Trail of the Ancients
Trail of the Ancients (9 days)
Come and explore thousands of years of culture, history, and traditions of the Ancients who dwelt in this region prior to the creation of the United States. Starting with the Archaic period, then the Ancestral Pueblo or (Anasazi), then the Pueblo and Navajo Indians still living on these lands today, you will have the opportunity to follow their trails and discover them again on this seven-day adventure throughout the Southwest.
Dates
October 09 - October 17, 2021
Highlights
Small Group Tour Albuquerque Acoma Sky City Pueblo Canyon De Chelly National Monument Navajo Nation Monument Valley Natural Bridges National Monument Mesa Verde National Park Chaco Canyon National Monument Bandelier National Monument
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive in Albuquerque Arrive Albuquerque, New Mexico anytime today and transfer on own by complimentary airport shuttle to your pre-night hotel. Evening free on own.
Day 2: Acoma Sky City Pueblo to Chinle Depart Albuquerque, NM at 8:00 am and travel to Acoma Pueblo, one of the oldest continuous pueblo communities in the Southwest. Explore Acoma Sky City Pueblo on a guided tour. Learn about the history of the pueblo from when they first came to the Mesa to their interactions with the Spanish to their current day lives. Visit El Morro National Monument and walk on the same trails of the Spanish Explorers who traveled through here in the 1540’s, including their signatures carved into the rocks. (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 3: Canyon De Chelly & Monument Valley Experience Canyon De Chelly on a guided tour with a local Navajo. Learn about the history and traditions of those who live in the canyon currently and those who lived in this area anciently. After lunch, travel to Monument Valley and enjoy a guided Back Country Tour of Monument Valley. Along
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with enjoying the timeless landscape with its views and vistas, you will continue to learn about the Navajo culture with a visit to a Hogan and a discussion with one of the locals still living inside the valley. (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 4: Natural Bridges & Hovenweep This morning, you will explore Valley of the Gods and the historic Moki Dugway enroute to Natural Bridges National Monument. Here, you will explore three of the 10 largest natural bridges in the world located within 1 small area. After a picnic lunch, you will travel to Hovenweep National Monument to explore and learn about the ruins of the Ancestral Pueblo people and culture that inhabited this region over 1000 years ago. (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 5: Mesa Verde National Park & Aztec National Monument Explore Mesa Verde National Park today. Visit the many Ruins, overlooks, and the Spruce Treehouse Museum while there. Afterwards, travel to Aztec National Monument and explore those ruins, including a fully restored giant kiva and learn about its significance to the Ancestral Pueblo Culture. (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 6: Chaco Canyon to Santa Fe Today, you will travel south to Chaco Canyon National Monument to the heart of the Ancestral Pueblo culture and explore ruins like Chetro Ketl, Pueblo Bonito or Pueblo Alto. You will learn first- hand about the massive influence this area had on the entire southwestern US and see the different architectural influences that started here and spread throughout the area. (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 7: Tent Rocks National Monument & Santa Fe Enjoy the morning at Tent Rocks National Monument and the afternoon and evening relaxing and exploring historic Santa Fe. (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 8: Bandelier & Albuquerque Visit Bandelier National Monument for your final day before returning to Albuquerque by 1:00 for lunch at El Pinto! Arrive at your post-night hotel by 5:00pm, evening free on own. (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 9: Depart for Home Transfer to the Albuquerque Airport on own by hotel shuttle (Breakfast)
Accommodations
Day 1 & 8 Fairfield Inn Airport Albuquerque, New Mexico Day 2 Hilton Garden Inn Gallup, New Mexico Day 3 Desert Rose Bluff, Utah Day 4 Holiday Inn Express Cortez, Colorado Day 5 Presidential Inn & Aztec, New Mexico Suites Day 6 & 7 LaFonda on the Plaza Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Rates
2021 Rates:
TWIN TRIPLE QUAD SINGLE $2339 $2099 $1929 $3069
Per person rates in US Funds. Taxes, Fees, and Gratuity Associated With All Activities (Tour Guide Tips Excluded)
Payment Policy Deposit: $600.00 per person due at time of booking - final payment due 30.00 days prior to departure
Cancellation Policy Payment & Cancellation Policy: *Minimum 25% deposit is due at time of reservation. *Payment in full is due 30 days prior to departure. *Cancellation notice must be provided in writing. *Cancellations 31 days or more prior to departure are subject to a 10% cancellation fee based on the full price of the tour. Or, the deposit can be held as a tour credit good for 2 years *Cancellations within 30 days of departure are non-refundable. A tour credit of the remaining monies (tour cost less a 10% cancellation fee) will be held to apply to a future tour or trip for 2 years from the day of the cancellation.
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