Rent bicycles and enjoy a ride around the village or to nearby communities
Guided Horseback riding through the surrounding ranches and desert (pick up on-site): $30 for two hours
Enjoy riding with large groups including real cowboys
Soaking in natural hot springs ( some 1 mile & others 10 miles)
We offer a fully stocked Cantina/Bar On-site
with locally distilled Bacanora by Rancho Tepúa Distillery...
Also, we are the ONLY Hotel in Banámichi
with an on-site Restaurant and Cantina
that can sell wine, beer,
and liquor by the glass or by the bottle.
Relaxing and sunbathing on the private terrace (on location)
Please come and enjoy the local culture of true Mexico (on location)
Mexican cooking lessons. Learn to make flan, flour tortillas, corn tortillas, enchiladas, chile rellenos, etc.
Visit indigenous petrogliphs by the indigenous Opátas tribe (in town and 5 miles away)
Ecology and geology expeditions (on location to 5 miles)
Private Spanish language lessons for beginners to advanced students (on location)
Hunting is also a major component of the Rio Sonora.
We know several outfitters and can make all the arrangements. Snorkeling and Scuba diving in Sea of Cortez near San Carlos, Mexico (4 hours drive) Sonora’s Museum, which has 18 permanent exhibits on astronomy, anthropology, history, geology, geography, and culture. (2.5 hours drive) Sonora’s Ecological Center (Desert Specimens) Discover the natural secrets of the Sonora desert. (2.5 hours drive)
Bird watching in the lush valley and historic plaza:
Trogan, Cardinals, Orioles, and Hummingbirds.
Or JUST RELAX!