Day 1: Travel Day
Board your “Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta” coach and get ready for an unbelievable experience when you witness over 900 balloons ascend into the clear, blue New Mexico sky. First, your tour director will have fun activities to help you get to know your travel mates along the way.

Day 2 U.S. Olympic Center / 7 Falls (Old Colorado Springs) (B, D)
This morning visit the U.S. Olympic Visitors Center and learn about how our athletes train for the Olympics. Next, visit 7 Falls – listed in the National Geographic list of International Waterfalls. Take some time to shop and enjoy lunch in Old Colorado Springs. Continue to Alamosa to get ready for your all-day train excursion tomorrow.

Day 3 Cumbres Toltec Scenic Railroad (B, L)
Today you’re in for a real treat when you ride the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad for an unforgettable journey into the San Juan Mountains of New Mexico. Travel over trestles and through deep gorges where, at times, the train seems pressed in by rock on both sides. It’s a train trip you’ll never forget.

Day 4 Tour Santa Fe / Loretto hapel / Georgia O’Keefe Museum / New Mexico Capitol (B, D)
This morning, tour Santa Fe with a local guide to learn about the rich culture of this 400-year-old city. Among the many attractions that you’ll see are the Loretto Chapel where an itinerant carpenter built a stairway that defies description, the Georgia O’Keefe Museum, and the New Mexico State Capitol building. Then make your way to Albuquerque for the largest hot air balloon festival in the world!

Day 5 Mass Ascension / Albuquerque Tour / Old Town / Indian Pueblo Cultural Center / Turquoise Museum (B, D)
It’s the day you’ve been waiting for – the mass ascension at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. See over 900 balloons ascend in waves that look like giant beach balls that fill the sky. It is a sight to behold. You’re local guide will

take you on a tour of Albuquerque to point out its rich history to include Rte. 66, Old Towne, the Kimo Theater, and more. Take time to stroll Old Town – the original settlement of Albuquerque. Also, visit the Turquoise Museum that features rare turquoise specimens from around the world, and an interesting look at how turquoise is mined. This afternoon, the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center will provide you with an inside look at New Mexico’s 19 American Indian Pueblos.

Day 6 Special Shapes Rodeo / Acoma Pueblo / International Balloon Museum / Evening Glowdeo (B, L)
This morning, witness the Special Shape Rodeo where hundreds of specialty balloons fill the sky. Imagine a giant pig, a stagecoach, the space shuttle, and even Uncle Sam. It’s absolutely unbelievable. Today, visit an actual Indian Pueblo – Acoma (Sky City). Set atop a 357 ft. high mesa, Acoma is one of the largest adobe structures in North America. Native American Indians live in more than 250 dwellings without water and electricity while observing the customs and traditions of their ancestors. Also this afternoon, visit the Albuquerque International Balloon Museum. It embraces the spirit of adventure through interactive exhibits about balloon flight dating back to the early 1700s. This evening, head back over to the balloon field for the evening Glowdeo. The magic of the New Mexico sky lights up when pilots inflate their balloons that look like giant holiday ornaments. It is absolutely breath-taking.

Day 7 White Fence Farm (B, D)
Leave Albuquerque with fond memories of your International Balloon Fiesta experience. Make your way back to Denver where, this evening, you’ll enjoy one last meal with your fellow travel mates at the White Fence Farm. Their chicken is out of this world.

Day 8 Travel Home (B)
It’s time to head home after a trip that’s taken you from the rugged terrain of the San Juan Mountains to the heights of the Hot Air Balloons in Albuquerque. Make your way home recalling all the memories with your fellow travel mates.