Hiking at Big Bend, Guadalupe Mountains & Carlsbad Caverns

After you enroll, we’ll ask you to provide or update your personal information and preferences, which includes your health information, lodging and meal preferences for your program.

For U.S. and Canadian citizens, a valid Passport or Passport Card is required for travel into Mexico on Day 5. Our group will cross into Mexico via the Boquillas Port of Entry, which is jointly operated by the National Park Service and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. For information about other forms of valid documentation, please contact Customs and Border Protection in Presidio, TX at 432-229-3349. <br><br> National Parks Pass or Park Entrance Fees: All participants must pay their own park entrance fee before we enter Big Bend National Park. If you have the Interagency "America the Beautiful" Pass or the “Senior Pass” or any other National Park Pass, please bring it along. You can also pre purchase a digital pass online at https://www.recreation.gov/sitepass/74331. This digital pass can be the annual pass, senior pass, or a week pass which is $15. Please save a screenshot of your pass. They also charge a separate Commercial Use Tax that is already paid for. More information can be found at https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm.

A passport is required for this program. It must be valid for at least 6 months after your return date.

This information about travel documents pertains to participants holding U.S. passports. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

United States citizens don’t need a visa for any of the countries you’ll be visiting. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

Arrival day is on Sunday, October 5, 2025.

Meet the group at Hampton Inn & Suites El Paso-Airport in El Paso, Texas

Start of Trip:  3:00 p.m. hotel check-in; 5:00 p.m. Program Registration & Orientation; 6:30 p.m. Welcome Dinner.

Your trip ends on: Sunday, October 12, 2025 in El Paso, Texas at Hampton Inn & Suites El Paso-Airport

End of Trip: 9:00 a.m. after breakfast; 12:00 Noon hotel check-out.

El Paso International Airport (ELP)

The estimated travel time to the check-in location is 10 minutes .

The estimated distance to the check-in location is 2 miles .

El Paso International Airport (ELP)

The estimated travel time from the last location is 10 minutes .

The estimated distance to the last location is 2 miles .

Arrival day is on 10/5/2025.

Meet the group at Hampton Inn & Suites El Paso-Airport in El Paso, Texas.

Start of Trip:  3:00 p.m. hotel check-in; 5:00 p.m. Program Registration & Orientation; 6:30 p.m. Welcome Dinner.

Your trip ends on: Sunday, October 12, 2025 in El Paso, Texas at Hampton Inn & Suites El Paso-Airport.

End of Trip: 9:00 a.m. after breakfast; 12:00 Noon hotel check-out..