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Join Across Arizona Tours Public
van tours of the Grand Canyon, Sedona, Phoenix,
Flagstaff, Scottsdale, Tucson, Apache Trail, Navajo Reservation, and
Sonora Desert! |
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Grand Canyon & Navajo Reservation Van Tour
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Sedona, Jerome & Montezuma Castle Van
Tour
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City Van Tour with Heard Museum
Tucson and Sonora Desert Museum Van Tour
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Apache Trail and Dolly Steamboat Van Tour
Multi-Day Van Tours
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Private & Corporate Tours |
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Grand Canyon & Navajo Indian
Reservation Van Tour |
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Tour departs Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and
Friday.
First, we’ll travel north through the Ponderosa Pine
Forests to Flagstaff, a sky city, over ½ mile higher in elevation
than Denver. Flagstaff’s most famous road is Route 66 and is the home of
the telescope that discovered the planet Pluto in 1930.
Next, we’ll visit the Cameron Trading Post on the Navajo Indian
Reservation. Established in 1916, the Cameron Indian Trading Post has
become a showplace for fine Native American art and Southwest art,
displaying the handicrafts of 7 tribes in the Southwest.
Experience the amazing Grand Canyon National Park! Words and photos
alone pale in comparison to the breathtaking experience of seeing the
Canyon in person.
We’ll stop and explore locations such as:
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Desert View
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Watch Tower
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The historic El Tovar
Lodge, the crown jewel of the Grand Canyon Lodges.
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Mary Coulter’s famous
Hopi House
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Verkamps Trading post
Don’t miss the Grand
Canyon, one of the 7 natural wonders of the world!
Price
$125.00 per adult,
plus sales tax. Lunch is extra
Children 12 and under are half price. Lunch is extra.
Admissions to attractions mentioned are
included.
Contact us at 602.233.1813 or 1-888-533-1813
or submit your questions
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Phoenix & Scottsdale Van Tour with
Heard Museum |
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Tour departs Sunday
afternoon; and Tuesday and Wednesday morning.
Experience the unique,
lush Sonora Desert. This is the only area on Earth where this type
of desert exists.
The
past, present and future of Phoenix will be experienced on this tour.
Visit downtown Phoenix, the heart of the 5th largest city in the
U.S. with its $4 billion dollar development projects. These include the
light rail, a medical school, the new Civic Center and historical
preservation.
On this tour
we’ll:
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See Chase Field,
home of the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team;
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See the US Airways
Center, home of the Phoenix Suns basketball team;
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Explore the shopping
Mecca, Old Town Scottsdale, with a gallery district second only
to Santa Fe for the number of galleries per square mile;
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Drive through the
exclusive Arizona Biltmore area and Paradise Valley, the
richest zip code in Arizona, with its multi-million dollar celebrity
homes.
We’ll also tour the
Heard Museum of Native American Culture, one of the premier museums of
its kind in the U.S. See the world’s largest collection of Kachina dolls,
exquisite Navajo rugs, pre-Columbian pottery baskets, and an array of
turquoise-laden jewelry from the Navajo, Hopi and Zuni
tribes.
Price
$59.00 per adult,
plus sales tax. Lunch is extra
Children 12 and under are half price. Lunch is extra.
Admissions to attractions mentioned are
included.
Contact us at 602.233.1813 or 1-888-533-1813
or submit your questions
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Sedona, Montezuma Castle & Jerome
Van Tour |
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Tour departs Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Head north with us and
see Montezuma Castle National Monument. Established in 1905,
it is one of the oldest national monuments in the country and is a great
illustration of pre-Columbian living in the Southwest. Next, the Red Rocks
of Sedona!
While in Sedona we’ll:
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Explore the Chapel of
the Holy Cross for panoramic photos of Sedona’s 2000 foot sheer
cliffs;
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Browse the interesting
galleries and shops in Uptown Sedona;
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Explore Oak Creek
Canyon on scenic Route 89A.
We’ll also take a step back
in time when we visit Jerome, where copper was king and mining
towns were teeming in the wild territorial days of Arizona. A boom
town gone bust, Jerome went from a town of 15,000 at the turn of the 20th
century to a ghost town in the 1950’s. Its hotels have since been
converted into shops and restaurants. Jerome provides excellent
views of Sedona from above.
Price
$92.00 per adult,
plus sales tax. Lunch is extra
Children 12 and under are half price. Lunch is extra.
Admissions to attractions mentioned are
included.
Contact us at 602.233.1813 or 1-888-533-1813
or submit your questions
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Tucson & Sonora Desert Museum Van
Tour |
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Tour departs on
Wednesday.
Our tour heads south
through the Saguaro National Park with its forest of thousands of
majestic Saguaros. These are the largest cacti in the U.S. and are only
found in the Sonora Desert. The unique Sonora Desert is found nowhere else
on Earth.
Next, explore the Sonora
Desert Museum, a world-renowned zoo, natural history museum and
botanical garden. See animals in their natural habitats including:
There will be plenty of
time at the museum for walking among the exhibits and for lunch.
Visit the San Xavier del Bac Mission, “the White Dove of the
Desert,” built in the 1700s. This mission is one of the finest examples of
mission architecture in the U.S.
Browse the El Presidio historic district of Tucson, with its
artisan shops. The El Presidio district, with its adobe brick structures,
is where present-day Tucson meets its 18th century roots, when the Spanish
staked claim to the land that makes up present-day Arizona by building a
presidio, or fortress.
Price
$119.00 per adult,
plus sales tax. Lunch is extra
Children 12 and under are half price. Lunch is extra.
Admissions to attractions mentioned are
included. |
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Contact us at 602.233.1813 or 1-888-533-1813
or submit your questions
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Apache Trail & Dolly Steamboat Van
Tour |
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Tour
departs on Thursday.
Our
Apache Trail Adventure takes you east of the Valley, deep into the
Sonora Desert.
Visit Tortilla Flat, which boasts a population of 6 people! This
was the last stagecoach stop on the famous scenic Apache Trail.
Here, we will spend time browsing the quaint photo museum, which displays
stills from 100 years past! Then treat yourself to some prickly pear ice
cream and browse the gift center.
Take a short walk with your guide at Lost Dutchman State Park.
Here, the State of Arizona has installed a native path, designed to get
you up close and personal with nature:
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Witness the flora of the
unique Sonora Desert
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Stand next to towering
Saguaro cacti.
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Bend down and see
exquisite hedgehogs, often sporting their dime-sized flowers.
Next, cruise for 90 minutes
aboard Dolly's Steamboat, the Queen of Canyon Lake. This
large vessel will take you on a tranquil majestic boat tour through the
narrow 500 foot walls surrounding Canyon Lake. Often we’ll see reclusive
desert big horn sheep, eagles, coyotes, and other wilds of the Sonora
Desert.
You'll return relaxed and refreshed after an incredible day in the Sonoran
Desert.
Price
$92.00 per adult,
plus sales tax. Lunch is extra
Children 12 and under are half price. Lunch is extra.
Admissions to attractions mentioned are
included. |
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Contact us at 602.233.1813 or 1-888-533-1813
or submit your questions
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Multi-Day Van Tours |
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Option #1:
Canyon Voices (3 days) |
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Itinerary
Highlights |
Detailed Itinerary and Pricing ► |
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NOTE: Travelers arrive Thursday night –
overnight available at Best Western Phoenix/Tempe |
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Day 1 Friday |
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Depart 8:00am
Winslow – La
Posada
Petrified
Forest/Painted Desert Visitors Center
Canyon de
Chelly
Dinner
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Detailed Itinerary and Pricing ► |
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Day 2 Saturday |
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Breakfast at hotel and check out
9:00am Jeep tour
(3 hours)
Gouldings
Lodge– Lunch 1:30-2:30
Monument Valley Visitors Center
Sunset photo opportunities before dinner
Anasazi Inn
– west of Kayenta – check in
Dinner at hotel |
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Detailed Itinerary and Pricing ► |
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Day 3 Sunday |
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Breakfast at hotel and check out
Depart 8:00am
Cameron Trading
Post, Navajo Reservation
The Grand
Canyon
Lunch at Grand Canyon
Sedona and
Chapel of the Holy Cross
Return to Best Western Phoenix/Tempe for
overnight 5:30pm – 6:30pm |
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End of Day 3 |
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Option #2:
Cowboys,
Conquistadors, and Chiricahuas (2 days) |
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Detailed Itinerary and Pricing ► |
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NOTE: Travelers arrive Thursday night –
overnight available at Best Western Phoenix/Tempe |
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Day 1 Friday
Depart 8:00am
Rest stop at Picacho
Peak
DeGrazia Studios
Tucson Artisan District
Saguaro National Park
San Xavier Mission
Green Valley
– Check in
Dinner
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Detailed Itinerary and Pricing ► |
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Day 2 Saturday
Continental Breakfast at Hotel
Depart 9:00am
Tubac Artisan District
Tumacácori
National Historical Park
Tombstone
Walk to center of town
(2:00 will be OK Corral show)
Break for lunch and
browsing
Boot Hill
Tucson
– Dinner LaFuente Restaurant (6:30 –7:45)
Mexican cuisine
Return to Best Western
Phoenix/Tempe for overnight 9:00pm-10:00pm
Contact us at 602.233.1813 or 1-888-533-1813
or submit your questions
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Weather Forecast for the week
of May 5, 2008. |
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Phoenix/Scottsdale |
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Grand Canyon |
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Sedona |
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The forecast calls for temperatures in
the mid 80's to lower 90's F. Skies should be sunny. It's so
pleasant this time of year. |
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Temperatures this week are expected to
be in the 60's F, with mostly sunny skies. Be sure to
experience this natural wonder while you're in Arizona. |
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Skies are predicted to be mostly sunny
and bright. Expect temperatures to be in the upper 70's to
lower 80's F. Sedona's Red Rocks are breathtaking! |
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Contact us at 602.233.1813 or 1-888-533-1813 or
submit your questions
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