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| Colima & Comala, Volcanos, Colonial & Pre-Hispanic Sites Get-Away |
| There is simply too much to see and do in the Comala and Colima area to take it in on a one day tour so working with Comala residents Mara and Jupiter who are also the hosts at the Casa Alvarada B & B in Comala we have developed a very special Colima and Comala overnight package with lots of options. It is your holiday and you can build your tour so it is exactly the way you want to experience this area. This tour is all about you, what you want to see and how you want to experience this area rich in culture and history that lies at the foot of one of the world's most active volcanos. |
| You can choose to stay one, two or three nights. Choose to take daily tours, or one or two tours. Choose to stay in the Casa Alvarada B & B or another B & B in Comala - one of the enchanting "Pueblos Magicos de Mexico" - where the look and feel of a Mexican village from the 1800's has been maintained to this day. Or stay in the well maintained colonial Hotel Ceballos in the heart of Colima's Historic District or choose a combination of the two. You can choose to travel on luxury bus line ETN from Barra de Navidad or Manzanillo to Colima where you will be met by your host in an SUV with a/c or make the trip all the way from the coast to Colima in a chauffeur driven suburban with a/c. |
| Trips from two to sixteen people are easily arranged and we can also work with groups of up to 40 so take a look at the tour options below and to the left, check out the accommodation links above and then drop us a line for details and pricing specific to your preferences and we will be back to you with a quote for a tour that will give you EXACTLY the Collima, Comala and Volcano experience you are looking for. |
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Tour Option 1 - Colima History Traditions and Culture Tour
The adventure starts around 10:30 am at the Museum of Popular Arts (one of a kind) where we will be able to see a vast collection of Mexican Handcrafts from all over Mexico including Masks, Textiles, Toys, Hats, Pottery, etc. After the museum we make a visit to the Archaeological site of La Campana. From there we visit one of Comala’s most traditional restaurants in Las Portales on the Main Square for lunch. While there we will visit San Miguel Church. After a great lunch we will head over to a traditional Mexican Market where you will introduce yourself to the real Mexican Life style! The market visit is followed by a trip to Colima’s Historic Centro and a secret sightseeing place where you will enjoy one of Colima's best 360-degree views of the entire Valley. We will head on to the Museum of Regional History and Government Palace and finish with some exploring of the beautiful gardens and more colonial architecture as well as some shopping for our loved ones back home. The tour ends between 4:00 and 4:30 pm. |
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| 1, 2 or 3 night Get-Away Trips |
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Tour Option 2 - Comala Artist, Plantations, Culture and Nature Tour
This tour begins about 10 am with a visit to the ex-Hacienda Nogueras where history was made through the eyes of a world wide famous painter Alejandro Rangel Hidalgo Here we will have the chance to visit Rangel Hidalgo`s private pre-Hispanic artifact collection, his studio, his house and a Eco Park that features a bamboo garden, lily ponds, a cactus garden, a butterfly garden and other interesting flora. We will then head up to a place where nature challenges Newton's Law of Gravity! The Magic Zone. Then we will travel closer to the volcanoes making a stop at Suchitlan where we will enjoy a meal under coffee trees, and your guide will explain the process of making your cup of Coffee from growing, picking and roasting the seed. After this we will visit the studio of third generation mask maker Gorgonio Candelario and look at his marvelous work! Then on to Cofradia de Suchitlan where we will tour a Coffee roasting company and a Calla Lily Plantation. Then, if you like, we can visit El Remate the site of the hydroelectric plant that supplied the Colima area from 1906 until it closed in the 1950s. The two large ponds that provided the water to turn the plant’s turbines are still in El Remate but today the ponds provide income for the village’s senior citizens – people come to fish and pay the seniors for their catch. The ruins of the old plant are located some 300 feet below El Remate on the banks of the Armeria River and are accessible from a trail. Then we will head back to one of Mexico's 30 magical towns Comala through an alternative road where we will be able see plantations of Agave, Papaya, Lime, Orange and Blackberries. Bird lovers bring you cameras. The tour ends between 4:00 or 4:30 pm. |
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Tour Option 3 -Volcano, Nature and Organic Farm Tour
We will start the tour about 10 am with a drive towards the volcanoes for those stunning pictures we know you will want take! We’ll visit the little town of la Yerbabuena which looks like a ghost town after being haunted by the volcano's sprits and ashes! (Just kidding), and then we’ll move on to a look out point above the town from where we can get a clear and uninterrupted view of the volcano. If we are lucky we might be able to see a Vermilion Flycatcher or even better a puff by the majestic "Volcan de Fuego" itself! The journey continues at la Maria a fresh water lake where we will be able to take some pictures of Nature at is best. A stop at la Becerrera will enable us to see this enchanting little town and get a far off glimpse at the Hacienda de San Antonio, one of Mexico's most expensive hotels. We’ll have lunch in the quaint home of a local resident at la Becerrera and then if you are interested we can stop off at an organic farm on the way back to your hotel or B & B. The tour ends between 4:00 or 4:30 pm. |
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