Join us on our inaugural mushroom foraging trip to the southern mountains of Oaxaca! We´ll work with a local family and Oaxaca mycologist to learn about the biodiversity of the region, collect wild mushrooms to identify, and learn traditional recipies of the region using mushrooms.

The group has 5 person minimum and 8 person maximum. For more information or to reserve yours spot, write to us here.

Cost per person: $950 USD/17,000 MXN

Activities planned:

• A guided walk in the high altitude (2440 m/8000 ft above sea level) pine forests of the region where we will collect different kinds of mushrooms with the mycologist and local guide from the community

• Create an identification table to learn about the varieties of mushrooms we collect, their scientific classifications, and their uses

• Talks by a local mycologist teaching us about the local mushrooms of the region and Oaxaca and their uses

• A cooking class with a cocinera tradicional learning local dishes like amarillo or hongos a la mexicana that use edible mushrooms

• The chance to learn how to make traditional mountain bread in a wood fired oven 

• Group meals featuring edible mushrooms of the region

• A traditional mezcal tasting of our family´s small batch local mezcals

Includes:

• Personalized guide and translation (English/Spanish) 

• Comfortable transportation round trip from Oaxaca City (3 hours each way) 

• Cost of all programmed activities over the course of the trip

• 10 meals (most featuring edible mushrooms)10 meals (most featuring edible mushrooms)

• Tasting of traditional mezcal from local producers

• 3 night stay at Puesta del Sol cabins (double occupancy) (or accommodations of equivalent quality)

• Drinking water and light snacks 

• Temezcal (traditional steam bath)

• Donation to local elementary school for school supplies