Our Home away From Home… Welcome to Casa Salita

We will be staying at the stunning Casa Salita in the heart of Sayulita. Casa Salita is a newly remodeled home with beautiful architectural design with expansive views overlooking the entire Sayulita Bay, downtown area and distant mountains and is complete with rooftop terrace and pool area. The pool at Casa Salita provides sun and shade and is perfect for cooling down while enjoying the views from the patio and surrounding gardens on the property. Casa Salita is conveniently situated only steps to the main downtown Sayulita plaza and only 3 blocks to the main Sayulita beach and surf break. The rooftop deck at Casa Salita is very spacious with a large dining table, comfortable couches to lounge on and the perfect place to share meals under the pergola to shade from the afternoon sun. 

Classes/workshops/ceremonies

The highlight of this tour will certainly be the Local Day of the Dead Celebration. The annual Fesival Dia de los Muertos will be held on Nov 1 & 2, in the town square there will plenty of activity and ceremonies to participate in! There will be a stage set up in the plaza, with music and traditional folk dancing starting at 7PM both nights. The ceremonial lighting of candles on the altars will be at 11PM Nov 1. Altars will be set up throughout and around the plaza and the cemetery will be aglow with flowers and candles. There will be a midnight candlelight procession at 11:30 PM on Nov 2nd, beginning in the plaza, and ending at the main Sayulita cemetery, located on Playa de los Muertos Beach, aka the Beach of the Dead. This walk is just one of of many ways to experience this incredible holy-day.

Other activities will include:
Daily interaction with the local, places, people, plants, foods and medicines. Healing Rituasl & Flower Ceremonies, Spiritual Bathing & Botanical Limpias, Mandalas & Local Crafts, Daily Beach Time, Calling in and Celebrating the Ancestors, Ancestral Plant Spirit Healing Journey and a Despacho Closing Ceremony.

Day 1 October 30th

Airport Pick Up, Check in to Casa, Welcome Dinner, Opening Ceremony & Ceremonial Lighting of Candles in Town

2:00 Group pick up at Puerto Vallarta International Airport (PVR) From here we'll make our way up the beautiful Pacific Coast about 45 minutes to Sayulita. We will settle into our new home away from home and head into the town square to join the celebrations of Fesival Dia de los Muertos. Arrive to Casa Salita by 3:00.
5:00-7:00 Opening Circle and Guac-tails (yes, this is guacamole and cocktail and mocktail time)! After arriving and settling in, we’ll set our intentions and create group alter honoring our ancestors and those who have come before us. We will spend time in ceremony connecting to our past with our present hearts, to the land and to the spirits with ceremony, song and a welcome celebration. 

7:00  Welcome Dinner at Casa Salita*

Day 2 october 31st

9:00 am Breakfast at Casa Salita*
10:00-12:00 Town Tour, Local Crafts People and Farmers Market  After breakfast, we will take a stroll into town and visit the numerous local craftspeople who work closely with the plants in various ways and visit the local farmers market.  Lupo will introduce you to the weavers, textiles and artists that make Sayulita so special.  We will also visit the beautiful work of the Huichol, the local, indigenous tribe. The art of the Huichol is personal and captivating, with complex designs, vibrant colors and sacred symbols. 
12:30 pm Lunch at the Market
1:30-3:30 Ancestral Healing Journey Lupo will lead a Plant Spirit Healing exercise that allows participants to release any ancestral burdens one may be carrying.  These burdens are often held in our energy body and can limit us in various ways.  Through this journey we will lay down our ancestral burdens and anything else may be keeping us from our full and true expression of self. This ceremony will be followed with herbal, aromatic and plant spirit healing rituals. 

4:00 Free Time

Day 3 November 1st

9:00 am Breakfast at Casa Salita*
10:00-12:00 Water Plant Spirits Healing Ceremony Prior to the beautiful and fulfilling experience of the Fesival Dia de Muertos activities, we will prepare ourselves by releasing and cleansing our cares away in flower filled of healing water ritual, held in the Casa Salita pool overlooking Mama Ocean, surrounded by plant allies and relaxing energy healing. This ceremony is meant to cleanse and support our spiritual and emotional bodies and prepare us for the following days activities. 
12:30 pm Lunch
2:00 - 7:00 Free Time For Beach and More
7:00 Folks will meet in the plaza for music, traditional folk dancing and merriment, 11:30 PM Candlelight Procession from the plaza to the cemetery (optional)

Day 4 November 2nd

Free Day to Celebrate Dia de los Muertos at your own leisure!

Throughout the town square there will plenty of activity and ceremonies to participate in!

Head to the beach for the day! Los Muertos (Beach of the Dead) is our local favorite!

Engage in a plethora of local activities including surf lesson, whale watching and hiking.

We are more than happy to assist you in making accommodations as needed. Just ask!

Day 5 November 3rd

9:30 Breakfast at Casa Salita*

11:00-5:00 Field Trip & Beach Adventure to San Pancho!! San Pancho is Sayulita’s sweet little neighbor to the north. Formally called San Francisco, San Pancho shares Sayulita’s small scale and beachfront locale, but it has a very different vibe and is quite a special place and well worth the visit. San Pancho is a quaint and colorful town offering beautiful architecture, restaurants, yoga centers, jewelry shops, cafés, local crafts people and of course stunning beaches.

Day 6 November 4th

9:30 am Breakfast at Casa Salita*
10:30-12:30 Setting intentions with sacred crafts. We will spend the morning working with the various local plant dyed textiles and yarns that this region is so well known for.  Using our intentions we will create beautiful and sacred pieces of art that will be meant for you to take home so that you always have a piece of Sayulita and our amazing adventure to place on your alter or in your sacred space.
12:30 pm Lunch at Casa Salita
Free Afternoon This afternoon will be left intentionally open and we will see where the day takes us. Participants may want to spend a lazy afternoon by the pool or with the ocean or we may find another activity that speaks to the group as a whole. There are also various activities such as whale watching, surfing, hiking or other adventures that you may want to fit into your final day in Mexico. 
6:00 Closing Ceremony, Despacho Closing Ceremony and Gratitude Dinner

Day 7 November 5th

Adios Amigos & Amigas!! Please be prepared for a late morning departure. After breakfast you will be picked up and dropped off at Puerto Vallarta International Airport (PVR) no later than 11:00 am. Do not book flights out before 1 PM.

Meals included:

Breakfast will be served each morning (sans one) and two group dinners will be provided at Casa Salita and are included in the cost of the tour (noted* on the itinerary above). Please read the itinerary carefully so you know which meals you are responsible for. Lunches and dinners, other than our first and last night together are NOT included in the cost. A budget of $15-20 per day will get you a nice meal in town, but most folks find that a quick (and very inexpensive) bite at one of the many local taquerias is a daily staple and more than enough!

transportation included:

Pick up and drop off from Puerto Vallarta International Airport (PVR) and travel to and from San Pancho. Flights are NOT included.

Accommodations:

Casa Salita Room Options (First come, first serve)
Casa Salita
Alta Vista Casita 1 - 1 king bed
Buena Vista Casita 2 - 1 king bed, 1 double bed
Chula Vista Casita 3 - Shared Room with 2 double beds
Dulce Vista Casita 4 - Single Room with 1 king bed

Pricing for the Trip (flights not included):
Shared Room with Double Bed $1800.00 (per person)
Private King Bed Room $2300.00
Private Room for couples (King Bed) $3000

All rooms have their own private bathroom, hot showers, mini kitchens, air conditioning and wifi. There are 7 beds available and we can accommodate up to 9 people, depending upon shared rooms/beds.  Double occupancy will include a shared king size bed, bathroom, kitchen and balcony and there will be a $500 discount on shared rooms.  A deposit of $600 will be required to reserve your space. We are happy to set up a two part payment plan for the remaining balance, with a second payment due by July 1st and the final payment due by October 1st 2024.

Partial proceeds from this tour will go to support The Huichol Center, a center for cultural survival and the traditional arts. Established nearly three decades ago in the rugged mountains of Sierra Occidental, in the town of Huejuquilla el Alto, Jalisco, Mexico, The Huichol Center for Cultural Survival and the Traditional Arts developed working strategies and goals to address the economic, educational and health issues facing the Huichol people and children as they work to maintain their cultural identity and homeland.

Please read the Disclaimer:

**All participants must be 18 years of age or older unless with a legal guardian. 

** Please note, by registering for this tour you acknowledge Twin Star and Shakti Exchange LLC acts only as agents for the various independent suppliers that provide hotel accommodations, transportation, sightseeing, activities, or other services connected with this tour.  Such services are subject to the terms and conditions of those suppliers. Twin Star and Shakti Exchange LLC and their respective employees, agents, representatives, and assigns accept no liability whatsoever for any injury, damage, loss, accident, delay, or any other incident which may be caused by the negligence, defect, default of any company or person in performing these services. Responsibility is not accepted for losses, injury, damages or expenses of any kind due to sickness, weather, strikes, hostilities, wars, terrorist acts, acts of nature, local laws or other such causes. All services and accommodations are subject to the laws and regulations of the country in which they are provided. Twin Star and Shakti Exchange LLC is not responsible for any baggage or personal effects of any individual participating in the tours / trips arranged by Twin Star and Shakti Exchange LLC. Individual travelers are responsible for purchasing a travel insurance policy, if desired, that will cover some of the expenses associated with the loss of luggage or personal effects as well as their personal health insurance policy. Twin Star and Shakti Exchange LLC is not responsible for providing your health insurance or healthcare while on the trip, are not responsible for any flight cancellations or changes to your personal travel itinerary not provided by the trip.  The itinerary and schedule are available on twinstartribe.com and the exact activities may change slightly based upon weather while on the trip.  Occasionally weather can become an issue and we reserve the right to not participate in a certain activity if it is deemed unsafe due to weather but we will replace that activity with another of equal value.