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BURRO ASSISTED HIKING

We offer two standard departures from the canyon rim where you get off the train. The standard 10 day trip starts at the airport in Los Mochis, Sinaloa (airport code LMM). You'll be met by your guide for an escort to the hotel, where you depart the following day for the CHEPE train to the canyon rim. You have an unescorted return by train to El Fuerte at the completion of the hike, where you'll be met for your transfer to the hotel, and transfer the following day to the airport in Los Mochis. All meals are included.

Alternatively, a group of eight or more booking together, can be met at the airport in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, (airport code CHH) for escorted van or bus service to the canyon rim. You can then finish your trip with the train ride to the coast, return to Chihuahua, or strike out on your own.

Yet a third option is to meet us on the canyon rim. This is a seven night package, with a night on the rim on either end of the 5 canyon camping nights. This is a popular choice since Copper Canyon is such a remote area. It allows travelers the option to experience the best of the Urique Canyon No Pain, No Gain while on a more extended tour of Mexico.

BACKPACKING

Canyon Quote
"If you're not living on the edge,
You're taking up too much space.
-Anonymous
All backpacking trips are customized. We'll work with you on the arrival and departure dates, the level of difficulty, and the duration. We only need 30 days advance notice, but the airlines aren't so accomodating. Last minute flights can be difficult to get, and subject to more scrutiny.

Custom hikes are fully SELF supported and generally limited to 6 people. We recommend 5 to 6 nights camping, but it's your trip. We can make a loop or head for some definite destination such as Urique or Barranca Candamena. In addition to the "What to Bring" list, you should provide the following gear with which you are comfortable: A 50-60 liter (3200 - 4000 cubic inch) backpack. Packed that will be about 40 pounds. 30 degree Fahrenheit (zero degrees Centigrade) sleeping bag, sleeping pad, tent (optional). A sleeping bag liner is recommended.

We provide all the food for meals and snacks, stoves and fuel, and a tarp for cooking in inclement weather. You will be expected to share in the weight of the food. Please let us know if you have dietary restrictions. We always have a local along, but they pack really light. Backpacks differ from burro assisted mainly in that we cook for our local guides, and don't have the infrastructure the Mexican crew provides. As always, we appreciate their Point of View and the fact they they're probably related to people we run in to on the trail; and after all, we are the visitors.

Canyoning in the Rio Urique with a chalupa on your back.

CANYONEERING

Canyoneering is a growing sport, and that's especially true here. Lots of people ask about kayaking, and it's just not feasible in most water. You'd spend most of you time portaging. But it is a great area for canyoneering. There is not much rappelling, but spectacular riverside hiking generously seasoned with a variety of pools, cascades, and boulder fields. We take canyoneers. Our multiday trips are long because put-ins and take-out points are limited. Our standard gear is a drybag lashed to a poolraft. These trips are awesome! Groups size with guides limited to six.

Escorted Hikes and Burro Expeditions in Mexico's Copper Canyon