Robert is an outstandingtour guide. From the minute he picked us up in his spotless vehicle, we had an excellent experience. The first day was so great, we booked another morning with him. His English is perfect, and he is knowledgeable, engaging and entertaining. Some of the highlights were going to a craft village where we learned about weaving from a ninth generation master. The natural dyes were so interesting to learn about, and the rugs and wall hangings are exquisite. We also visited a family who makes chocolate, and a candle maker who spends hours perfecting her art. Another top experience was visiting a family of woodcarvers who make albrijiies which are painted animals and fantastical creatures. Their work is unbelievable detailed, and it was wonderful to see true masterpieces. None of the painted works you’ll see in town can compare at all.

roberto’s service is excellent. i work in oaxaca and my wife and i combine work and vacation trips there. whether i need someone to take me to an office and wait for me or take us to tourist destinations in and around oaxaca, roberto is on top of it. in 2023, roberto charged $35/hour. we hired him for the whole day for about $300. money well spent.

Roberto was on time and had great communication for our arrival and departure from Oaxaca. We got his information through a friend not realizing he did tours as well. Very sweet and knowledgable about his city. Also helped with translating at check in and check out at the hotel. $35 USD airport transfer in nice clean car. Will definitely be contacting him again for future trips!

Excellent guide is an understatement! If you want to see the best of Oaxaca and surrounding area, only use Roberto. His rates are fantastic and for the whole group! Added bonus is his impeccably clean cars. He’s will be a lifelong friend.

My family and I took an amazing tour with Roberto to Hierve el Agua and El Tule. Roberto is an excellent guide, very professional, fluent in both Spanish and English, and most importantly passionate about his job. We highly recommend Señor Roberto for all of your tours in Oaxaca!

Our family spent three days with Roberto, and they were the highlight of our vacation in Oaxaca. His comfortable SUV was perfect size to fit our entire family which includes two kids 5 and 8. We worked with Roberto to develop an itinerary for the three days. We told him the highlights that we wanted to see and our areas of interest, and he designed trips that were both fascinating and maximized our time. He didn’t take us to the touristy places--the ones we already knew about, but rather he used his connections and knowledge of the area to show us master artisans’ studios, lunch spots, and other places of interest that we never would have found. His English was perfect, and his knowledge of Mexican history, culture, and surroundings were impressive. He also recommended a friend of his that incredible does market tours and cooking classes that would work with young kids. If you’re looking for someone who will go above and beyond to make sure your trip is amazing, fun, comfortable, and as in-depth as possible, Roberto is the person for you. He will be the first person we call for our next trip to Oaxaca.

We spent 2 days with Roberto quite recently. When we needed rides to and from the airport, he had his son pick us up. Roberto is a true gentleman and has tremendous knowledge of the area. He's accommodating and timely. When we requested particular artisans, he took us to the best in the area, not the touristy ones. I highly recommend Roberto for tours of the area, as well as his own recommendations.

I have used Roberto twice, once on a trip with my family and the second time on a girls trip with a group of five. He is an articulate, fun guide with a great sense of humor, fluent in Spanish and English and lots of local knowledge and connections. He took us to places tour buses don’t go and attended to all our needs. I highly recommend using his very reasonable services👍😀☀️

We hired Roberto for 2 full days for all of the excursions and touring we wanted to do in the surrounding areas. We communicated by email and phone ahead of our trip so we had our itinerary planned, with advice from Roberto about what to do when, and what to skip. He was professional, very knowledgeable, and very easy going and flexible. As others have mentioned he knows a lot of people and has very good connections to a lot of the artisans; he only takes you to the most esteemed craftspeople and there is no pressure to buy anything. I recommend him 100%, and FYI he (or one of sons) can also arrange transport to and from the airport, if needed. Thanks Roberto from Katy and Mike!

We scheduled a private car/day with Roberto to take us around town and to some of the best secret shopping locations. He was great, so professional and polite. Very helpful and knew all the spots to hit. We shopped and he took us to the best little spot for lunch.. best tacos, mole and tamales ever. I even scheduled a ride with him to the airport for our departure. I would highly recommend Roberto's Tours for easy and comfortable transportation around Oaxaca. He also gave us a history on Oaxaca which was great :) I'll be booking him again on my next trip to Oaxaca. Thanks again!!

My sister and brothers-in-law and my husband took a quick 4 day trip to Oaxaca. My sister couldn’t have picked a better tour guide to give us a wonderful tour of some of the Artisans, archeological sites, and culture of Oaxaca. Roberto’s command of English, knowledge of the area and its history provided great insight. We highly recommend his services and recommendations.

We hired Roberto for an entire day and every minute was worth it! One of the great things (among many) about Roberto is how accomodating he is -- he will customize a tour just for you.We told him our interests and he had all kinds of options. Another excellent quality is how incredibly knowledgeable he is. About everything! He took us to a master rug weaver....way off the beaten track, passing several others on our way. This weaver is a true artist -- he gave us a demonstration of how he dyes the yarns with natural dyes (flowers, insects, spices, etc.) and the rugs are spectacular. Another highlight was a 16th century church where Roberto's knowledge of its history added an extra layer of interest to our visit. In fact, his vast knowledge of Oaxacan history and its indigenous people was really the best part of the tour. I can't recommend him highly enough.

When we landed in Oaxaca, our hotel was supposed to pick us up. They were nowhere to be found. A gentle, sweet man came up to me to ask who I was looking for and when he heard what happened immediately made a phone call t get us to our hotel. As soon as he spoke, I realized he had been our guide 18 years ago when he worked for a now defunct agency. We had already committed to another company and after a couple of days with them knew we had made a mistake. I called Roberto and he was FABULOUS! Our 2 teenaged grandsons fell in love with him immediately, proclaiming that our other guy has been "a driver, but Roberto is a guide". He is The Best there is so reserve early and prepare to fall in love with him and Oaxaca.

My family (5 adults) spend the week of Christmas 2018 in Oaxaca. Roberto proved to be a real find. He provided excellent transfer between the airport and our hotel, despite the fact that one plane was rather late and our departures extremely early. We spent a full day with him visiting local artisans and weavers, small villages and tourist sites, including Hierve el Agua. He provided great commentary, assured us we had no obligation to purchase any of the wares and gave us lots of choices about where to go. He is an excellent and careful driver and had a new van with enough room for our large group. We would eagerly work with Roberto again the next time we go to Oaxaca!

Roberto was highly recommended to us by a friend our ours that frequently visits Oaxaca. He almost harassed us to make sure we booked a couple days with Roberto's tours and now we know why. Roberto is an excellent tour guide, driver, gracious host and a fantastic representative foe the beautiful state of Oaxaca. He was very professional, knowledgable and extremely courteous our requests and time. First off, He picked us up from the airport and was waiting for us right when we exited baggage claims. He helped us into his very spacious and clean Chevy Subarban. As he was driving us to our hotel heave us some recommendations on what we should see and how much time we would need to accomplish it. We already had some sites that we researched and wanted to see, like Monte Alban and Hierva el Agua (the petrified waterfall). Roberto confirmed that those were great sites to see and added that he would love to take us to a craft Mezcal distillery for a tour and tasting. Not all was the tour and tasing awesome, the lunch we had there was one of the best meals we had in Mexico. Outstanding! He also highly recommended a trip to the Village of the Weavers. There we received a private demonstration from a master weaver who heads up 1 of only 5 families is still hand-craft rugs in the ancient ways using wheels, foot-powered looms and natural ingredients to create color dyes. It was so fascinating. Seeing and learning about the process that this man and his family uses to create such beautiful rugs was something my wife and I will never forget. We ended up buying a rug and hanging tapestry from there that we will cherish forever. I could keep going on and on about our trip to Oaxaca and how without Roberto's tour, knowledge and hospitaltity made it so much more enjoyable. All I can say is that if you ever plan on visiting the beautiful city of Oaxaca, you MUST reach out to Roberto's Tours. There is no other way to see everything in this beautiful area.