Street Art Tour With An Artist in Oaxaca
Description
Join us for an unforgettable Street Art Tour in Oaxaca with a local artist and explore the city's most iconic murals and street art. This guided tour will lead you through Oaxaca's vibrant streets, showcasing stunning artworks that tell the story of the city’s cultural and artistic heritage. Learn about the distinctive techniques and historical context of Oaxacan street art, and capture memorable photos with your favorite pieces. Be prepared forn engaging and informative walk through Oaxaca’s artistic landscape!
Tour Options
Itinerary
We will visit the unique neighborhood of Xochimilco and learn about the history of the place
We will pass El Llano Park, a family park
We will visit the neighborhood of Jalatlaco to discover some of the most remarcable murals in that area
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(69)
Sara is an amazing tour guide! She explained all the art pieces and told us about the artists we saw on the tour. We had ample time to take pictures. She showed us places that I would not have thought to go to on my own. I highly recommend this tour! Thank you Sara!
What an incredible and unforgettable time we spent walking around Xochimilco and Jalatlaco neighborhoods with the kindest, most gifted and interesting artist and educator Sara. Her tour included sweet and thoughtful details, like her generous offer of agave and cicada linoleum cut outs, which we used to make beautiful prints on a quiet square. Her own murals are stunning and hearing her speak about these was an absolute highlight; we’ve even returned various times. We also enjoyed the visits she arranged with a local weaving family (with the 99 year old patriarch proudly receiving us) and tin artist family. Highly recommend!
Dear Caroline, thank you so much for your appretiation towards my work and the art of other people in Oaxaca. It was my pleasure guiding you in the streets with murals and I hope you have learned more about Oaxacan culture. It was great meeting you both, until next time!
Sara was an amazing guide, she spoke clearly and knowledgeably about the meaning of the artwork throughout town. She showed us a couple of her pieces as well as several of the more popular ones among Oaxacans. We loved experiencing this aspect of the city.
Dear Hallie, thank you so much to both of you for coming to the experience. I had such a great time with you all. Hope out paths will cross again in the future!
Our street our tour in Oaxaca with Sara was one of our favorite tours we have ever taken! It was the perfect amount of time to see tons of art throughout the city (including some of Sara’s own pieces, which was incredibly cool) and we got to discover neighborhoods we would not have otherwise found. We ended the tour at a cool artist co-op where we were able to purchase a few items from some of the artists we had seen on the tour. This tour was worth the price 10 times over and we would recommend it to anyone traveling to Oaxaca.
Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful review. It is because your appreciation to the art, that artists we are stimulating to produce more art. It was a lovely time meeting you guys. Hope our paths will cross another time!
Sara was a fantastic guide for this experience being an artist herself. I learned so much more than if I just walked by myself. I even got to make some art. Sara also is from the neighborhood so she was able to layer on the history of the area. Thank you Sara for a great afternoon.
Dear William, thank you so much for coming to the tour with me. I remember it like if it was yesterday! I had such a great time with you both. Thank you so much for your kind review, until next time!
This was a very interesting walk through two neighborhoods in Oaxaca, both off the main tourist corridors, to learn about their many murals. The leader, Sara, is herself a local artist and very knowledgeable about the art and the larger historical and social contexts of the works (a few were works of her own). It’s also a great introduction to the two neighborhoods, Xochimilco and Jalatlaco, and their history and contemporary challenges. Highly recommended.
Dear Becky, thank you so much for coming to the tour and for your appreciation towards the Oaxacan art. I hope now you have a better understanding of the culture and symbolism behind of the art. Hope to see you next time!
This tour was amazing. We absolutely loved the murals and art, but Sarah was what made the tour so great. She was so knowledgeable about the art, the artists, the meaning behind the murals, the culture, and the history. We stopped at a park and she even taught us how to block print. And we got to take ours home. It was an extra surprise to get to see some of her murals and block prints in the tour! Highly recommend this tour! We had a great time!
Dear Sarah, I am do happy to hear you enjoyed the tour as well! I had a great time with you all and you did a great job with your block prints. Hope you have a better understanding now behind of the Oaxacan scene!
Sara was an amazing guide, hugely knowledgeable and passionate about Oaxaca and the art. Her own art is amazing and I would urge anyone to do this tour and see Oaxaca at its best
Great mural walk through Xochimilco including visit to tin and weaver workshops, and then the beautiful murals of Jalatlaco. Sara was accommodating, knowledgeable and very pleasant!
Sarah was delightful, interesting, and a brilliant artist! The tour was interesting, not too much walking, and there was a fun interactive activity illustrating a printing process.
