver or join a tour for those days.

After you pay, you'll get an email to access your guide. It works on any phone or computer, with no password and no app to download. If it ever asks you to sign in again, go to the sign-in page, enter the email you used to purchase and a new access email arrives in seconds.

Prices are in Mexican pesos (MXN). At checkout you'll see the exact price in your own currency and pay by card.

You need a connection to open it, like any web page. There's signal in the city and in almost every town on the itinerary; it drops in the Sierra Norte and on parts of the road to Hierve el Agua. Two tips: open it before you head out that day and keep the tab open, and download the Oaxaca area in Google Maps to use it without signal.

Yes. Your travel companions get access at no extra cost: write to me at contacto@turistera.com with the email you used to purchase and theirs, and I'll set them up.

Unlimited. Buy once and come back to it anytime, this year or three years from now. When I update the guide with new places, prices or opening hours, you'll see the latest version.

You have 30 days from your purchase. Write to me at contacto@turistera.com from the email you used to purchase and I'll refund you in full, no questions asked.

The guide is written in English. Local names, addresses, and restaurant names are in Spanish as you'd encounter them in Oaxaca.

Not at all. Each day is a guide, not a rigid schedule: skip what doesn't call to you, change the order of the days or stay longer where you like.

AI can give you a list of places in seconds. What it can't give you is the judgment of someone who lives here: that you need cash for Hierve el Agua and should leave by 5:30 to drive out in daylight, that the Ethnobotanical Garden only opens for guided tours, or that the pataxtle and macadamia bar at Corazón de Cacao sells out fast. I've tried every place in the guide, and I keep prices and hours up to date. AI gives you information; this gives you judgment.

Choose your itinerary

Arrive in Oaxaca as if you already had a friend here.

Choose your days and arrive with the essentials sorted: what to see, where to eat and how much to set aside, through the eyes of someone who lives here.

  • Every day planned hour by hour
  • Advice from someone who lives here
  • Budget for one or two
  • 30-day guarantee
Choose your itinerary
Choose your itinerary