Oaxaca highlands, Sierra Norte. Photograph: Alex Azabache Mexico · Table
Oaxaca highlands Nine days between markets, kitchens, and the Sierra Norte, at the pace of a combi that waits.
9 days Group of 8 From €3,420 February and November Table
We spend three nights in the city because the markets are not a backdrop. Then we go up to a Zapotec village that hosts walkers properly, with meals in a communal kitchen and paths that leave from the basketball court. Inês first came here for a map project and kept going back. This is the week she built from those years, not from a brochure.
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The days
Itinerary Day 01 Oaxaca city Arrive. Evening in the zócalo without an itinerary.
Day 02 Markets Mercado Sánchez Pascuas first, not the one built for cameras. Lunch at a stall Inês has used for a decade.
Day 03 Cooking A morning with a cook in her house. Mole if the season is right; something quieter if it is not.
Day 04 Up to the sierra Combi and a last stretch on foot. Welcome meal with the host family network.
Day 05 Village to village A connecting path. Packed tortillas. A different roof at night.
Day 06 High loop Cloud forest if the weather holds. We turn back if it does not.
Day 07 Down to the city A slower return. Evening at a mezcalaría that still feels like a shop.
Day 08 Monte Albán, early Before the coaches. Afternoon free. Last supper together.
Day 09 Depart Airport runs from 06:00. We stagger them.
Included
Eight nights (city inn and village houses) Breakfasts and six dinners, one cooking morning Village hosting fees Inês as host Field booklet, including a market map she drew Not included
Flights into Oaxaca Most lunches Personal shopping Travel insurance From €3,420 per person. Fitness: Altitude around 2,000 m. Walking days 8 to 14 km on dirt and cobble.
Along the way
Jezael Melgoza Roberto Nickson David Marcu Before you pack
01 Altitude is real. We do not rush day one.
02 Spanish helps and is not required. Inês translates.
03 November is for Day of the Dead only if you want the crowds; we usually go after.
