• Arrive to the city of Oaxaca and settle in to our boutique hotel, Grana, in the heart of the city.

    Trip orientation and welcome drinks on the rooftop of our hotel.

    Group welcome dinner at one of our favorite nearby restaurants.

  • Breakfast at the hotel.

    Venture to town San Marcos Tlapazola to visit with the Mujeres del Barro Rojo, to learn about traditional clay extraction in the region.

    Homemade lunch with the artisans.

    Spend the afternoon learning how to transform raw harvested earth into a workable ceramic material.

    Group dinner at Cocina del Humo.

  • Breakfast at the hotel.

    Optional guided visit at the Rufino Tamayo museum.

    Independent lunch in the city (we’ll share suggestions of some of our favorite places).

    Venture to Santa Maria Atzompa to begin building pieces with Beatriz in her family’s ceramic studio.

    Group dinner at Levadura de Olla.

  • Breakfast at the hotel.

    Visit with Jose Garcia Antonio and his family’s pottery studio, Manos Que Ven. Spend the day with the family building pieces of our own.

    Farm to table traditional lunch in the garden of a reforestation project, Palo Que Habla.

    Afternoon visit to Mogote Ceramic studio.

    Return to the city. Free time to rest or explore at your leisure. Independent dinner.

  • Breakfast at the hotel.

    Guided visits with a few of our favorite contemporary ceramics studios in and near Oaxaca City.

    Dinner at Criollo.

  • Breakfast at the hotel.

    Free day to explore the city and surrounding towns at your leisure. Our team will happily share recommendations of our favorite places.

  • Breakfast at the hotel.

    Venture to Santo Domingo Tonaltepec in the Sierra Mixteca to participate in a traditional pottery firing. This region is known for their unique splatter-style glaze made from nopal cactus juice and oak bark.

    Homemade lunch with the artisans.

    Big reveal of the pieces we created this week.

    Return back to Oaxaca. Final group dinner on the rooftop of Labo Fermento.

  • Farewell group breakfast and departures.

    Private transportation to the airport or onward to your next hotel.