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Cost per person: $185 USD/3,450 MXN (Open Outing 2-6 participants)
Includes:
Personalized guide and translation (Spanish/English)
Comfortable transportation round trip from Oaxaca City (1 hour each way). Pick up and drop off from your hotel or vacation rental (Centro, Jalatlaco, Xochimilico, Reforma, San Felipe)
Big breakfast of at our favorite roadside comedor, which only uses wood fire for cooking and specializes in local corn tortillas
Visit to an alebrije workshop in San Martin Tilcajete where we learn about the process of making alebrijes as well as the tradition of carnval masks in the community
See the community´s carnaval celebration where people where hand carved masks and oil paint
Lunch at Ocotlán market of regional dishes such as mole, empanadas de amarillo, tejate, and enchiladas
Visit to a traditional mezcal palenque which produces small batch clay pot distilled mezcal. We learn about the mezcal production process from seed to bottle with the family who makes this small batch mezcal. The palenque is owned and operated by a family that has been making mezcal for 4 generations
Tasting of Minero mezcal made on site, we have the opportunity to try upwards of 25 mezcals
A chance to purchase mezcal directly from the producers (price not included), our help packing it for travel
See the team from the palenque prepare for the community´s carnaval celebration
See the town´s carnaval celebrating complete with costume, music, and dancing
Drinking water and light snacks
Donation to community library