Tours
In a city famous for spirited creativity, it's only natural to find an amazing range of creative tours. Knowledgeable, fun and friendly guides can enhance your experience of Santa Fe and its surroundings.
Take a guided walking tour and discover Santa Fe's compelling history, treasured art and architecture and even some spine-tingling ghost stories. If you'd rather ride, take a tram for a driving tour that covers similar ground. Or climb aboard the Santa Fe Southern and travel in vintage railroad cars to the historic depot in Lamy southeast of town.
Get into the great outdoors and have fun on guided horseback, motorcycle, fishing, river rafting and snowshoeing tours. Take your eyes to the skies, spotting winged beauties on a birding tour or celestial jewels in New Mexico's unusually dark skies on an astronomy tour, where you'll learn about the star lore of the ancient Southwest. For an entirely different experience, go trekking into the wilderness with a llama packing your gear. Visit cliff dwellings and pueblo ruins for an unforgettable glimpse of the ancient past.
You can customize many Santa Fe tours so they fulfill your desires and accommodate your group, whether large or small. Need someone who speaks Japanese or French? No problem. Many of these tours offer guides fluent in other languages.
Browse the links below for a list of inventive Santa Fe tours and find the perfect choices for you. For a list of self-guided driving tours in the Santa Fe area, click on Day Trips. And then get ready for a great adventure.
A Well Born Guide/Have Ph.D. Will Travel
Bread and Chocolate: An Artisanal Epicurean Delight! Come on a unique tasting experience where you will enjoy sampling fresh breads and crêpes as well as cacao drinks and sumptuous chocolates from the kitchens of their creators.
The Jewish Legacy in NM: A History Different
Come on the original Santa Fe tour with a unique cultural perspective! Explore New Mexico history a little more in depth with a local historian and find out how Jews were both Hispanos and Anglos. Find out about the twenty-first-century Jewish community. $25/pp. Min. $60
Thursdays 10 AM
Bars and Brothels in Santa Fe: A Red Light Tour
Try this adult alternative to ghost tours and explore some of the city’s more famous watering holes and hangouts, past and present, in the downtown and Guadalupe area. End the tour at one of these “colorful” places! $25/pp Min. $60 Weds, Sats 7:30 PM winter; 8:30 PM summer
Artists, Writers and Acequias: Canyon Rd./Eastside
Would you like to find your way in one of the older and more scenic neighborhoods with a local historian? Learn about the artists and writers who made Santa Fe one of the largest art markets in the US. See the mother ditch and find out about unique community events. $25/pp. Min $60; Mondays 10 AM
Ghost Tour: The Dark Side of Santa Fe
Come with the Travel Channel ghost tour guide and hear about the ever-present personalities behind the walls of both public and private buildings in Santa Fe including the two haunted houses she lived in. No gimmicks! Just good
stories! $20/$10. Sundays, Thursdays, 5:30 or 7:30 PM. Min. $45
Garden Tour: Past and Present
Explore Santa Fe gardens with local gardener and historian. See what it takes to make these cool, quiet spaces in galleries, public buildings and private places.
$30/pp Min $65. Tuesdays, 9:30AM
Women in NM History: A Different Downtown Tour
Santa Fe will never look the same to you again after this downtown tour! Learn about some of the prominent and notorious women who made this town home and where they lived, loved and worked. $22/pp Thursday. 1:30 PM. Min. $56
If the name doesn’t draw you in, the tours will!
Lonely Planet
AeroWest Helicopters
7401 Paseo del Volcan NW
Albuquerque, NM 87121
505-352-0950
ALLAN HOUSER SCULPTURE GARDEN TOURS
505.471.1528
Monday - Friday 10:00 am or 1:30 pm.
$25 p/person, includes tax. Closed weekends.
Please call or e-mail for a map or directions
btrujillo@allanhouser.com 505.471.1528
The Allan Houser Sculpture Gardens offer you the opportunity to experience the monumental works of American Master,
Originally designed as a family compound, the Gardens are where Allan worked daily for the last twelve years of his life. Tours available of Allan's newly opened Studio House, Sculpture Gardens, Visitors Center, Gallery & Gift Shop set amidst 12 lush acres of sage, chamisa, juniper pines, the Ortiz Mountains, and our beautiful New Mexico skies!
You may never have the opportunity to see this many Houser sculptures, paintings, and drawings, in one place, so come out and visit us sometime! It is truly a memorable experience. Tours are two hours long.
Located off the historic Turquoise Trail (Hwy 14) off I-40 or I-25.
Astronomy Adventures: guided night sky tours
Astronomy Adventures
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505-577-7141
In 2010, Astronomy Adventures begins its 8th year of discovery. No visit to Santa Fe should be considered complete without an evening under our enchanting and star-studded night sky.
I invite you to join me for an experience that goes far beyond the ordinary. Here in New Mexico we still have skies that are clear and dark enough to explore the many fascinating jewels of the night. Spend an evening getting acquainted with some of nature’s most distant and beautiful creations.
Come along and get re-connected to your sense of curiosity and wonder. Tours are available for groups of up to 200 people. Equipment provided.
Call today for more information or to make reservations.
Bear Creek Adventures LC
Pecos, NM 87552
505-757-6229
We are the first and only carriage company permitted by the city of Santa Fe to offer Horse Drawn carriage and wagon services within the Santa fe plaza and Canyon Road areas. Having been in operation since 1992, we have provided elegant wagons and carriages for many different styles of weddings,
We offer several vehicles and teams to accomodate your every wish, from transporting the bride and groom, to the entire wedding party. We will make your wedding or special day unforgettable.
Custom Tours By Clarice
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
(505)438-7116 (O)
Destination 505
Santa Fe, NM 87502
505-424-9500
Destination Services of Santa Fe, LLC
Santa Fe, NM 87502
505-216-9095
Emily's Artists Studio Tour
505-984-TOUR
505-984-8687
Now art enthusiasts and collectors have a rare opportunity to go behind the scenes. To explore the studios. Experience the art. And Speak directly with the artists that make Santa Fe such a global art destination.
CALL 505-984-TOUR
(505-984-8687)
WWW.EMILYSARTTOUR.COM
Reserve your insider studio tour.
An art consultant, with insider knowledge will be there with you every step of the way. It's fun. It's unique. It's a very cool way to turn your interest in art into an adventure.
*Meet one-on-one with the artists
*Watch the creative process unfold
*Preview new work prior ot exhibition
*Purchase pieces directly from the artist
24-hour cancellation policy.
VISA and Mastercard honored.
Custom Tours Available
Enchanted Journeys de Santa Fe, LLC
Santa Fe, NM 87504
5053103883
Estrella Del Norte Vineyard
Santa Fe, NM 87506
505-455-2826
Falcon Meadery and Winery
Santa Fe, NM 87507
505-471-3432
Fiesta Tours
505/204-9704
Food Tour New Mexico, LLC
Food Tour New Mexico was created by foodie Nick Peña with the idea that when culture, food, fun,
So prepare to sample Santa Fe with an amazing day of demonstrations, first hand tales and of course great food samples from some of the specialty shops and restaurants that make Santa Fe so delectably unique!
Galloping Galleries
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505-988-7016
Geocaching Challenge
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505/955-6200
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum's Walks in the American West
Glass Alliance - New Mexico
Santa Fe, NM 87506
505 424 8799
Great Southwest Adventures
Santa Fe, NM 87594
505/455-2700
High Desert Angler
Santa Fe NM 87501
(505)988-7688
Historic Walks of Santa Fe
(505) 986-8388
Isabel Guerra McSpadden
505 983 2218
Limotion V.I.P. Limousine Service, Inc.
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
505-820-0816
Loretto Line Tour Company
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505-983-3701
Our Santa Fe guides are extensively trained, and many have in-depth knowledge in specialized areas such as archaeology,
Mellow Velo Bicycles
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505 982-8986 or 670-7299
No long van rides out to the trail (just 25 minutes away) and all levels of abilities are welcome.
Native Destinations
(505) 466-9996
New Mexico Wine Tours
505 250-8943
New Mexico Wine Tours combines a delightful afternoon of wine tasting and a historical day of the never ending beauty of New Mexico's high desert, lush bosque, red cliffs, south western light and stunning native wines.
We offer many different tours, tailoring your tour for that special day. We depart from Santa Fe, Albuquerque,
We also offer scenic tours without wine tasting, and transportation to an event and back.
Outspire Hiking and Snowshoeing
Passport New Mexico, Inc.
Pathways Customized Tours
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505/982-5382
Patricia Leigh Photography
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505-310-1555
Recursos de Santa Fe
Suite a-6
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505)982-9301
Santa Fe Brewing Co. Tasting Room
Santa Fe, NM 87508
505-424-3333
Santa Fe Garden Club
BY RESERVATION ONLY
1501 Paseo de Peralta
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505-992-0212
The 2012 Behind Adobe Walls Tours will be on two consecutive Tuesdays, July 24 and July 31 from 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM featuring eight unique private residences and their equally unique high desert gardens (four each tour day.) Tour tickets are $75.00 each. Our luxury buses depart from Hotel Santa Fe at 1501 Paseo de Peralta at 12:30 PM.
Last year’s tours benefited various horticulture and conservation projects throughout New Mexico
PEQUENO TOURS
Visit some of Santa Fe's finest homes and gardens on a private tour -- offered mid-April to mid-October to small groups by the Santa Fe Garden Club.
Enjoy up to 3 beautiful residences on a 3-4 hour tour hosted by Garden Club members. Each tour includes written descriptions of homes and bottled water. $45.00 per person - minimum of 10 people or $450.00 -- Maximum of 29 guests. Groups must arrange for their own transportation, van or small bus.
For reservations please contact Terry at
Westwind Travel 800-283-0122 or 505-984-0022 or e mail Terry @westwindtravel.net.
Santa Fe Guiding Company LLC
Santa Fe, New Mexico
87508
(505)466-7964
Spring/ summer season opportunities: Fly fishing galore! Trout in alpine lakes and streams, wading, float tubes and car top craft. Like to eat fresh salmon you caught and we cooked along a lake shore? Trolling for Kokonee and Mackinaw is for everyone.
Spring gobbler hunts April 15- May 10. Skeet and shooting lessons. Plan now for the fall. World class elk hunts, upland game and waterfowl. Check out the web site for more details www.santafeguiding.com or www.santafeoutfitters.com
Santa Fe Japan Connection, Inc.
Santa Fe, N.M. 87507
(505)471-9022
Santa Fe Mad Hatters
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507
505-466-2091 /505-795-3009
Holiday Shopping tours around the plaza to find just the right gift for that special person on your list,
Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre, minimum 20 attendees, fun for everyone with this original Santa Fe based mystery! Call to set up a date and time.
Santa Fe Mountain Adventures
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505-988-4000
Santa Fe Sage Inn
Santa Fe Southern Railway
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505)989-8600
Santa Fe Studio Tour
Santa Fe Traveler
Santa Fe Walkabouts
Our goal is to share our love of the outdoors with you. Let's go Walkabout!
Seven Directions LLC
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505-820-3305
We gladly serve people of all faiths and sexual orientations.
Travelers who are seeking a high degree of service are guided through the attractions, arts and special architecture of Santa Fe on some unique” City Safari”. Our journeys can bring out the natural wonders of the Southwest,
Pampering and shopping can nicely complement your experience.
International travelers can ask for Italian, French, English, German and Spanish guides.
Seven Directions also plans and delivers unique and intimate special events for corporate programs and incentive trips. We guarantee attention to detail, original solutions, excellent customer service, detailed budgets and price assurance, and above all, a memorable experience.
Our experienced staff creates and develops highly sophisticated and out-of-the-ordinary wedding ceremonies, receptions and honeymoons.
Southwest Safaris
Santa Fe, NM 87504
(505)988-4246 Toll Free: (800)842-4246
Southwest Seminars
Santa Fe, New Mexico 85058
505-466-2775
Educational field trips with some of those same scholars are offered periodically or by special arrangement.
We are committed to sensitive cultural education and work with those who share the same commitment