Academic Tours Oaxaca

Academic Tours Oaxaca is a boutique tour company specialiizing in quality programs, custom designed to suit individual or group interests. Our main goal is to have each traveller leave with a greater understanding and appreciation of Mexico's Cultural Heritage, Spiritual Traditions and most importantly Contemporary Community Life; for the true heart of Mexico are it's people. Unlike standard tours, Academic Tours Oaxaca creates personalized itineraries around important archeological sites, ethnic villages, Indian markets, festivals and special celebrations (Day of the Dead, Guelaguetza, Radish Festival, Semana Santa in Antigua, Carnival in San Juan Chamula, Cocoa Festival in Comalcalco, etc), jewels of colonial architecture, shopping for great art or exploring the regions natural environment. Overnight or multiple-night programs are made to remote Indian regions as well as to large modern cities combining most of Central and Southern Mexico and Guatemala; as we share so many cultural myths, languages, natural resources, ancient history and community practices.