Day of the Dead
Crafts & Gastronomy
Small Group Tour
Oaxaca Crafts & Gastronomy
during Day of the Dead
Starting in the afternoon and stretching through the evening and into the twilight, We will start the afternoon with our workshop on the most delicious bread in Mexico, the bread for the day of the dead. We will learn to make our own bread so that later we can eat it with a delicious chocolate.
We explore the workshops of craftsmen and village altars with decoration and dedications to the dead. Oaxaca offers a tapestry like no other to discover the Mexican celebration of the Dia de Muertos. You will be outside of the crowded city, bearing witness to a local culture that has survived intact through the generations for millennia.
Oaxaca is one of the best places in the country to partake in the Day of the Dead festivities, and while the celebration of Muertos spreads out all week in the city, you cannot miss the magic that happens in the rural villages of the Valles Centrales. As each family prepares for the spiritual visit of their loved ones who have passed, they decorate their house and place of work with flowers and a myriad of offerings, based on the favorite foods, drink or past-times of the deceased. The Day of the Dead allows each family to celebrate the life of those passed, as well as giving thanks and celebrating life with a big fiesta, creating a unique context that is very personal but at the same time shared with the wider community.
The beauty of being out in the pueblos allows the particular style, interests & idiosyncrasy of each family to shine through. One can notice the small differences in the choice of decoration and elements used to place on the altar and adorn the shrines. This is all the more apparent when we enter the workshops of the artisans, where you can see first hand beautiful works of art incorporated into the offering.
After a delicious dinner, we will walk through a field of Cempasuchil flowers to admire their incredible colors and aromas. These Cempasuchil fields provide the entire country with food on the day of the dead.
This tour is a must if you are looking to understand the Day of the Dead celebrations with art, craft, gastronomy and family tradition.
HIGHLIGHTS
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Prepare Bread of the Day of the Dead
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Local artisans & Crafts
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Alebrijes
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Cempasuchil field
TOUR PROGRAM
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2pm: Pick-Up at your Hotel in Oaxaca
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Workshop of bread of the dead
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Visit Ocotlan de Morelos town & market, central to the rural economy of the valley, beautifully decorated for the festivities and adorned with flowers, bustling with family activity to & from the cemetery
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Enter the amazing world of the Alebrijes, fantastical creatures created by the vivid Oaxacan imagination, carved in wood and brightly painted. Be astounded by the quality of these sculptures and the spectacle of an artist’s workshop transformed into a giant shrine
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7: 30 pm: Traditional delicacies of the Day of the Dead dinner at a Zapotec restaurant
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Cempasuchil flower fields
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9 pm: Return to Oaxaca city
INCLUDED
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Transportation in Air-conditioned Van
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Mexico Kan Tours Guide
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All activities described in description
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All entrance fees
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Dinner, water, snacks
IMPORTANT
TO KNOW
Minimum participants:
Most of our group tours require a minimum of 4 people to run the tour. If we do not hit this minimum, we reserve the right to cancel the tour, in which case we will contact you to offer an alternative tour or send a refund.
Pick Up Time:
Please be aware that we will communicate your pick up time via a personalized email and it will vary from the automatic pick up time sent by the booking platform as we have to calculate it manually depending on your hotel/airbnb location.
Drop Off Time:
Please be aware that drop off time vary depending on hotel/villas locations and the rythm of each group.
Cancellation policy:
Each tour should be booked by paying a deposit.
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In case of cancellation more than 24 hrs before the pickup, we do not charge you any cost and will give you back your deposit.
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In case of cancellation between 24 and 12 hrs before the pickup México Kan Tours will take your deposit in order to pay for the costs already made.
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In case of cancellation less than 12 hrs before the pick up or in case of no show we will charge you 100% of the total amount of your tour.
Payments:
Credit card payments have a fee up to 7% depending on Credit Cards. We recommend bringing cash.
Our prices are in USD. Please be aware that we work with a monthly based exchange rate for Payments in Pesos or Euros.
When you book your tour, you will receive a confirmation email with all the details.
