Mexico: Hacienda Sepulveda Spa and Riding holidays

Highlights of

NorthAmerica:Mexico:Hacienda Sepulveda

6 day/5 night/4 RD based/Sunday to Friday

What:

Moderate weather and a well established reputation for superior horsemanship await you. Deplane at Leon, and be transfered to a 15 room elegantly restored boutique hotel and spa where you may expect wonderful riding, large comfortable, well appointed rooms, and spa where you can relax your weary bones, or indulge in spa services such as facials, massages and other delights. Riders may expect long canters on strong durable horses. See menu of spa services at end of this presentation..

Dates and Rates:

2009: Open year round
Rates: $1950 US per person double occupancy

Single supplement $750 US.

Included: 5 nights in Boutique Hotel Suite, 5 breakfasts, 1 barbecue lunch, 1 Lunch in Mamalena Restaurant, 2 BOX lunches, 1 picnic lunch, 1 spa treatment per person, spa wet area, swimming pool, Jacuzzi, 3 special dinners and 2 merienda dinners, transfers Leon BJX International Airport, bi-lingual horseback ride guide.

General Description: Sepulveda is a restored, hacienda with a wonderful spa, professionally run, very comfortable rooms decorated with the history of the area, a wonderful restaurant and attractive country to ride through. Jalisco the province where Sepulveda is located is home to great charro tradition of Mexico, and the horses reflect the pride the charros brings to their horsemanship. History seems to talk to you all the time at the hotel, the site of a British reality show, and home to one of Mexico's oldest and most respected families. Your host Juan Acevado

WHAT TO EXPECT:

Horsesense:

Mexican charro, Western or English (only 1) saddles are available. Breeds are quarter horses, Arabian Mexican criollo, appaloosas and Pure blod(Registered Andalusian).There are 16 horses in the herd. 1 guide to 6 riders. Minimum age of fourteen. Weight restrictions over 230 pounds. Group size 2 to 8 riders.

Getting There:

Transfers from Leon/Bajío International Airport(BJX)

Room and Board:

Your rooms at this boutique spa hotel will be large, with comfortable ensuite facilities, TV, telephone, heating unique Stove you will have to place some wood to heat up the room in the winter. Some rooms offer a terrace, some a Jacuzzi. Breakfast, lunch and dinners are feasts in their own right. Soft beverages accompany your meals, alcohol is available for purchase. With large spa wet area, this boutique 15 room restored hacienda/spa offers a level of comfort that seems perfect for those looking to ride and relax, and unwind from their everyday demands. And if a facial doesn’t appeal who could resist a chocolate wrap?

Meal times in Mexico vary from other locations and we encourage joining the local pattern of things. Breakfast 8 – 9 am, lunch at 2:30 and dinner at 8 or 9 pm As part of being in another country, different costumes, we always suggest our North American clients to try to eat at this hours

Weather:

The weather in this area of Mexico is mild year round with warm afternoons and cool evenings, from Mid November to Mid February. During the rest of the year the nights are refreshing but not cold. July and August may bring a few hours of rain but that is not a daily event.

ITINERARY

II- DAY BY DAY SAMPLE TOUR ITINERARY:

Day1:	Sunday: Transfer from Airport to Hotel Hacienda Sepulveda & SPA Tour visiting the Hacienda 30 min. Lunch in the Hacienda Restaurant “Mamalena”. After lunch riders may familiarize themselves with their mounts, tack and enjoy a short two hour ride around the hacienda. Dinner In the hotel restaurant.
Day2:	Monday: Participate in making your breakfast by learning how to make Chilaquiles (Tortilla Chips, with tomato sauce, cheese and cream. After we saddle the horses, we will ride to Rancho El Monte where you will be able to ride through the 1,000 acres of the property and its surrounding lands. Ride along river beds, through pastures and corn fields, to a potrero named sabana Africana, and ride on well maintained trails. Enjoy a picnic lunch in Rancho El Monte. Ride back to Evening back to Hacienda Sepulveda. Dinner at the Hacienda Restaurant. 4 to 5 hours riding time.
Day3:	Tuesday: Breakfast in the hacienda restaurant. After we saddle horses, today we will ride along the Lago´s River. We will pass by the Olmos woods, with it’s very old and tall trees. After a 2 hour ride, arrive in Hacienda La Labor where you will meet Mr. Jesus Vega the owner. You will be able to admire Mr. Vega saddle collection, visit the Hacienda and if you´re lucky you can enjoy the unique way of the Mexican roping. Lunch in the Hacienda, typical Mexican food, delicious traditional Hacienda meal. After Lunch Ride with the owners of this beatufull Hacienda in their property 2 hrs. At evening, back to Hacienda Sepulveda 1 hr Riding Total 5 hrs Riding. Special Diner will be served.
Day4:	Wednesday: Breakfast in the hacienda restaurant. Relax day: SPA, Swimming pool, Jacuzzi in garden, mountain bikes, Fishing, hiking, Board games. Lunch in the hacienda gardens, (Grill) In the evening, City Tour to the Colonial City of Lagos de Moreno visit its beautiful plazas and historical buildings. walk in the historic downtown, you will have the opportunity to visit the antiques store of Montecristo and Shopping at the equestrian charro store "El Malecon" Dinner on the third patio in Hacienda Sepulveda.
Day5:	Thursday: Breakfast in the hacienda restaurant. Saddle horses and Ride to El Salto cascades. You will see El Chipinque village. We will arrive to the Ranch of Santa Ana de Arriba, we will cross the ranch and then you will see El Salto dam, We will ride besides the El Salto dam, and after 1 hour, we’ll leave horses behind and start to walk through small rocks and paths, after a 20 min walk we will arrive to Cascades of El Salto, 2 nice cascades, where the river that arrives there has many shapes . Picnic lunch in the cascades. Ride back to Hacienda Sepulveda. Dinner at the Hacienda Restaurant (Last summer the properties owner Jose Serrano reports I galloped from Hacienda Sepulveda to Santa Ana Ranch, all the way and it took me around 45 min running with no stoping, So if you walk and run, that’s what usually we do, it will take you around 90 minutes. Then from Santa Ana to the cascades its around 45 min, (you canot run or gallop in this area)
Day6:	Friday: Spa Menu: Spa Menu Hacienda Sepulveda Spa “The pleasure of inner harmony” wthin the walls of a historic building that dates from 1890, in an environment of warmth, tranquility and relaxation, all the natural elements join to offer an extraordinary and magical setting where an encounter between peace, health and well-being awaits you. Massages Holistic - A massage in which we initiate with reflexology, continuing with a mix of relaxation techniques, lymphatic drainage, shiatsu, muscle de-contraction and a facial and head massage. This method allows you to achieve a balance of body, mind and spirit. (50 min) $45.00 USD Head, neck & back- Reflexology followed by a relaxing neck, back, leg and head massage. This massage provides the perfect energy renewal. (25 min) $35.00 USD Leg Re-energizer - This treatment focuses on the lower extremities. Through a lymphatic drainage massage and relaxing postures, we achieve total relaxation of the legs and feet. (25 min)$25.00 USD Chocolate wrap - Revitalizing treatment that initiates with a massage of the back and legs with natural oils and continues with an exfoliation of the front of your body with an almond cream and is followed by a chocolate wrap. The heat generated by the thermal wrap helps the absorption of the oils and creams that are applied, as well as the recovery of energy. (90 min) $ 60.00 USD Facial Frutal Mask (cleansing and moisturizing)- Honey exfoliation followed by a hydrating mask that is prepared with seasonal fruit. (50 min) $35.00 USD Natural Masks- Our expert will diagnose the type of mask to be applied according to your skin. This can include the use of oatmeal, avocado, egg yolk or fruit vinegar. (50 min) $ 35.00 USD Energy Balance - Stimulation of the chakras that allows us to achieve body and mind equilibrium. (50 min) $40.00 USD Kinesiology – Is a system of muscle testing that reveals and corrects musculoskeletal imbalances. (40 min) $40.00 USD Temazcal – Three hour ancient Toltec Steam Ritual. (On request, groups from 8 to 10 persons) (3hrs.) $45.00 p/p Aromatherapy – Through the use of oils extracted from plants to alleviate physical and psychological disorders, usually by use of massage or inhalation. (40 min.) $40.00 USD Hydro- reflexology - Massage in which water pressure is applied to certain parts of the body in order to promote relaxation and healing.(40min.) Other services include: Wet area: Jacuzzi, Steam, Sauna, Shower, Swiss Sprinkler $ 25.00 USD .

IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a sample itinerary, planned several months in advance. Accordingly, arrangements (routes or facilities) are subject to change depending on local conditions and hotel choice may vary due to availability. Also, the tour may be arranged in different order than is described above.

III –SERVICES INCLUDED:

Transfers to and from Leon airport,

IV–NOT INCLUDED:

transfers not on schedule pickup times, discretionary gratuities, airfare to area