Combine Rancho La Puerta’s organic farm, new Culinary Center, and our famous fitness classes and spa treatments…Olé!--a new one-day spa and culinary adventure for our neighbors in the San Diego area has debuted to rave reviews.

This Saturday experience (7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.) includes round-trip transportation from San Diego via luxury motor coach (approximately 1 hour 30 minutes). While at the Ranch you’ll enjoy fitness classes, free time for exploring world-class gardens, relaxing by the pool, tennis, spa treatments (additional cost), gourmet lunch, and an abundant, creative dinner which is the end result of your three-hour hands-on culinary experience at La Cocina Que Canta.

It’s the perfect getaway for one or two, a group of friends, birthday parties, retreats, or a team-building experience…complete with the warmth of Old Mexico’s charm and graciousness and the company of fellow spa and food lovers.

DETAILS

Standard Cost: $225.00 per person.

Upgrade: $290.00 per person (includes one 50-minute massage) Only available in advance.

Group: $210.00 per person. (Group minimum: 16 guests.)

The full amount will be charged to your credit card when you make your reservation.

Class sizes and groups: A typical excursion has approximately 15 guests. SPECIAL DATES ARE AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE PARTIES OR CORPORATIONS. Call for details: 858-764-1845

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: YOU MUST BRING YOUR PASSPORT.

What to wear…and bring: Dress casually. Wear comfortable, closed-toe shoes for walking and the hands-on cooking class. Bring a hat. Bring exercise attire and fitness shoes (if different than the shoes you wear). Our Health Centers include lockers, hot tubs, steam and sauna rooms. Cell phone use on the grounds or in classes and facilities at the Ranch is prohibited. Please respect the needs of other guests who appreciate our atmosphere of being a restful, tranquil escape.

Physical requirements: Rancho La Puerta is a place that grew over many years into a garden-path environment where walking is viewed as enjoyable exercise—and yes, you will be doing a fair amount of walking! If walking is difficult for you, or if you have trouble navigating steps, slightly uneven brick paths, rustic tile floors, and being “out in the rows” in the vegetable garden, then “Saturdays at the Ranch” is not for you. We are very sorry but we also cannot accommodate aids such as wheelchairs, walkers, scooters, etc.

Spa Treatments: For a description of therapies available on Saturday, click here. You may pre-book a therapy once you have confirmed your Saturday at the Ranch reservation. Your credit card will be charged upon confirmation of your treatment time. Gratuity optional; must be paid in cash after treatment. For a more detailed description and list of prices, please visit the Spa section of our website.

Kitchen Conversations with our Guest Chefs / Teachers…
Rancho La Puerta food blogger Caron Golden chats with some of the well-known chefs that come to teach at La Cocina… Read on…it's just like being there in class!

Alisa Barry: Nourish and Nurture
Alisa Barry isn't your typical Rancho La Puerta cooking instructor. She'll tell you herself, "My food is not 'spa food.' I come from the Julia Child school of cookiing…[read more and view photos]


Deborah Madison: Food and the Deeper Self
On teaching days at La Cocina Que Canta, typically students arrive for a class, the instructor presents a quick intro to what will be happening during the session, and then everyone grabs a straw hat and heads out to the fields…[read more and view photos]


Robin Asbell: The Enlightened Hedonist
As Robin Asbell walked back to La Cocina Que Canta from the nearby fields where several of us had just squealed with delight picking leeks and basil, she chuckled…[read more and view photos]

Cancellation Policy

• With notice of more than 30 days prior to arrival date, all of payment will be refunded, less a cancellation fee of $50.

• With notice of 14 to 29 days prior to arrival date, 50% of payment is non-refundable, with the balance held one year for a future Saturday.

• 13 days or less before arrival date, full payment is non-refundable.

• Rancho La Puerta reserves the right to reschedule or cancel a Saturday at the Ranch date. Any fees will be returned in full if we cannot accommodate your schedule with a new date.

Transportation from Old Town, and return: The bus leaves promptly at 7:30 a.m. from the parking lot on the west side of Old Town Transit-Trolley Station located at 4005 Taylor Street, San Diego, CA 92110. Parking is complimentary. Entrance to the lot is off Pacific Highway. Return arrival time is approximately 8 p.m.

A note about the drive… Rancho La Puerta is reached via California State Highway 94 which runs southeast from downtown San Diego. The 22.3-mile stretch between Jamacha Junction and Tecate is a very scenic road through the mountains, but also very “curvy” in many parts. Our drivers are careful and considerate, but if you have a tendency toward motion sickness, please consider a motion-sickness medication.

Directions heading I-5 south: Take the Sea World Drive exit, stay in the right lane, turn right onto Sea World Drive, turn left onto Pacific Highway, left on Taylor Street (you will see signs for parking located immediately across the tracks, west, from the trolley station), and left on Pacific Highway to the parking lot entrance.

Directions I-5 north: Take the Old Town exit, turn right on Old Town Avenue, turn left on San Diego Avenue, turn left on Congress Street past the trolley station, turn left on Taylor Street (you will see signs for parking located immediately across the tracks, west, from the trolley station), and turn left on Pacific Highway to the parking lot entrance.