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From Oaxaca City: Monte Alban Guided Archaeological Tour
From Oaxaca City: Monte Alban Guided Archaeological Tour
From Oaxaca City: Monte Alban Guided Archaeological Tour
From Oaxaca City: Monte Alban Guided Archaeological Tour
From Oaxaca City: Monte Alban Guided Archaeological Tour

Oaxaca City: Monte Alban Guided Archaeological Tour with transport

By Paraiso Huatulco
4 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is €31 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h 50m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • Visit the local handcraft free market.
  • Explore the ruins of the ex Zapotec capital.
  • Enjoy the local museum.
  • Free picture time.
  • Enjoy scenic views of the Oaxaca Valley.

Activity location

  • Monte Albán,Archaeological site
    • Carretera Oaxaca-Monte Alban
    • 71246, Santa Cruz Xoxocotlan, Oaxaca, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Oaxaca de Juarez
    • Calle de manuel Doblado esquina Av de la independencia
    • 68000, Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca, Mexico

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From Oaxaca City: Monte Alban Guided Archaeological Tour
  • Activity duration is 3 hours and 50 minutes3h 50m3h 50m
  • Opening hours: Thu 09:00-12:30
  • Spanish
Language options: Spanish
Price details
€31.41 x 1 Adult€31.41

Total
Price is €31.41
From Oaxaca City: Monte Alban Guided Archaeological Tour
  • Activity duration is 3 hours and 50 minutes3h 50m3h 50m
  • Opening hours: Thu 09:00-12:30
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
€31.41 x 1 Adult€31.41

Total
Price is €31.41

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPickup and drop off at your hotel lobby
  • What's includedWhat's includedBilingual certified guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedThird-party insurance
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedDrinks and meals
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedArqueological site entrance ( 6 usd )
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge

Know before you book

  • Be in good condition to walk and climb stairs.
  • Restrictions for people with mobility impairment, heart and back problems, wheelchair user.
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

What you can expect

Monte Albán is an archaeological site located 10 km from the city of Oaxaca. It was named “Dani Baá” or Sacred Mountain by the Zapotecs, and later “Yucucui” or Green Hill by the Mixtec indigenous people who inhabited it around the 12th century. As was the case with several pre-Hispanic metropolises, Monte Albán was inhabited by more than one culture. The origin of the first inhabitants is a subject of debate, as archaeologists have not been able to determine it precisely. Subsequently, the city was inhabited by the Zapotecs and, finally, by the Mixtecs. Additionally, through the study of its architecture, specialists found that Monte Albán had contact with other cultures, primarily with the inhabitants of the powerful Teotihuacán in central Mexico.

On this archaeological tour, you will get to know the most important archaeological site in the state of Oaxaca, “Monte Albán,” the majestic urban centre of unique regional significance due to the religious, political, and economic control exercised by the Zapotec settlement.

The ceremonial centre of Monte Albán was one of the most important cities in Mesoamerica and served as the capital of the Zapotecs from the beginning of our era. It is situated on a group of mountainous masses where the Central Valleys of Oaxaca come together. From the heights of Monte Albán, you can visually survey the three branches of the Oaxaca Valley: Etla to the north, Zimatlán to the south, and Tlacolula to the east.

It is part of UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites, and on this tour, you will have the opportunity to learn more about the culture and history of this extraordinary place and its valuable remnants left behind by the Zapotecs. This majestic archaeological site includes a museum where you can admire the original pieces that have been recovered from this location. Discover Monte Albán!

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Enhanced cleanliness measures
  • High-touch surfaces cleaned and disinfected
  • Vehicles and venues cleaned with disinfectants
  • Vehicles and venues kept vacant between travellers
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Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESMonte Albán,Archaeological site
    • Carretera Oaxaca-Monte Alban
    • 71246, Santa Cruz Xoxocotlan, Oaxaca, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEOaxaca de Juarez
    • Calle de manuel Doblado esquina Av de la independencia
    • 68000, Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca, Mexico