Cafés Sustentables de México Sets Itinerary for 2008 Eco-Tour
We welcome all interested parties to visit Mexico with us. We have long supported individual visits and formal tours.
Our Mexican origin tours are hosted by Cafés Sustentables de Mexico, our Mexican Associate in Tepic, Nayarit.
For more information, contact Devorah Zeitlin at 425.825.9106 or devz@sancristocafe.com.
Cafés Sustentables de México, S.A. de C.V., our associate in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico, is excited to announce the preliminary itinerary for its 2007 Eco-Tour. Join San Cristobal Coffee Importers founders, James Kosalos and Devorah Zeitlin, and Jaime Luna of Café Sustentables de México, for an educational coffee and birding adventure in tropical Mexico. This visit to the farms and surrounding area of the Ejido Malinal cooperative is an excellent opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the issues of sustainability, shade coffee production, certification criteria and environmental impacts on neotropical migratory birds and to converse with farmers about their lifestyles and livelihoods as coffee producers.
The six day, five night tour begins in sunny Puerto Vallarta with an orientation and welcome dinner. The next morning will be free for tourists to enjoy the beach and sights of Puerto Vallarta, with an afternoon departure, stopping to enjoy a seaside lunch, to San Blas, a unique colonial port city full of historic ruins from the 18th century, and a boat tour of a bird sanctuary. The following day will begin in San Blas, with mid-day travels to coffee plantations near Palapitas to meet coffee growers and to pick coffee. A wet mill tour will be given at La Yerba in the late afternoon, followed by dinner and an overnight stay in Tepic. The following morning, eco-tourists will depart for a cupping of the various types of coffee produced in the region followed by a trip to El Malinal, Cuarenteno, or Cofradia del Chocolon, where they will be given a mill tour and participate in a fiesta with the coffee producers before returning to Tepic for the night. The final day of tour activities will conclude with a free morning in Tepic for tourists to enjoy its culture and museums and its exceptional market with a mid-day departure for a dry mill tour and lunch near Compostela. A late afternoon trip with a stop at a traditional mountainside wet mill will end in Puerto Vallarta for dinner. Final departure is the following afternoon. Itinerary details are subject to change without notice.
The price for this unique tour is $1,190 per person, double occupancy, in a standard hotel. Includes five nights' hotel, all ground transportation and tours, and most meals. Single supplement is $100. Please ask for more information regarding flight arrangements and extra nights lodging in Puerto Vallarta either before or after the formal tour. Private, customized tours are available for parties of eight-the perfect opportunity to educate and team-build with current or potential customers and staff. The best tour dates are generally between mid January and mid April, though private tours on different dates may be arranged.
For more information, please contact:
Devorah Zeitlin of San Cristobal Coffee Importers at 425.825.9106 or devz@sancristocafe.com.
The price for this unique tour is $1,190 per person, double occupancy, in a standard hotel. Includes five nights' hotel, all ground transportation and tours, and most meals. Single supplement is $100. Please ask for more information regarding flight arrangements and extra nights lodging in Puerto Vallarta either before or after the formal tour. Private, customized tours are available for parties of eight-the perfect opportunity to educate and team-build with current or potential customers and staff. The best tour dates are generally between mid January and mid April, though private tours on different dates may be arranged.