Mexico
Join us for
6 days with deeply passionate, wise leaders & wildly exotic experiences
in the beautiful state of Michoacan, Mexico
Become the leader others want to follow, immerse yourself in another culture, and create space for new insights and fantastic adventures.
Celebrate Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, a ritual that has endured since Pre-Columbian times, natural beauty, vibrant colors, and rich traditions.
Dia de los Muertos Itinerary
Oct 27th
Arrival & Welcome: Set Intentions for your Experience
Arrive at Morelia International Airport. Be greeted by the Noble Adventures Director of Collaboratives to transport you to our accommodations at Cabanas Legoverde.
We will get settled in our rooms and allow time for rest from the flights. Take time to unpack, relax and refresh, and/or explore the grounds around you. You’ll find that the natural beauty and tranquility of the Cabanas will draw you further away from your everyday life and deeper into peace.
We will gather to meet the rest of the team, and review our service project, its development, and its impact on the community.
For dinner, you’ll be served a beautiful meal in the cozy and friendly setting of the leadership retreat center.
Fire Circle - Christina and Hernani will work with the group to address any specific concerns or personal challenges that may have arisen.
On this first evening, we find that folks are tired from travel but often wired from sensory overload. All of this is normal, so we hold space for this first night for people to be gentle with themselves and decide what they need to become comfortable and rested for the week ahead.
Oct 28th
Day 1: Entering Community as Servant
Morning Centering: We will begin each day with centering exercises for quieting your thoughts and enhancing your mindfulness of time and place.
Breakfast and Morning Group Learning Session: Breakfast will be served community style. Leaders will briefly begin with the foundational underpinnings of self awareness and its impact on leadership.
Service Project: Leaders will brief the team on the project, the impact of its completion, and the challenges that may be involved. The team will discuss and decide the best roles and responsibilities, with participants challenging themselves to step outside their normal everyday roles.
Lunch Break | Project continues
Return to Cabanas | Afternoon Integration and Rest: We’ve found that between the jet lag, early mornings, and project work, time for rest, reflection, and integration is an essential part of the experience. You can shower, nap, journal, or relax outside and take in the view. We will offer a guided meditation for those who seek deep relaxation and stress relief.
Dinner: We will be joined by the local community members to have dinner family style.
Temazcal “Sacred Fire Ceremony”: Ceremonies are found all over the world and have been used to promote health and spiritual growth for thousands of years. It persists as a tradition because it is safe, it is healing and it works - when done according to clear tradition and protocol.
Oct 29th
Day 2: Conscious Leadership through Service
Morning Centering
Breakfast and Morning Group Learning Session: Leaders will have exercises for the team to examine deeper levels of conscious leadership around values, personal hurdles to overcome, and accountability. Triggers that hinder your best life will be explored and a plan of action developed to reshape your life moving forward.
Day 2 of the Project: Continue project after morning debriefs and new roles considered for the day based on the previous day’s learning.
Lunch | Mid-day Integration/Rest Break
Project Wrap Up & Debrief: Review our experiences with the project and honor the work we have done. We will provide information about the “Four Magical Cities of Michoacan”, the festival and the days ahead. We will be visiting 3 of the 4 cities to deepen our appreciation of the people and their culture.
Surprise Event With our Zacapu partners - Dinner & Free time
Oct 30th
Day 3: The Future of Collaboration, Teaming, & Purpose
Morning Centering | Breakfast and Morning Group Learning Session
Special Legoverde Activity: Focus on “Teaming” and necessary elements to create rapid development of meaning and team cohesion through experiential activity.
Lunch | Mid-day Integration/Rest Break
Free Time for Exploring the City of Zacapu and Shopping
Dinner with our with our Zacapu project Partners
Oct 31st
Day 4: Mysteries of Patzcuaro & Dia De Los Muertos
Morning Centering (Optional)
Breakfast at Cabanas: Our Mexican partners will provide an overview of the last few days of the trip and tell some tales behind the history of Dia de Los Muertos Adventure. Today will have surprises for everyone and will be a relaxed, fun, and unique day!
Depart for the Ancient City of Patzcuaro
Lunch: At a local restaurant with a unique opportunity to deepen your love of Mexico.
Accommodations in Patzcuaro: Unpack, refresh, relax in the beautiful, natural setting of Quinta Santa Maria.
Special evening event planned!
Nov 1st
Day 5: Dia De Los Muertos Adventure Begins
Breakfast will be served by a private local chef
Morning overview of excursion details: Travel along the scenic hills of Michoacan. Spend the day and evening celebrating the spiritual and exotic festivals dotting the colonial city of Patzcuaro.
Lunch | Surprise Event
Meet up for an optional happy hour in Patzcuaro City Centre
Dinner: Evening festivities continue
Return to hotel for sleep
Nov 2nd
Day 6: Boating Excursion to the Island of Janitzio
Breakfast will be served by a private local chef
Travel to Lago de Patzcuaro’s port to boat to Janitzio Island: the heart of the Dia de Los Muertos celebration. We will hike to the top for spectacular views and festivities. A history of the festival will be given upon arrival so there is a deep understanding and appreciation of the culture of these people and their ancient traditions.
Festival & Dinner: On your own or with the group
The driver will return everyone to Quinta Santa Maria
Nov 3rd
Depart: Explore the Colonial City of Morelia
OPTIONAL: We are offering an optional quaint streetcar guided tour in English in Michoacan’s Capital city of Morelia, a 16th century UNESCO World Heritage City. Tour the Cathedral of Morelia, a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic cathedral located in the city center, the incredible Spanish architecture and beautiful city gardens throughout Morelia. Shopping opportunities are in abundance in Morelia.
The airport is a short drive from the city center. All airline departure times will be coordinated and accommodated.
Here’s the thing about a Noble Adventure—you will be in-country with an entire team completely dedicated to creating a unique, fantastic and memorable experience for you. It is also a developing nation, so things are always paradoxical - simpler and often more difficult. While we publish this schedule to give you a sense of how the days flow, please know my team and I will be changing things up along the way—all of it geared toward giving you the best experience ever.
~ Christina Dyer ~