While this getaway is geared towards motorcyclists, feel
free to join us in your car, truck or SUV
Come ride the Rio Sonora, one of Sonora’s scenic rural
tourist routes. This long weekend getaway starts in Bisbee
with a night at the El
Dorado Suites Hotel and will take you to the real Mexico,
to out of the way places where few tourists travel. Tom Matthews
of Turkey Creek Motorcycle Tours will escort the group across
the border, and assist with obtaining visas and permits. You
will ride through quaint Mexican pueblos founded in the 17th
century. The roads are twisty, the scenery is incredibly beautiful,
the people are friendly and the food is authentic Sonoran
cuisine. We will stop in Arizpe, the former capital of Sonora,
founded by missionary Jeronimo de la Canal in 1646. After
a visit to the Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion Temple, built
in 1646, where the founder of San Francisco, Juan Bautista
de Anza, is buried, we will wind our way to Banámichi,
a quiet little pueblo on the Rio Sonora. We will spend two
nights at Hotel
Los Arcos de Sonora in Banámichi a newly renovated Mexican
hacienda. Off street parking is available.
Our second day in Sonora takes us over more Sonoran mountain
ranges and to Magdalena de Kino, a city steeped in religious
and cultural history. After a visit to the historic church
in the town square, a bit of shopping and lunch, we return
to Banámichi. Weather and time permitting, a visit
to the thermal pools for a dip, a hike along the river or
a horseback ride may be in order. An authentic Sonoran dinner
and conversation in front of the outdoor fireplace rounds
out the evening.
Our third day takes us back over the Ruta Rio Sonora with
a different perspective of the countryside and to Bisbee.
Itinerary
Friday night - Stay at the Eldorado Suites in Bisbee - no
meals included
Saturday - Ride to Banámichi, stay at Hotel Los Arcos
de Sonora. - includes lunch and dinner
Sunday - In Banámichi. Day ride to Magdalena, other
optional activities. includes breakfast lunch dinner
Monday - Return to Bisbee Stay at the Eldorado Suites. Includes
breakfast, lunch
Cost per person: Double occupancy - $309 USD
Single
supplement - $160 USD
This getaway includes:
· 4 nights accommodation, 2 in Bisbee, 2 in Banámichi
· Guide (on a motorcycle) for border crossings, the
trip to and from Banámichi and group day motorcycle
ride.
· 2 breakfasts
· 3 lunches
· 2 dinners
Not included
· Travel to and from Bisbee at Getaway start/end
· Meals other than specified
· Alcoholic beverages
· Visas and permits
· Mexican vehicle insurance
· Bike rentals
· Gas, oil, repairs
· Entry to thermal pools
· Horseback riding
· Tips and incidentals
Getaways available every weekend through February 7, 2010.
First come first served, availability of these weekend getaways
is based on the number of participants and room availability.
Book early.
Participants will be required to sign a waiver of liability.
You will need a passport to re-enter the US. You will need
to present your vehicle registration to obtain a vehicle permit.
We recommend purchasing Mexican vehicle insurance. Call us
if you have questions.
Motorcycle Rentals are available in Phoenix.
About Turkey Creek Tours and the Rio Sonora:
Tom and Lynn Matthews, former Coloradoans, own and operate
Turkey Creek Motorcycle Tours and now live full time in Banámichi,
Mexico where they have just opened Hotel Los Arcos de Sonora.
Tom and Lynn are bi-lingual and travel the roads of the Rio
Sonora to Bisbee and Nogales Arizona several times a month
with Lynn often traveling solo.
Quoted from the LA Times.
Robert Reid, who has contributed to Lonely Planet's Mexico
volumes and serves as the New York-based U.S. travel editor
for the guidebook publisher, likes to remind people that Mexico
is about the size of France, Spain, Germany and Italy -- combined.
Before you let trouble in one corner of the country [Mexico]
affect your travel to another corner, he said, "Imagine
a shootout in Sicily forcing a canceled vacation in Germany."
