Another Trekking Adventure On a Budget With New Friends... Let's Go!
Every year I like to explore a new hidden world treasure - a place worthy of a spot on my bucket list, as yet undiscovered by the casual tourist.
I find that inviting people makes the trip all the more interesting and also more affordable. Groups of people can take advantage of economies of scale and group discounts.
This is a meetup-type group, not a business, and I am not a travel company .. I have a day job. For you, it is an opportunity to go, at cost and with the added security of a group, on a planned and curated adventure with no logistical worries. To maximize the experience, the trip is limited to 10 people.
An Extreme Trekking Adventure in Comfort through a designated World Wildlife Fund unique destination.
Experience Authentic Pueblo Meals and Lodging
Explore the UNESCO World Heritage Pre-Columbian Zapotec Ruins of Monte Alben.
Taste Oaxacan world-class cuisine
PUEBLOS MANCOMUNADOS
Oaxaca, Mexico
Let's Do This Together!! IT will be a great trip like the 2012 trip to Peru or last year’s Trans Zion trip. Let me know your interest level. Like the Peru trip, the more trekkers that we can gather, the lower the cost for each individual. We will work with local indigenous people who have intimate knowledge and a historic perspective of the places we visit, guiding us to a deeper appreciation of flora, fauna, and the coexisting indigenous cultures. We will also explore the colorful city of Oaxaca, see some ancient Zapotec ruins, and participate in a cooking class, learn about the Oaxacan world class cusine while preparing our own lunch. This promises to be an “off the beaten path” trip with opportunities to experience the mountains, pueblos and culture of the "Gente de las Nubes" (people of the clouds).
Pueblos Mancomunados
are a group of eight indiginous Zapotec pueblos, connected by a network of hiking trails high in the bio-diverse forested Sierra Norte Mountains of Oaxaca Mexico.
The villages of the Pueblos Mancomunados have created a united network of ecotourism communities with village-run cabins and dining rooms for visitors. Maintained hiking trails go from village to village.
Enjoy the hospitality and cuisine of the indigenous “Gente de las Nubes”
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Extreme Adventure
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Trekking with Comfort.
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Authentic Pueblo Meals and Lodging
Hike from pueblo to pueblo with a local indigenous guide on trails running through a stunning natural area, considered by the World Wildlife Fund as a "unique world destination for it’s biological richness”. Arrive at the destination to find hot meals prepared by the local pueblo people and sleep comfortably in a pueblo lodge or cabin.
Monte Alben
UNESCO World Heritage Pre-Columbian Zapotec Ruins “is one of the most impressive sites in Latin America"
Proposed Itinerary
Day 1 – Arrive in Oaxaca, free time to explore colonial city and check in to 1st night lodging in a historically located botique hotel, group dinner and trip review.
Day 2 – Early breakfast, leave for Llano Grande, hike through a diverse forest, enjoy a home prepared meal, explore Llano Grande, Group dinner of local cuisine. Night 2 pueblo lodging
Day 3 – Wake to a locally prepared breakfast, Trek to Amatlan through moderately challenging trails with a picnic lunch. Arriva to a locally prepared traditional dinner. Night 3 pueblo lodging
Day 4 - Wake to a locally prepared breakfast, Trek to Latuvi, following a pre-hispanic route through a forest of trees draped with bromeliads, moss covered rocks along a river bank. Break for a picnic before continuing our trek- Arrive to welcoming "people of the clouds" preparing our dinner of local delecacies. Night 4 pueblo lodging.
Day 5 - Wake to a locally prepared breakfast, Trek to Benito Juarez , discovering the diversity of medicinal plants along the way. Arrive to a locally prepared lunch. Transport to Oaxaca. Group dinner. Night 5 lodging in a centrally located botique hotel.
Day 6 – Early breakfast, board transport to visit a colorful local market-place, guided by a renouned Oaxacan chef, who will then invite us in to his patio kitchen to teach us about Oaxacan cuisine and together we will prepareour lunch with fresh local ingredients we procured earlier at the market. We will then explore the pre-Columbian Zapotec ruins of Monte Alban. Evening transport to airport.
For those of us who wish, I also have included extra activities at several of our pueblo destinations. Relax, enjoy the indigenous hospitality and explore the pueblos, or participate in scheduled extreme adventures including a 1 km zip-line adventure, a sunrise hike to El Mirador, and/or a 150-meter suspension bridge.
Because there is no tour company overhead, cost of the trip will depend on the number of people who go.
Below is a table showing the total price per person as a function of number of travelers.
