Exploring Trails in the Copper Canyon

SIERRA MADRE CULINARY TOUR 8 Day Trip, leaving by van from Tucson, AZ (7 nights Hotel/Guesthouse) Including the pottery of MATA ORTIZ, and Mexico's breathtaking waterfall CASCADA BASASEACHI $2099.00 per person, double occupancy August 5 - 12, 2013 (Mushroom Festival) December 7 - 14, 2013 May 11 - 18, 2014 This trip starts at the Holiday Inn & Suites on Palo Verde in Tucson, AZ. The hotel has 24hr shuttle service to and from the airport, and easy interstate I-10 access. Participants should book their own accommodations for the first and last night, or arrange their own transportation to meet us at the van in the north parking lot at 6am. We'll have breakfast en route. Small group charges apply for less than 6 people. Single room hotel/guesthouse supplement: $300. Passports required for border crossing. Ask about the short, but strenuous hike to the pouroff of Mexico's highest waterfall Piedra Volada. E-mail or call 520-324-0209 to book, or for travel recommendations.

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VIVA MEXICO

Day One

Our trip starts at the Palo Verde Holiday Inn in Tucson. This hotel offers shuttle service to and from Tucson International Airport (TUS). We'll meet at the van at 6am, and have breakfast en route to the border. Keep your passport handy- you'll need it for your visa at the border town of Agua Prieta, Sonora. We arrive at Cascada Basaseachi in late afternoon.

Day Two

Maybe we can get a quick view of the waterfall before our drive around the canyon to view Mexico's highest waterfall Piedra Volada.

DISFRUTA LA COMIDA DE LA SIERRA

Day Three

We'll leave for Cabañas en Bosque, charming little cabañas tucked in the vast Chihuahuan conifer forest for the highlight of our trip: Gormandizing with Sol. Noritari is home to the annual Sierra Mushroom Festival, and our hostess is a recognized culinary master. Good hiking and birding opportunities in the forest before dinner, and throughout your stay.

Mushroom motif mulitplies magically during the rainy season.

Day Four

Dayhikes, relaxing, cooking and critiquing.

Day Five

To enhance your visit to the Sierra Madre, we'll take a road trip to Creel, only an hour away. Great Tarahumaran crafts and topographic maps of the area are available at the Mission Store, whose profits help the local women

Day Six

Last chance to get Sol's recipe's and share some with her.

ANDALE PUES, MAS COSAS A VER

Day Seven

We'll start on our way to Nuevas Casas Grandes, the Mennonite colonias, the ruins of Paquime, and the pottery village of Mata Ortiz. Our hosts in Mata Ortiz will give us a condensed demonstration of the stages in pottery making from clay gathering, preparing, to throwing, firing and decorating.

Day Eight

Leave early from Mata Ortiz for Tucson.

Day Nine

If you didn't drive, Fly Home

Escorted Hikes and Burro Expeditions in Mexico's Copper Canyon

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Copper Canyon Trails, LLC ― www.coppercanyontrails.org ― Tucson, AZ 85745 ― Phone: 520-324-0209