This tour is the final week of our South Mexico Wonders: Day of the Dead Edition. Booking options for this tour open in July only if our 3-week or 2-week tours donât fill. Secure your spot now with a longer tourâspaces are going fast! đ
Experience Oaxaca City’s rich traditions, including the vibrant Day of the Dead celebrations featuring colourful parades, face painting, cemetery visits, and engaging artisan workshops. Marvel at ancient Zapotec archaeological wonders and the stunning Hierve el Agua, a set of natural rock formations resembling petrified waterfalls.
Continue your adventure with an immersive camping experience in the world’s largest cactus reserve, where hike and gather around a crackling bonfire under a canopy of stars. As we journey towards Mexico City, immerse in the rich atmosphere of its historic centre, concluding our trip with lively cantinas and soul-stirring Mariachi performances.
For those craving more, extend your trip with one or two extra nights in Mexico City. Explore the ancient TeotihuacĂĄn pyramids, delve into Frida Kahlo’s captivating museum, and join a festive boat party along the enchanting Xochimilco canals.
This overlanding experience through Mexico was amazing!!
Jamie the guide is so full of energy and passion for this beautiful country. A well-thought-out route with a diverse variety of stays. So many highlights, that you will feel like you have been there for longer than 3 weeks, itâs packed full of wonder. I could not recommend a better way to travel to Mexico!
As a first-time overlander, I thoroughly enjoyed this tour!
The value for money is excellent, with at least one included activity daily, ensuring you make the most of your time in Mexico. It strikes a perfect balance, offering a blend of culture, breathtaking landscapes and interactions with locals. Highlights included: the Day of the Dead parades with face painting and visits to genuine places like La Ventanilla, complementing the iconic typical sites.
A great tour of Southern Mexico and celebrating the day of the dead festival is something that everyone should do. The itinerary was a good pace and made enjoyable with Jaime leading us.
Excellent preparation on all levels. Nothing is left undone. Great attention to detail. Five stars!
I was able to join Lupitaâs âGenuine Mexico, Day of the Dead Editionâ from Mexico City to Oaxaca. Jaime graciously allowed me to join the group because I was unable to fully participate in the first week of my âWonders of Mexicoâ trip in Spring 2023 due to my knee injury. Because the âDay of the Deadâ trip was fully booked, Jaime made special arrangements for my husband and I to stay in the group hotel. The group welcomed us with open arms and we had a fabulous time with them for a week.
I am a graduate of ITMI (The International Tour Management Institute in California, USA). I graduated from their in-person 4 week course as a Certified Tour Director in 1982. It is from the perspective of that training that I write this review.
Most tours can drive you to the various sites and deliver you to a hotel. The dirty little secret about group travel is the power of the Tour Director to make or break a trip. Blindness to human nature, the inability to âreadâ the group, can kill a trip. Only very special leaders can work their magic on a group of strangers and and watch them depart the trip as true friends.
I know a good Tour Director when I see one. Jaime is one of those very special leaders. Lupita Overland is the embodiment Jaimeâs vision. What sets Lupita apart is Jaimeâs keen awareness of how groups function. This understanding gives Jaime the uncanny ability to bring out the best in everyone who participatesâpassengers, crew, hotel staff, local guides. His even temper and good humor is appreciated by everyone. The end result is a cohesive group which functions well and where everyone has fun.
My âWonders of Mexicoâ trip in Spring 2023 was fabulous. I watched Jaime quickly knit our group together into a fun-loving, cohesive whole. I have been a passenger on more more than 15 long haul overland adventuresâŚ.with Trailfinders, Guerba, Exodus, Dragoman and Intrepid. I have travelled as a passenger with Abercrombie & Kent, Windstar Cruises, and with some of the best ground operators around the world. Against all of these, Lupitaâs â Day of the Dead October 2023 â stands as one of the best group experiences I have ever had. Well done!
