Vibrant Cities & Food
If Mexico City is the heart of Mexico, Oaxaca is its soul. Join us next February as we uncover the heart and soul of Mexico. We will dive headlong into Oaxaca and Mexico City’s incredible traditional and fine dining foods, magical Mezcal, elegant cocktails, amazing arts and crafts, and fascinating history.
We will eat the best food that the region has to offer, from humble but delicious market fare to its vibrant contemporary Mexican fine dining scene. We will tour markets with local experts. There is so much to discover with flavor in Mexico, and we will do our best to explore it all.
Mezcal and Cocktails
There is nothing quite like Mezcal produced anywhere else in the world. Made in the traditional way for hundreds of years, to sip on Mezcal is to drink in history. We will sample a wide variety of styles and producers, visit a working palenque and learn how to use Mezcal in making our own cocktails.
In Mexico City, we will explore the vibrant cocktail scene and visit some of the best bars the city has to offer. Along with the dining scene in Mexico City, the cocktail scene holds its own reputation of being one of the best in Latin America and the world.
Art & Excursions
Oaxacan art is famous world-wide and with good reason. We will visit museums, artisans and famous, one-of-a-kind markets as we learn about the intricacies of the many collectible styles present here. We will visit some of the area’s most notable sites, archaeological and living, to give them context.
In Mexico City we will also visit amazing markets and go on a Taco Tour. And how about a visit to Teotihuacan, one of the most amazing archeological sites in all of Mexico. There are so many different excursions to enjoy.
As always, once you join a Rascal + Thorn Tour, we provide three meals (sometimes more), local transportation once the tour starts, alcoholic and other beverages as indicated, lodging and excursions. Not included would be transportation to and from the tour, personal transportation needs that are not part of the tour itinerary and any food or beverages above what is supplied, should you for some reason desire more.
Restaurants
- Pujol
- Alfonsina
- Lorea
- Contramar
- La Docena
- Criollo
- Tierra Del Sol
- and many more
Excursions
- Taco Tour
- Market Tours
- Museum Visits
- Coffee Workshop
- Chocolate Workshop
- Excursion to Monte Alban & Teotihuacan
- Mezcal Palenque Visit
- Many other treats
Saturday, January 31 – Arrive in Oaxaca for a 4-night stay. Afternoon – Mezcal Tasting at In Situ. Dinner at Tierra Del Sol. (D)
Sunday, February 1 – Sunday market tour outside of city. Lunch at the market. Afternoon visit to the famous Tule Tree. Excursion to Hierve el Agua. Dinner at Criollo. (B,L,D)
Monday, February 2 – Morning visit to Monte Alban. Lunch at Azul Adobe. Afternoon visit to a Mezcal Palenque. Dinner at El Lechoncito de Oro. (B,L,D)
Tuesday, February 3 – Morning coffee workshop. Oaxaca City Market Tour. Lunch at El Paseo de Humo. Free afternoon. Farewell dinner at Alfonsina. (B,L,D)
Wednesday, February 4 – Morning flight to Mexico City. Afternoon chocolate workshop. Dinner at Lorea. (B,L,D)
Thursday, February 5 – Morning museum visit. Lunch at Contramar. Afternoon free. Dinner at Aleli Rooftop. (B,L,D)
Friday, February 6 – Visit to Teotihuacan (optional ballooning). Dinner at La Docena. Evening excursion to Lucha Libre.
Saturday, February 7 – Market tour with Oswaldo Oliva, the chef of Lorea. Afternoon cocktail workshop. Final group dinner at Pujol. (B,L,D)
Sunday, February 8 – End of tour, depart at your leisure
Itinerary is subject to adjustments.
- 4 nights at Las Bugambilias in Oaxaca
- 4 nights at a central hotel in Mexico City
- All restaurant meals including tasting menus
- Meals will include paired beverages
- All excursion costs and entrance fees
- Transportation within Mexico including flight on Wednesday
- Guides
- Transportation to or from Mexico before or after the tour
- Drinks and meals not listed on the itinerary
- Tips to hired guides
- Travel insurance
We will be staying at the Casa de Las Bugambilias in Oaxaca and a central hotel in Mexico City TBD.
$4995.00 per person.
If you want to do Oaxaca or Mexico City only (4 nights), it’s $2995.
Only a few spots left!
The $4995 price per person is based on double occupancy. A deposit of $1495 is due to secure a place on the trip. Reservations are taken on a first-come / first-serve basis.
If you are a single and wish to share a room we will make every effort to make this happen, but it is not guaranteed. The single supplement cost for this trip is $800 if you have your own room.
Final payment is due 90 days prior to the start of the tour.
Please contact us for a Reservation Form or if you have any questions.
