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Experience more with small group tours...
Connect with local culture in a more intimate style. Have more personal interactions with people and places. Enjoy more flexibility in scheduling to explore your own interests. Get the most out of your travel experience with Tours By Sharon.
Michoacan, Mexico
January 22 - 31, 2026
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This is the last time this tour will be offered as I will be retiring from coordinating tours over the next few years.
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Small group tour limited to 12 travelers. The tour will run with a minimum of 6 travelers.
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Join us for an experience of a lifetime to visit the Monarch Butterfly migration at two of the butterfly sanctuaries. We will spend time in Morelia as well as visit several of the crafts villages around Lake Patzcuaro to include several pottery workshops, weaving workshops, the straw market, mask makers and reed basket makers. See the copper making process in Santa Clara de Cobre. Learn about the Purepecha culture and history in this part of Mexico.
Oaxaca, Mexico
March 30 to April 9, 2026
This is Santa Semana - Holy Week which will include many special events and processions.
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Small group tour limited to 12 travelers. The tour will run with a minimum of 8 travelers
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​This small group tour has it all. We start with a walking tour of Historic Oaxaca. We will visit a weaving workshop, a backstrap weaving co-op to see how the local textiles are made. We participate in a hands on indigo dyeing workshop. We visit local markets, museums and archaeological sites. We travel to San Agustin Etla to learn about the papermaking process. A visit to a red clay pottery workshop and a mezcal tasting are also included. You will have enough free time to explore the galleries, shops and museums on your own.
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What People Say . . .
We have great memories of our trip to Oaxaca with Tours by Sharon. We saw not only the well-known sites, but interesting, off-the beaten path, special places as well. Sharon and her personable guides were very knowledgeable and interested in giving us the best possible experience. We especially appreciated her flexibility in changing plans when the group was particularly interested and wanted to stay in a place longer, and having a back-up plan for unexpected occurrences—definitely not a “cookbook” tour! Our accommodations were comfy and home-like—complete with a garden hammock for an afternoon siesta!
- Mary and Bill