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What to expect
Weather The average minimum temperature (usually the minimum temperature is noted during the night) in Oaxaca de Juárez in October is 13.0°C (55.4°F). The amount of rain in October is normal with an average of 52mm (2.0in). The average maximum temperature lies around 27.0°C (80.6°F).
What to Bring
Attire: Visitors traveling to Oaxaca de Juárez should plan on bringing a totally waterproof rain jacket since it will often be raining. Also bring your shorts or a skirt because it can be very warm or even hot. WEAR COMFORTABLE CLOSED TOE, GOOD SUPPORTIVE SHOES.
Personal items
LEAVE YOUR VALUABLES AT HOME! You may need sunblock for the outdoor tours. Proper identification should be carried at all times.
Physical Requirements
This tour requires a lot of walking, possibly standing for long periods of time, ability to withstand possible high temperatures in the afternoons as well as exposure to full sun. Additionally, there is an option to ride a Horse in Santiago Matatlan (Please consider the proper attire on this day).
Additional Cost that may be incurred
Any souvenirs, personal items, medical attention or medicine that may be needed, food/snacks not included as listed above and any incidentals you may need that are not SPECIFICALLY listed in the above sections. If you miss the van or other tour provided transportation, you will be responsible for additional cost to catch up to tour. Please be sure to plan your individual budget ahead of time and consider things you will want or may need to purchase during the tour.
***IMPORTANT THAT YOU DO NOT MISS SCHEDULED PICK UP TIMES…if you do, you may have to pay for your own transportation to the catch up to the tour at next stop.***
Dia de Muertos price in a single room is 38,000 pesos. Share room 36,000
Website Resources and Additional Information
For more information on hotel and places we will visit, please click the links below or type them
• Oaxaca: https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/mexico/articles/the-best-things-to-see-do-in-oaxaca-city/
• Día de Muertos Celebrations: https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/mexico/articles/how-locals-celebrate-day-of-the-dead-in-oaxaca/
•El Tule: https://www.planeta.com/tule-tree/• Mezcal Route: https://www.oaxacalife.com/oaxaca-mezcal-tour/
• San Martin Tilcajete: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/alebrijes-in-san-martin-tilcajete
• Textiles and handcrafts Route: http://www.oaxaca.travel/index.php/en/oaxaca-routes/item/145-magic-route-of-handicrafts
• Jacobo y Maria de Los Angeles workshop: https://jacoboymariaangeles.com/?lang=en
• Dominica Route: https://undiscoveredoaxaca.wordpress.com/2019/04/20/la-ruta-dominica-the-dominican-route/
•Monte Alban: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/mexico/oaxaca-state/monte-alban
• Oaxacas Centro Historico: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/search?q=Andador%20Tur%C3%ADstico%20Macedonio%20Alcal%C3%A1
Expeditions Highlights
• Oaxaca: Holds a unique blend of traditional and modern influences, with crumbling colonial architecture alongside art, cuisine, and archeological ruins that pay homage to the city’s pre-Hispanic past. It’s these curious contradictions that make Oaxaca stand out as a favorite destination in Mexico.
• Dia de Muertos Celebrations: Day of the Dead is one of Mexico’s most magical holidays. It’s a time when family and friends come together to remember their dead loved ones through food, music, prayer and colorful altars. Oaxaca, Mexico’s southern cultural gem, is a unique place to experience Dia de Muertos.
• El Tule: The town boasts several extremely large and ancient Montezuma Cypress trees. The largest – THE Tule Tree – dwarfs the town’s church and is more than 2,000 years old. This tree has a circumference of 54 meters (164 feet) — the largest girth of any tree on the planet. Imagine … this tree was a sapling at the time when the Zapotec civilization at Monte Albán was flourishing!
• Santiago Matatlan: In this magic place, the landscape is horizontal. Along the small valleys, it is possible to observe maguey espadín plantations arranged in an orderly row, without slopes, well cleaned and systematically worked. Everything changes when visiting productive areas nestled in the mountains, such as San Luís del Río, the mezcal community of Tlacolula de Matamoros.
• Magic Route of Handcrafts: Witness the craft processes of great Oaxacan masters, who conserve and transmit techniques learned from generation to generation, and whose skill and talent have made shine the popular art of these localities in the Central Valleys, placing the name of Oaxaca very high and carrying the magic of our culture beyond time and borders. These communities belonging to the route, in which the different crafts -the green glazed ceramic clay or black, alebrijes, silk textiles and cotton or pieces of cutlery- utilitarian or ornamental, are a fundamental motor in the family and community economy.
• Jacobo y Maria Angeles Work shop: Proud Oaxaqueños artisans, Creator of the Zapotec Figures carved in wood called Tonas and Nahuales known worldwide as Alebrijes. They use the Mixtec-Zapotec iconography in their master pieces, creating a unique style that they have developed over more than 25 years.
• Alebrijes: Are usually a blend of different animals: they may have a lion´s head and the body of crocodile, or the body of a fish with dragon wings to name a few. Though they were originally made from cardboard, artisans in Oaxaca make alebrijes carved of copal wood, which are then painted with bright colors and all sorts of tiny patterns and details on their bodies. Each one of them is believed to have a soul protector. Find yours!
• Dominica Route: In 1529, Dominican monks arrived in what is today the state of Oaxaca. Here they found large populations of indigenous peoples with a wealth of natural resources which they used to construct massive temples and convents to aid in the conversion of the local populations. Their goal was to establish a convent at intervals of a day’s ride all the way from what is now Mexico City to Guatemala. What is known as the Ruta Dominica in Oaxaca.
• Monte Alban: The city from which the ancient Zapotecs once ruled Oaxaca's Valles Centrals, Monte Albán towers 400m above the valley floor from a hilltop a few kilometers west of Oaxaca. This is one of Mexico's most culturally rich archaeological sites, with the remains of temples, palaces, tall stepped platforms, an observatory and a ball court all arranged in orderly fashion, with wonderful 360-degree views over the city, valleys and distant mountains.
• Oaxaca Historical Downtown: A beautiful colonial destination in downtown Oaxaca states can admire impressive historic monuments to a rich Indian tradition that is maintained through the years. Visit the Zocalo, the Cathedral, Museo de Pintores Oaxaqueños, Cultural Center San Pablo, Voces de Copal Gallery, Mercado 20 de Noviembre and more..