Eco-Tourism Organizations in Sonora, Mexico
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CEDO – Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans
CEDO is a non-profit organization located on the Sea of Cortez near Puerto Peñasco. Its stated goals are to “explore, understand, and protect the natural resources and cultures of the Sonoran Desert and Sea of Cortez.” Their mission is to bring knowledge, people and solutions together to support resilient ecosystems and communities in the Sea of Cortez, Northern Sonora “and beyond.”
Among other activities, the organization offers “NaturArte EcoTours” in areas near where it is located:
Discover Life in the Tidepools
San Jorge Island Boating, Birding & Snorkeling
Pinacate Biosphere Reserve Adventure
Oyster Farming Experience
Exploring the Sea of Sand
Birdwatching & Nature Walk in Morua Estuary
Kayaking in Morua Estuary
More information about NaturArte EcoTours.
Dive Zone Ecotours
Certified diving instructor, based in Hermosillo. Visit their Facebook page.
Eco Rides Outdoors
Eco Rides Outdoors is an organization dedicated to the promotion of tourism and adventure sports in Sonora. Founded in 2008, they offer guided tours, technical training, infrastructure development and equipment sales. Eco Rides Outdoors received special recognition from the state of Sonora in 2017 for their promotion of nature tourism in Sonora.
Blvd Luis Encinas 171
Entre Onavas y Ranchito
Hermosillo, Sonora
Phone: 662 256 1334
Email: ecorides.outdoors@gmail.com
ECOIX – Ecotourism Sonora
Paseo de los Jardines #50
Colonia Valle Grande
Hermosillo, Sonora 83205
+52 662 188-2948
This unique tourism organization is dedicated to sustainable tourism for Sonora’s indigenous pueblos. ECOIX is an initiative that promotes and seeks social, environmental and economic well-being for the indigenous communities of Sonora. By making alliances, with the native peoples, they are able to promote ecotourism walks through their territories in order to discover, appreciate, respect and admire the wealth of their natural and cultural heritage. Visit their Facebook page.
Ecoturismo del Noroeste
Ecoturismo del Noroeste is based in Hermosillo, and offers a variety of ecotourism, ethnotourism, and intercultural tourism trips to ecological preserves and other natural areas in the state of Sonora. In addition, the organization provides ecotourism-related consulting services, workshops, conferences and free lectures on environmental education. Click here for more information.
EcoTurismo Caborca (Guias Turisticos Caborca)
Based in Heroica Caborca, Sonora, this organization offers guided tours of areas around the municipio of Caborca and Pinacate. Click here to see their Facebook page.
Ecoturismo Tehuelibampo
The Eco-Museum at Tehuelibampo, Sonora is a center for education about the history and culture of the Yoreme Mayo people of Southern Sonora. Located not far from the city of Navojoa, it features beautiful murals and wall paintings, and a nature hike through a rillito lined with ancient rock art. Click here for more information.
EcoTurismo Vermar
Bacanora # 434
Simon Bley y Arizona
Hermosillo, Sonora 83103
+52-662-264-0695
Based in Hermosillo, this ecoturism group sponsors trips as far north as Rocky Point and as far south as Chiapas. Its trips include activities like kayaking, rapelling, hiking, snorkeling, mountain biking and other outdoor activities. Trip prices include transportation, a guide / instructor and personal injury insurance. Visit their Facebook page.
GeoKayaks
+52 (647) 101-0590
+52 (647) 404-5265
Huatabampo-based Geokayaks provides kayak tours in the Rio Mayo, to the dunes of Médanos Blancos and the Moroncarit Lagoon, and kayaking with dolphins.
They also host bird watching tours of exotic birds around the magical town of Alamos and estuaries in Yavaros, Santa Bárbara and Navopatia. Additional activities include rappelling in San Bernardo and Alamos, mountain biking and trail hikes, and snorkeling from the beaches of Huatabampito.
Lobo Aventurismo
Led by outdoors enthusiasts Mauricio and Andres Bouvet, Navojoa-based Lobo Aventurismo hosts mountain biking events, mountain biking tours, free mountain biking classes, kayaking, hiking, trips to little-known places along the Sonoran coast and a variety of other opportunities for Southern Sonora eco-tourism adventure.
Phone: +52 642 112-1503
Visit their Facebook page.
Outdoor Sonora
Outdoor Sonora is a scuba diving center that also presents a television show on Televisa Sonora every Tuesday at 9:00 p.m and Sunday at 9:00 a.m. It is dedicated to the promotion of adventure tourism in the state of Sonora, under the leadership of Daniel Gastélum.
The goals of Outdoor Sonora are to visit the best tourist destinations and promote the ecological culture of Sonora, in addition to providing scuba classes.
Follow them on Twitter: @OutdoorSonora
Subscribe to their YouTube Channel
Phone: +52 662 313-6177
Cell phone: +52 1 662 124-1491
Email: outdoorsonora@gmail.com
Visit their Facebook page.
RedRock Aventura
This Hermosillo-based adventure company features a variety of outdoor adventure activities like camping, climbing, rappelling, kayaking, diving, snorkeling and hiking. RedRock Aventura also provides basic instruction in climbing, rappelling, survival, camping and orienteering.
Phone: +52 662 102-0184
Visit their Facebook page.
Tour Hermosillo
Tour Hermosillo specializes in adventure tourism to places like the Cañón del Nacapule and Playa El Colorado, to enjoy activities like riding a zip-line, hiking and kayaking. Tour Hermosillo also hosts tours to other Mexican destinations, such as Mexico City, Morelia, Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta and Guanajuato.
Phone: +52 662 193-6772
Visit their Facebook page.
