We are so excited to announce our new mushroom foraging trips in Oaxaca this summer 2024! We are lucky to be working with two local mycologists as well as hongeros-community members with a vast knowledge of local mushrooms and traditional cooks who we will learn all about the mushrooms of the region with. Join us for our inaugural group trip to the Sierra Sur for a weekend of immersing ourselves in the beautiful landscape of the high altitude pine forests where wild mushrooms flourish during the summer months. We´ll get to know the landscape and forage for mushrooms (in past years we´ve found over 50 varieties) with the experts and also learn from a local family the traditional uses of mushrooms in traditional medicine and cuisine of the region.

Itinerary: 4 days, 3 nights  2024 dates: Thurs-Sun, July 25-28

Groups: 5 minimum, 8 maximum Thurs-Sun, Sept 8-11

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

Activities planned:

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Traditional mezcal tasting

  • Temezcal

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)

  • 3 night stay at Puesta del Sol cabins (double occupancy) 

  • Drinking water and light snacks 

  • Donation to local elementary school for much needed school supplies