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Contact Info     Welcome! This site is full of current info on our small group Mexico trips--including Copper Canyon, Oaxaca for day of the Dead, wine trips , monarchs and more. If you have a question or need help on trips, contact Dave today at 217.369.9897 or davehensleigh@gmail.com.

Dave Hensleigh

Dave Hensleigh…

“People enjoy our Mexico trips deeply–and I thrive on putting together the best of cultural small groups trips to the lesser known areas south of the border. I am deeply experienced in Mexico and travel there often, wandering the streets, working with our guide team and dreaming up cool  experiences for you. I have keen insight on the land and culture of the country, and my unbridled passion for Mexico and it’s people keeps me connected to the vibe that makes the place so special.”

Dave Hensleigh and Lola Mancinas

Lola Mancinas and Dave at one of her delicious discadas on the Copper Canyon wall. Lola and others like her keep our Mexico tours chocked full of delicious food.

Roots:

Dave hails from rural Kansas and was educated in the Midwest and Texas, earning an undergrad in Math and a Masters in Biology. All through his youth, the trails, mountains, grasslands and wild places of the Midwest and West were his haunt. One summer in college was spent roaming Yosemite, and since, backpacking the Rockies and Sierras has been a hobby.

Mata Ortiz pottery gallery.

Juan Quezada with Dave Hensleigh in his studio at Mata Ortiz.

Experience:

For thirty years, Dave has been leading groups of people on trips and adventures and his cumulative experience in this work is vast. Years ago he connected with Copper Canyon, fell in love with the place and its people, and immersed himself in the Sierra Madre culture. Then he took the “flex itinerary–small group–culturally rich” travel idea to other interior areas of Mexico. He uses the best of guides, the hotels and eateries that give you an authentic experience, and a travel plan that gets you there and leaves time to relax and take it in.

Gallego overlook

One of our recent groups with Dave taking a break at Gallego above Urique.

Vision:

He started Authentic Mexico Travel  years ago with a vision to give curious travelers a vivid experience in the true life of Copper and its people- not simply a vacation or resort experience. Writers traveling with Dave have referred to him as a “relationship machine.”  No one on the street inn Mexico is a stranger and he has friendships up and down the country. Dave is creative and loves to plan and facilitate the serendipitous journeys for which Authentic Mexico Travel is famous.

Dave Hensleigh in Mexico

Dave on the streets with the people…always at home in Chihuahua.

 

The Team:

Dave has assembled a team of guides and providers and tour guides in Mexico that work together to provide vivid, safe and memorable experiences for each guest. This articulate group are experts on  the history, wildlife, and lore of local areas around Mexico.

Other Mexico Trips:

We also travel to Puebla, Oaxaca, the monarch butterfly reserves, Chiapas, Merida, Baja and the sea of Cortez, and Guadalupe Valley wine country.

Horseriding in Copper Canyon

The trails for horses are excellent in Copper Canyon and Dave is a horse guy.

 

Welcome Aboard!

Travel this majestic Mexico with Dave and the team and you will know the place more deeply, you will meet and enjoy some new Mexican friends…and your life will be enriched.

 

Dave Hensleigh, 217.369.9897, davehensleigh@gmail.com

 

Dave on the Copper Canyon train