This event is recommended for those who have already participated on a MotoDiscovery Copper Canyon or Road to Reàl Expeditions and wish to return for a more intensive and challenging off-pavement adventure. The Sierra Madre Occidental beckons the moto-adventurer to explore its remote canyons, tackle its wide rivers ascend its towering peaks, and navigate through its arid chaparral. Along the way, you will encounter those who live off the land; the cave dwelling Tarahumara, the Mayo and the Tepehuan Indians.
If you love to ride, don’t mind getting dirty, and love Mexico as we do, then let this be your next motorcycle adventure.
The following highlights are representative of what you will encounter on this advanced Copper Canyon ride.
Highlights of Itinerary (Revised August 18, 2009)
Special Notes:
This event is limited to nine (9) riders and is intended for experienced off-pavement riding enthusiasts. Motorcycles must be street-legal and a recommended maximum displacement of 650cc's. Non-riding guests may join the Expedition in the support vehicle on a space availability basis.
- The concept of this event is to get you to the best riding as quickly as we can. To do this the tour gathers in El Paso, Texas where MotoDiscovery will provide transportation of bikes and tour participants to Creel, our base for beginning the Explorer. Less pavement, more dirt.
- The Copper Canyon is four times larger in size than the Grand Canyon of the USA. In actuality, the Copper Canyon is but one of a series of canyons that seem to collide and intersect for thousands of square miles, a geological confluence of high mesas, steep gorges, arid chaparral in its depths and cool pine forests at its heights. It will all be yours to explore.
- The pavement will run out quickly and then it is on to Cerocahui from where we descend to Urique, a village founded by Conquistadores in 1690, situated along a river and in a canyon of the same name. It is the deepest canyon of the Sierra Tarahumara complex. Like a number of villages, here Spanish Colonists discovered silver and gold. Urique is not your normal tourist town. The descent into this canyon is dramatic.
- After tackling the Copper Canyon region, there will be two nights on the Sea of Cortez to relax, get a little sunshine, enjoy some seafood and prepare man and machine for the return leg to Creel.
- Before heading into the high Sierras, there will be a single night in Alamos, a stop that has provided MotoDiscovery riders with tastes of Colonial charm for decades. It will be a welcomed stay; civilization with some exquisite dining and comfortable lodging.
- Chinipas is a hidden Sierra Madre town founded in 1626 that enjoyed a mining boom through much of the 18th and 19th century. The population today is not much more than a thousand and getting there will be a challenge. But once there, you will certainly know you have found the real Mexico. You have to ford the river first, always a heart-thumping and fun experience.
- Returning to the area of the Copper Canyon rim, the group reunites with the support vehicles that will transport bikes and road-tested riders back to the USA.
Includes
- 11 nights of best available hotel/lodge accommodations
- Transportation of participants and motorcycles round-trip from the border to the Copper Canyon region
- All breakfasts, dinners and most lunches
- Refreshments and water supplied in the support vehicle
- Well-prepared Copper Canyon Explorer support/luggage vehicle with staff assistant
- Satellite phone communications
- Bilingual staff team
- Critical GPS waypoints
- Maps and pre-tour preparation materials
- MotoDiscovery Apparel gift
Dates
Feb 21 - Mar 4, 2010
Nov 7 - 18, 2010
Price $2,995 US per person
Single occupancy $440 US
If you desire a single room or for any reason we are unable to obtain a room mate for you, the single occupancy supplement will apply.
Motorcycle Rentals Available
Suzuki DR 650 specially prepared with larger gas tank, tail rack, skid plate and after market seat. $960.US. Includes liability Mexico insurance.
Deposit $400 US per person deposit.
Cancellation & Refund Policy
