Shuttle and Ride Share Information

Shuttle Service

Shuttle service from Albuquerque Sunport (Airport) or the Hotel Santa Fe in downtown Santa Fe is available for many retreats. The shuttle does not pick up or drop off at the Santa Fe airport and cannot make special request stops.

Shuttle Cost

The cost of the shuttle is $75 per person for one way or $150 per person for round trip. If shuttle service is available for your retreat, it will be listed as a transportation option in the registration form.

How to Make a Reservation for the Shuttle

If you plan to take the shuttle, you must inform us in advance by signing up via your registration form (we need to know at least one week in advance). If you need to add or cancel shuttle service after your original registration is submitted, please contact us. After we add the shuttle, we will send you a link to select your pick-up locations and enter your travel info.

Shuttle Schedule and Instructions

The shuttle leaves the Albuquerque airport at 2:00 pm on the day your retreat begins and can pick up at the Hotel Santa Fe between 3:00-3:30 pm on its way to the retreat center. The shuttle arrives at the retreat center at approximately 5:30- 6:00 PM. The shuttle departs at 8:15 am on the final day of your retreat arriving at the airport by 1:00 pm with one stop in Santa Fe.

Scheduling Your Flights

If you plan to take the shuttle from the Albuquerque airport, you will need to schedule your arrival no later than 1:15 PM on the day your retreat begins.

On the day your retreat ends, the return shuttle will bring you back to the Albuquerque airport in time to catch a flight leaving at 2:00 pm or later.

Where to Meet the Shuttle

The shuttle company we use is American Limo. At the Albuquerque Sunport, the driver for American Limo will meet you at the bottom of the escalator going from the terminal down to baggage claim between 1:30-1:45 pm. They will be holding a sign that reads “Vallecitos”. Please check in with the driver.

If you have made arrangements to be picked up at the Hotel Santa Fe, please wait in the lobby as of 3:00 pm and keep your eye out for the shuttle. The driver will know you are waiting and will come in to fetch you.

What if I miss the shuttle?

It happens. Flights get delayed or missed. If you miss the shuttle, renting a car and driving is your best (and likely only) option for getting to the retreat center. Please be prepared for this eventuality and be sure to bring DRIVING DIRECTIONS printed out in case you do miss the shuttle and need to drive to the retreat center. Please call us immediately if you learn you will miss the shuttle at (505) 469-9017. Refunds for missed shuttle cannot be guaranteed but will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Who do I contact if I am delayed or have an emergency?

If you are delayed or there are changes in your plans, it is very important that you contact the retreat center at (505) 469-9017. In an emergency, you may also contact American Limo at (505) 877-7576.

Shuttle Cancellations

There are no refunds for shuttle cancellations received 7 business days or less prior to your retreat.

*Please note that we have a minimum number of particpants required. There is a small chance that we may have to cancel the shuttle if we do not have enough takers. We will help you make alternate arrangements if the shuttle is cancelled.

Ride Share

We encourage carpooling to minimize environmental impact. Please consider offering a ride! For your convenience, we have set up ride share boards for all upcoming retreats. They are listed below. Please arrange rides amongst yourselves and note that Vallecitos staff does not organize rides for participants. Remember to check back frequently as drivers and riders continue to join the carpool up to the last minute!

2024 Ride Share Boards

August 16 – 23: Land as Dharma Teacher (August)

August 24 – 31: Listening at Ease

September 1 – 7: Restoring Connection LGBTQIA2+ Retreat

September 8 – 14: Recognizing Ourselves as Part of Nature

September 15 – 22: Cultivating Embodied Insight and Intuitive Wisdom

September 23 – 30: Awake in the Wild (Fall)

October 2 – 6: Sacred Sound, Insight, and Silence

October 6 – 13: Being Blessed by the Land Self-Retreat

...I came to Vallecitos for a retreat years ago and fell in love with it. Now as a volunteer and yogi I try to come back every summer to soak up the stunning landscapes as well as the rich dharma. This place truly calls me home.

Mark Coleman

...Vallecitos has always been one of my spiritual homes. It is a place where I have learned so much about the refuge of wilderness. It is where I have discovered so much about my own nature, from the wildness of nature there. Not only is it exquisitely beautiful and pristine, it is also profoundly serene and a place of deep renewal. I feel so blessed to have been able to visit every year for the past twenty years. I am eternally grateful for that land.

...17 years ago, I received an invitation to sit for 10 days of silence at Vallecitos. I accepted the invitation with no idea of the lasting impact the retreat would have on me. Over the years, the annual pilgrimage has provided me with tools to sustain and deepen my ongoing mediation practice. Sweeping fields of wildflowers, star-dotted nights, and bubbling streams provide a unique opportunity to directly experience interconnectedness. This gentle, wild setting is a profound environment to recharge mind, spirit, and body.

Swati Prakash

...The time and the space to reflect and cultivate inner calm were so valuable. This was a very healing experience for me. It also started me on the practice of meditating. I meditate every day now, just for 10 minutes, but it makes a huge difference in my everyday life and with work.

Debra Susan Abbot

...I had a tremendous experience at Vallecitos, which is one of the most rewarding and positive things I’ve done within my lifetime. I have incorporated many of the things I learned into my daily life, and it has been very healthy for me. I had to experience loving kindness, sympathetic joy and generosity to understand the full power and grace of these profound feelings and actions.

Jane Cronlund

...Since the retreat, my pace of personal breakthroughs has quickened and old dynamics seem to be changing in positive ways. I am better able to deal with previously tense situations and successfully resolve them. I have increased feelings of peace. Thank you!

Mushim Ikeda

...I was teaching at Vallecitos one year in August, during the meteor showers. Our sensitivity heightened by hours of silent meditation, we would stand outside at night and watch trails of light cross the vast dark sky, signs from what I call the Greater Reality. Unforgettable.

Cristina Mormorunni

...I am so much more aware of the path I want to be on and the power of the sacred in my life.

Krys Kornmeier

...The view of the Aspen trees outside my casita, the cool silent mornings of meditation, the warmth of the lodge, and the exquisite majesty of the land created a gentle but powerful impression... in one short visit I have come to treasure Vallecitos.

Khalil Hassan

...I cannot express in words alone how important the retreat was for me. One of the most valuable lessons I learned is the importance of listening to my inner self. Vallecitos provided the necessary environment that makes it impossible not to go inward. When I returned home, I hit the ground running, but with a more focused direction. I attribute that to my stay at Vallecitos.

Katie Gall

...Vallecitos has truly become a home to me. Working with such great teachers and mentors is an honor and being able to absorb all the knowledge and blessings that flow through the gorgeous land has shaped my soul and nourished my mind. It really is a magical place that I am forever grateful for.

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