Experience Day Trips in Oaxaca with Withlocals

"Hi! I recently went on a last minute trip to Oaxaca to meet up with artisans and makers. Tanivet was very helpful and knowledgeable. She had brought Enrique with her as a driver, and he was very friendly and kind. I felt safe and met some amazing contacts."

"Had a great time with Tanivet. She was extremely knowledgeable and shared with us as much as she could about Oaxaca. I would definitely recommend her and look forward to getting her as a guide in the future"

"We booked the Monte Albán excursion with Tanivet and she was amazing! Wow! Her personal history of spending so much time at the ruins as a child made our experience feel really special. It was like getting a personal tour with someone who knew the grounds intimately and had even been inside some of the tombs and tunnels where they no longer allow people to go. Tani even gave advice to other tourists there who had questions. She was so helpful! Tanivet let us customize our tour by offering a couple options for our last stop. Tanivet and Enrique made the entire day memorable. Enrique is an excellent driver and the ride was very comfortable. It was a truly enjoyable and educational day - we learned SO much from Tanivet! "

"We spent a day and a half with Tanivet and we highly recommend hiring her as your tour guide. She is warm, sincere, smart and easy to spend the day with. Her spoken English is great and she can converse on any topic, be it personal, professional, politics, history, economy, ecology, local arts, food, you name it. She is a native Oaxacan and knows the city and surrounding areas as only a local can. We initially took the half-day Hidden Gems/Highlights walking tour in Oaxaca City. Aside from sharing her extensive knowledge about the history of Oaxaca and the various churches and landmarks, she took us into two local markets (Benito Juarez and 20 de noviembre) to introduce us to shopping and eating like a local in Oaxaca. It was a great start to our weeklong trip. The next day, we went on the full-day Oaxaca City Escape: Private Monte Alban & Cultural Tour. Our visit to the ruins of Monte Alban was extra special because Tanivet’s father had worked there and she spent a lot of time there as a child. It was obvious she has a deep passion for and connection to Zapotec history and culture that made the tour so much more interesting. Thank you for a great day, Tanivet!"

"We had an absolutely wonderful day with Tanivet. She and her driver/partner were such nice company, they were knowledgeable and went out of their way to make sure we visited places that appealed to our particular tastes. We never felt rushed and she even suggested additional places that she thought would be of interest to us. We highly recommend their services and will definitely use them again when we return to Oaxaca !!!!!!! "

"After 3 days of tours, we were growing a little weary but boy we are glad we didn't cancel this amazing hike! No pictures, however well taken, could ever capture the magnificence of what we saw. Rolando provided great information about the area and even had another local help guide during the hike down, over, and back up. It was magical!! He was also kind enough to modify our original itinerary to shuffle out a few planned stop while ensuring we saw those in which we were really interested. A very charming guide start to finish. Would highly recommend!!"

"We feel so lucky to have gotten Tanivet for our guide for two different private tours during our stay in Oaxaca. She provided a perfect balance of knowledge, humor, kindness, flexibility, etc. There were four of us including my marginally mobile mother and Tanivet and her partner went out of their way to ensure mom was able to participate in seeing Monte Alban! I'd really thought she would have to stay on the base with one of us. She had wonderful stories, theories, and humorous anecdotes that kept us captivated the entire time. I can't wait to return to this beautiful area and will insist on booking with Tanivet again!!! (And having a Coke/Diet Coke toast!)"