Escaping the cold, dark, damp northeast winter weather has never been easier - or more affordable! Join us this winter on our unique, leisure vacation and return refreshed, relaxed, and ready for spring! We will enjoy 11 days of Arizona's beauty. While your friends back home are digging out of the snow you can be basking in the Arizona sunshine!
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Escorted - Motorcoach Portion
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Driving Tour of Phoenix Highlights
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Heard Museum
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Apache Trail Tour featuring Goldfield Ghost Town,Tortilla Flat,Canyon Lake Steamboat Cruise
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Desert Botanical Garden
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Taliesin West
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Tour of Prescott including Sharlot Hall Museum
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Arizona Renaissance Festival
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San Xavier del Bac Mission
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Tombstone Tour featuring O.K. Corral,Big Nose Kate's Saloon,Bird CageTheatre,Tombstone Courthouse,Boot Hill Cemetery
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Tour of Agritopia
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Commemorative Air Force Museum
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12Meals Included
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Motorcoach Transportation
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Hotel Accommodations
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Requires ExtendedWalking
Day 1
A morning flight will bring us to Phoenix. Transportation will be provided to the hotel, where you will meet up with the motorcoach group. Your lodging will be at the Hyatt Place Phoenix/Mesa for 10 nights. Each guest room features divided living and sleeping areas, a work center with a television, complimentary Wi-Fi, and daily hot breakfast. The room also includes a coffee/tea maker, mini-refrigerator, microwave, bath amenities, hair dryer, and iron/ironing board. The Hyatt Place Phoenix/Mesa is adjacent to a variety of shopping, dining, and entertainment options. After checking-in to the hotel, you can enjoy the remainder of the afternoon and evening at your leisure.
Breakfast Each Day
A continental or full breakfast will be included each day from Day 2 through Day 11.
Day 2
Today we will enjoy a guided driving tour of highlights of the Phoenix area to get you familiar with your "home" for the next 9 days! After free time for lunch on your own, we will visit the Heard Museum. This museum of native cultures & art offers exhibits and galleries that include contemporary, historical materials of Southwestern Native Americans, basketry, jewelry, pottery and Kachina Dolls. This evening is free to enjoy at your leisure.
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Day 3
Today we will travel the Apache Trail, a perfect way to experience the beauty of the Sonoran Desert. The Apache Trail is Arizona's first designated "Historic Highway". Now a scenic byway, it was originally a footpath by which the local Apache Tribe traveled through the Superstition Mountains. During our tour along the Apache Trail, we will make stops at Goldfield Ghost Town & Tortilla Flat, as well as enjoy a steamboat cruise on Canyon Lake. Goldfield, aptly named after the precious metal found in the area, was incorporated in 1892. For five long years this town was a gold miner's paradise, however, soon after the vein stopped producing, Goldfield quickly turned into a gold mining ghost town. You will have a chance to spend time in this restored ghost town practicing your gold panning techniques, marveling at the original mining gear, or even spending some time at Lu Lu's Bordello if you dare. Tortilla Flat has become a fixture of the Apache Trail since its inception in 1904. Not fire, drought, or bandits could destroy this hearty stage stop which holds onto its rich tradition through its architecture and unique decorating sense. Lunch is included in Tortilla Flat. If you get too warm, you can quite literally "saddle up" to the bar and enjoy a cold beverage to cool you down. This rugged landscape in the Sonoran Desert has been the jewel that some men were looking for with the most famous involving the Lost Dutchman Mine. Rumored to have found the largest gold vein in the west, German immigrant Jacob Waltz trusted his newly found gold deposit to no one, and the secret of its location was buried with him. If you have the "golden eye" maybe you can spot it while on tour! You'll be treated to a steamboat cruise on Canyon Lake by the famous Dolly Steamboat. As part of the six-mile narrated nature cruise, there may be opportunities to see bighorn sheep, bald eagles, and a host of other desert animals as well as unforgettable views of the 1,300 ft. volcanic cliff walls of Canyon Lake. Dinner will be on your own this evening, after returning to Mesa.
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Day 4
This morning, we will visit Desert Botanical Gardens, which is devoted exclusively to arid-land plants. The paved Desert Discovery Trail will lead you through the garden. After free time for lunch on our own in Scottsdale, we will visit Taliesin West, the winter home & studio of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Our tour introduces the complex and Wright's theories of architecture. This evening our driver will provide transportation to a local favorite, Jalapeno Bucks, for dinner on our own.
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Day 5
After breakfast, we will depart for a day in Prescott. Surrounded by mountain ranges and nearly encircled by the Prescott National Forest, the town is now a resort community. After a driving tour of the highlights, you are free to enjoy lunch & shopping on your own. This afternoon we will visit Sharlot Hall Museum. Restored by poet & historian Sharlot M. Hall, the mansion is filled with Native American and pioneer artifacts. Later this afternoon we will return to Mesa where you will enjoy dinner at your leisure.
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Day 6
Today is a free day to enjoy Mesa at your leisure. For ideas of what to do in Mesa, you can visit visitmesa.com. The tour escort & hotel employees are other resources.
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Day 7
We will enjoy a full day at the Arizona Renaissance Festival. This outdoor medieval park includes a 16-stage theatre, 50-acre circus, an arts and crafts fair, and Jousting Tournament all rolled into one! Lunch is on your own while at the festival. Dinner will be at your leisure after returning to the hotel.
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Day 8
Today you are free to enjoy the day at your leisure. For ideas of what to do in Mesa, you can visit visitmesa.com. The tour escort & hotel employees are other resources.
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Day 9
Our first stop as we head into the wild west is the White Dove of The Desert; one of the Southwest's best-preserved missions at San Xavier del Bac. Founded in 1692, the San Xavier Mission is still in operation and allows guests to marvel at the ornate craftsmanship showcasing both Spanish and Native influences. Original frescoes and statuary are still on display within the mission for guests to admire as well. We'll head further south to Tombstone, the "Town Too Tough to Die." This town was home to the true men and women of the West. Outlaws, businessmen, miners, and cattlemen flocked to the area in the late 1870's for their chance to strike it rich. One of the most famous lawmen of Tombstone was Wyatt Earp. He and his brothers originally came to Tombstone as entrepreneurs; however, with the increasing unrest they needed to protect their investment in the mining industry and became lawmen. During our tour of Tombstone, we'll be able to stand on the very ground where Wyatt Earp stood during the shootout at the O.K. Corral, visit Big Nose Kate's Saloon and Bird Cage Theatre, as well as the museum at the Tombstone Courthouse and the Boot Hill Cemetery. After a full day of touring & lunch on our own in Tombstone, we will return to Mesa. Dinner will be at your leisure.
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Day 10
Today we will enjoy a tour of Agritopia. This organic farm was designed to flourish in the urban setting and is recognized by the New York Times as the leading agri-hood in the country. The same-day harvest is sold on-site as well as being served at Joe's Farm Grill, where we will enjoy an included lunch. Later this afternoon, we will tour the Commemorative Air Force Museum. Typically, the museum features 15 aircraft in the main exhibit area (representing WWI thru Vietnam eras) and six operational aircraft either outdoors or in the maintenance hangar. Dinner will be at your leisure this evening.
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Day 11
This morning, we will check-out of our Mesa accommodations. Transportation will be provided to the airport. A flight back to the east coast will bring us home as we reflect on a fantastic winter getaway!
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Please note
Our intention is to run each tour as originally planned and published. However, if deemed necessary to do so, Perkiomen Tours reserves the right to make changes to tour components, schedules or itineraries without prior notification.
Tips for Perkiomen motorcoach drivers and tour escorts are not included in the price of this tour. We feel that these gratuities should be extended on an individual basis and dictated by the level of service provided.
Motorcoach seating is assigned at the time of reservation but cannot be guaranteed. Although we do our best to keep each traveler in the seat assigned at the time of reservation, there are times that it is necessary to move seat locations. Please be sure to verify your final seat number(s) with your driver at the time of boarding. Historically, daily seat rotation was practiced on most multi-day tours. We have suspended this practice for a period of time. Seat rotation will be explained by your driver or tour escort if reinstated.
Perkiomen Tours recommends that you consider purchasing Travel Insurance for your tour. Travel Insurance is purchased directly by you from a third-party of your choice. One option is Travel Safe Insurance. You can purchase insurance directly from Travel Safe through our website. www.perkiomentours.com
To fully participate in this tour may require extended amounts of walking. There may be steps, inclines, uneven surfaces or extended periods of standing. Participants with physical limitation should take this into consideration.
CB = Continental Breakfast, B = Full Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner
B=Full Breakfast, L=Lunch
Cancellation Policy (if not buyinginsurance):
Non-refundable after final payment due date.
Tour Includes:
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Roundtrip Motorcoach Transfers from Pennsburg to and from the Airport
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Roundtrip Airfare
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All Ground Transportation and Sightseeing Admissions as indicated in the Itinerary
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Hotel Baggage Handling for one bag per person
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All Departure Taxes
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All Hotel Taxes and Surcharges
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Meals Listed on the Itinerary Indicated by: CB (Continental Breakfast), B (Breakfast), L (Lunch), D (Dinner)
Items Not Included:
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Airline Checked Bag Fees (payable at the airport)
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Meals Not Listed in the Itinerary
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Items of a Personal Nature Like: Phone Calls, Laundry, Medical Assistance and Gratuities to Drivers, Perkiomen Escorts, and Hotel Housekeeping.
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Airline fuel surcharges, fees, taxes, etc. are subject to change without notice & may result in additional charges
Please note: All known taxes and fees have been includedin the listed prices. Airlines do reserve the right to passalong changes or increases, etc. including fuel surcharges asdeemed necessary and without prior notification. If this shouldoccur, it may result in additional charges to eachtraveler.
Cancellation/Interruption Protection:
Because of cancellation penalties that can be incurred,Perkiomen Tours strongly recommends that you considerpurchasing Travel Insurance for your vacation. Travel Insuranceis purchased directly by you from a third-party of your choice.One option is Travel Safe Insurance. You can purchase insurancedirectly from Travel Safe through our website, www.perkiomentours.com.
Identification/Proof of Citizenship:
Please note that airport travelers must show proof ofidentification at check-in. After May 7, 2025, a traveler needsa valid REAL ID card or passport. Travelers will also berequired to show their flight boarding pass.
Transportation Security Administration's Guidelinesfor Checking Luggage:
Customers are urged to leave their checked luggage unlocked,which will avoid the potential need for Transportation SecurityAdministration (TSA) personnel to forcibly open bags thatrequire further inspection. Plastic zip ties or cable ties maybe used if desired.
Customers are asked to:
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NOT pack food or beverages in checked bags
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Pack footwear on top of other contents
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Put personal belongings in clear plastic bags to reduce chances of TSA Screeners having to handle them
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Spread out - NOT stack books
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Leave gifts unwrapped should screening require them to be opened
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Put scissors, pocket knives and other sharp items in checked luggage
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Put film in carry-on bag because screening equipment will damage undeveloped film
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Avoid over-packing your bag so that the screener will be able to easily reseal your bag if it is opened for inspection.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
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