We took the tour that is inclusive of Monte Alban, Alebrijes en Arrazola, Cuilapam de Guerrero and San Bartolo Cyotopec. The tour bus was new, comfortable and air-conditioned. Driver was excellent navigating the mountain roads. Guide was bilingual. Very reasonable for a full 8 hour tour. 150 Mexican pesos - approximately $7.50 per person. Didn't include admission to Monte Alban which was 75 pesos per person.

My young teenage son and I recently visited Oaxaca for the first time and we hired Suzanne of Discover Oaxaca Tours for a custom/private half day tour of Oaxaca City and Monte Alban. We've traveled extensively around Europe and Asia but had never been to Oaxaca, much less Mexico! Our Spanish was very very limited and I thought having someone "introduce" us to historic Oaxaca city would be a good jump start to our week there. We were SO smart to do so and we were SO grateful/fortunate to have chosen Suzanne :) While we do typically like to work with local/native guides in whatever location we're visiting - and Suzanne herself is not native Oaxacan - her husband and children are and she has been an immigrant transplant now for many many years. Her interest, immersion, and level of enthusiasm for the history and culture of Oaxaca is deep and very apparent. We spent the morning walking through the major areas of Oaxaca City from Santo Domingo to the Zocala, stopping in to the major markets to roam and snack, eating at a couple of street food vendors, being introduced to food items and cultural specificities. We then went to Monte Alban together. At this point, my son was a bit tired from a pretty late arrival the night before and Suzanne was a gem at being flexible in shortening what would normally be a much longer visit at this incredible site. For myself, I found Suzanne to be exceptionally knowledgable about history, archaeology, culture and regional details that I was curious about. She perfectly combined deeper academic knowledge with more run of the mill "tourist" facts. She is also very very friendly and easy to be with and I was thankful for her humor and kindness overall. I found myself wishing I had had the foresight to book with Suzanne and Benito for a couple of other excursions during the week as I did not think other guides we used compared to Suzanne in terms of knowledge depth and cultural sensitivity for my tastes. I cannot recommend them highly enough and would not hesitate to book an excursion with them next time we are in Oaxaca (and we will definitely return!)

Our art group of four hired Suzanne because of a personal recommendation. She has been accommodating, professional, extremely knowledgeable and gracious.

We had two full days of seeing what was important to us. Her recommendations for dining have been fantastic...and we’re vegetarians...we were never disappointed.

If I ever return to Oaxaca, I will call her to plan my trip...and if you come here...you will be happy you hired her company to discover Oaxaca.

Thank you Suzanne!