Every Friday from December-April at 8:30 am from the Aerotron Aerodrome next to the Puerto Vallarta International Airport. Length of Tour: 6 hours Price: $245 USD What's Included: Round-trip flight, soft drinks and knowledgeable guides. We recommend that you wear comfortable shoes and bring a light sweater with you.

Believed to be direct descendants of the Aztecs, the Huichol Indians are a warm-hearted and enduring people who romanticize their past, clinging tenaciously to their lifestyle, language, rituals and customs - despite the ever-increasing physical and cultural encroachment of the modern world.

Perhaps the last tribe in North America who still live much as they did in Pre-Columbian times, the Huichols are one of the few civilizations in the world that have not lost their cultural identity to Western influences. Their strong ceremonial traditions and rich mythology are alive and well, as reflected in the visionary artworks that they create.

Huichol art, portrayed in the form of gourds, masks, jewelry, and sculpture, is all hand-made using traditional methods that are handed down from generation to generation. Individual artists are taught by their elders, who then pass on the artistic techniques to their children, to ensure their beliefs, rituals, visions and dreams are recorded and preserved.

          

Originally all forms of Huichol art were made as prayer offerings to the Spirits, called "offrendas." This practice is still continued, but today, some of their art is made to sell, providing the Huichol people with a means of livelihood that encourages them to maintain and preserve their cultural and spiritual identity.         

Our eye-opening, half-day tour to this rural hideaway in the Sierra Madre Mountains offers you the unique opportunity to step into the Huichols' way of life - and discover a world that is central to a mesmerizing legend dating back over 2000 years. Escape to San Andres Coamihata and the secret world of the Huichol Indians - make your reservations today!