June 5 - 9, November 3 - 7, November 14 - 18, or December 5 - 9, 2026 Five days travelling through the Central Valleys of Oaxaca, working alongside artisan communities whose craft traditions run back generations. The programme weaves together a natural dyeing workshop led by an all-women cooperative in Teotitlán del Valle, reed basket weaving with the artisans of San Juan Guelavía, a hands-on ceramics session with a local family of potters, and visits to contemporary design studios pushing traditional techniques in new directions. Evenings are spent eating through some of Oaxaca City's most celebrated restaurants and home kitchens. The group stays at Grana Hotel, a restored 18th-century house turned boutique hotel one block from Santo Domingo. A sunset visit to Monte Albán and a morning at the mineral springs of Hierve el Agua round out a programme that balances making, learning, and simply being somewhere extraordinary.

Website Link

https://www.threadcaravan.com/oaxaca-ceramics-textiles

What's Included

4 nights single-occupancy at Grana Hotel, all meals including notable Oaxacan restaurants and home-cooked artisan meals, airport transfers, all in-country transportation, natural dyes workshop with women's cooperative, reed basket weaving workshop, ceramics session with local potters, design studio visits, Monte Albán sunset tour, Hierve el Agua mineral springs visit, two local guides, carbon offset

What to Bring

Comfortable walking shoes, sun protection, personal travel insurance, personal spending money

Leader Bio

Thread Caravan is a craft travel company specialising in immersive artisan workshops across Latin America, Africa, and Asia, connecting travellers directly with traditional makers and their communities.