| EXPEDITION TOURS |
| Festivals and Celebration |
Price |
Dates |
The Return of the Souls: Day of the Dead Oaxaca
Overnight in a remote, candlelit graveyard, create an altar, cook food, visit remote ruins, weavers, markets, mescal stills, graveyards, house altars and more all under the ambiance of Oaxaca's most colorful festival time. |
6-12 pax $1,870
3-5 pax $2,120 |
October 27 - November 3, 2013
8 days/7 nights |
Cultura Maya: Roots and Celebrations
The ruins of fallen Mayan empires, the thriving cultures of their descendants and spectacular festivals of the cultura Maya. |
6-12 pax $2,340
3-5 Pax $2,650 |
March 22 - 31, 2014
9 nights, 10 days |
| Cultural Immersion |
Drinking Agave: Mezcal, Pulque and the Culture of Spirits
Top notch backcountry mezcal stills, pre-Colombian pulque and a peek into the world of Oaxaca's distillers. |
6-12 pax $995
3-5 pax $1,450 |
Nov 9-14, 2013
Jan 11-16, 2014 |
Fiber Arts of the Oaxacan Coast
The last Murex dyers, five centuries of silk, a village of 5,000 tapestry weavers. From the Oaxacan Coast to the Sierra Madre , this is a truely remarkable and diverse journey. |
6-12 pax $1,650, 3-5 pax $1,875. |
Jan 24 -Feb 1, 2014
9 days. 8 nights |
Creative Hands: Artisans of the Oaxaca Valley
Sunday to Market and Revolutionary Potters. Five Thousand Weavers! The Blind Potter and a Mirror to Build a Church. The Hidden Whittlers. Smoking Kilns and Recycled Art. |
6-12 pax $1,600
3-5 pax $1,840 |
February 15-21, 2014
7 days, 6 nights |
Murex, Silk, and Threaded Flowers
From the Oaxacan Coast to the Sierra Madre , this remarkable and diverse journey takes us to one of the last sericulture villages in Mexico ... |
6-12 pax $1,675, 3-4 pax $1,890. |
March 5-13, 2014
9 days. 8 nights |
Woven Maya
An up close peek into the world of highland Mayan textiles and the vital culture of this ancient indigenous group. |
6-12 pax $1,595, 3-5 pax $1,795 |
March 18-25, 2013
March 3-10, 2014
8 days, 7 nights |
SHORT TOURS
(ALL NEW!) |
| CULTURE & TRADITIONAL ARTS |
Dia de los Muertos: Celebrations in the Three Valleys of Oaxaca
Delicious food, Zapotec house altars, markets of flowers, candle-lit graveyards, all night masquerades.
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With Lodging 6-12 pax $550, 3-5 pax $735
Without Lodging 6-12 pax $490, 3-5 pax $685 |
Oct 30-Nov 1, 2012 |
Artisans of Oaxaca
Potters, weavers, woodcarvers and more, a journey into the world of creative artisans from Oaxaca's three valleys. |
6-12 pax $940
3-5 pax $1,350 |
Aug 22-26, 2012
Sept 19-23, 2012
Jan 7-11, 2012 |
A Slice of Oaxaca
One day each given to City, Village, Countryside, Market, and Cuisine. The essence of Oaxaca delivered! |
6-12 pax $995
3-5 pax $1,410 |
Jan 22-26, 2013
March 5-9, 2013 |
| TEXTILES |
Woven Crossroads: Textiles Central Valleys
A village of 5,000 tapestry weavers, silk revival in the Sierra Madre, the hidden weavers of Oaxaca City and the ancient fiber arts of the Oaxacan valleys. |
6-12 Pax: $750
3-5 Pax: $975 |
Aug 8-11, 2012
Oct 15-18, 2012
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CRUCE DE TEJIDOS: TEXTILES DEL CENTRO DE OAXACA
Un pueblo de 5 mil tejedores de tapetes, el renacimiento de la seda en la Sierra Madre, los tejedores escondidos de la ciudad de Oaxaca y el antiguo arte del tejido de los valles de Oaxaca. |
6-12 Pax: MX$9,375
3-5 Pax: MX$12,190 |
(ESPAÑOL)
Noviembre 9-12
de 2012 |
Velvet Flowers: Textile Istmo
Weavers, embroiders, elegantly clad traditional women, markets and the rich cultural and textile world of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. |
6-12 Pax $765
3-5 Pax $985 |
Jan 6-9, 2014 |
FLORES DE TERCIOPELO: TEXTILES DEL ISTMO
Tejedoras, bordadoras, mujeres ataviadas con elegantes vestidos típicos, mercados vibrantes y la riqueza del mundo textil y cultural del Istmo de Tehuantepec. |
6-12 Pax: MX$9,560
3-5 Pax MX$12,300 |
(ESPAÑOL)
Enero 14-17, 2013 |
Nuu Savi: Textiles of the Mixteca Alta
Two of the most richly robed indigenous villages in Mexico and a peek into a seldom visited corner of Oaxaca. |
6-12 Pax: $750
3-5 Pax: $975 |
Dec 3-6, 2012
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NUU SAVI: TEXTILES DE LA MIXTECA
Dos de los pueblos indígenas más ricamente ataviados de México y un vistazo a un rincón poco visitado de Oaxaca. |
6-12 Pax: MX$9,375
3-5 Pax: MX$12,190 |
(ESPAÑOL)
Marzo 25-28, 2013 |
| EXPLORATION (backroads, villages, rural markets, remote ruins, nature) |
| Green Macaw and Red Stone |
To Be Announced |
To Be Announced |
The Lost City: Ruins of Quiotepec
A mountain topped by a crumbling, ancient city, a tiny village, red cliffs, green cactus and a blue river all deliciously far from the beaten path. |
6-12 pax $565
3-5 pax $760 |
Nov 29-Dec 1, 2013
Feb 19-21, 2013 |
Monte Negro and the Garden of Eden
Mountaintop ruins of Monte Negro, the castle-like church of Yanhuitlan and the hidden gem of the Mixtec Garden of Eden. |
6-12 pax $565
3-5 pax $760 |
Nov 5-8, 2012
Dec 10-15, 2012
Feb 15-18, 2013
March 18-21, 2013 |
Fortress Monastaries, Mixtec Market
The great Dominican fortress monastaries of Yanhuitlan, Teposcolula, Achiutla and Coixtlahuaca and the thriving market of Tlaxiaco. |
6-12 pax $565
3-5 pax $760 |
Aug 10-12, 2012
Sept 12-14, 2012
Dec 7-9, 2012
Feb 22-24, 2013
March 15-17, 2013 |
| CUISINE |
Drinking Agave: Mezcal, Pulque and the Culture of Spirits
Top notch backcountry mezcal stills, pre-Colombian pulque and a peek into the world of Oaxaca's distillers. |
6-12 pax $650
3-5 pax $875 |
Sept 14-16, 2012
Dec 18-20, 2012
Feb 28- Mar 2, 2013 |
| A sip of Oaxaca |
To Be Announced |
To Be Announced |
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| A group on a custom tour pauses on the way to the mineral springs of Hierve el Agua. |
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