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Ancient Puebloans: Mesas, Monuments, Canyons and More

Program No. 11010RJ
Delve into the history of the Ancestral Puebloans as you learn about prehistoric villages, explore the region’s national parks and visit important sites with a local expert.
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9 days
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What You'll Eat
8 Breakfasts
7 Lunches
7 Dinners
Total: 22 Meals
The following choices may be available when requested in advance: Vegetarian, Gluten Free
Where You'll Stay
Best Western Plus Rio Grande Inn
Visit Site
3 NIGHTS
Location: Albuquerque
This hotel is located near Albuquerque's Old Town, near I-40 and I-25. Nearby attractions include: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, the American International Rattlesnake Museum, Explora! Science Center and Children's Museum, and the Albuquerque Biological Park. There is a restaurant on the premises and many more nearby.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Fairfield Inn & Suites Farmington
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Farmington
Travel with confidence at Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott® a hotel with outstanding service for an easy and comfortable stay-at an exceptional value. Thoughtfully designed guest rooms and suites with plenty of room to work and relax. Free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel and pool and fitness center. Jump-start each day with free breakfast, now with more hot choices like scrambled eggs, sausage and oatmeal, plus favorites including fresh fruit and yogurt. You'll always find the courteous service you deserve, plus all the little things you expect from Fairfield Inn & Suites during your stay.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Far View Lodge
Visit Site
2 NIGHTS
Location: Mesa Verde National Park
Far View Lodge is located 15 miles inside Mesa Verde National Park. The lodge was designed to reflect the true essence of Mesa Verde, with solitude all around you and plenty of wildlife watching and stargazing opportunities from your room balcony.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Baymont Inn & Suites Cortez
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Cortez
The hotel is conveniently located off U.S. Highway 160 in scenic southwestern Colorado, close to the entrance to Mesa Verde National Park, the Dolores River, the Anasazi Heritage Center Museum, Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, and the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Thunderbird Lodge
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Chinle
Thunderbird Lodge (formerly Sacred Canyon Lodge) is the closest lodging to Canyon de Chelly National Monument. Enjoy the shade of tall cottonwood trees planted in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The lodge is built on the site of a 1896 trading post and its cafeteria-style restaurant is located in the trading post’s original stone-walled building. Adorning the dining room walls are excellent examples of Navajo Rugs and artwork available for purchase. In the center of the dining area is a vault-like room, that at one time served as a jail for the trading post.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Best Western Plus Rio Grande Inn
Visit Site
3 NIGHTS
Location: Albuquerque
This hotel is located near Albuquerque's Old Town, near I-40 and I-25. Nearby attractions include: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, the American International Rattlesnake Museum, Explora! Science Center and Children's Museum, and the Albuquerque Biological Park. There is a restaurant on the premises and many more nearby.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Fairfield Inn & Suites Farmington
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Farmington
Travel with confidence at Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott® a hotel with outstanding service for an easy and comfortable stay-at an exceptional value. Thoughtfully designed guest rooms and suites with plenty of room to work and relax. Free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel and pool and fitness center. Jump-start each day with free breakfast, now with more hot choices like scrambled eggs, sausage and oatmeal, plus favorites including fresh fruit and yogurt. You'll always find the courteous service you deserve, plus all the little things you expect from Fairfield Inn & Suites during your stay.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Far View Lodge
Visit Site
2 NIGHTS
Location: Mesa Verde National Park
Far View Lodge is located 15 miles inside Mesa Verde National Park. The lodge was designed to reflect the true essence of Mesa Verde, with solitude all around you and plenty of wildlife watching and stargazing opportunities from your room balcony.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Baymont Inn & Suites Cortez
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Cortez
The hotel is conveniently located off U.S. Highway 160 in scenic southwestern Colorado, close to the entrance to Mesa Verde National Park, the Dolores River, the Anasazi Heritage Center Museum, Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, and the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Thunderbird Lodge
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Chinle
Thunderbird Lodge (formerly Sacred Canyon Lodge) is the closest lodging to Canyon de Chelly National Monument. Enjoy the shade of tall cottonwood trees planted in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The lodge is built on the site of a 1896 trading post and its cafeteria-style restaurant is located in the trading post’s original stone-walled building. Adorning the dining room walls are excellent examples of Navajo Rugs and artwork available for purchase. In the center of the dining area is a vault-like room, that at one time served as a jail for the trading post.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Best Western Plus Rio Grande Inn
Visit Site
3 NIGHTS
Location: Albuquerque
This hotel is located near Albuquerque's Old Town, near I-40 and I-25. Nearby attractions include: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, the American International Rattlesnake Museum, Explora! Science Center and Children's Museum, and the Albuquerque Biological Park. There is a restaurant on the premises and many more nearby.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Fairfield Inn & Suites Farmington
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Farmington
Travel with confidence at Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott® a hotel with outstanding service for an easy and comfortable stay-at an exceptional value. Thoughtfully designed guest rooms and suites with plenty of room to work and relax. Free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel and pool and fitness center. Jump-start each day with free breakfast, now with more hot choices like scrambled eggs, sausage and oatmeal, plus favorites including fresh fruit and yogurt. You'll always find the courteous service you deserve, plus all the little things you expect from Fairfield Inn & Suites during your stay.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Far View Lodge
Visit Site
2 NIGHTS
Location: Mesa Verde National Park
Far View Lodge is located 15 miles inside Mesa Verde National Park. The lodge was designed to reflect the true essence of Mesa Verde, with solitude all around you and plenty of wildlife watching and stargazing opportunities from your room balcony.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Baymont Inn & Suites Cortez
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Cortez
The hotel is conveniently located off U.S. Highway 160 in scenic southwestern Colorado, close to the entrance to Mesa Verde National Park, the Dolores River, the Anasazi Heritage Center Museum, Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, and the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Thunderbird Lodge
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Chinle
Thunderbird Lodge (formerly Sacred Canyon Lodge) is the closest lodging to Canyon de Chelly National Monument. Enjoy the shade of tall cottonwood trees planted in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The lodge is built on the site of a 1896 trading post and its cafeteria-style restaurant is located in the trading post’s original stone-walled building. Adorning the dining room walls are excellent examples of Navajo Rugs and artwork available for purchase. In the center of the dining area is a vault-like room, that at one time served as a jail for the trading post.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Best Western Plus Rio Grande Inn
Visit Site
3 NIGHTS
Location: Albuquerque
This hotel is located near Albuquerque's Old Town, near I-40 and I-25. Nearby attractions include: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, the American International Rattlesnake Museum, Explora! Science Center and Children's Museum, and the Albuquerque Biological Park. There is a restaurant on the premises and many more nearby.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Fairfield Inn & Suites Farmington
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Farmington
Travel with confidence at Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott® a hotel with outstanding service for an easy and comfortable stay-at an exceptional value. Thoughtfully designed guest rooms and suites with plenty of room to work and relax. Free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel and pool and fitness center. Jump-start each day with free breakfast, now with more hot choices like scrambled eggs, sausage and oatmeal, plus favorites including fresh fruit and yogurt. You'll always find the courteous service you deserve, plus all the little things you expect from Fairfield Inn & Suites during your stay.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Far View Lodge
Visit Site
2 NIGHTS
Location: Mesa Verde National Park
Far View Lodge is located 15 miles inside Mesa Verde National Park. The lodge was designed to reflect the true essence of Mesa Verde, with solitude all around you and plenty of wildlife watching and stargazing opportunities from your room balcony.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Baymont Inn & Suites Cortez
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Cortez
The hotel is conveniently located off U.S. Highway 160 in scenic southwestern Colorado, close to the entrance to Mesa Verde National Park, the Dolores River, the Anasazi Heritage Center Museum, Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, and the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Thunderbird Lodge
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Chinle
Thunderbird Lodge (formerly Sacred Canyon Lodge) is the closest lodging to Canyon de Chelly National Monument. Enjoy the shade of tall cottonwood trees planted in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The lodge is built on the site of a 1896 trading post and its cafeteria-style restaurant is located in the trading post’s original stone-walled building. Adorning the dining room walls are excellent examples of Navajo Rugs and artwork available for purchase. In the center of the dining area is a vault-like room, that at one time served as a jail for the trading post.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Best Western Plus Rio Grande Inn
Visit Site
3 NIGHTS
Location: Albuquerque
This hotel is located near Albuquerque's Old Town, near I-40 and I-25. Nearby attractions include: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, the American International Rattlesnake Museum, Explora! Science Center and Children's Museum, and the Albuquerque Biological Park. There is a restaurant on the premises and many more nearby.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Fairfield Inn & Suites Farmington
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Farmington
Travel with confidence at Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott® a hotel with outstanding service for an easy and comfortable stay-at an exceptional value. Thoughtfully designed guest rooms and suites with plenty of room to work and relax. Free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel and pool and fitness center. Jump-start each day with free breakfast, now with more hot choices like scrambled eggs, sausage and oatmeal, plus favorites including fresh fruit and yogurt. You'll always find the courteous service you deserve, plus all the little things you expect from Fairfield Inn & Suites during your stay.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Far View Lodge
Visit Site
2 NIGHTS
Location: Mesa Verde National Park
Far View Lodge is located 15 miles inside Mesa Verde National Park. The lodge was designed to reflect the true essence of Mesa Verde, with solitude all around you and plenty of wildlife watching and stargazing opportunities from your room balcony.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Baymont Inn & Suites Cortez
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Cortez
The hotel is conveniently located off U.S. Highway 160 in scenic southwestern Colorado, close to the entrance to Mesa Verde National Park, the Dolores River, the Anasazi Heritage Center Museum, Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, and the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Thunderbird Lodge
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Chinle
Thunderbird Lodge (formerly Sacred Canyon Lodge) is the closest lodging to Canyon de Chelly National Monument. Enjoy the shade of tall cottonwood trees planted in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The lodge is built on the site of a 1896 trading post and its cafeteria-style restaurant is located in the trading post’s original stone-walled building. Adorning the dining room walls are excellent examples of Navajo Rugs and artwork available for purchase. In the center of the dining area is a vault-like room, that at one time served as a jail for the trading post.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Best Western Plus Rio Grande Inn
Visit Site
3 NIGHTS
Location: Albuquerque
This hotel is located near Albuquerque's Old Town, near I-40 and I-25. Nearby attractions include: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, the American International Rattlesnake Museum, Explora! Science Center and Children's Museum, and the Albuquerque Biological Park. There is a restaurant on the premises and many more nearby.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Fairfield Inn & Suites Farmington
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Farmington
Travel with confidence at Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott® a hotel with outstanding service for an easy and comfortable stay-at an exceptional value. Thoughtfully designed guest rooms and suites with plenty of room to work and relax. Free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel and pool and fitness center. Jump-start each day with free breakfast, now with more hot choices like scrambled eggs, sausage and oatmeal, plus favorites including fresh fruit and yogurt. You'll always find the courteous service you deserve, plus all the little things you expect from Fairfield Inn & Suites during your stay.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Far View Lodge
Visit Site
2 NIGHTS
Location: Mesa Verde National Park
Far View Lodge is located 15 miles inside Mesa Verde National Park. The lodge was designed to reflect the true essence of Mesa Verde, with solitude all around you and plenty of wildlife watching and stargazing opportunities from your room balcony.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Baymont Inn & Suites Cortez
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Cortez
The hotel is conveniently located off U.S. Highway 160 in scenic southwestern Colorado, close to the entrance to Mesa Verde National Park, the Dolores River, the Anasazi Heritage Center Museum, Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, and the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Thunderbird Lodge
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Chinle
Thunderbird Lodge (formerly Sacred Canyon Lodge) is the closest lodging to Canyon de Chelly National Monument. Enjoy the shade of tall cottonwood trees planted in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The lodge is built on the site of a 1896 trading post and its cafeteria-style restaurant is located in the trading post’s original stone-walled building. Adorning the dining room walls are excellent examples of Navajo Rugs and artwork available for purchase. In the center of the dining area is a vault-like room, that at one time served as a jail for the trading post.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Best Western Plus Rio Grande Inn
Visit Site
3 NIGHTS
Location: Albuquerque
This hotel is located near Albuquerque's Old Town, near I-40 and I-25. Nearby attractions include: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, the American International Rattlesnake Museum, Explora! Science Center and Children's Museum, and the Albuquerque Biological Park. There is a restaurant on the premises and many more nearby.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Fairfield Inn & Suites Farmington
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Farmington
Travel with confidence at Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott® a hotel with outstanding service for an easy and comfortable stay-at an exceptional value. Thoughtfully designed guest rooms and suites with plenty of room to work and relax. Free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel and pool and fitness center. Jump-start each day with free breakfast, now with more hot choices like scrambled eggs, sausage and oatmeal, plus favorites including fresh fruit and yogurt. You'll always find the courteous service you deserve, plus all the little things you expect from Fairfield Inn & Suites during your stay.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Far View Lodge
Visit Site
2 NIGHTS
Location: Mesa Verde National Park
Far View Lodge is located 15 miles inside Mesa Verde National Park. The lodge was designed to reflect the true essence of Mesa Verde, with solitude all around you and plenty of wildlife watching and stargazing opportunities from your room balcony.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Baymont Inn & Suites Cortez
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Cortez
The hotel is conveniently located off U.S. Highway 160 in scenic southwestern Colorado, close to the entrance to Mesa Verde National Park, the Dolores River, the Anasazi Heritage Center Museum, Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, and the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Thunderbird Lodge
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Chinle
Thunderbird Lodge (formerly Sacred Canyon Lodge) is the closest lodging to Canyon de Chelly National Monument. Enjoy the shade of tall cottonwood trees planted in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The lodge is built on the site of a 1896 trading post and its cafeteria-style restaurant is located in the trading post’s original stone-walled building. Adorning the dining room walls are excellent examples of Navajo Rugs and artwork available for purchase. In the center of the dining area is a vault-like room, that at one time served as a jail for the trading post.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Best Western Plus Rio Grande Inn
Visit Site
3 NIGHTS
Location: Albuquerque
This hotel is located near Albuquerque's Old Town, near I-40 and I-25. Nearby attractions include: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, the American International Rattlesnake Museum, Explora! Science Center and Children's Museum, and the Albuquerque Biological Park. There is a restaurant on the premises and many more nearby.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Fairfield Inn & Suites Farmington
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Farmington
Travel with confidence at Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott® a hotel with outstanding service for an easy and comfortable stay-at an exceptional value. Thoughtfully designed guest rooms and suites with plenty of room to work and relax. Free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel and pool and fitness center. Jump-start each day with free breakfast, now with more hot choices like scrambled eggs, sausage and oatmeal, plus favorites including fresh fruit and yogurt. You'll always find the courteous service you deserve, plus all the little things you expect from Fairfield Inn & Suites during your stay.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Far View Lodge
Visit Site
2 NIGHTS
Location: Mesa Verde National Park
Far View Lodge is located 15 miles inside Mesa Verde National Park. The lodge was designed to reflect the true essence of Mesa Verde, with solitude all around you and plenty of wildlife watching and stargazing opportunities from your room balcony.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Baymont Inn & Suites Cortez
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Cortez
The hotel is conveniently located off U.S. Highway 160 in scenic southwestern Colorado, close to the entrance to Mesa Verde National Park, the Dolores River, the Anasazi Heritage Center Museum, Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, and the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Thunderbird Lodge
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Chinle
Thunderbird Lodge (formerly Sacred Canyon Lodge) is the closest lodging to Canyon de Chelly National Monument. Enjoy the shade of tall cottonwood trees planted in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The lodge is built on the site of a 1896 trading post and its cafeteria-style restaurant is located in the trading post’s original stone-walled building. Adorning the dining room walls are excellent examples of Navajo Rugs and artwork available for purchase. In the center of the dining area is a vault-like room, that at one time served as a jail for the trading post.
TripAdvisor Reviews





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