Frequently Asked Questions
All our tours operate with a minimum of 2 participants.
Choose your preferred dates and send us a request by email or WhatsApp. If availability allows, we will reserve your dates for you.
You can also check our calendar to see if there is an existing tour you would like to join.
Choose your preferred dates and send us a request by email or WhatsApp. If availability allows, we will reserve your dates for you.
You can also check our calendar to see if there is an existing tour you would like to join.
Usually not — we trust our guests.
If your plans change, we simply ask that you inform us as early as possible so we can release your reservation.
If your plans change, we simply ask that you inform us as early as possible so we can release your reservation.
Our tours run with a minimum of 2 people and a maximum of 6 people.
Upon request, we can also accommodate larger groups of up to 12 participants.
Upon request, we can also accommodate larger groups of up to 12 participants.
Especially for our hiking tours, we recommend:
• Good walking or hiking shoes
• Long pants
• A rain jacket or warm sweater
• A daypack
At higher altitudes temperatures can become quite cold, especially at night.
The rainy season usually runs from May to October, so please come prepared for changing mountain conditions.
We provide hiking sticks.
• Good walking or hiking shoes
• Long pants
• A rain jacket or warm sweater
• A daypack
At higher altitudes temperatures can become quite cold, especially at night.
The rainy season usually runs from May to October, so please come prepared for changing mountain conditions.
We provide hiking sticks.
During our multi-day tours we stay in community cabins.
They are comfortable and well equipped with blankets, towels, a fireplace, and electricity. Many places now also offer WiFi.
We provide additional sleeping bags if needed.
They are comfortable and well equipped with blankets, towels, a fireplace, and electricity. Many places now also offer WiFi.
We provide additional sleeping bags if needed.
Not necessarily. We provide drinking water during the tour.
Many communities also have natural spring water where you can refill your bottle.
Many communities also have natural spring water where you can refill your bottle.
No problem at all.
We can organize vegetarian or vegan meals. Please let us know in advance if you have allergies or dietary restrictions.
We can organize vegetarian or vegan meals. Please let us know in advance if you have allergies or dietary restrictions.
No — but you should be in good health and ideally have some previous hiking experience.
We walk on mountain trails, often along ancient trading routes connecting local communities.
Many villages — especially in the Pueblos Mancomunados region of Sierra Norte — are located around 3,000 meters above sea level.
We walk on mountain trails, often along ancient trading routes connecting local communities.
Many villages — especially in the Pueblos Mancomunados region of Sierra Norte — are located around 3,000 meters above sea level.
No.
You will always be accompanied by a Tierraventura guide. We offer tours in English, Spanish, German, and French.
I love that direction. Reading both sections together, Tierraventura already feels active, practical, and adventure-oriented — while Tierra Sagrada could lean more into presence, relationship, respect, and experience rather than “service” language.
You will always be accompanied by a Tierraventura guide. We offer tours in English, Spanish, German, and French.
I love that direction. Reading both sections together, Tierraventura already feels active, practical, and adventure-oriented — while Tierra Sagrada could lean more into presence, relationship, respect, and experience rather than “service” language.
Traditional Indigenous medicine in Mexico is a living body of wisdom that has been cultivated and passed down through generations.
It understands health as a relationship between body, mind, spirit, community, and the natural world.
Different traditions work with medicinal plants, ritual cleanses, ancestral massage techniques, prayer, steam baths, sacred calendars, and — in some cases — ceremonial plant work. The intention is not only to address symptoms, but to restore balance, connection, and harmony.
It understands health as a relationship between body, mind, spirit, community, and the natural world.
Different traditions work with medicinal plants, ritual cleanses, ancestral massage techniques, prayer, steam baths, sacred calendars, and — in some cases — ceremonial plant work. The intention is not only to address symptoms, but to restore balance, connection, and harmony.
Send us a message or WhatsApp and tell us what is calling you.
We are happy to guide you and help find the experience that best supports your process.
Our offerings are not designed as touristic activities, but as intentional spaces for rest, reflection, healing, and reconnection.
We are happy to guide you and help find the experience that best supports your process.
Our offerings are not designed as touristic activities, but as intentional spaces for rest, reflection, healing, and reconnection.
We recommend comfortable clothing in natural or light colors such as white or beige.
Bring a shawl or warm layer to stay comfortable after your treatment.
For the Indigenous steam bath (Temazcal), please bring a bathing suit and towel.
Bring a shawl or warm layer to stay comfortable after your treatment.
For the Indigenous steam bath (Temazcal), please bring a bathing suit and towel.
We recommend eating light meals and drinking plenty of water before your experience.
Some ceremonies may require specific preparation or dietary guidelines. If this applies, we will guide you individually.
You may also wish to bring a small notebook to capture reflections and insights afterward.
Some ceremonies may require specific preparation or dietary guidelines. If this applies, we will guide you individually.
You may also wish to bring a small notebook to capture reflections and insights afterward.
Not necessarily.
Depending on the experience, transportation from Oaxaca City may be arranged for a small additional cost.
We are also happy to assist you in organizing a trusted taxi service.
Depending on the experience, transportation from Oaxaca City may be arranged for a small additional cost.
We are also happy to assist you in organizing a trusted taxi service.
No.
Many of our spiritual guides speak English. If translation is needed, we are happy to accompany the conversation so you can relax and fully immerse yourself in the experience.
Many of our spiritual guides speak English. If translation is needed, we are happy to accompany the conversation so you can relax and fully immerse yourself in the experience.
This depends on the experience.
Some offerings are held by one guide, while others may bring together different practitioners, each carrying their own tradition, medicine, and way of working.
We carefully create each experience with respect for both the people sharing their knowledge and the needs of each guest.
Some offerings are held by one guide, while others may bring together different practitioners, each carrying their own tradition, medicine, and way of working.
We carefully create each experience with respect for both the people sharing their knowledge and the needs of each guest.
Every person arrives with a different intention and at a different moment in life.
Some experiences involve movement, heat, ceremony, or time in nature. We encourage open communication so we can help find what feels appropriate and supportive for you.
Some experiences involve movement, heat, ceremony, or time in nature. We encourage open communication so we can help find what feels appropriate and supportive for you.
