Exploration of Weaving families and workshops - My son and I visited Oaxaco for 3 days. My wife and I had previously visited a few times but my visiting son had not. Our intent was to explore the weaving and rug making workshops as my son has initiated an import business of such products to Taiwan. Roberto was a delightful and informative guide and pre-arranged custom visits and meetings with artisan in Teotitlan de Valle, Mitla and Oaxaca (some I had visited previously). Most significantly he arranged and introduced us to an extraordinary rug weaving family that more than made the whole trip worth it! Roberto was on time, knew where he was going and provided ongoing narrative along the ways...and also took us to Mont Alban on our final day with excellent background on the way and arrange a specialist guide while there!

Great guy. Great driver. - Great guy. Knew the area. Helped us find a lesser known pottery shop that we had read about. Also took us to a trrrific rug maker.

Outstanding tour! - Roberto was our personal guide and driver for 8 hours. He customized the day based on our preferences. We visited a Zapotek village to meet with master artisans who have been passing along their crafts across many generations: weavers, chocolate makers, candle makers and a talented painter & sculptor. We also visited the impressive Tule tree, which has the world’s largest trunk. He allowed us to spend as much time as we wanted in each place. The experience felt very personal, as if we had spent the day with a friend. He is personable, knowledgeable and friendly, and speaks excellent English. We cannot recommend him highly enough!

Highly recommended - Roberto was kind, informative, funny, knowledgeable and an all around great tour guide. Totally happy to tailor the tour to our interests. Highly recommended.

Private driver is the best way to visit - We enjoyed spending the day with Roberto. He was very accommodating and informative. We truly enjoyed his company and all the places we visited moving at our own pace. The car was super comfortable. We would highly recommend spending a day with Roberto.

Safe and secure trip with an expert of Oaxaca - Roberto was awesome. He took us to exactly where we wanted ( weavers, artisan chocolates and pottery) and even stopped for our lunch and a side trip to Tule. We loved talking with him along the way and meeting his network out in the villages of amazing beautiful people. We leaned so much from him too. Thanks again Roberto !

Roberto gave us a perfect day - AMAZING! Roberto worked with us to design a day that perfectly matched our interests. We met a master weaver (amazing), we met a master candlemaker, we had a delicious lunch at a mezcal farm, stopped at the Tree of Tule, and ended the day at Monte Alban. That was our perfect day and Roberto will helped you discover what is perfect for you. (Also - Roberto’s car is roomy and comfortable and it was so helpful that we was perfectly fluent in English (as my Spanish skills are so elementary).

Dia de Muertos 2024 with Roberto - We selected a two-day tour with Roberto Gavidia because of the positive reviews here: We’re so happy with this choice! About a week before our arrival, we corresponded through email and WhatsApp. He offered his recommendations, which I appreciated because we had never been to Oaxaca before. I was nervous that the whole arrangement was by “handshake”: no down payment or contract to secure the arrangement. But on the morning of our first day with Roberto, he was at our hotel in a clean, comfortable SUV ready to go. His English is excellent and his enthusiasm for Oaxaca is contagious. He is passionate about educating people, which we appreciate, as we would have been unhappy with a guide who just “clocks it in.” We spent two consecutive days with him seeing Monte Alban (he arranged a private tour of the ruins separately), and visited the galleries and studios of excellent artisans of black pottery, green pottery, alebrijes, and textiles. He was patient and also accommodated last-minute changes (we chose to skip Hierva el Agua in favor of visiting more craft artisans). He also took us to beautiful and delicious restaurants en route. He responded immediately on WhatsApp and let us know when he was traffic delayed on his way to pick us up on Day 2. We live in Los Angeles, so we understand last-minute traffic issues, so it wasn’t a problem as he let us know. We were on our own for a few days after our tour, and he checked to see if we had any issues or questions: We felt we had a friend in Oaxaca! We arranged to have him drive us to the airport for our departure: We felt he would be more dependable than any taxi service. Unfortunately, due to illness on our last evening, we postponed our flight for one day. He picked up our call at 4am that morning so that we can tell him not to come to the hotel, and then rearranged things so that his son could take us to the airport the next day. Overall, we understood that he feels personally honor bound to be trustworthy, dependable, honest, fair, and create a wonderful experience for people who come under his care. But, as with all relationships, our positive experience stems from treating him respectfully as our host (not just as a guide) and communicating expectations clearly. Each day, we talked candidly about the hours he would charge (roughly 11 hours each day), so that there were no surprises about the cost at the end. We consider him a friend for life and cannot say enough about how much his welcome and warmth impacted our overall experience of Oaxaca. Mucho gusto, Roberto!

I can’t say enough good... - I can’t say enough good things about Roberto. He is friend, funny, and flexible. He will take you off the beaten path or wherever you may want to go. I come to Oaxaca often and will use Roberto again and again. His cars and comfortable and clean. He speaks English and Spanish. Highly recommend!

Roberto is a very... - Roberto is a very knowledgeable and humorous man. He is a true gentleman. He is very flexible and speaks English and Spanish. He likes to take customers off the beaten path. His vehicles are very comfortable and clean. I come to Oaxaca often and will continue to use Roberto’s services. We highly recommend!