FROM OCTOBER 28 TO NOVEMBER 2.
Each year throughout Mexico, families honor lost family members and friends by paying tribute to the departed with special ceremonies and altars prepared with favorite dishes, beverages, flowers, photos, candles, and memorabilia. It is believed that the departed can see and enjoy the observances on these days. It is an important tribute and tradition to honor loved ones.
While the end of October is reverently observed preparing for All Saints Days, two special day are set aside. One day is to honor departed children while another day is set aside to honor departed adults. We invite you to observe this special time in one of the most well known cities where "Day of the Dead" observances take place, Oaxaca. Below is the schedule of events for this tour.
Day1. Oct.28 WELCOME TO OAXACA
Arrival To Oaxaca City International Airport. Welcome to Oaxaca, weŽll pick you up at the Oaxaca International airport or bus station, and weŽll transfer you to Hotel selected.
Day2.Oct.29. ARRAZOLA XOXO-CUILAPAM DE GUERRERO-AND INDIGENOUS MARKET OF ZAACHILA+ city tour
Breakfast. Today weŽll take a village tour and handcraft, visitng the exconvento of cuilapam de Guerrero, the wood carved village of Arrazola Xoxo, with demonstrations and explanations of the elaboration of this famous handcrafts in Oaxaca and the indigenous market of Zaachila.
In the afternoon weŽll take a walking city tour visiting the Dominic church of Santo Domingo de Guzman , alcala street, youŽll see colorful houses, museums, and shops, weŽll visit too the Catedral, Zocalo and markets 20 de noviembre and Benito Juarez.
Day3.Oct.30 SAN BARTOLO COYOTEPEC VILLAGE- SANTO TOMAS JALIETZA- AND MARKET OF OCTOLAN DE MORELOS
Breakfast, today weŽll take a handcraft tour visiting, black pottery village of San Bartolo Coyotepec, textil villa of Santo Tomas Jalietza and indigenous market of ocotlan de Morelos, Free afternoon.
Day4.Oct.31 TULE TREE-TEOTITLAN DEL VALLE VILLAGE-MITLA ARCHEOLOGICAL ZONE-HIERVE EL AGUA AND MEZCAL FACTORY. Night CEMETERY TOUR.
Breakfast, and tour visiting tule tree .Teotitlan del valle village, famous for the carpets, and rugs and Mitla, archeological zone.Mitla is the name commonly given to an archaeological site located in the town of San Pablo Villa de Mitla in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is famous for its pre-Columbian Mesoamerican buildings. HIERVE EL AGUA PETRIFIED WATERFALLS AND MEZCAL FACTORY.
Night cemetery tour to the cultural and indigenous traditions of Oaxaca, the day of the dead your by night visiting the Cemetery of Xoxocotlan
Day5.Nov1st. GENERAL CEMETERY-MONTE ALBAN ARCHEOLOGICAL ZONE
Breakfast, and weŽll take a tour to the archeological zone of Monte Alban, Monte Albán, is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. The site is located on a low mountainous range rising above the plain in the central section of the Valley of Oaxaca .Being visible from anywhere in the central part of the Valley of Oaxaca, the impressive ruins of Monte Albán attracted visitors and explorers throughout the colonial and modern eras. WeŽll visit too the general cemetery for demonstration of the sand carpets and some altares in this cemetery,
Free afternoon to explore for your own the city in your last night in Oaxaca.
Day6.Nov.2nd.
Breakfast and transfer to airport for flight back home.
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Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- 5 nights & 6 days,in hotel 4 stars with daily breakfast,
- Transport and entrances fee to the mentioned sites,
- English guides and bilingual local staff,
- All tours & transfers mentioned in itinerary,
- Personalized service,
- De luxe transportation
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