Published on Oct, 2024
If you are considering booking this tour, I really wouldn’t bother continuing your arduous google search for the best ‘Oaxaca tour’. You’ve found it! I truly do not know how our experience could have been any better. Gilberto and Lupita were the best tour guides we’ve ever had. They felt like old friends right from the start, which really is a testament to their kind nature and open hearts. The thing we long for when we are travelling is of course, learning about local cultures and ways of life (the list is endless really), but the special part, and the one that means the most, is finding a real connection with local people. We felt a special connection to these two from the moment we arrived which made the day so much more special and memorable. This tour starts early and is worth every minute out of bed, I promise! You get the Heirve Al Agua all to yourselves which is absolutely not normal (this place gets rammed!) The hike afterwards is breathtaking and the information and knowledge shared was fantastic. Every aspect of the tour is considered even down to taking us to clean bathrooms, mucho gracias! The lunch stop is so cool; Seeing the Zapotec market and learning about the local community was really a highlight for us. Going and doing these things without Berto and Lupita would have lacked so much context and meaning. The interactions between Gilberto and the local Zapotec people was so beautiful and very special to witness. Next was Teotitlan del Valle, where we met Rossaria, who taught us all about how she and the other artisans in her cooperative make textiles. We purchased a rug from here, as did everyone on our tour, it is such an amazing memory and piece of this beautiful place that we will have with us when we return to London. Finally, the el Arbol del Tule, which I have to say was the thing I was the least excited about, but it was INCREDIBLE! By the end of this tour, I was full of gratitude and love for this place, even more so than before the tour, and very sad to say goodbye. This tour is just magical, from start to finish and that’s all thanks to the way Gilberto and Lupita run their tours, Thank you so much you two, you are truly wonderful!!
