Itinerary:

Friday, 9/10        
Flight from DFW to Oaxaca.
You will be met upon arrival and driven to the Oaxaca Ollin.

Saturday, 9/11
Orientation day!
Start the day with an optional pre-breakfast walk and photo shoot

9:00 Orientation breakfast

Walking Tour of Oaxaca

Group Lunch 2:00
El Asador Vasco or Portal de La Soledad (included)

Afternoon & evening free. Options include:
  • The Ethnobotanical Garden (5pm)
  • One of Oaxaca’s great museums
  • The Zócalo, which is especially lively on the week-ends
  • Exploring shops and galleries

Sunday, 9/12

Optional pre-breakfast walk and photo shoot

8:00 breakfast, 9:00 departure

Half-day excursion to Tlacolula Market.  A great location for
shopping, people watching, and photography

Buffet Lunch at Restaurante Catedral (included)

Afternoon & evening free. Suggestions:
  • Santo Domingo plaza - great for people watching
  • Zócalo
  • Exploring shops and galleries

Monday, 9/13

Optional pre-breakfast walk and photo shoot

8:00 breakfast, 9:00 departure

Full day excursion to the rug-weaving village of Teotitlán del
Valle.  Excellent photo opportunities.

Lunch included

Evening free, a good opportunity to sample nieves (fruit ices) at
La Soledad

Tuesday, 9/14

Optional pre-breakfast walk and photo shoot

8:00 breakfast, 9:00 departure

Half day excursion to
San Bartolo Coyotepec (black pottery) and the Museo de Arte
Popular,

Lunch on your own, afternoon & evening free. Suggestions:
museums, market & chocolate merchants

Wednesday, 9/15

7:00 breakfast, 8:00 departure

Half day excursion to Monte Albán

Box Lunch (beverages etc. available at Monte Albán)

Afternoon free

7:00 wine and cheese reception
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Presentation by Brigitte and Iván, Pre-Columbian inspired jewelry.*

Thursday, 9/16

Optional pre-breakfast walk and photo shoot

8:00 breakfast, 9:00 departure

Walk to the Oaxaca Market

11:00 Ethnobotanic Garden (guided tour in English)

Lunch and dinner on your own, afternoon free. Options:
Ethnobotanic Garden afternoon tour (5pm), museums





Friday, 9/17

Optional pre-breakfast walk and photo shoot

8:00 breakfast, 9:00 departure

Full day excursion
Ocotlán: market, colonial convent, Aguilar family ceramics

Group lunch in San Martín Tilcajete
(gallery/restaurant with Mata Ortiz pottery)

Visit to the, studio of Jacobo y María Angeles, award-winning
carvers of alebrijes

Guelaguetza dinner at Camino Real

Saturday, 9/18

Optional pre-breakfast walk and photo shoot

8:00 breakfast, 9:00 departure

11:00 Ethnobotanic Garden (guided tour in English)

remainder of day free:
museums, excursion, strolling around town, shopping

Farewell gathering: dinner and show and tell

Sunday, 9/19: departure

Early breakfast and transfer to airport for 8:30 a.m. flight




All excursions and activities are subject to scheduling
changes to take the best advantage of opportunities
during our stay.  


Trip Cost per person is $950 based on 10 participants
and double occupancy. The single supplement is $350.

The minimum trip size is 6 and the maximum 10.  The
price will be adjusted $150 for fewer than 10
participants.
Discover Oaxaca
Join us on a 10-day journey of discovery to Oaxaca, Mexico! This beautiful World Heritage
city is also the capital of one of Mexico’s most interesting states.  Wander Oaxaca’s
intriguing pedestrian-friendly historic center with its glowing Spanish Colonial churches,
mansions, and museums.  Browse delightful markets, and be dazzled by art galleries
featuring work by Mexico’s renowned contemporary artists.  Find the perfect souvenirs at
shops overflowing with all manner of handcrafted items ranging from ceramics, to
handwoven rugs and colorful indigenous textiles, to beautifully worked silver and gold
jewelry, to whimsical carved wooden animals.  Visit the extraordinary Ethnobotanical
Gardens and learn about some of the traditional uses of Oaxaca’s endemic plants.  Sample
Oaxaca’s superb cuisine at excellent restaurants, enjoy the activity at the lively central
square (zocalo), or relax over a snack at one of the lovely cafes.  Surrender to the warm
welcome of Oaxaca’s residents and bask in the enchantment of this marvelous city.

Our adventure includes excursions to the indigenous towns of Ocotlan and Tlacolula to
explore their vibrant traditional markets, the weaving village of Teotitlan del Valle, famous for
hand-woven Zapotec rugs, San Bartolo Coyotepec, know for its stunning black pottery,  and
San Martin Tilcajete, one of the villages where fanciful wooden animals (alebrijes) are
carved.  We will also tour the magnificent archeological site of Monte Alban, the Zapotec
capital that astounded Spanish explorers when they arrived in the valley.

The excitement begins upon your arrival Friday, September 10 and the memories will last
long after your departure on Sunday, September 19!

Our home away from home is the lovely Oaxaca Ollin in the heart of Oaxaca’s historic
district.  Start your day with an optional pre-breakfast walk and photo shoot in the glorious
early morning light, or relax a bit longer before joining the group for a sumptuous 2-course
Mexican breakfast and briefing on the day’s activities.  The itinerary is subject to schedule
changes but all excursions and group activities listed are included.  Every day includes time
for photographers to meet, plan, and discuss each day’s photographic opportunities.  There
is also free time built into the itinerary for you to explore Oaxaca on your own if you choose.

The tour price of $950 per person (priced for 10 participants and based on double
occupancy) includes 9 nights lodging and full Mexican breakfast daily at the Oaxaca Ollin,
excursions to Ocotlan, Tlacolula, San Martin Tilcajete, San Bartolo Coyotepec, Monte Alban,
Teotitlan del Valle, and one entry to the Botanic Gardens, group meals as listed, airport
transfers, and guides.  

The minimum trip size is 6 and the maximum 10.  The price will be adjusted $150 for fewer
than 10 participants. Single Supplement is $350

Excluded: Airfare to and from Oaxaca, meals on your own, beverages, laundry service, non-
group transportation, hotel tips.
A guided culture and photography tour
September 10 - 19, 2010