Mexican Mushroom Tours 2009

For Fungi Aficionados with a Sense of Adventure

Since 2000, we have welcomed more than 150
mycology enthusiasts, from renowned experts
to curious beginners, to our unique mushroom
hunting/travel excursions in some fascinating
regions of Mexico. Many participants have returned
as often as 3, 4 or even 5 times for tours in
different locations with us. Now you, too, can
join us for our well-planned, all-inclusive,
small-group adventures in fungi-rich areas that
also offer much to the culturally interested traveler.

Recent MexMush Events:
In August 2009, we brought an enthusiastic small group on a fantastic mushroom foray in Oaxaca, one of Mexico's most colorful, exciting, culturally and historically rich states.


Oaxaca ("wa HA ka") offers exceptional cuisine, art, craftsmanship, archaeology and scenery, along with hills and forests abundant in a large variety of fungi, including the fabled matsutake.

Our Sunday to Sunday (August 9 - 16), all-inclusive mushrooming adventure began in an elegant boutique hotel near the lively main square in downtown Oaxaca city. From there, we travelled in our two comfortable vans to various more rustic locations, where local indigenous guides led us to their prime collecting sites. Our technical leader was Dr. Arturo Estrada, one of the top mycologists in Mexico, who has led many of our forays before. Besides being bilingual and very knowledgeable, Arturo is always good fun. We also had plenty of opportunities to savour the edibles we found - including a small mountain of matsutakes - ending with a culinary highlight dinner at the Oaxaca cooking school of renowned chef Susana Trilling.

Our itinerary included the pre-hispanic jewel of Mitla, the famed carpet weaving town of Teotitlan del Valle and the stunning mountain villages of Cuajimoloyas and Lachtao in whose forests most of our total of almost 200 specimens were found.

At the end, an unwinding day of exploring the awesome remnants of the Zapotec site Monte Alban and the unique pottery town of Atzompa. Finally, a visit to the village of Arrazola, where the art of fantastical, intricately painted wood-carvings include colourful animals AND mushrooms.

We are now at the earliest stages of planning the next MexMush tour, for late summer 2010, likely in the central region of Veracruz and Puebla.

Contact us to let us know if you might be interested and we'll put you on our priority update list for further information.

If, instead of our set-date, larger group tours, you might prefer a special arrangement to fit your particular interests and travel schedule, click HERE for details on our NEW, flexible,

PERSONALIZED FORAY ADVENTURES.