Outdoor Skills

The Outdoor Skills course is one of our most demanding signature trips: Ultra-light travel through mountains, mesas and canyons with little more than a blanket, poncho, and a knife. No tents, sleeping bags, stoves, or backpacks, and definitely no watches, radios, or cell phones. Your goal is to learn to 'live in the now' as your small group hikes many miles and learns the skills of traditional cultures. Not for the faint of heart, the Outdoor Skills course is for those seeking a challenge and a chance to renew.

Some of Vallarta Adventures' best instructors will teach you our "think outside the box" method as well as the most basic primitive survival skills like food gathering, cordage, fires, shelters, tracking, awareness, and flint knapping (turning rocks into precision cutting tools). Instruction is hands-on and groups are kept small to ensure good supervision. No previous outdoor skills or knowledge is needed. A wilderness kitchen is set up for meals, as we want you to focus on the skills and be prepared to learn from dawn until dusk.

Custom Courses

Looking for a personalized Outdoor skills course? Our Custom Courses are designed specifically to meet your needs. In recent years, we've created a number of custom courses for Boy Scout troops, non-profit foundations, and even for people who just want to enjoy a modified Outdoor Skills experience. This category also includes the work we've done for newspapers and magazines, television programs, and movie studios, including 20th Century Fox, NBC News, ABC News, CBS News, The History Channel, and National Geographic Television.