Tours

Find Your Guide on this Journey

Day of the Dead Journey recommends locally grounded, culturally respectful Oaxaca experiences that help visitors take part with context, humility, and care. Each featured operator is either Oaxacan-led or works closely with local guides and communities, offering small-group experiences designed to feel personal, thoughtful, and rooted in the place itself.

22 days

South Mexico Overland (Day of the Dead Edition)

Journey from the white-sand beaches of the Yucatán to the lively cantinas of Mexico City, with the highlight of the trip unfolding in Oaxaca during Día de Muertos.

Approximately 5–6 hours

Oaxaca Day of the Dead Marigold Fields Night Experience

An evening experience combining professional Catrina or Catrín makeup, private transport to illuminated marigold fields, professional portraits, and traditional festival food outside Oaxaca City.

Up to 5 hours

Oaxaca Day of the Dead Event – Women Only

A women-only Day of the Dead gathering in Oaxaca combining local history, shared remembrance, seasonal food and drink, altar-building, and an evening visit to Panteón General.

Approximately 1–1.5 hours

Oaxaca Day of the Dead Makeup & Professional Photoshoot

A timed Day of the Dead session pairing traditional-inspired face painting by local artists with a professional photoshoot, designed to fit before evening Muertos plans in Oaxaca.

Up to 8 hours

Oaxaca Day of the Dead Marigold Fields Experience

A full-day trip from Oaxaca City into the countryside to see cempasúchil in bloom, meet the seasonal landscape before the flowers reach the altars, visit a second flower festival, and take home professional photographs.

Approximately 4–5 hours

Oaxaca Day of the Dead Cooking Class & Market Experience

A hands-on Muertos cooking experience beginning in a neighbourhood market and continuing into the kitchen, where guests prepare traditional Oaxacan dishes and share the meal together.

Approximately 6–8 hours

Oaxaca Day of the Dead Mitla & Pan de Muerto Experience

A full-day journey from Oaxaca City to Mitla, linking the ancient ‘City of the Dead’ with a hands-on Pan de Muerto decorating workshop and a traditional local meal.

Approximately 5–6 hours

Oaxaca Day of the Dead Mask-Making Workshop

A hands-on artisan experience travelling from Oaxaca City to Etla to paint a papier-mâché Day of the Dead mask with local cartonería makers and learn the folklore behind the tradition.

Up to 5 hours

Oaxaca Day of the Dead Event

A culturally grounded evening combining Day of the Dead history, traditional foods and mezcal, shared altar-building, remembrance, and a respectful visit to one of Oaxaca’s community cemeteries.

7 days of scheduled activities

Ultimate Oaxaca Day of the Dead Experience

A seven-day Oaxaca package following Muertos week through food, crafts, marigolds, professional makeup and photography, Mitla, temazcal, storytelling and a final cemetery gathering.