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.

In August 2009, you are invited to come on a fantastic mushroom foray in one of the most colorful, exciting, culturally and historically rich states, in Oaxaca, Mexico.

UPDATED OAXACA FORAY details (as of March 2009) are now posted on this site (click on the "OAXACA TOUR" button above.) First, here is a short outline of this special mycological travel tour:

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 will begin in an elegant boutique hotel near the lively main square in downtown Oaxaca city. From there, we will travel in our comfortable Mercedes van to various more rustic locations, where local indigenous guides will lead us to their prime collecting sites. With us also will be one of our knowledgeable, bilingual mycologists who will ID, discuss and document the specimens gathered. We will also have plenty of opportunities to savour the edibles we find, ending with a culinary highlight dinner at the Oaxaca cooking school of renowned chef Susana Trilling.

Our itinerary will include the pre-hispanic jewel of Mitla, the famed carpet weaving town of Teotitlan del Valle, a historic mescal factory and the stunning mountain villages of Cuajimoloyas and Lachtao.

A preliminary itinerary outline is available on the OAXACA TOUR page on this site, along with specific tour fee rates.

Our last group foray in Oaxaca in 2006 was much enjoyed by all participants. Several of them have already indicated that they would come back again. But we especially want to introduce new visitors to this magic region that has so many special attractions and so many MUSHROOMS.

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.