New Mexico, The Old West

Estimated Tour Pricing Inclusions: 6  nights’ accommodation, baggage handling, 6 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 4 dinners, admissions, entrance, and guide fees as stated in the itinerary, including taxes, and gratuity (excluding gratuity for guides and driver, unless requested).

• Smokey Bear Historical Park
• Lincoln State Monument
• Fort Stanton
• Inn of the Mountain Gods
• Trestle Vista Observation Site Bridge
• White Sands National Park
• Petroglyphs National Monument
• Old Town Albuquerque
• Sandia Peak Tramway
• Georgia O'Keefe Museum
• Downtown Santa Fe

• Arrive in Albuquerque, NM.
• Check in to your hotel for the night.
• Enjoy dinner included at a local restaurant.

• Enjoy breakfast at your hotel prior to checking out.
• Arrive at Smokey Bear Historical Park. Smokey Bear Historical Park was established in 1976 to honor Capitan’s favorite son, Smokey Bear. Nearly three decades earlier, Smokey was an orphaned little bear cub with burned paws, found in the aftermath of the Capitan Gap wildfire. Smokey Bear rose to fame as an icon for forest fire prevention and he lived in Washington, D.C.’s National Zoo for 26 years. When he passed away, the famous black bear was laid to rest in his hometown. His burial site is a special place within the Smokey Bear Historical Park.
• Enjoy a boxed lunch while visiting the Smokey Bear Historical Park.
• Visit Lincoln Historic Site. Lincoln Historic Site is unique in that it manages most of the historical buildings in the community of Lincoln. This most widely visited state monument in New Mexico is part of a community frozen in time—the 1870's and 1880's. Through a gift from the Hubbard Family Trust, the historic site now includes 17 structures and outbuildings, 7 of which are open year round and 2 more seasonally as museums. Most of the buildings in the community are representative of the Territorial Style of adobe architecture in the American Southwest.
• Explore Fort Stanton. The Fort was built in 1855 by the 1st Dragoon and the 3rd and 8th Infantry Regiments of the to serve as a base of military operations against the Mescalero Apache. Numerous campaigns were fought from 1855 until the 1880s.It was established to protect Hispano and White settlements along the Rio Bonito in the Apache Wars. Kit Carson, John "Black Jack" Pershing, Billy the Kid, and Buffalo Soldiers of the 9th Cavalry all lived here. Confederate forces occupied the outpost in 1861, at the beginning of the American Civil War. This U.S. military fortification was abandoned with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1896.The fort was originally established in part as the Mescalero Apache reservation. In 1873 the reservation was moved 30 miles southwest to its current location.
• Check in to the Inn of the Mountain Gods. Enjoy a welcome reception with hotel representation on hand to assist with coordinating your free day to explore the resort.  Golf, Horseback riding, Zip lining, Hiking, and many more options are available for you to choose. At the welcome reception, enjoy 2 complimentary drinks per person and hors d'oeuvres.

• Enjoy a free day to explore the many amenities and activities at the resort.

• Enjoy breakfast at your hotel prior to checking out.
• Enjoy the views at Trestle Vista Observation Site Bridge where you will stop for a photo opportunity. From 1899-1947, the steam engines of old used to climb the railroad line from Alamogordo to Cloudcroft and beyond. The Mexican Canyon Trestle observation site offers a stunning view of one of the last standing large trestles along the route.
• Drive through White Sands National Park with designated photo stops. Rising from the heart of the Tularosa Basin is one of the world's great natural wonders - the glistening white sands of New Mexico. Great wave-like dunes of gypsum sand have engulfed 275 square miles of desert, creating the world's largest gypsum dune field. White Sands National Park preserves a major portion of this unique dune field, along with the plants and animals that live here.
• Dinner is included at a local Spanish restaurant.
• Check-in to your Rio Rancho hotel and enjoy an included banquet dinner.

• Enjoy breakfast at your hotel.
• Discover Petroglyphs National Monument. Petroglyph National Monument stretches 17 miles along Albuquerque, New Mexico's West Mesa, a volcanic basalt escarpment that dominates the city's western horizon. Authorized June 27, 1990, the 7,236 acre monument is cooperatively managed by the National Park Service and the City of Albuquerque.
• Enjoy a walking tour and lunch on your own in Old Town Albuquerque. Old Town’s narrow streets and century-old adobe houses are home to New Mexican eateries serving enchiladas and sopaipilla pastries, and tiny artisan shops selling jewelry, rugs and pottery. Old Town Plaza is a charming spot overlooked by 18th-century San Felipe de Neri Church. Nearby, the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science has dinosaur skeletons, while the Albuquerque Museum displays Southwestern art.
• Hop into the Sandia Peak Tramway. Rising from the hustle and bustle of Albuquerque, you ascend one of America’s most stunning urban peaks. Reaching the 10,378-foot crest of the Sandia Mountains, an 11,000 square mile panoramic view awaits you. It’s an elevation of the body, mind, and soul in a mere 15 minutes.
• Return to your hotel and enjoy dinner on your own.

• Enjoy breakfast at your hotel.
• Discover the Georgia O'Keefe Museum. Explore the art and life of Georgia O’Keeffe through the Museum’s intentionally curated galleries. Selected works from every era of O’Keeffe’s esteemed career, a collection of personal belongings, and a self-guided audio tour combine to tell O’Keeffe’s bold story. Nestled in historic downtown Santa Fe, the jewel box Museum is an intimate experience you can’t get anywhere else.
• Enjoy free time and lunch on your own in downtown Santa Fe.
• Get acquainted with downtown Santa Fe on a guided tram tour.  You'll get a great overview of Santa Fe's history, culture, and architecture as you navigate the winding streets in and around the downtown Plaza with a knowledgeable guide sharing stories about the famous buildings, the significant events, and the colorful people of Santa Fe's past who helped shape this dynamic city.
• Enjoy a farewell dinner in Santa Fe before returning to Albuquerque.

• Enjoy breakfast at your hotel.
• Depart for home.