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Mezcal tours in Oaxaca, compared by price, hours and rating

Every mezcal experience bookable from Oaxaca City on one page: 2-hour tastings in the Centro from $36, palenque days in Santiago Matatlán from $101, and Hierve el Agua or Monte Albán trips with a distillery stop from $21 per person.

Each tour is listed with its GetYourGuide price, duration, rating and review count, plus what you pay in pesos at the gate, so you can compare every tour on the site without opening a dozen tabs.

Top-rated mezcal experiences

The Mezcal Journey

The Mezcal Journey

4.8 · 111 reviews

From $104 per person

6 hours · English, Spanish · Up to 12 · Free cancellation

One or two palenques near Santiago Matatlán, agave fields, tastings and an Oaxacan lunch. Transport leaves from a city meeting point; listed group maximum 12.

The Best Mezcal Tasting

The Best Mezcal Tasting

4.8 · 20 reviews

From $40 $36 per person

2 hours · English, Spanish · Up to 10 · Free cancellation

City tasting with six or more mezcals, snacks, a cocktail and audiovisual production explanations. Listed maximum 10 guests; adults 18+.

Hierve el Agua, Mitla, Tule, rugs and mezcal distillery

Hierve el Agua, Mitla, Tule, rugs and mezcal distillery

4.9 · 670 reviews

From $58 per person

11 hours · Spanish, English · Free cancellation

Tule, Teotitlán, Mitla, about two hours at Hierve el Agua and a distillery. Meeting at Oaxaca by Locals, Cosijoeza 110A.

Private Monte Alban, Hierve el Agua, mezcal and Teotitlan

Private Monte Alban, Hierve el Agua, mezcal and Teotitlan

4.9 · 65 reviews

From $289 per group up to 2

8 hours · English, Spanish · Private group · Free cancellation

Private transport format connecting Monte Albán, Teotitlán, El Rey de Matatlán distillery and Hierve el Agua. Pickup is subject to the eligible Oaxaca zone.

Candlelight Mezcal Tasting with Wild Agaves

Candlelight Mezcal Tasting with Wild Agaves

2.7 · 2 reviews

From $87 per person

2 hours · English, Spanish · Free cancellation

Five wild-agave mezcals in a candlelit restored house, with water, accompaniments and a gift. The provider is FUEGO SILVESTRE EXPERIENCE.

Three ways to taste mezcal in Oaxaca

City tasting: 2 hours, from $36

Two guided sessions in the Centro, both walkable from the Zócalo and run in English and Spanish. The Best Mezcal Tasting pours six-plus mezcals plus a cocktail for $36 (4.8 from 20 reviews); the Candlelight Mezcal Tasting pours five wild-agave mezcals for $87 and has two reviews so far. Compare city tastings.

Palenque day: 5–6 hours, $101–$104

A van to Santiago Matatlán, a working distillery, agave fields and a long tasting. The Mezcal Journey (4.8, 111 reviews) spends 3 hours at one palenque with unlimited pours and includes lunch; Mezcal Tour Oaxaca (4.7, 60 reviews) adds an agave plantation walk and a pulquería, with up to 13 mezcals. The Mezcal Journey review · Mezcal Tour Oaxaca review.

Sightseeing plus mezcal: 4–11 hours, from $21

Hierve el Agua or Monte Albán first, a distillery on the way back. Shared vans run from $21 for a 5-hour Monte Albán half day to $64 for 8 hours with 3 hours at the Hierve el Agua springs; a private car for two is $289. Entry fees are extra on most of them: MXN 70 at Hierve el Agua, MXN 210 at Monte Albán, in cash. Hierve el Agua tours · Monte Albán tours · Private tours.

How to choose

  1. Half a day or less: a 2-hour city tasting, or the 5-hour Monte Albán trip that ends around 2 pm. A full day: the 6-hour Mezcal Journey, or the 8-hour Hierve el Agua tour with 3 hours at the springs.
  2. Most mezcal per hour: Mezcal Tour Oaxaca (up to 13 pours in 5 hours) and The Mezcal Journey (unlimited pours over 3 hours at the palenque). Sightseeing combos give the distillery 1 to 1.5 hours.
  3. Budget: $21–$36 buys a Monte Albán half day or the higher-rated city tasting; $64–$104 buys a full day out of town with tastings; private starts at $289 for a car with two seats.

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