Explore the little town of San Agustin de Etla, and discover the art and gastronomy of Oaxaca's outskirts. We'll visit the Arts Centre, a cheese workshop and a paper factory.
San Agustín de Etla Day Trip
Having picked you up from your hotel, we'll head 10 miles (17 km) from Oaxaca, to the Etla Valley, where we'll visit the village of San Agustin de EtlaSan Agustin de Etla. Here we'll visit an old hydroelectric plant which is currently used as a cooperative to make paper with natural fibres with tree bark, branches and flowers.
The tour also visits the San Augustin Arts Centre. Known as the CaSa (a play on the word 'home', casa in Spanish) this museum is built in what was once a textile factory, and houses a range of interesting modern art exhibitions.
Finally, the tour will visit a family owned cheese workshop, where they make different kinds of typical Oaxaca cheese.
The tour then returns to your hotel in the centre of Oaxaca; arriving at 2:30 pm.
Pick up
During Easter, July, Halloween and Christmas, different pick up points will be offered according to your location due to traffic congestion. The local provider will contact you to indicate an exact pick up point:
- San Felipe del Agua: Hotel Angel Inn.
- Santa Lucía: Door of the CCO (Oaxaca Convention Center).
- North Zone: Corner of Juárez el Llano Park.
- Southern area: in front of the Hotel Hacienda.
- East: Parish Church of Nuestra Señora de La Merced
- West: San José Chapel