Every tour on this site is compared on the same facts, taken from its GetYourGuide listing. This page explains what those facts are, where everything else comes from, and how tours get on and off the list.
The data on every tour page
Each tour card and review carries eight fields from the GetYourGuide listing: price (per person or per group), duration, rating, number of reviews, group size, languages, what is included and what is not, and the meeting point. Where the listing publishes an itinerary, review excerpts and a “not suitable for” note, those feed the review as well.
The figures are pulled from the listings on a schedule, and the date of the last data refresh appears in the footer of every page. A price here is the listing’s price at that refresh; the booking page shows the live one.
What a review compares
A review follows one order: the route and its stops, what is included and what is paid on site, who the tour suits and who should skip it, what travellers say, and how it compares with one or two alternatives on price, hours and rating.
Quality claims come from the numbers: a 4.9 rating from 65 reviews against 4.4 from 87, or 13 mezcals in one tasting against 5 in another. Where a tour has fewer than five reviews, the page says so.
Sources for the guides
Every fact that does not come from a listing links to an external source. Mezcal categories, permitted agaves and alcohol strength: NOM-070-SCFI-2016, the Mexican standard for mezcal. Monte Albán hours and admission: INAH, which runs the site. Hierve el Agua, the Feria del Mezcal and road notices: the State of Oaxaca and its tourism office. Bar and distillery addresses, hours and tasting formats: the venues’ own websites, such as Mezcaloteca and In Situ. Safety guidance: the US State Department and the UK Foreign Office.
How a tour gets on the site, and when it comes off
A tour is listed if it departs from Oaxaca City, involves mezcal or one of the day-trip sights people pair with it, and has a live GetYourGuide booking page with an itinerary and inclusions. Once listed, a new price, rating or itinerary updates the card, the tables and the review text at the next refresh.
A tour comes off the site when its booking page closes or the operator stops running it from Oaxaca City. Its review goes with it.
The editorial guidelines cover sourcing, corrections and disclosure.