Valle de Bravo Villa for Rent: Luxury Villa in Mexico's Switzerland - Property 177076

Valle de Bravo -- Eco-Tourism Capital of Mexico: Valle de Bravo is known for its outdoor activities: paragliding, mountain biking, hiking, sailing, horseback riding, motocross, golf, and water-skiing. There is an eco-tourism resort nearby called Rodavento. You don't need to bring any equipment with you: you can rent mountain bikes in town (with a guide), rent boats on the lake (both sailboats and motorboats), hire horses or ATVs, etc. From November to March, 300 million monarch butterflies converge in the nearby butterfly sanctuary (a park ranger is stationed at the outskirts of town to slow traffic because the air is thick with butterflies). You can of course swim in our pool, which we can heat for a fee. There is a wonderful open-air market with fresh produce every day and an artisan market. The weather is great. In the summer magnificent, intense thunderstorms sweep in across the lake in the late afternoon. You can lie out in the sun and swim year-around in our pool & yet it is cool at night, ideal for lighting fires and sleeping.

Valle de Bravo -- a paragliding Mecca: Valle de Bravo is world-famous among paragliders and hangliders for its thermals and spectacular views (Valle hosted the 2009 FAI Paragliding World Championships). You do not need any experience to enjoy this sport as they can send you out on a piloted tandem jump with a professional instructor -- my 67-year old mom jumped for the first time this way. At 1pm she called fly Mexico (one of the local outfits) and by 3pm she was floating over the town. It cost about $100.

Getting to Valle de Bravo: You don't need a car here. Valle is a 2-3 hour drive west from Mexico City. The nearest major airport is Mexico City's (MEX), about 60 miles east. If you fly into MEX, we're happy to arrange a car to drive you to our house. Nearby Toluca is also a hub for two new discount airlines, InterJet and Volaris. Both fly all over Mexico, making it inexpensive to combine Valle with a beach destination such as Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos, or Cancun. From Toluca, you can fly just about anywhere in Mexico in two hours; flights on these airlines usually cost less than $100 each way. We're happy to arrange an itinerary that gives you the best of both worlds -- charming colonial Mexico and great beaches. Some of our guests like to combine a trip to Valle with a sightseeing tour of Mexico City and the Teotihuacan pyramids. We can arrange a bilingual guide to pick you up in Valle early in the morning; you can tour the pyramids midday and still have time to catch your afternoon flight from MEX.

Golf: There are several golf courses in the area.

Other Activities: butterfly watching

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