Mexico Ranch Hiking Adventure

“We are considered Mexico’s Premiere Adventure Guest Ranch, offering National Park-like scenery and world-class, truly unique horseback riding, canyon hiking, nature and much more!”

YOUR MEXICO RANCH HOSTS

Join us as we explore the amazing Sonoran desert in Northern Mexico on a 30,000-acre ranch, just a private transfer away from Tucson’s international airport. We have rented out all the casitas on the ranch for an exclusive Zephyr Adventures’ experience full of hiking, other activities, great food, beautiful vistas, and outstanding relaxation.

Activities

We’ll have guided two to five-hour hikes on the ranch’s 30,000 acres to places with such names as El Pinito Mountain, The Badlands, Cajon Aguaje, El Cajon de la Catedral, Las Palmas River Bed, Los Almireces Riparian Riverbed, El Cajon Canyon, Bavispe River, Cajon El Caricito, and El Palmarito. We can add in stops at pictographs or ancient dwellings. The working cattle ranch offers daily horseback rides, which will be the highlight of your trip if you are into riding or at least an amazing experience you an choose to do a few times. There are caves to explore and canyons to do a little canyoneering for those interested. We can jump in a 4×4 jeep and even mountain bike. If you a watcher of birds, spring is a fantastic time to view those local to the area and those just passing through. You can even learn to make tortillas or guacamole from the authentic local chef or learn to throw a lasso from the ranch’s vaqueros. There is so much to do, we’ll need to make choices, which should include time for star gazing at night (you have probably never seen stars like these), stories around the campfire, and taking a snooze on the veranda during the day. All activities are optional, are included, and can be adapted to your ability level.

The Ranch

The ranch lies at the base of the Sierra Madre mountain chain at the meeting of the Sonoran and Chihuahua deserts. There are rocky crags, deep canyons, rivers, and cactus. Birds and various animal species abound. You will be staying the entire week inside the 30,000 acres of pristine, remote, serene, and protected wilderness. This is likely having an amazing national park at your fingertips with no visitors other than our group.

But don’t forget the comforts of staying at this working ranch, exclusively ours for the week. Our private chef will cook three meals per day, with much of the food of true Mexican variety. Eating restrictions can be accommodated. We stay in the ranch’s five one, two, or three-bedroom casitas, which are bright with natural light, well-appointed, very spacious, with comfortable queen and full size beds. They also offer terrific window views, have bathrooms with shower, hot water, plenty of off-grid solar electricity, comfortable porches, and a great deal of quiet and privacy.. We use the main Rancho for our dining and group socializing.

Getting There

Getting to the ranch is relatively simple. Our group will meet the first morning of the tour in Tucson for a private shuttle to the ranch. The ranch lies off main Highway 11 in Mexico, which is a safe and well-used road. We then have to rough it over the dirt road of the ranch to get to the main ranch headquarters. On our last day, we will repeat the trip and return via private shuttle to Tucson.

All Inclusive

Everything is included once you get to Tucson for our shuttle pickup. The vacation includes five nights lodging, meals, activities, professional ranch staff, and a Zephyr host. We even include tips to the ranch staff.

Whatever your motivation, you will not make a wrong decision by joining us on this truly unique experience, so close to the US border yet so different from our lives at home.