Colorado & New Mexico Frontiers
From $1399 (was $1649)
Per person, double occupancy, excludes roundtrip airfare
8 Days
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Colorado Vacation Details
Travel through the mesmerizing landscape and rich history of Colorado and New Mexico, and visit two National Parks and two National Monuments, on this spectacular journey through snow-capped mountains, endless sand dunes, lush forests, and ancient dwellings.
Tour Includes
Sightseeing- Denver
- Colorado Springs
- Alamosa
- Pagosa Springs
- Great Sand Dunes National Park
- Durango
- Mesa Verde National Park
- Silverton
- Taos
- Los Alamos
- Santa Fe
- Albuquerque
- 7 Nights
- Moderate hotels based on twin/double occupancy
- Start your tour a day earlier in Denver, or add an extra night at the end in Albuquerque. Call for more details.
- 7 Breakfasts
- A professionally trained local tour director who is knowledgeable of the area and will provide you with a wealth of information. Their friendly service will make your trip a memorable experience.
- To and from your hotel room throughout your land tour for one piece of Checked Baggage per person.
Activity Level
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Tour Highlights
- See the towering red rocks of the iconic Garden of the Gods
- Visit North America’s tallest sand dune at Great Sand Dunes National Park
- Ride the historic Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, in an open air Gondola carraige, through the dazzling Colorado wilderness
- See the Pueblo people’s ancient cliffside dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park
- Visit Aztec Ruins and Four Corners National Monuments
- Visit the Albuquerque Balloon Museum
- Pan for gold at the Colorado Springs Ghost Town Museum
Mandatory Vaccinations Against COVID-19
All guests, including minors, must be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines prior to departure to participate. Guest vaccination requirements are currently for all departures until further notice. For more information visit our Travel Safe page.
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Colorado & New Mexico Frontiers
Colorado & New Mexico Frontiers
Tours Starts: Denver, Colorado
Tours Ends: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Day 1
Arrive in Denver
Arrive in the Mile High City. Guests who booked their air with YMT will be met by a YMT representative and transferred to their hotel. The evening is at your leisure.
Sheraton Denver Tech Center or similar
Day 2
Alamosa via Colorado Springs
Start your tour at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. It features towering red sandstone formations jutting hundreds of feet in the air against the snow-capped backdrop of Pike’s Peak. The Garden of the Gods is one of Colorado’s most photographed sites, and you will have plenty of time to appreciate and document these spectacular views.
Next, enjoy a fun stop at the Colorado Springs Ghost Town Museum, an indoor collection of historic structures and everyday artifacts from over a century ago. Housed in a stone building used by the Colorado Midland Railroad, the Ghost Town Museum takes you all the way back to Colorado’s Wild West. You’re invited to man a pan at the museum’s gold trough (weather permitting)!This afternoon visit to Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, where North America's tallest dunes rise over 750 feet high against the rugged Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve spans over 30 miles, and contains over 5 billion cubic meters of sand to create the largest sandbox in North America. Check into your hotel in Alamosa and enjoy the evening at your leisure. (B)
Hampton Inn Alamosa or similar
Day 3
Durango via Pagosa Springs
Visit Pagosa Springs, found at the base of
the Continental Divide, known for its amazing
natural hot springs, plentiful sunshine, and
small-town charm. Arrive in Durango, in time for
lunch on your own.
Step into the past and experience the lives of
one of America’s oldest cultures, the Pueblo
people, on your visit to the cliffside dwellings
of Mesa Verde National Park. The park includes
more than 4,000 archeological sites dating
back to A.D. 550, including cliff dwellings
and mesa top sites from the Ancestral Pueblo
peoples who lived here for more than 700
years. (B)
La Quinta or similar
Day 4
Durango
Take an unforgettable train ride from Durango
to Silverton on the Durango-Silverton Narrow
Gauge Railroad, in the open air Gondola
carriage, which has been in continuous
operation between Durango and Silverton since
1882. Enjoy panoramic vistas and an authentic
experience on this line built to haul silver and
gold ore.
Your next stop is historic Silverton, where
you will enjoy time in this National Historic
Landmark founded in 1874 in the San Juan
Mountains. After the railroad reached the town
in 1882, the surrounding region experienced a
mining boom that lasted until the 1910s.
This afternoon, you have an opportunity to
visit 4 states at one time! The Four Corners
Monument marks the quadripoint in the
Southwestern United States where the states of
Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah meet.
It is the only point in the United States shared
by four states. (B)
La Quinta or similar
Day 5
Taos
This morning you will visit Aztec Ruins National
Monument, where you will see preserved
structures constructed by the Pueblo Indians.
Archaeological evidence puts the construction of
the ruins in the 12th and 13th centuries.
Drive to Taos, enjoy time to for lunch on your own
before visiting the Spanish Colonial-style adobe
San Francisco de Asisi Mission Church. The
church is one of Taos’ most iconic structures and
was the subject of several paintings by Georgia
O'Keeffe and photographs by Ansel Adams.
Continue to Santa Fe for an evening at leisure. (B)
Best Western Inn of Santa Fe or similar
Day 6
Santa Fe to Albuquerque
This morning enjoy a panoramic walking tour of Santa Fe, including Loretto Chapel and Central Plaza. After lunch on your own, you will visit Palace of the Governors, an adobe structure that has served as the seat of government for the state of New Mexico for centuries. Continue to Albuquerque for an evening at leisure. (B)
Best Western Plus Rio Grande Inn or similar
Day 7
Albuquerque
Your final stop of the trip will be Albuquerque. Visit the one-of-a-kind Albuquerque Balloon Museum. The mission of the museum is to inspire a spirit of exploration, discovery, and achievement through experiences that engage visitors in the history, science, sport, and art of ballooning. Spend your final evening on tour enjoying the charming city of Albuquerque at your own pace. (B)
Best Western Plus Rio Grande Inn or similar
OPTION: SANDIA PEAK TRAM & DINNER
:
Take an ride on the Sandia Peak tram,
the longest aerial tram in the Americas.
After enjoying the views of Albuquerque
from the peak, enjoy a 3-course
meal at a local restaurant. $84 p/p.
Please add this option at time of booking.
Day 8
Depart for Home (B)
Please note that this is a proposed itinerary; the actual itinerary may vary due to season, special events, or weather. Hotels may differ depending on date. Because our tour arrangements are often made a year or more in advance, YMT Vacations reserves the right to alter the itinerary. Itinerary changes are made to improve your vacation experience, as well as respond to any unforeseen circumstances that mandate alterations. By their nature, all tour vacations involve a certain level of physical activity. While YMT tours have been designed with our guests in mind and are not physically demanding, this tour does include walking and periods of standing during the sightseeing visits. You will also encounter steps and some uneven ground along the way, particularly at older, historical sights. Please ask your Travel Consultant for more information.
YMT Vacations itineraries may contain suggestions for activities for your leisure time; these suggestions do not constitute a recommendation nor an endorsement of any specific service provider and the decision to participate in any such activities should be made independently.
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You have the ability to move your booking to another date or destination. We'll waive all land or cruise penalties and transfer you to the new vacation (airlines impose different change policies and penalties). See our Peace of Mind Program for more details.
A worry-free experience for our guests is very important to us. With guest's help and the implementation of a few changes and new protocols such as increased sanitization, responsible social distancing, and enhanced tour director training, you can continue to enjoy peace-of-mind while traveling. For more information on our new safety protocols, please see our Travel Safe Program.
Guests do not need a passport or visa for this tour. Starting October 1, 2021, guests are required to have a REAL ID-compliant identification which includes REAL ID-compliant driver's licenses, US passports, US passport cards, US military IDs, and federally recognized tribal-issues photo IDs.
A full list can be found here:
https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification
Before this date, any government-issued ID, including any state driver's license and any federal ID, will suffice.
You will need U.S. dollars.
No, guests will not need to bring adapters or converters as the U.S. use standard 110V plugs.
