Day 1 Travel Day / Denver (D)
Escape from the cold to a much warmer climate – the Great Southwest. Travel to Denver and enjoy a “Get Acquainted” dinner with your new travel friends.

Day 2 Santa Fe Tour (CB)
Santa Fe, New Mexico is in our path today. Voted as the fifth most popular travel city by “Travel & Leisure Magazine,” we will also see the beauty in this city. A walking tour with an expert local guide will tell us about the history and culture of Santa Fe. We will hear the story of the miracle staircase at the Loretto Chapel. Overnight in Santa Fe.

Day 3 Eagle Ranch Pistachio Farm / White Sands National Monument (CB, L)
Depart Santa Fe today toward Alamogordo, New Mexico. A tour of the Eagle Ranch Pistachio Farm will show us why this area grows the best pistachios. Then travel to the White Sands National Monument. A step on ranger guide will provide us with a close up look at the pristine white sand dunes. Overnight in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Day 4 Old Mesilla Plaza / Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum / Tombstone (CB, D)
Today discover Las Cruces and its interesting history. A colorful local guide will guide us through Old Mesilla Plaza. The Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum tells us of this valley’s agriculture. On to Tombstone – the town that was dubbed “the town too tough to die.” Dinner tonight is a Chuck Wagon Dinner and entertainment at the Tombstone Livery. Overnight in Tombstone for two nights.

Day 5 Tombstone Tour / Stage Coach Ride (CB, D)
We spend the day discovering Tombstone. Walk the very same streets that Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp and a host of other Western Legends walked over 125 years ago. Take in a shootout at the OK Corral. Discover Tombstone on your own today or take advantage of the Tombstone Optional Package. This package includes the Birdcage Theater (Tombstone’s brothel still stands today as it did 100 years ago), Rose Tree Museum (home of the world’s largest rose bush), Tombstone Court House (see where the gallows are) and a ride through Tombstone on a stage coach. See option pricing. Book this option when booking tour. Return to hotel.

Day 6 Mission San Xavier del Bac / Pima Air Museum / Sabino Canyon / Pinnacle Peak Cowboy Steak House (CB, D)
Tucson welcomes us as we visit the Mission San Xavier Del Bac, a1692 historical Catholic mission. Pima Air and Space Museum is one of the largest air and space museums in the world. Visit Sabino Canyon by trolley and experience a natural desert oasis in the Coronado National Forest. Tonight enjoy dinner at a historical movie set-Trail Dust Town. Be entertained

with a stunt show and eat at the Pinnacle Peak Cowboy Steak House. Overnight in Tucson.

Day 7 Mesa Flea Market / Desert Belle Cruise (CB)
The giant Saguaro cacti, the universal symbol of the Old West surround you as you travel today. We head north towards Mesa, Arizona to visit the Mesa Market Flea Markets. Enjoy 1 1/4 miles of covered shopping lanes, 1600 booth spaces, in the land of the Superstition Mountains. The Desert Belle cruise on Saguaro Lake will take us on secluded waterways through canyons and a view of the Superstition Mountains. Overnight in the Mesa area for two nights.

Day 8 Phoenix City Tour / Desert Botanical Garden / Organ Stop Pizza (CB, D)
This morning, take a city tour of the Phoenix / Scottsdale metropolitan area highlighting the historic, geologic and cultural features of the city. Then, pick your own oranges at a “u-pick” orange grove, before visiting the Desert Botanical Garden, located in beautiful Papago Park; a wonderful way to experience the beauty of the desert without leaving Phoenix.

Day 9 Sedona / Trolley Tour / Grand Canyon (CB, D)
Spectacular Sedona beckons with its massive fire-red buttes and mesas. Browse the fascinating shops and respected galleries before experiencing the narrated trolley tour of this beautiful area. Overnight at the Grand Canyon.

Day 10 Grand Canyon / Cortez, CO (B, L)
Today, travel to the canyon of all canyons - the Grand Canyon, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Peek over the South Rim of the majestic Grand Canyon and explore the many lookouts nearby. Overnight in Cortez, CO.

Day 11 Wolf Creek Pass / San Juan Mountains / Colorado Springs, CO (CB)
Drive across Colorado today to Pagosa Springs, known for their therapeutic mineral springs. Travel over Wolf Creek Pass through the San Juan Mountains while stopping at overlooks and vistas to see the majestic snow-capped peaks of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Overnight in Colorado Springs, CO.

Day 12 US Olympic Complex /Garden of the Gods/Denver (CB, L)
Take a guided tour of the US Olympic Complex including the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, interactive displays and an endless collection of Olympic photos. Drive through Garden of the Gods and stop at the visitor center to hear the story behind the red rock gardens.

Day 13 Travel Home (CB, L)
Travel home as you reminisce about the fun times – out of the cold.