Oaxaca: Wild Agave Hiking Experience with Trail-Side Tasting
Overview
What sets our tours apart is our commitment to authentic, educational, and immersive mezcal experiences. We work with small groups and certified tourist guides accredited under Mexico’s NOM-08-TUR-2002 standard.
You will enjoy and explore our nature and walk through the mountain trails surrounded by some of Oaxaca´s most iconic wild agaves. This tour offers an insightful introduction to the history, biodiversity and cultivation of the agave plants, along with a mezcal tasting with different flavors. This is a 3 hrs 30 min-experience.
. Learn about the wild agaves.
. Visit also a family-owned cultivated agave field.
. Learn about the anatomy and the reproduction.
. Hike the mountains and get to see the wild agaves native to Oaxaca.
. Learn about the history and origin of mezcal.
. Participate in an educational tasting and try different flavors.
. Learn about other medicinal plants.
. Visit the lookout with wild agaves and enjoy the view.
Usually 1.05 miles (mi)/1.7 kilometers (km).
What's Included
- Round-trip transportation
- Small-group experiences
- Entrance fee
- Bottled water
- Guided tour
- SECTUR-Certified Tour Guide-NOM-08
Meeting Location
Calle de José María Pino Suárez 407- B
RUTA INDEPENDENCIA, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juárez, Oax., Mexico
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
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- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Shore Excursions customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CST).
- Round-trip transportation.
- Small-group experiences.
- Entrance fee.
- Bottled water.
- Guided tour.
- SECTUR-Certified Tour Guide-NOM-08.
The minimum age to participate is 18..
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Oaxaca: Wild Agave Hiking Experience with Trail-Side Tasting is as follows:
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Oaxaca: Wild Agave Hiking Experience with Trail-Side Tasting will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Shore Excursions. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Round-trip transportation
- Small-group experiences
- Entrance fee
- Bottled water
- Guided tour
- SECTUR-Certified Tour Guide-NOM-08
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
