Boil the water tour

Great tour. LONG day so make sure you are rested and fortified with a good breakfast. Terrific guide!

This tour is a great choise to see some of the sights around Oaxaca of you're short on time or don't have transportation. The destinations were very enjoyable. The entrance tickets were pair for, just had to pay for the Oaxacan buffet for lunch. The tour guide had to repeat the information in Spanish and English, which was impressive, but he seemed quite rushed and often did not translate some of the information spoken in one language. But of your focus it transport to these places to experience them, it's a great affordable option.

The tour was amazing. Our guide was very knowledgeable and constantly translated between Spanish & English. Making it very enjoyable for both speaking parties. Our tour guide used the commuting timeframe to give us insight information of the location we were headed, so by the time we arrived, our time was spread exploring the area (with expectation to Mitla, whom we had a local tour guide). We wish we had more time in Hierve el Agua (limited to 2 hours approx) but it's understandable when traveling through tours. My family experience was wonderful. Luis and Eloy were very friendly, and caring and answered all our questions. They also tried to give us insightful information regarding the communities and what life is like in the area.

Our tour was very organized and had both English and Spanish options. The bus they used was very comfortable and the tour guide Luis was super super awesome!!! He was very friendly and knowledgeable and gave explanations on everything which made the experience so much better. The bus driver was also super friendly.

We went on the Hierve el Agua tour with Luis and it was really good - it didn’t feel overly touristy and we learnt a lot about the local culture. Everything went very smoothly and Luis was an amazing tour guide!

Fantastic bilingual and knowledgeable guide, great communication, comfortable transport and sufficient time at each location. Altogether a very memorable experience that I highly recommend. On a side note (and out of the hands of the tour operator), if you go on a tour please be punctual with the meeting times and locations, to avoid time wasting and disrespecting the other people on the tour ;)

What an incredible day out. We spent the day travelling around Oaxaca and seeing six incredible sites. All were varied and extremely enjoyable. Our host, Adir, was the best tour guide I've ever met. He was so personable, friendly and funny. He shared his knowledge of Oaxaca and his ancestry with such passion and conviction. Could listen to him for hours. He's also a great dancer. If you're in Oaxaca, would highly recommend.

There's much to learn about Oaxaca, her history and customs; and this tour is a really wonderful introduction. Our guide for this trip was Adir. Adir, like many Oaxaqueños, is very proud of his heritage and is excited to share his knowledge of Oaxaca. I definitely recommend bringing ample water and cash to support the economy of the central valley of Oaxaca by enjoying all the bread, chocolate, tamales, helado, fruit etc., as well as bringing home a rug or two from the textile artisans in Teotitlan del Valle. Hierve el Agua is extraordinary and I recommend taking a dip. The mezcal tasting was great, but keep in mind that there are endless varieties of mezcal and one should try as many as possible while visiting Oaxaca but, if you don't drink alcohol the cuisine of Oaxaca will keep you enchanted for every meal without alcohol. Don't forget to give a tip!

Pros: Hierve de Agua and Mitla are very cool. This is a fairly cheap tour/ way to get there and back. The other sites aren't bad.... tourists traps, but interesting ones? Cons: Our guide was not good. It's supposedly a "bilingual" tour but that's not really a fair description. Our guide's English was suboptimal, moderate at best - not "bilingual." He spoke quickly, softly and mumbled ... as a native English speaker, it was very difficult to follow what he was saying. He also provided very little information about the sites. He explained that the buildings at Mitla used to be painted, but didn't explain what the site was, why it was significant, what happened to it, etc until we asked follow up questions. He struggled to understand and respond to our questions with more than the information I could find myself on Wikipedia. Maybe this was a better experience in Spanish, but I can't speak to that. Our experience was poor.

This was well worth every penny. It’s a long day of sightseeing and our guide Luis was great. I was amazed by how much was packed into 12 hours. If you want to swim wear your bathing suit under your clothes to save time.