First Day:   Your tour departs from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, clearing Mexican customs in Reynosa and head south through our neighboring state of Tamaulipas, crossing the Tropic of Cancer on the way. It's a delight to cross the Sierra Madres mountain range on the way to San Luis Potosi where you'll spend your first night. The Hotel Panorama is your host this evening. There will be a welcome reception upon arrival complete with a musical serenade or student minstrel program.

Second Day: After sightseeing in San Luis sit back and enjoy the scenery. There will be rest stops and picture taking. Early afternoon arrival in Angangueo, a town at the foot of the mountains you' II be traveling through in the morning. Your host hotel will be the Hotel Don Bruno. Dinner is included this evening, as well as breakfast and lunch tomorrow.
Breakfast and Dinner Included.

Third Day: After breakfast, you'll make the drive through beautiful mountain passes to the Butterfly Reserve. At times you'll be at over 9,000 feet elevation. Here you'll spend the remainder of the morning visiting with our beautiful winged friends, a true feast of the eyes, as well as for all the senses as you become subtly caught in the ..snowfall" of these lovely creatures, fluttering in and about the tall trees. In the afternoon, you'll drive on to one of the most picturesque towns in all of Mexico, Patzcuaro. Beautiful buildings abound.  Following check-in at the Posada don Vasco, you'll have time to enjoy this quaint town.  There is an attractive restaurant in your hotel.  You'll enjoy the gay dance of the Viejitos, the little old men, really young boys, disguised.
Breakfast, Lunch Included.

Fourth Day: You'll sightsee in this quaint town this morning including the Tarascan Museum, the downtown market, the Casa de Once Patios (11 patios) which features a dazzling array of regional crafts and nearby Santa Clara del Cobre, famous for copperware (you see them make it).
Breakfast Included.

Fifth Day:   This morning you'll have a chance to see the little town of Tzintzuntzan, famous for its archeological site and painted pottery, also wood carvings and straw creations. Then on to Matehuala and Las Palmas Midway Inn for the night.
Breakfast Included.

Sixth Day:  After breakfast, you'll cross the Sierra Madres once again, this time through Santa Rosa Canyon on the return to Reynosa and Texas. Arrive in the Rio Grande Valley about 5:30 pm.
Breakfast Included.

Sanborn Tours respects the delicate balance of man and nature and takes only a limited number of fortunate travelers each year to the site. We arrive quietly, we walk gently and we leave no footsteps behind. Also of interest, at what altitude do they cruise and why do those on the migration have a lifespan of eight months while generations that come before and after the trip live only about a month. They will arrive in November. Note: There is strenuous walking at 9,000 feet.