6 days, 5 nights
Monday January 18 – Saturday January 23, 2021
Activity Level: 3 Moderate
Motorcoach
$1,764 per person $2,196 per person White Sands, Big Bend & Double occupancy Single occupancy Carlsbad Caverns Deposit: $150 per person Insurance: $137 to $187 Journey to with us as we travel east to explore magnificent per person White Sands, Carlsbad Caverns and Big Bend National Includes Parks in Southern New Mexico and Western Texas, and • Roundtrip motorcoach • Services of a tour director transportation from Tucson wonderful spots in-between. We see starkly contrasting • Baggage handling landscapes and scenery, from expansive white dunes • Pick-up/livery service • Motorcoach refreshments to arrays of stalactites to roaring rivers and dramatic • 5 nights lodging canyons, to night skies under telescopes and even • Taxes & tips for included • 9 meals items (except hotel experience modern art and splendid cuisine in El Paso and housekeeping) the small desert town of Marfa. You will love this tour! • Admissions & tours as described • Tour director, driver & local Tour Highlights guide tips • White Sands, Carlsbad • Ft. Davis Historic Site Caverns, Big Bend NP • National Park • McDonald Observatory Then we are on to Lajitas, where we lodge for two nights at • Indian Cliffs Ranch the Lajitas Resort, tucked away between Big Bend National • Marfa • El Paso Museum of Art Park and Big Bend State Park. (B) Day 1 – Tucson to White Sands Day 4 - Big Bend National Park This morning we depart from Tucson by motorcoach to We meet our local expert guide for a full day exploring the New Mexico. We stop in Lordsburg for lunch at Kranberry’s scenery of majestic Big Bend National Park by motorcoach. Chatterbox. We continue through Wildlife, birds, rivers, limestone starkly contrasting landscapes carved canyons & mountains before arriving at our first national await us during our day as the park destination, White Sands – the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo Rivers largest gypsum crystal dunefield on wind 118 miles through the park. Earth. Afterwards, on to Alamogordo (B,L) for our one-night stay at the Holiday Day 5 - El Paso Inn Express & Suites. (L) This morning we visit the Day 2 - Carlsbad Caverns Museum of the Big Bend in Visit Carlsbad Caverns National Alpine, we learn about the Park, where our adventure begins distinctive natural history, with a self-guided tour. Once human history, and confluence finished, we cross into west Texas, of cultures before the arrival of where we lodge for one night in the first Spanish explorations in Fort Davis. We’ll have dinner at the Black Bear Restaurant, 1535. Later we tour Indian Cliffs Ranch, a working ranch that and then our night is filled with a huge Star Party at the has provided the setting for some of our favorite movies McDonald Observatory. (B,D) (Lone Wolf McQuade and Courage Under Fire, just to name a couple) and enjoy our farewell dinner at the venerable Day 3 - Marfa Cattleman’s Steakhouse. We continue to El Paso for a one- This morning we continue to the western Texas hill town night stay at the Aloft Hotel, in the heart of the city. (B,D) of Marfa, known for its lively art scene, film festivals and exquisite dining. We tour the Chinati Foundation, a Day 6 - Travel Home contemporary art museum with renowned architecture Our tour concludes today with a visit to the El Paso Museum in a serene setting, and enjoy strolling the walkable town, of Art and some time at the historic plaza before boarding exploring galleries, shops, and an array of restaurants. the motorcoach to return to Tucson. (B)
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