Basic Structure

This is a fully guided, 6 night, adventure trip for active individuals or groups and includes 2 nights in Creel with a full day warm up ride in that area, 2 nights in Batopilas with a full day ride down Batopilas Canyon and a 1/2 day ride in Batopilas, 2 nights in Cusarare (1/2 hour from Creel) at a specialty lodge in the woods in the middle of a Raramuri ejido with a 1/2 day ride there. Trip includes 3 full adventure-day rides, 1 moderate hot springs hike and one partial recreational-day ride. Deluxe service will be adhered to at all times so you can hit the trails in style. Beer and wine are included for the entire Batopilas portion of the trip.

Note: This trip is private and needs a 2 person minimum to run. Departure times are open as long as minimum is reached and it is 'in' season. Trip does not run from May to August due to debilitating heat in the canyons.

Day 1: Arrive in Creel on your own and check-in. You'll have all day today on your own to check out Creel in a leisurely fashion, so arrive at a time that best suits you. You'll meet your bilingual, expert Operations Guide tonight and go over your trip outline with him and ask any questions you may have. He will be with you the entire trip. Sleep in Creel this evening. Meals on your own.

Day 2 (BL): Breakfast is included at your hotel this morning and your bike fitting is scheduled at 9am at our Creel office. You'll meet your local Raramuri Bike Guide today who will be riding with you at all times. He is an expert bike mechanic and will put you through your paces as a warm up today on some single track and dirt roads. An Amigo 'Power Lunch' See Extras Page - Amigo Power Lunch will be prepared for you on the trail today to keep up your energy and give you a nice afternoon break. Your ride today will be about 6 hours. Sleep in Creel tonight. Dinner on your own tonight to allow you to try out the local fare independently.

Day 3 (BLD): Your Operations Guide will meet you for breakfast this morning at your hotel and you'll hit the road in a comfortable suburban or van (depending on group size). |You'll drive through the middle of Basihuare and the Copper Canyon, while your Operations Guide regales you with information about history, culture, flora and fauna. After soaking up all of this information, you'll be ready to feel the wind on your face. Your driver will turn off onto the Batopilas dirt road and your days ride will begin here. Your bike guide will set up your bikes and you'll head out with him down a moderate section of dirt road, while your support vehicle and Operations Guide goes on ahead to set up your 'Discada Lunch' See Extras Page - Discada Lunch. You'll reach your lunch destination after a good warm up ride and relax in a bit of style. Afterwards, your Bike Guide will continue down the road with you while your Operations Guide cleans up the lunch set up and follows along behind you. The switchback section of the road is just ahead and you'll soon begin the descent from 7,000 feet to just 400 meters above sea level. THIS is what you came for... Eagles are flying along beside you as you whip down the mountainside and catch little bugs in your teeth. Yea! THIS is the life baby! The road will even out at the bottom again and you'll do ups and downs the rest of the way into Batopilas. Whew! Dinner is organized by your guide tonight and you'll sleep at Riverside Lodge Hotel, a converted hacienda in downtown Batopilas.

Day 4 (BLD): Your Operations Guide will organize breakfast this morning and you'll be visiting the Lost Cathedral of Satevo, the Ruins of Hacienda San Miguel and you'll walk along the old aqua duct to see the tropical birds if you are a birder. A ride up to Cerro Colorado can be done for those that still want to hit it hard or you can rest your tushy for the day and just do some hiking or simple riding around the area. Today is a good day to relax a bit though as the architecture in Batopilas is lovely and it feels like stepping back in time to stroll or bike the old, narrow streets. Lunch and dinner will be arranged by your guide today. Riverside Lodge Hotel.

Day 5 (BLD): Breakfast will be organized by your Operations Guide today and then you'll head out towards Batopilas in the vehicle. Lunch will be a buffet in Basihuare today before we do our hot springs hike. The hot springs is all natural and sits in the rock wall near a dazzling pool. Temperatures are at about 98 degrees. There will be time for a quick dip if you are up to it and then we'll head over to the Sierra Lodge in Cusarare for margaritas, dinner and a comfy bed for the night. Your guide will stay with you until after dinner.

Day 6 (BLD): Breakfast is at the hotel this morning and afterwards you'll gear up for a partial day ride to wind down your trip. You'll ride from the lodge to Cusarare Waterfall and to Cusarare Village to see Loyola Museum and Cusarare Mission. This will take about 3 hours or so and you'll have the rest of the day to spend hiking, biking on your own or relaxing in the area as you watch the Raramuri children play around the hotel. Lunch and dinner are served at the hotel and your Operations Guide will be on hand should anyone wish to do a longer hike or hear more about the history of Mexico. This final day will give you a chance to enjoy a much needed rest from your busy activities.

Day 7 (B): Breakfast is served at your hotel and you'll be transferred to Creel afterwards to catch your bus or train for other areas. End Services.

Note: Amigo Trails can add on days before or after your trip to do anything else you may wish to do in the Canyons, such as kayaking or biking in El Fuerte, hiking in Divisadero, flights over the canyons or you name it.

Trip cost is $2,400US per person, min. of 2 ppl needed.

Trip departures leave when you want them to and are private with only you and your friends or family included. A minimum of 2 people is required and trip runs from Sept. to April.

Batopilas Canyon road that you'll bike down