Sendero del Jaguar: Whisperers of Preservation in Mexico (2025)

Disconnection from Wi-Fi and mobile network, technological detox.

Transportation throughout the whole experience.

Specially designed trails along the magical landscapes of the Oaxacan Chinantla.

All meals and accommodations for the duration of the experience
*The majority of our meals are plant-based, and for those that are not, we can cater to all dietary preferences.

Expert guidance from specialists in the region’s flora, fauna, and mushrooms

Knowledgeable and professional local guides.

Entrance tickets to all national parks and ejidos are included in the experience.

Merchandise.

Complimentary La Familia Global Community Membership (USD 25 value).

Airfare for your inbound and outbound flights to Mexico City.

Travel Insurance. We highly recommend securing personal travel insurance for your peace of mind.

Alcoholic beverages and any additional meals beyond the provided ones.

Throughout our journey, we will enjoy carefully chosen lodgings to ensure a deep and intimate connection with nature.

On the first night, we will find ourselves in shared cabins nestled in the heart of the coniferous forest. These refuge-style cabins come equipped with bunk beds and can accommodate 4-8 people, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere.

The second night will see us nestled in the heart of the forest, resting in Safari-style tents, specially set up for this unique experience and shared among groups of up to 4 people.

For the third night, we will find comfort in a retreat house, in shared rooms, resembling a refuge, with bunk beds and double beds.

These accommodations offer a complete immersion in the serenity of the environment, ensuring restorative sleep as we forge a deep connection with nature in its purest form.

"Sendero del Jaguar offers a truly magical experience at every turn: every step reveals a different, breathtaking landscape - whether you gaze up, down, or around, all enveloped in the mist. The meaningful connections forged within the group are priceless, thanks to the openness fostered by the guides."

- Elsa Avila, Participant

Cancellations and Refunds.In the event of a cancellation, either by the User and/or Participant, or by Activ Retreats, the following shall apply:

1. Cancellation by the Client:
In the event that the Client decides to cancel an Experience subsequent to its booking, such cancellation shall be governed by the following terms:
a. Cancellation of Experiences with a duration of 4 (four) or more days:

b. Cancellation of Experiences with a duration of 3 (three) days or less:

In case of cancellation by the User, the User shall be entitled to be reimbursed, subtracting the outstanding commissions, non-refundable deposits and the corresponding cancellation fee, in accordance with items “a” and “b” above.

2 Cancellations by Activ Retreats
In the event that Activ Retreats cancels an Experience, whether for lack of minimum participation or for any other reason, the User may take the following actions:
I) Request the transfer of the deposit to a different Experience, up to two times, as long as the transfer date is at least 90 calendar days prior to the start date of the Experience. In the event that the Experience preferred for reimbursement has a higher amount of Consideration than the originally contracted Experience, the User and/or Participant must pay the difference between the two prices.
II) Request a refund, from which any expenses, cancellation costs or commissions made to suppliers on behalf of the Participant will be deducted.
In the event that a Participant abandons the Experience by his/her own decision, he/she will in no case be entitled to a refund and Activ Retreats will not be obligated to reimburse any additional amount.

In the event that Activ Retreats cancels an Experience during the course of the Experience, due to acts of God or force majeure, Activ Retreats shall not be liable to carry out the refund of any amount to the Participants, however, it may offer, at its own discretion, voluntary compensation.

In the event that the User and/or Participants have contracted travel insurance, they should review the terms and conditions of such insurance in order to carry out the corresponding reimbursement process.

Activ Retreats shall not be liable for any expenses, expenses and/or losses incurred by the Participant in connection with the booking of the Experience, including but not limited to, obtaining visas, vaccinations, flights, trains, car rental, gasoline, travel expenses and any other expenses incurred by the Participant.
Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall be construed as an obligation of Activ Retreats to provide the Services, but Activ Retreats shall provide the Services as it sees fit.

3 Refunds
In the event that the User wishes to request a refund from Activ Retreats, in accordance with these Terms and Conditions, the deadlines for the execution of the refund will be as follows: (i) International Refund up to 10 (ten) calendar days; (ii) Domestic Refund up to 5 (five) calendar days from the approval of the request.

4 Credit Roll-outs
90 days prior to the retreat start date:
Clients have the option to transfer the payment credit to a different Retreat or Getaway upon request. The credited amount must be utilized within a maximum of 365 days from the original purchase date. An administrative fee of $100 USD per person will be applied for this transaction.

This agreement describes the general terms and conditions (hereinafter, the “Terms and Conditions”) that regulate the use of the set of digital media made available to the users of the said media (hereinafter, the “Users”) by the company called Activ Retreats (hereinafter, “Activ Retreats and/or the Holder”), through the Website located at: https://activretreats.com/ (hereinafter, the “Website”). The Website is called “Activ Retreats”, and may be accessed through any Internet browser. Any person wishing to access or use the Web Site and/or any of the Services offered therein (as such term is defined below) may do so subject to these Terms and Conditions.

1. General Data of the Holder

Activ Retreats is a company legally incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the United Mexican States (“Estados Unidos Mexicanos”), fully empowered in accordance with its corporate purpose to provide the services detailed in this Terms and Conditions.

The present Terms and Conditions are directed to clients of Activ Retreats and/or any of its controlling entities, subsidiaries and/or affiliates of Activ Retreats that use the Website and/or any other extension of the platform, property of Activ Retreats

2. Definitions

a. Privacy Notice: Refers to the privacy notice of Activ Retreats, drafted in terms of article 28 of the Regulations of the Federal Law for the Protection of Personal Data in Possession of Private Parties (“Ley Federal de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de los Particulares”), and article thirty-eighth of the Privacy Notice Guidelines (“Lineamientos del Aviso de Privacidad”), by means of which the User expressly grants or denies the processing of his/her personal data.

b. Activ Retreats: The company named Activ Retreats and/or any controlling entities, subsidiaries, subsidiaries and/or affiliates of Activ Retreats.

c. Website: All digital media, people and physical means made available to the User in order to promote the Services, in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

d. Parties: It refers jointly to Activ Retreats and the User.

e. Participant: Refers to the natural persons who are registered as participants in the booking of Experiences or those persons who will participate in the contracted Experience through the Website.

f. Services: Set of services offered by Activ Retreats in compliance with these Terms and Conditions, comprised by the activities set forth in these terms and conditions, as well as the use of the Website.

g. User: Refers to any natural person who wishes to acquire rights and obligations with Activ Retreats, in relation to the Services offered by Activ Retreats.

3. Acceptance of Terms and Conditions

The access and/or use of the Website, and/or any other extension of the platform, property of Activ Retreats, implies the acceptance by the User (as such term is defined below) of all the clauses and policies established in these Terms and Conditions. Likewise, by using the Website you will be communicating with Activ Retreats through electronic means, so you agree to receive communication under this modality using various mechanisms such as: email, notices, phone call and WhatsApp (software made available by the company WhatsApp, LLC., hereinafter, “WhatsApp”); by virtue of the foregoing, the User acknowledges that the forms, contracts, notices, messages, as well as any type of notification and/or communication sent by electronic means satisfy any legal requirement and have full legal effects and validity.

Any person who does not accept these Terms and Conditions, which are mandatory and binding, must refrain from using the Website, and/or any other extension of the platform, owned by Activ Retreats.

4. Services
Activ Retreats offers Customers and/or Users, through the Website, the possibility to access and/or acquire services consisting of experiences that may include, but are not limited to, the following activities (hereinafter, the “Experiences”):
1. Planning of trips and retreats; 2. Planning and management of sports activities; 3. Planning and management of recreational, social and cultural activities; 4. Planning and management of culinary activities; 5. Booking of accommodations.6. Booking of means of transportation at the Experience site. 7. Specialized guides at each destination.Photography services. The User accepts and acknowledges that the activities listed in this Clause may vary in each of the Experiences offered by Activ Retreats, therefore, the User must review in the Activ Retreats Website which activities are included in the Experience that the User wishes to book.

5. Operation of the Website and General Conditions
5.1 Catalog of Experiences
In case the User wishes to contract an Experience offered by Activ Retreats, he/she may do so by entering the Website. Once logged in, the User must select the “Experiences” tab, where the User may view the catalog of Experiences that are available at that moment. The Experiences will be catalogued in one of the following categories:
(i) Retreats; and (ii) Getaways, which will depend on the duration of each Experience. The User must select the Experience he/she wishes to hire, and once selected, he/she will be redirected to the specific tab of each Experience, in which he/she will find the information and specifications of the selected Experience, including but not limited to: (i) Information regarding accommodation; (ii) Itinerary of the Experience; (iii) A recommended list of items for the trip; (iv) A list of services and resources included and/or not included by Activ Retreats within the Experience; (v) Specifications of the Experience; and (vi) Relevant informative notes about the Experience.

5.2 Booking of Experiences
To book an Experience, the User must select the “Book Now” button within the specific tab of each Experience.

Weather

November Edition

November paints the landscape with vibrant hues as fields burst into bloom, marking the transition into winter. The mountains mirror this colorful spectacle. The skies remain mostly clear, accompanied by gentle winds. Precipitation chances are low, and the mornings offer a slightly chilly embrace.

Type of tourism

The journey is designed hand in hand with local allies of the ancient Chinantec culture who care for and protect the forests through which we will be traveling, along with all the resources that benefits thousands of people downstream. The conservation status of the forests is a priority to the Sendero del Jaguar project, which is why our groups remain small, respecting the loading capacity of native forests. We follow responsible practices of Conservation Tourism and Regenerative Tourism.

For those reasons, do not expect the comforts of a resort, boutique hotel, or all-inclusive hotel. Anticipate clean accommodation with basic amenities and shared bathroom facilities.

Maintaining customs and traditions, as well as the natural context, encourages us to have Low Impact Tourism, benefiting both travelers by exposing us to different paradigms, rhythms, diets, and worldviews in harmony with the earth’s rhythms. It also benefits local communities by expanding the network of livelihoods through responsible tourism practices and the social encounters it enables.

The limited Wi-Fi/mobile connectivity will allow us an invaluable detoxification from the usual digital stimuli.

What type of Tourism is Sendero del Jaguar?

Nature Tourism

Conservation Tourism

Biocultural Tourism

Regenerative Tourism

Rural Tourism

Transformative Tourism

Low Impact Tourism

What type of Tourism is NOT Sendero del Jaguar?

Lifestyle Tourism

Mass Tourism

Remote Work Tourism

Luxury Travel

Entertainment Tourism

All-Inclusive Tourism

Before you travel

Please note that throughout most of the trip, there will be limited phone signal or internet access, given the remote nature of our destination. Keep in mind that this experience involves rural and indigenous community tourism, so access to hot water may vary, although it is generally available.

Currently, Mexico’s international borders remain open.

A valid passport is required for entry.

Foreigners might be required to present a return ticket.

A visa might be required depending on your nationality

Activity level: Balanced Intensity (Intermediate Advanced)

Ranging 10 km daily