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Free Essential Oaxaca Tour: History, Art, and Tips from a Local Guide
Join the best free tour in Oaxaca! Discover its history, culture, and charming spots from a local’s perspective. Enjoy an authentic small-group experience as you explore this Mexican gem on foot.
Things to do Free Essential Oaxaca Tour: History, Art, and Tips from a Local Guide
Oaxaca is best explored on foot. On this walking tour, you’ll discover some of the most iconic sites in Oaxaca, a city renowned for its cultural, historical, and architectural richness. We’ll start at the Zócalo, the heart of the city’s social and political life. From there, we’ll visit the Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, one of Oaxaca’s most important churches, and continue on to the Church of Santo Domingo, considered a masterpiece of Mexican Baroque architecture. Nearby, we’ll stop at the Oaxaca Institute of Graphic Arts (IAGO), founded by Francisco Toledo—a welcoming space where you can appreciate the city’s strong graphic arts tradition. The tour will also include cultural centers such as the San Pablo Cultural Center and the Macedonio Alcalá Theater, architectural icons that blend tradition and art. We’ll conclude at the Guelaguetza Auditorium, the venue for Oaxaca’s most iconic festival and a symbol of its identity. An itinerary designed to help you understand the history of Oaxaca through its main monuments and explore everything this extraordinary city has to offer.
Included
Centro Cultural San Pablo
Plaza Cruz de Piedra
Catedral de Oaxaca Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Santo Domingo
Instituto de Artes Gráficas de Oaxaca
Templo del Carmen Alto
Zócalo de Oaxaca
Teatro Macedonio Alcalá
Meeting point
Museo de los pintores Oaxaqueños
Reviews (76)
2026-05-26 01:21:24
“Wonderful start to our stay in Oaxaca!”
Thanks to Fernanda we had a wonderful overwiew about the history of the city, all the important places to see and the local food to eat. Totaly recommended!
Sabrina Linssen (English)
2026-05-18 23:43:35
“La mejor experiencia”
Qué experiencia tan increíble. El recorrido fue maravilloso, me encantó la ruta, la guía fue muy amable y estaba llena de datos y grandes recomendaciones.
Totalmente recomendado para enamorarse de Oaxaca. Me encantó
Mariana Martinez (Spanish)
2026-05-17 05:21:03
“Me encantó este tour! ”
Oaxaca es uno de los lugares más bonitos que he visitado y que mejor que de la mano de una gran guía local. Selene fue muy profesional y carísmatica, nos hizo sentir parte de los lugares que visitamos y nos dió muy buenas recomendaciones!
Ivonne Vazquez (Spanish)
2026-05-17 02:43:40
“Excelente :)”
Excelente tour, me encantó la ruta y la soltura de la guía. Muy entusiasta resolvió todas mis dudas y me dió muy buenas recomendaciones para ir a comer y otros lugares para visitar. Gran experiencia, la recomiendo ampliamente.
LAURA GARCIA (Spanish)
2026-05-17 01:41:44
“Un gran tour! ”
Fue fácil encontrar a nuestra guía en el punto de encuentro! Ella fue muy amable y respondió a todas nuestras dudas. Nos dió datos históricos muy interesantes y logró hacer un tour muy ameno. Sin duda volvería a tomar este tour!
Anaid Reyes (Spanish)
2026-05-10 21:40:04
“Guide didn't show up”
Tour guide didn't turn up so we left after 10 minutes
Jenna Sichel (English)
2026-04-24 03:21:14
“Amazing tour!!”
Had a lovely time in the city thanks to Fernanda! She was so kind and knowledgeable about all aspects of the city! Got a lot of amazing recommendations so the fun didn’t end after the tour, would highly recommend!
Lotte de Haan (English)
2026-04-05 20:07:30
“Excelente! ”
Muy recomendable, nos encantó descubrir la ciudad con Paola :) nos dio muchísimas informaciones históricas y culturales! Grazie mille Paola!
Adriana Cerminara (Spanish)
2026-03-10 02:59:53
“Corto y sin mucho interes”
Vimos 4 puntos de oaxaca nada más y sin mucha explicación. Hubo gente q perdió mucho el tiempo mirando tiendas (1h) y no hubo ninguna intento por parte de la guia de meterles prisa.
Ander De la Torre (Spanish)
2026-02-20 20:45:20
“Enthusiastic Guide!”
The tour started promptly. Tbe very enthusiastic guide spoke clearly in English so we understood her.
She told us ehat to expect, how long between stos and was very informative on each point of intetest. Added local customs and historical context. Lovely himour and great enthusiasm for Oaxaca and Mexico. She thinks Oaxaca is yhe BEST and now so fo we!! Really enjoyed the tour and especially ghe guide. Thank you.
Margo Macneil (English)
2026-02-19 03:23:25
“Culture and history ”
We had a nice morning walk with our guide. She was enthusiastic and being a native of Oaxaca very knowledgeable about the history and culture of Oaxaca. She also gave us tips about places and museums to visit on our own which we did.
Kristjana Hedinsdottir (English)
2026-02-19 00:20:44
“great morning in oaxaka ”
we had an amazing morning walking around the center of the city with explanations and history and culture of the city. unique events and festivals. Great introduction to Mexico in general and Oaxaca in particular.
Svetlana & Amos Zuaretz (English)
2026-02-16 02:45:36
“Ok ”
The tour itinerary covered the historical city centre and the guide Maria was knowledgeable but she has a strong accent and it was difficult to follow her explanations of the sites visited though she did try her best.
She is very pleasant and helpful and gave us useful tips to enjoy the city.
A good way to orientate with the city.
Bindi Devani (English)
2026-02-15 21:48:58
“Wonderful April!!”
April was our guide for our tour of Centro Oaxaca and she was exceptional. Very informative, interesting and fun!! One more great Oaxacan experience!! Thank you.
Tracey Cochrane (English)
2026-02-12 20:10:14
“Tour por Oaxaca”
Fue muy bonito y completo. La guya decidio darme el tour aunque fuera el único. Muy simpática y amable
Daniele Melis (Spanish)
2026-02-09 18:26:30
“City tour ”
It was a great tour, I loved it!
Sandy Sukalski (English)
2026-02-07 20:19:57
“Less than I had hoped”
I appreciate the idea of a free tour. Our guide, Fernanda was very kind, however, her English was very difficult to understand and she talked too fast. We saw some main landmarks, but I was not really satisfied.
Meg Cates (English)
2026-02-05 01:22:44
“Tarde magica en Oaxaca”
El tour con Fernanda fue muy bonito, lleno de información histórica, cultural, y gastronómica. Pasamos una tarde increíble recorriendo los principales lugares de interés de Oaxaca, la Catedral, el centro cultural San Pablo BELLISIMO, la iglesia de Santo Domingo imperdible, el highlight sin duda del recorrido. Muy bonito saber que Nahual nos representa y muy generosa la guía compartiéndonos una guía completa de la ciudad. Guelaguetza!
Silvana Diaz Cabrera (Spanish)
2026-01-29 01:41:56
“Genial freetour en Oaxaca”
Abel nos hizo un tour fantástico y súper ameno, donde no solo vimos la historia de monumentos y calles sino que nos transmitió además el espíritu de la ciudad. Además nos ayudó un montón con sus consejos para organizar el resto del viaje. Un 10!
Fernando Gil (Spanish)
2026-01-23 19:54:17
“Freetour en Oaxaca ”
Muy decepionada mi guia me dijo hay evento en e teatro a las 5:30 el viernes con entrenda libre y por nada esta verdad. Que bueno que me fui a mirar mas temprano si esta verdad para decir a mi amiga que al final no es possible ir. Ahora no puedo confiar en todo lo que nos dijo.
Nadia Rimet (Spanish)
2026-01-20 19:57:37
“Oaxaca with Abel”
Abel is a nice guy who told a lot about the mindset of the people of Oaxaca. That was very interesting and fascinating.
Of course, he told also about the buildings.
He gave a lot of suggestions where to go too, also where to eat and drink.
We had a good time with him.
M de Blecourt (English)
2026-01-17 02:18:49
“We did a tour of the historic district”
I don’t remember our guides name but she was wonderful. She was there waiting for us, we started on time, she had so much interesting information and shared it with enthusiasm. She was able to answer all our questions and we highly recommend this tour!
Marilyn Meagher (English)
2026-01-11 13:12:32
“Abel is a great guy with a lot of knowledge and fun.”
Abel is a great guy with a lot of knowledge and fun to walk with. The Tour trough beautiful Oaxaca was very informative and I can strongly recommend this tour!
Frank Naumann (English)
2026-01-06 23:46:47
“Love the walking tour with Abel”
I joined the walking tour with Abel and we enjoyed it very much, great way to get to know the city. Abel was very knowledgeable and fun, would definitely recommend this tour with him!
Carmen Huber (English)
2026-01-06 20:43:46
“Very disappointing ”
Booked this and scheduled my entire day around it. Unfortunately when I arrived I was told there's not enough people who booked the tour and its been cancelled. No heads up or email whatsoever.
Tarek Mosleh (English)
2026-01-01 19:50:52
“Oaxaca with Abril was Delightful!”
Our guide, Gabriel, was informative and enthusiastic. She gave us time to explore a bit in the areas that she took us to as well. She had some amazing recommendations for us. Super friendly and knowledgeable.
We highly recommend!
Carrie Ramos (English)
2025-12-29 21:26:59
“Very informative”
We recently took the tour and our guide April was wonderful and she shared so much history of Oaxaca. We had a wonderful time
Arun Madanagopal (English)
2025-12-24 03:32:26
“Ojo de Oaxaca”
Abel nos da una mezcla de información llena de la historia de Oaxaca, unas risas, y tiene una manera de involucrarnos como un experto. Aprendí mucho pero también me gustó el tiempo- una mezcla perfecta.
Roo Young (Spanish)
2025-12-13 01:57:34
“Bad Organisation ”
I have booked for the English tour and when i arrived they told us we need to get back tomorrow for English because they are just doing Spanish.
Dani Knaizeh (English)
2025-12-11 23:33:16
“Great tour and great guide!”
The tour was an all around great experience! Abel, our guide, was very friendly, welcoming and informative. He showed us the city and told us about its history and culture. Was a real pleasure!
Luyanda Mlangeni (English)
2025-12-06 20:44:41
“Altamente recomendable ”
Hemos tenido un tour maravilloso con Abel, hemos aprendido, paseado y disfrutado. Ha sido una forma especial de conocer más íntimamente Oaxaca porque nuestro guía nos ha transmitido mucha paz y nos ha dejado muy buen sabor de boca, gracias Abel!
Monica Abad (Spanish)
2025-12-06 03:48:49
“Awesome city tour ”
Our guide Fernanda was very fun and knowledgeable. The tour gave us information about city highlight and culture.
Chloe Flouquet (English)
2025-12-02 13:07:40
“Excellent Tour”
A very informative tour with Abel. He shared the history of Oaxaca, Mexico, along with great recommendations for places to visit and eat around the city. I really enjoyed learning about Mexican culture and its many traditions. It was a wonderful start to my time in Oaxaca.
Sharlene Kmiec (English)
2025-12-01 19:38:11
“Excellent tour”
Our guide, Abel, was very knowledgeable, fun and spoke good English. He is a very good advert for Oaxaca and Mexico!
Catherine Gray (English)
2025-11-30 20:00:12
“Great way to start the trip”
Abel offered very interesting tips about the city and facts about its history.
Also, he was very helpful recommending us places to eat and activities that we could do in the next days.
Highly recommended ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Gianluca Libianchi (English)
2025-11-26 14:11:27
“Oaxaca City Walking Tour”
Abel was an excellent guide with great local knowledge of his city. Allowed time at designated stops to explore.
Lori Lee (English)
2025-11-24 20:18:28
“knowledgable friendly informative tour ”
i learnd so much trough this tour about the citys history and how it was build also the importance of the materials of the region that are still visible on current handcrafts
and got a chance to visit different areas of the city i wouldnt have never seen like the acueduct i loved it
Pedro Daniel Gutierrez Garcia (English)
2025-11-22 13:36:22
“Joyful Javier”
It was my first day in Oaxaca, and Javier made me feel so at home. His humour and warmth added to the indepth knowledge and insight he has of his home. I highly recommend this tour for those beginning their time in this fabulous city. To top it off, Javier shared tips and suggestions post-tour and offered to be there for us should we have any questions along our time in Oaxaca.
Lisa Sanche (English)
2025-11-18 03:39:56
“Great Guide”
Abele was a great guide. The information he shared was so interesting and really made the history of Oaxaca come alive.
Brenda Hoskin (English)
2025-11-13 15:12:16
“Great Tour”
We really enjoyed the tour with Abel. He was engaging and informative and made us feel welcome on our first days in the city!
Julia Bowen (English)
2025-11-12 23:14:17
“La ciudad, vista desde los ojos de Fernanda””
Fernanda es una guía atenta, cercana y apasionada, que te hace vivir la ciudad con emoción y claridad. Sus explicaciones, sus recomendaciones de comida local y su forma de cuidar al grupo hacen la experiencia muy especial.
Como pequeño feedback para sumar: hablar un poco más despacio y unir más el storytelling, desde el origen de la ciudad hasta cada lugar que visitamos, para que todo fluya como una historia completa.
Aun así, repetiría el tour sin dudarlo. Gracias, Fernanda, por tu energía y por transmitir la ciudad desde el corazón. ❤️
Fer (Spanish)
2025-11-12 22:11:34
“Oaxaca tour with Abel”
Friendly and informative
Bill Hein (English)
2025-11-09 01:55:31
“Passionate tour of the city”
April was a very passionate and knowledgeable guide. You can tell she loves Oaxaca and her energy was felt by everyone on the tour. She gave some great tips of places to eat, where to buys things and places to see
Kristina (English)
2025-11-08 03:39:34
“Oaxaca in 2 hours or less ”
If you're looking for a crash course on Oaxaca's culture, infrastructure and gastronomy, Javier is your one man show. Javier was lively, knowledgeable and inclusive. He clearly showed passion for his craft and answered all the weird and wonderful questions we had for him. This tour was a wonderful introduction to Oaxaca and the evolution of Mexican culture. 2 hours well spent, thank you!
Shantel (English)
2025-11-06 16:32:41
“Oaxaca Walking Tour with Abel”
Abel was a great tour guide. He was very informative and made the tour run.
Gareth Bradley (English)
2025-11-06 13:50:56
“A wonderful tour”
Ferdinanda (I believe that was her name) was very knowledgeable & kind. We appreciate her hard work, care and especially the information she provided about what to see & experience here. She also shared her contact info on what’s app via airdrop, but I can’t find it. I do have a question I’d like to ask about Arena Pepe Cisneros on Saturday. Thank you!
Afsana (English)
2025-11-06 00:25:22
“Great tour with a lot of tips!”
It was a great tour with a lot of history information and also great tips as of restaurants/bars/coffee shops and other things to see in the city. Thanks to Fernanda, it was fun!
Alvino Sotelo (English)
2025-11-05 22:02:16
“Interesante y entretenido”
Abril nuestra guia fue super agradable y risueña, Sus explicaciones fueron muy interesantes y resolvió nuestras preguntas de una manera muy completa. El tour es completo y cumplió con nuestras expectativas. Recomiendo mucho a Abril como guia, fue genial.
Marisol España (Spanish)
2025-11-04 13:39:38
“Fine”
Fine
Debra Bakal (English)
2025-10-30 22:50:02
“Excellent tour guide”
Our tour guide was outstanding. He was very knowledgeable and friendly. His sense of humor made the entire tour go so quickly. I highly recommend this tour.
Lenny (English)
2025-10-29 13:43:59
“Walking tour”
Abel was very knowledgeable. He gave us a great feel for the local culture.
David Fraser (English)
2025-10-29 04:39:39
“Tour en Oaxaca”
Abel fue nuestro guia para el dia. Demonstró mucho conocimiento sobre la ciudad de Oaxaca y sobre la historia de la gente, cultura y lugar.
La tour dura cerca de 1.30h/2h, pero se hace super facil, con algunos stops durante ese tiempo.
Despues del tour, tambien nos dió algunas dicas de que visitar, comer y hacer en Oaxaca.
Fue un tour muy agradable
Mélissa Correia (Spanish)
2025-10-21 16:56:44
“Oaxaca city tour”
Abel is a great tour guide!
Ayala Jones (English)
2025-10-21 15:34:56
“Wonderful and insightful tour with Abel”
A perfect tour guided by Abel, who is stellar and very knowledgeable about Oaxaca and its rich culture and history. The tour was approximately two hours but not a minute was dull. Abel was also very helpful in helping me find a wonderful artisan shop where I was able to buy alebrijes at a reasonable price.
I would 100 percent recommend this tour!
Israel S-Rodriguez (English)
2025-10-17 19:59:03
“Un resumen de lo mas importante”
Una experiencia totalmente recomendable. El tour fue muy didáctico e interesante: nos explicaron la historia de la ciudad, su realidad social, la cultura y las tradiciones, además de darnos excelentes recomendaciones sobre gastronomía, lugares que visitar, dónde comer y qué probar, e incluso dónde comprar.
Quedamos encantados. Solo tenemos palabras de agradecimiento para nuestra guía Getsemaní, que hizo la visita inolvidable.
Antoni Fernandez Cuenca (Spanish)
2025-10-15 14:01:26
“Fernanda”
We enjoyed our 4:00 tour of Oaxaca. The length of the tour was perfect and our guide, Fernanda, was energetic, interesting and very friendly and helpful.
Regina Aiyar (English)
2025-10-13 21:30:24
“Tour por Oaxaca”
El tour ha sido muy interesante e instructivo. Abel ha sido un buen guía con mucho humor y conocimiento de la ciudad de Oaxaca. Gracias por tanta y buena información. Gracias a Abel hemos visto Oaxaca aún ms bonito.
Enrique Lekuona (Spanish)
2025-10-12 22:22:49
“Excellent ”
I believe my guide was Abril . I took the Spanish tour. She was very knowledgeable about the city and answered any questions we had. The tours had plenty rest stop while she explained the history of the site . I learned a lot about the city. I very much enjoyed it.
Bea (English)
2025-10-09 19:32:30
“Recomiendo 100%”
Fue muy lindo y muy completa la tour con Abril :) siempre muy amable y con mucho conocimiento sobre Oaxaca! Lo recomiendo 100%
Ana Sofia Outor (Spanish)
2025-10-07 21:13:53
“Un paseo ameno aprendiendo sobre Oaxaca y sus costumbres ”
El paseo fue muy ameno, con tiempos bien manejados, explicaciones claras y completas y sobre todo, Abel nos pudo transmitir mucho de la forma de ser de los locales. Su espíritu, sus costumbres y su forma de vivir la vida
Héctor D'Agostino (Spanish)
2025-10-03 03:32:56
“Abrils tour”
Top guide! Top tour! Very authentic. A lot of interesting information. Also good political facts.
Bieke Vandevoorde (English)
2025-10-02 03:55:38
“Paseo oaxaca”
Excelente caminata y guía
Willy Rotstein (Spanish)
2025-09-29 01:07:04
“Perfect tour”
Abel was everything we could ask for in a tour guide. We were so lucky to be the only guests on the tour, but I have no doubt Abel would have been just as fantastic for a larger group.
Great balance of history, local culture, and recommendations. Book this tour!
Tom (English)
2025-09-24 02:13:27
“Tour muy recomendable y auténtico”
Nuestro guía fue Abel y nos encanto. Se nota que le apasiona su tierra y a la vez que te enseña los lugares más característicos de Oaxaca, te cuenta su historia, sus tradiciones, su música (incluso te la pone y crea ambiente durante el tour) y su gastrnomía. Nos ha transmitido el significado de Guelaguetza y nos lo llevamos con nosotros. Sin duda lo recomendaremos.
Álvaro De La Torre (Spanish)
2025-09-17 01:37:25
“Great tour experience”
Thank you Abel for such a informative, fun and personal guided tour. It was great to learn about Oaxaca’ culture, music and traditions. We love Guelaguetza!
Emma (English)
2025-09-16 23:16:33
“Recorrido por el centro de oxaca”
se visitan lugares emblemáticos y Getsemani hace agradable y muy ameno el recorrido, tal ves como area de mejora recomendaria una explicación mas amplia tanto histórica como cultural, pero vale la pena 100 por 100
Sandra (Spanish)
2025-08-30 21:07:43
“Paseo local”
Paseo cómo con un amigo. Recorrido superficial por algunas las calles de Oaxaca, no vaya a ser que nos cansaremos. Con parada para degustar las nieves en un carrito.
Ana Lozano (Spanish)
2025-08-25 02:03:49
“Very informative tour”
Our tour guide Fernanda was really great and very informative. She had a very enthusiastic and sweet demeanor. She explained everything well and we enjoyed our tour very much. Would definitely recommend.
Christina Gonzalez (English)
2025-08-24 19:44:48
“Discover the Beautiful City of Oaxaca with a Local Vision”
Abel was a great tour guide. Would recommend this tour to everyone visiting Oaxaca!
Silvan Possa (English)
2025-08-02 19:35:08
“Superb Guide”
Thank you, Abel, for an exceptional tour. Really impressive how you related sights to cultural history. Lots of opportunity to learn and get the "inside" story. Wonderful ability to draw all participants into a conversation about their and his viewpoints.
Francisco (English)
2025-07-31 21:41:02
“Amazing walking tour”
Luis was an amazing guide today and showed us fantastic places. He also gave some recommendations which are really good. We would absolutely recommend this!
Ana (English)
2025-07-30 02:15:24
“Muy interesante ”
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. (English)
2025-07-29 00:53:13
“Estupendo”
Abel fue un guía maravilloso. Nos brindó un tour super interesante por los principales puntos de Oaxaca. 100% recomendable!
Jose (Spanish)
2025-07-27 18:11:19
“Oaxaca tour”
Thanks Luis, we really appreciated your explanation and honesty. Greetings from France
Samuel LE FAOU (English)
2025-07-19 02:17:31
“Wonderful walk thru Oaxaca ”
We had a great tour with Estacion! It was our first night in Oaxaca and she got us oriented. She was super friendly and helpful and had a calm and welcoming nature! By the end end of the tour we felt like friends! Highly recommend.
Eric Manas (English)
2025-07-11 22:01:06
“Oaxaca walking tour”
Went on the free walking tour with Abel and really loved it. He’s super friendly and easy to chat with, and he shared a lot about local culture and traditions. He knows so much history, plus all those little details you’d never find on your own. Highly recommend!
Jess
Jesse carlton (English)