Ecotourism, adventure, charity fundraising education tours in the Southwest, Native American and historical tours, whitewater rafting, biking, hiking, general sightseeing tours for Grand Canyon, Havasu Canyon, Monument Valley, Bryce, Zion, De Chelly Canyons. Looking for tour ideas ?
              

Are you coming to tour the Southwest and looking for some tour ideas as well as places to visit? If so, we've got lots of them. About the only problem is the choices can be mindboggling when it comes to making a decision what you want to see and do when you get here.

Each of the choices also depends on these two factors:

We're sensitive to both ideas just as we are sensitive about the environment and the people who live here. Thus, the following suggestions are choices we'd love to share with you. Feel free to add these ideas to the ones you may have already thought about. Also, take a look at our huge tour menu on our web site and see what our MD (multiple day) and AT (special adventure) tours have to offer.

A) TWO (or more) DAY EXCURSION IDEAS:
If you have more time to spare, then you'll be able to do and see more of the great sights we have in this unparalleled part of the country. Deserts, canyons, and mountains - we've got it all here and it's waiting for you to explore and find your dreams. Consider operating out of one central location or else two primary locations, one after the other. That way you can see a lot within a region and, if you have time and the inclination to do so, you can change to another region and plug into those sights.
For example, from Sedona or Flagstaff, or even the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, you'll find such exciting regional places like these: Monument Valley; Page (Lake Powell); the Petrified Forest; Peach Springs and Grand Canyon West country; Havasu Canyon (for horseback and helicopter tours to the lodge vs. backpacking and staying at the campground); Canyon de Chelly; the Hopi Mesas; Lake Mead (outside Las Vegas); and many others.
Canyon de ChellyBy looking at a map of the Southwest you can draw a circle from some given destination, say, Flagstaff, and determine the places within an easy day's drive (most of these places can be reached and explored within, say, a ten or twelve hour day; or even shorter, depending on how much time you want to explore when you get there). Or you can use Page, Arizona as your destination and include Lake Powell, Monument Valley, and Canyon de Chelly (in different day tours, of course).
Another idea is to make Kayenta, Arizona, which is just outside of Monument Valley, as your destination. That way you are within an easy reach of Canyon de Chelly, even the Hope Mesas. Some folks even take a longer drive up north and visit Canyonlands and Arches National Parks (both outside Moab, Utah).
We really can't suggest or tell you just what you have to see, at least not on just one tour to the Southwest. But you can see and experience a great part of the Southwest by focusing on these scenic icons without having to take excessively long days of road travel. And what about using Las Vegas as your destination, which means the Grand Canyon West country is accessible, including the frontier-historic towns of Oatmen and Chloride (both fairly near Kingman, Arizona); even the South Rim of the Grand Canyon (about a 4.5 hour drive) ?

B) FOUR, FIVE, OR SIX (PLUS) DAY EXCURSION IDEAS:
If you have a week, or perhaps a day or two less, you can really experience the Southwest.
For example, three or four days at the Grand Canyon combined with Monument Valley and Canyon de Chelly. Or Lake Powell country combined with Bryce and Zion Canyons (in Utah). How about Mesa Verde, Chaco Canyon, and over to Gallup, New Mexico, where other options, such as Acoma Pueblo and Albuquerque and Santa Fe can be visited?
These ideas, we think, are some of what our MD (all inclusive) tour menu offers. All of our MD tours covers the best of what the Four Corners region inspires and it's possible to make changes (if you're touring on your own) within each of these MD tour listings but with this exception: you need to be aware of the vast amount of distance between some of these points of interest.

We, of , have taken great care to provide our guests with stimulating and relaxing "soft adventure" tours that limit the road mileage on any given day. At best, we feel a four hour ride is the maximum comfort level when riding in a car, van, or bus, and many of our tours use far less time than this.
Again, we urge you to look over the mileage page on our web site to ensure your visual appetite does not exceed your comfort levels as far as driving is concerned. Whatever you end up doing in the Southwest, we hope you'll consider touring with us.
Professional educators, and not just guides, our people friendly staff provides an educational tour de force on all of our tours. And of course, our theme and focus centers on the ecology, the cultures and people who live here, and on the historical aspects of the land. We hope some of these ideas will spawn your own ideas and travel plans.
Of course, we're still hoping you'll contact us about running these tours for you, because we not only know the land and the people; we also know the best places to stay and eat, just as we know how to avoid the larger crowds. Come see why our treks are beyond the ordinary.

Please note: "Soft adventure" means general sightseeing tours, some of which involve a minimum amount of walking or hiking. Of course you are free to do as much or as little as your physical and personal needs warrants.
"Hard adventure," on the other hand refers to such activities like hiking or backpacking; whitewater rafting; or mountain biking. For these tours, please see our AT tour page; also, our MD2 (to Havasu Canyon).
Some of our tours, such as the MD1 and MD3 tours also combine soft and hard adventure aspects (in this case, the whitewater rafting portion of the week's tour).

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