Southwest Adventure Series

We’re heading into northeastern Arizona to the Petrified Forest National Park, where nature, geology, archaeology, paleontology and historic architecture meet in a high desert setting. Located in the greater Painted Desert, the Petrified Forest is contained within 150,000 acres, while the sweeping Painted Desert encompasses 1,500 square miles. The Petrified Forest is home to one [...]

Once known as the Wickedest Town in the West, Jerome sits near the top of Cleopatra Hill between Prescott and Flagstaff. Founded in 1877, Jerome grew from a tent settlement to a robust mining community—the fourth largest city in Arizona, with a population that peaked around 15,000 in the 1920s. Jerome’s economy—completely dependent upon the [...]

In the far southeastern corner of Arizona are the impressive Chiricahua Mountains, one of several sky island mountain ranges surrounded by expansive desert grasslands. The Chiricahua Mountains are an inactive volcanic range twenty miles wide and forty miles long. It forms part of the Mexican Highland section of the Basin and Range Biogeographical Province and [...]

Hart Prairie Scenic Drive & the 1899 Bar & Grill $139 Join us this early fall for a Kindred Tours Classic! We’ll journey north to Flagstaff and kick it off with a fabulous lunch at North-ern Arizona University’s culinary institute—the 1899 Bar & Grill—named for NAU’s founding year. Housed in a historic building with the [...]

Rated a Top 5 Most Scenic Drive by Rand McNally, the Oak Creek Canyon Scenic Road is most spectacular during the fall season! Our adventure begins in historic downtown Flagstaff, where we’ll enjoy lunch on self, with several wonderful restaurants to choose from. Back in the Transits, we’ll travel south on Arizona 89A—a 14-mile [...]

Rated a Top 5 Most Scenic Drive by Rand McNally, the Oak Creek Canyon Scenic Road is most spectacular during the fall season! Our adventure begins in historic downtown Flagstaff, where we’ll enjoy lunch on self, with several wonderful restaurants to choose from. Back in the Transits, we’ll travel south on Arizona 89A—a 14-mile stretch [...]

Fall Leaves in Oak Creek Canyon $115 Rated a Top 5 Most Scenic Drive by Rand McNally, the Oak Creek Canyon Scenic Road is most spectacular during the fall season! Our adventure begins in historic downtown Flagstaff, where we’ll enjoy lunch on self, with several wonderful restaurants to choose from. Back in the Transits, we’ll [...]

The Chiricahuas A Wonderland of Rocks! – EAST $152 In the far southeastern corner of Arizona are the impressive Chiricahua Mountains, one of several sky island mountain ranges surrounded by expansive desert grasslands. The Chiricahua Mountains are an inactive volcanic range twenty miles wide and forty miles long. It forms part of the Mexican Highland [...]

Sabino Canyon – EAST $157 Nestled at the base of the Santa Catalina Mountains, a range that forms the northern border of Tucson, Sabino Canyon is one of the most premier natural areas in Southern Arizona. A riparian corridor flanked by steep mountain cliffs, Sabino Canyon is a true desert oasis, with Sabino Creek flowing [...]

Nestled at the base of the Santa Catalina Mountains, a range that forms the northern border of Tucson, Sabino Canyon is one of the most premier natural areas in Southern Arizona. A riparian corridor flanked by steep mountain cliffs, Sabino Canyon is a true desert oasis, with Sabino Creek flowing year-round. Emission-free open-air shuttles transport [...]

Verde Canyon Railroad November 5, 2024 $224 The Verde Canyon Railroad offers us a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the beauty of Verde Canyon from the comfort of a fully restored, slow-rolling vintage FP7 locomotive—one of only 10 remaining in North America. This four-hour excursion takes us on a 20-mile journey through 100 years [...]

The Rock Art Ranch November 7, 2024 $155 Arizona’s most hidden treasure, the Rock Art Ranch, near Wins-low, is a privately-owned 5,000-acre cattle ranch that was once part of the Hashknife Gang Spread. More than a home to cattle and bison, archaeological records show that people have been passing through this area for [...]