2026 Mexico Trip Track-2

 
 

Track-2

Track-2 is a very flexible travel option. You are responsible for arranging your own travel to Phoenix and home from Phoenix. This means that you can add additional days and destinations to the beginning or end of your trip as you choose.

  • The estimated cost for Track-1 is $450

  • it is crucially important that you are able to hop in the vans by 11:30 AM in Phoenix on Thursday, May 28th

    • depending on which flights are available on that morning, this may mean that you’ll need to fly down on May 27th and stay in a hotel that night.

  • We will return track-2 travelers to Phoenix by noon on Monday, June 1st, and leave you to your own recognizance

    • likely to be dropped off at the airport to fly back or rent a car

  • Track-2 travelers will have about 8 hours of van-travel time altogether. We rent nice, new Ford Transit passenger vans that make for a pleasant travel experience

  • Drivers are welcome to caravan with our Track-1 trip. Let Joel know if you’re interested in doing this and we can coordinate that

  • Track-2 travelers will have the option to split the cost of retaining one of the vans that we rent in Phoenix (~$150 a day total) and using that vehicle to accompany track-1 to our recreational destinations in Arizona (Slide Rock and the Grand Canyon)

    • these track-2 travelers would be expected to return the rental van to Phoenix on Wednesday, June 8th the day that we depart from the Grand Canyon unless other arrangements are made

 

Daily Itenerary

  • Thursday, May 28 - Meet Track-1 in Phoenix (airport unless other arrangements are made), tour Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, and drive to 1Mission basecamp in Puerto Penasco, Mexico

  • Friday, May 29 - workday #1

  • Saturday, May 30 - workday #2

  • Sunday, May 31 - Church with 1Mission, then workday #3 - end the day at the beach (Gulf of California)

  • Monday, June 1 - Drive from Puerto Penasco to Phoenix Airport (arrive by noon)

    Optional

  • Monday, June 6 retain the rental van(s) we’ve rented in Pheonix and drive with us to Slide Rock State Park in Sedona, AZ to swim/walk/hike/soak, then drive to Mather Campground on the south rim of the Grand Canyon, set up camp, and go to bed in tents with the group.

  • Tuesday, June 7 - Grand Canyon day, South Kaibab trail (to Ooh Aah Point and even Cedar Ridge if you’re ambitious), and Desert View Watchtower.

  • Wednesday, June 8 - Drive the rental van back to Phoenix and arrange your own travel home or to other destinations

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