MEXICO YOGA OR PILATES RETREAT
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STARTING AT $2295
October 22-27, 2024 Pilates with Lee Vallely
March 23-28, 2025 Yoga with Michelle Fajkus
October 30-November 4, 2025 Yoga with Leti Alvarez - Día de los muertos
6-12 people
Experienced retreat leader
Add-on options
SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE RETREAT
IMMERSE IN LOCAL MEXICAN CULTURE & CUISINE
Are you looking for an immersive experience in Mexico that combines cuisine, culture and daily movement? This 6-day Mexico retreat in the beautiful, mountainous state of Guanajuato, Mexico combines daily yoga or pilates with local explorations and the incredible flavors of the area. Each day starts with yoga or pilates with our experienced retreat leader, followed by explorations in the area. We’ll visit the local market and learn to cook with native ingredients like chiles and prickly pear. Take a day trip to Guanajuato city, the birthplace of famous muralist Diego Rivera, take part in an immersive tamale making workshop on an organic farm, and dip in cenote-blue cave pools. Each day you’ll deepen both your cultural knowledge and your yoga or pilates practice in this vibrant epicenter of Mexican culture & cuisine. You can also enhance your stay with a vineyard visit to taste organic Mexican wines and visit another charming town, Dolores Hidalgo.
Join in October 2024 for a special Pilates retreat and March 2025 or October 2025 for a yoga retreat in Mexico.
Trip Highlights
Daily yoga or pilates with an experienced retreat leader
Stay at our gorgeous hilltop posada
Get hands-on with a tamale-making workshop & a recorrido around an organic farm
Relax in cenote-blue thermal cave pools
Option to visit the birthplace of famous muralist Diego Rivera
Trip Inclusions
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5 nights’ boutique accommodations
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Transfers to/from airport on arrival & departure days
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Daily yoga or Pilates (mats provided)
Market outing & cooking class with a focus on local, organic ingredients
Tamale-making experience
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Daily healthy breakfast + 3 dinners + 1 lunch featuring fresh, local fare (vegetarian & vegan options available)
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Community partner activity to learn about organic agriculture in the region + donation to their organization
Dedicated Traverse retreat leader
Traverse representative assisting you from booking to departure
Small group trip, max 12 people
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Half day winery tour at an organic vineyard
Full day winery tour and visit to the historic town of Dolores Hidalgo
Day trip to Guanajuato with private transportation
Entrance to Las Grutas thermal cave pools with private transportation
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International airfare
Additional meals, excursions and activities not listed
Tips to your local guide, Traverse guide, drivers, etc.
Alcohol, unless specified
Required travel insurance
Testimonials
DAILY ITINERARY
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Arrive at the Leon-Silao Del Bajío International Airport (BJX) before 2:00 p.m. and enjoy your hour and a half transfer to San Miguel de Allende. Settle into your room, get out and explore central San Miguel, meet your roommate for the week. We’ll enjoy a delicious home-cooked Welcome Dinner featuring healthful, local specialties before we wind down with a grounding evening flow.
Meals: D
Note: October 2024 dates - yoga will be replaced with Pilates by Lee Vallely of the Lee Pilates Method
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We’ll wake up not-too-early for a refreshing morning yoga session before a tasty breakfast of healthful, local fare. Get out and explore San Miguel, and keep lunch light to save room for our cooking feast! In the afternoon, we’ll head to the market and learn the names of fresh and dried chilies, common herb and spice combinations, and seasonal ingredients before heading back to make a traditional, healthful meal together.
Meals: B, D
Note: October 2024 dates - yoga will be replaced with Pilates by Lee Vallely of the Lee Pilates Method
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After morning yoga and breakfast, you have the choice to enjoy your day at leisure in San Miguel or take an optional day trip to Guanajuato.
If you choose the day trip option, we’ll drive about 1½ hours to the neighboring city of Guanajuato, the capital of the region and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visiting this magical city is like going back in time, with small cobblestone streets, narrow alleyways, and numerous plazas and colonial-era architecture. You can visit the Diego Rivera museum to learn more about this iconic artist of the 20th century who portrayed the entire social & political history of Mexico through art. Then the rest of the day is yours to explore. Consider a snack at the local market, check out the Mummy Museum, or take the funicular up the hillside for panoramic views of this colorful city. We’ll depart back to San Miguel in the afternoon. Enjoy dinner at your leisure in town.
Meals: B
Add-ons: Day trip to Guanajuato with private transfer
Note: October 2024 dates - yoga will be replaced with Pilates by Lee Vallely of the Lee Pilates Method
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After yoga and breakfast, our community partner Vía Orgánica will pick us up to head to their organic farm just outside the city. We’ll take a recorrido around the property to learn about sustainable agriculture in the region and its important role in the local economy and environment before we dig our hands into some fresh masa and learn to make tamales! We’ll return early afternoon for free time in town or opt to take part in a special treat - a wine tour! We’ll head to an organic vineyard in the countryside to tour the vineyards and have a tasting of delicious selection of wines while enjoying their gorgeous outdoor terrace.
Meals: B, L
Note: October 2024 dates - yoga will be replaced with Pilates by Lee Vallely of the Lee Pilates Method
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This morning relax at our accommodations and explore San Miguel de Allende, or choose an optional half-day activity: thermal cave pools! You’ll drive about 45 minutes to unique cave pools where you can relax in the different water temperatures. Transportation and entry fee is provided. You’ll arrive back in San Miguel around lunch time, and the afternoon is yours to shop, enjoy and relax. Consider visiting one of San Miguel’s many museums, or shop in the local boutiques for mementos to take home.
After our late afternoon yoga session, we’ll enjoy a fabulous chef-prepared Farewell Dinner at our B&B.
Meals: B, D
Note: October 2024 dates - yoga will be replaced with Pilates by Lee Vallely of the Lee Pilates Method
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We will offer a short, pre-travel yoga session before your departure back to the Leon (BJX) airport. You can leave any time today.
Or, consider adding one more day for a full day of regional excursions. First, visit the magical town of Dolores Hidalgo named after Father Hidalgo who uttered “El Grito” - the cry that sparked the Mexican War for Independence in 1810. You’ll get some shopping, taste the town’s favorite ice cream, and then continue on to the oldest winery in the state of Guanajuato. The day trip includes roundtrip transportation, local guiding and wine tasting at two wineries (different than the one visited on Day 4). If you have the extra time, it’s not one to miss!
Meals: B
Note: Oct 2024 dates - yoga will be replaced with Pilates by Lee Vallely of the Lee Pilates Method
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You'll be paired with a roommate of your same gender unless you request your own room.
$2295 per person, double occupancy
+$595 'My own room' option
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+$145-$160 Extra night (single or double occupancy, includes breakfast)
+$50 Optional day trip to Guanajuato, private transfers both ways
+$50 Optional half-day trip to Las Grutas cave pools, private transfers both ways + entry fee included
+$125 Optional wine tour add-on, half day Day 4
+$275 full day Wine Tour & Dolores Hidalgo excursion - per person, requires one extra night. Full day tour Day 6
Faqs
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While of course you're welcome to participate, you're welcome to hold back from the yoga sessions and just enjoy the cultural and adventure aspects of the trip - which are plenty!
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Yes, absolutely! We collect your dietary restrictions prior to the trip and pass them on to all of our cooking and meal partners to ensure that you have the options you need.
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It sure is! If you sign up solo, we’ll pair you with a roommate of your same gender. Or, you can select “my own room” if you prefer not to share.
About Your Retreat Leader
Lee Vallely - October 2024 - Special Pilates Retreat
Lee’s entire professional career has been about the pursuit of movement with great precision and intention. As an athlete and a Master Pilates teacher with a background and degree in dance, Lee has applied her 30 years in professional movement conditioning to form a powerful methodology and unique practice: The Lee Pilates Method. You can experience Lee’s method through her online platform and Austin-based studio with Pilates Mat, Pilates Reformer and dance-based toning classes. And of course, join her Pilates retreat in Mexico!
Michelle Fajkus - March 2025 - Yoga Retreat
Michelle is a writer, lifelong learner, yoga teacher, retreat leader, and creator of Yoga Freedom. She has been joyfully teaching yoga since 2002 and leading retreats since 2010. A left-handed Texan Gemini with Libra rising, she lives with her family on magical Lake Atitlan in Guatemala and works as a freelance writer, editor, translator, interpreter and yoga instructor.
Leti Alvarez - October 2025 - Yoga Retreat - Dia de los muertos
Leti began her yoga journey years ago and has remained deeply committed to living her yoga. She offers empowering, inspiring flows that encourage students to explore and connect with their deeper authentic self. Leti meets students exactly where they are and encourages them to embrace their own unique experiences. Leti loves yoga for all its transformative powers – physical and spiritual - and emphatically knows yoga is her “health insurance.” Leti has led other Traverse retreats in Mexico, Morocco and Guatemala.
Terms & Conditions
Please refer to your Registration Packet for complete Terms & Conditions, which can also be obtained by submitting a request to hello@traversejourneys.com
Deposit
A $250-500 non-refundable deposit is required for each traveler to secure the booking (varies by trip). 50% remainder due 30 days from booking. Balance due 60 days prior to trip start. Refer to the Flexible Booking Policy for cases in which the deposit may be transferrable.
Payment
Payments can be made either by 1) full payment on booking 2) Deposit on booking + payment schedule below. Payments will be invoiced via e-mail for credit card or Paypal payment online.
Cancellations Policy
Cancellations, less the trip deposit, are refundable up to 90 days prior to the trip start date unless otherwise specified.
Flexible Booking Policy Specific to COVID-19
In the wake of COVID-19, Traverse has implemented a flexible booking policy that allows for deposits and payments to be transferrable to the greatest extent possible to new trip dates should a recurrence of COVID-19 render travel impossible due to border closures and related travel restrictions.
Travel Insurance
The trip price does not include travel insurance. Trip protection-style travel insurance that includes travel medical coverage is required for all trips with Traverse. The coverage must have a minimum $200,000 of medical coverage and include injury, medical, evacuation, and repatriation. See more info at https://traversejourneys.com/insurance
Documents, Personal Identification, Vaccinations
Traveler assumes complete and full responsibility for all required travel documents including passport, visas, entry or exit fees, and vaccinations. Traveler is also solely responsible for any adverse consequences resulting from incomplete or defective documentation. Traverse does not cover the cost or assist in obtaining any of the above, and reserves the right to collect information on all.
