[These bus tours are HIGHLY recommended for anyone interested in cohousing, as the best way to meet other people interested and to see what communities actually look like. This tour is nearly full, sign up at Coho/US Tours page to pay ($95) for your spot, and only then RSVP here to tell others that you're going, coordinate carpooling, etc. Again, an RSVP here will NOT get you a spot on the bus, you have to do that through the page at www.cohousing.org --Raines]

A personal visit to a variety of cohousing communities offers you an experience that no photo, website or book can offer. To provide you with this opportunity, the Cohousing Association of the United States (Coho/US) sponsors daylong tours of cohousing communities in several areas around the nation.

An experienced cohouser or cohousing professional will take you to visit five to seven communities. As you travel between locations on a comfortable bus, the tour leader will give participants a chance to introduce themselves, share general information about cohousing, answer questions, provide fact sheets and site plans, and prepare you for your 40-minute visit to each community.

At each stop, a community host (often a long-time resident) will guide your group through his or her neighborhood and answer questions. Mid-day, you will receive a gourmet box lunch or a meal prepared in one of the common houses.

Details

This particular tour's itinerary: We will tour the Sacramento/Davis communities in the morning (Muir Commons, N Street and Southside Park), and Pleasant Hill, Berkeley, Doyle Street (Emeryville) and Swan's Market Cohousing (Oakland) in the afternoon. The tour begins and ends at Swan?s Market Cohousing in downtown Oakland. $95 per person. Lunch included.