Tree of Tule — Attraction in Oaxaca

I rented a bike from near oaxaca zocalo and biked for about an hour to get there. But as it turned out the bike lane rides in the median of periférico, which is a high traffic highway and it was torture to be breathing the toxic fumes coming from the car’s exhaust. The bike trail it’s not well maintained, except for the las 1 or 2 kms near the tule tree.

Once I arrived it was really beautiful to come to a beautiful garden where the gigantic tree stands out.

The tree is fenced and if you wish to be closer to it you must pay a 20 pesos ticket fee to get in. Which I suppose is used to maintain the gorgeous gardens.

Once inside there’s another fence around the tree with only some of its branches sticking out. However there are signs warning you not to touch it. And I’m here to tell you, you don’t need to touch it✨✨✨ once you’re near this ancient being, it’s impossible not to feel the high energy it chanels to the entire area. I highly encourage you to sit and meditate in front of it to really connect to it and receive its message, and gifts. I did that and it was truly beautiful. I had a huge emotional release there, then it filled me with so much love. And it gave me so many gifts and I’m still unwrapping. ✨🧚‍♂️🤍✨

I’m so grateful for the experience, I recommend it to everyone.

As for the biking journey to get there end back, it was a bit unpleasant, though I’m outdoorsy and fit. So I won’t recommend it. It’s best to take another form of...

I must admit that visiting el Árbol del Tule was not super high on my list during my short trip to Oaxaca, but I am so glad I made it! I found a great experience on Airbnb to bike out to the tree and back from Oaxaca City via a great bike path (also highly recommended — shoutout to Daniel!). The tree is truly a sight to behold and really incredible to see in person. It is a cypress and the widest tree in the world and I’ve never seen anything like it, even having visited the Redwoods in California. Have some fun and try to find animals hidden in the knots of the trunk! You might spot a lion, elephant, octopus, deer, dolphin and more. The area around the tree has recently opened and you can pay 20 pesos to go inside the fenced area to view it, or get a decent enough view from outside the fence. The area around the tree is also quite nice to walk around, you could spend several hours here eating, drinking and shopping. I highly recommend enjoying a fresh fruit ice from one of the “nieves” vendors around - we tried the one directly behind the tree and it was a...

Came here via DiDi Rider, a taxi app, on a Wednesday afternoon in early July 2023. The tree was beautiful and was part of the church property which was fenced off. You need to buy tickets to get up close to it where there was another smaller fence preventing people from touching or climbing it. The tickets were MX$20 per person.

The tree is over 2,000 years old and there is another younger tree that is about 1,000 years old on the south side of the church. Great place to visit if you have some time to kill. You can even hire a tour guide, which we didn't do.

We were staying in the center of Oaxaca and it was surprisingly difficult to hail a cab back. Most taxi drivers wouldn't take us to the center. The taxis were all red and white and are based in Tule. Thankfully, we eventually found someone willing to take us. Make sure you negotiate the cost before getting into the cab. Ours came...