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This trip will not proceed until it becomes
safe to travel in Mexico.
September
3rd to September 11th, 2011
8 nights
| Limited to 10 participants
$3,380 USD per person, land only | Single supplement is 14% of trip cost
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Updated Monday the 6th of September, 2010
Gateway airport: El
Paso,
Texas
[ELP]
Arrival
window: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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OVERVIEW:
Canyons, waterfalls, rivers, wildlife, wildflowers, indigenous
Tarahumara Indian tribe, remote villages, missions and the Chihuahua al
Pacifico Railroad. Mexico’s
Copper Canyon [Barranca del Cobre] is actually a series of spectacular
canyons and ravines, and the entire complex is almost four times
larger than the Grand Canyon in the United States, plus it's 280
feet deeper. You’ll also find that the photography is far more
enriching and varied too. One not to miss in this lifetime.
TRAVEL TO THE GATEWAY AIRPORT
o It is recommended that clients arrive a day early to be fresh for the trip, and to also counteract possible flight delays.
o Early arrival also enables you to explore the gateway city should you wish to do so.
o When booking flights, add a day for overnight travel or two days if also crossing the Pacific Ocean/International Dateline.
o The last day of the trip is the date you should arrange your flight home unless you plan to stay on. Thank you!
DAY 1
| To EL PASO, TEXAS
I’ll meet your late afternoon flight into El Paso, and following dinner you’ll have
the option of some dusk photography if you’re up to it.
EL PASO, 1 night
DAY 2
| To CHIHUAHUA
We cross
the Rio Grande into Mexico this morning, and following some time in
Ciudad Juarez on the border, we’ll go directly south via Ahumada, El
Sueco and the mining region of El Sauz while pausing for images at
every opportunity. On to Chihuahua for the night where among the
architectural delights is the pink-stoned baroque cathedral dating to
1826 [started in 1724].
CHIHUAHUA, 1 night
DAYS
3, 4, 5, and 6
| COPPER
CANYON
We’ll work our way -
photographically as usual – towards the Copper Canyon region and
arrive on the fringes by early afternoon. We’ll have the remainder
of today, plus days 4, 5, 6 and most of day 7 to explore this rugged
and spectacular region. We’ll be based in Creel for 4 nights which
is central to many highlights which include the canyon-cradled Mayo,
Conchos, Oteros, Urique and Cusaráre Rivers: Basaseáchi and
Cerocahui Falls: the Cerocahui Jesuit Mission dating from 1681: the
Chihuahua al Pacifico Railroad which took 90 years to build: the
indigenous and colorful Tarahumara Indian tribe: Divisadero: Cusaráre:
wildlife such as Deer: plus a day-trip to the ‘tropical’ Batopilas
which lies in the bottom of a canyon in lush surroundings while the
Sierra Madre mountains tower overhead. Our stay in Creel will also
include trips to the most spectacular spots for the early light.
CREEL, 4 nights
DAY 7
| To CHIHUAHUA
We’ll ‘mop-up’ photographically around Copper Canyon and it’s
environs during the day as we make our way steadily back to Chihuahua
for a one-night stay. Late-light photography is planned at the
remnants of Chihuahua’s 1864 colonial aqueduct with it’s 50 foot
arches.
CHIHUAHUA, 1 night
DAY 8
| To EL PASO
One last look at Chihuahua’s highlights this morning prior to going
directly north to the United States border. We’ll make more
photography stops as we go, but an afternoon highlight will be a short
detour for another photo-op at the El Sauzal petrified forest. The
trees there were covered by sand and turned to ‘stone’ via the
action of salt. Supper in El Paso tonight.
EL PASO, 1 night
DAY
9 | FLIGHTS HOME
Morning flights home from the nearby El Paso airport.
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PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR FEES
TRIP COST: $3,280 per person, double occupancy [land only]
SINGLE ROOM SUPPLEMENT:
14% of the trip cost
SMALL
GROUP SUPPLEMENT:
For groups of 3 only: Add 10% of the trip cost above.
For 1 and 2-person ‘groups’ only, the rate is negotiable.
INCLUDED IN THE TRIP COST:
The following items are included in the trip cost: personalized photography instruction throughout the trip by John; all accommodations; all breakfasts; on-vehicle
snacks and bottled water; all ground transportation; airport
transfers on the first and last days of the trip only; entrance fees for sites and activities listed below under ‘Admissions’; and following the trip, field notes describing the time, place and subject of each photo stop, and a disc containing images of clients 'in action' on the trip.
NOT INCLUDED IN THE TRIP COST: The costs for these items are
the responsibility of each participant: airfare; travel costs
between your home and the gateway airport and return; any
transportation or travel costs incurred prior to or after the tour’s
inclusive dates; pre-tour and/or post-tour accommodation; lunches and
dinners; alcoholic beverages; entrance fees or costs related to
optional sites or activities not included in the itinerary or a part
of the trip; excess baggage charges; medical costs; personal items;
incidental charges incurred at our accommodations such as internet
access, phone calls or laundry; baggage and/or travel insurance;
passport or visa expenses; and airport departure taxes.
ENROLLMENT
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