Day Of the Dead Journey

Day of the Dead

Journey

Celebrate the way it's lived. A once-in-a-lifetime experience for cultural travellers.

Take part in a celebration of life, death and mysticism.

Celebrate the way it's lived. A once-in-a-lifetime experience for cultural travellers.

EVERY JOURNEY STARTS WITH A FIRST STEP.

WE'LL BE WITH YOU UNTIL THE LAST.

Day of the Dead Journeys is a guide for cultural travellers — people who don't just want to understand a celebration, but to feel a connection to it.

We bring together the curated, essential information you need to step into Oaxaca's traditions and rituals with confidence, and walk beside you from the first day of planning to the moment you're sharing the celebration with strangers who become friends.

OAXACA IS CALLING

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In the streets at night, the street processions come alive

Feel the spirit of the celebration in every corner

Day of the Dead

Journey

Take the journey with us. We'll guide you like the marigold petals that lead the dead back to the living.

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What every traveller arriving in Oaxaca should have in their pocket.

Where to stay

Barrio guides, accommodation by budget, accommodation by style, and where to book.

Getting around

How to get to Oaxaca, transport tips, and what to know about moving around during DotD.

Event guides

A calendar of the main events, comparsas, and panteón visits across Oct 31, Nov 1, and Nov 2.

Editorial and inspiration

Ongoing articles and cultural deep-dives

What we'd tell a close friend before they left.

For when you're ready to stop researching and start planning.

The interactive map

Every comparsa, panteón, and barrio mapped, with day filters. Downloadable for offline use on the ground.

3-day itinerary

A structured plan for Oct 31, Nov 1, and Nov 2, with transport notes and alternatives for each day.

Before you go

Visas, flights, costs, weather, eSIMs, and money — every practical decision in one place.

Planning checklist

What to book and when, in the order it actually needs to happen.

Etiquette guide

Cemetery behaviour, photography, dress, and language, written with the depth

24 Hours in Oaxaca

A free 14-page itinerary for October 31, hour by hour: Where to eat, what to see, when to move, and how to spend the night at the panteón. Walked, timed, and written so you arrive ready.

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EVERY JOURNEY STARTS WITH A FIRST STEP. WE'LL BE WITH YOU UNTIL THE LAST.

What every traveller arriving in Oaxaca should have in their pocket.

What every traveller arriving in Oaxaca should have in their pocket.

Where to stay

Getting around

Event guides

Editorial and inspiration

What we'd tell a close friend before they left.

What we'd tell a close friend before they left.

For when you're ready to stop researching and start planning.

For when you're ready to stop researching and start planning.

The interactive map

3-day itinerary

Before you go

Planning checklist

Etiquette guide

24 Hours in Oaxaca A free 14-page itinerary for October 31, hour by hour: Where to eat, what to see, when to move, and how to spend the night at the panteón. Walked, timed, and written so you arrive ready.

EVERY JOURNEY STARTS WITH A FIRST STEP.

WE'LL BE WITH YOU UNTIL THE LAST.

24 Hours in Oaxaca

A free 14-page itinerary for October 31, hour by hour: Where to eat, what to see, when to move, and how to spend the night at the panteón. Walked, timed, and written so you arrive ready.