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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

A Well Born Guide/Have Ph.D. Will Travel

(505)988-8022
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Unique, accurate, entertaining, informative tours with local historian/long-time tour guide. Regularly scheduled artist and acequia, bars and brothels, garden, ghost, Jewish Legacy and women's history tours. Or by arrangement. Out-of-town tours too.

ACCESS SANTA FE

ACCESS SANTA FE

223 North Guadalupe, #535
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
1-505-988-2774
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Access Santa Fe "A journey like no other..."
We create distinctive group activities, tours and events centered on the cultures, history, beauty and spirituality of one of the worlds truly exceptional places. We promise an unfailing commitment to quality destination management, and to experiences that will linger in your guests memories long after their visit.

ArtXcapes Cultural Art Workshops

ArtXcapes Cultural Art Workshops

805 Early Street, Bldg B, #203
Santa Fe, NM, 87505
505-989-7311
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Your trip to Santa Fe wouldn't be the same without making your very own uniquely painted retablo. Or pottery may be more up your alley. Try your talents hammering out a gorgeous tinned mirror, or relax in front of an easel and paint the quaint old adobe buildings that make Santa Fe the "City Different".

ArtXcapes conducts art workshops for all levels of art enthusiasts in a variety of different mediums in a relaxing and fun atmosphere. Spend four hours or spend 5 days and discover the creative genius that lies within!

Astronomy Adventures: Guided Night Sky Tours

Peter Lipscomb
Astronomy Adventures
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505-577-7141
Looking for nightlife in Santa Fe? Why not go on an entertaining and educational night sky tour? Take advantage of the unusually dark New Mexico skies to learn about the jewels of the celestial dome, constellations and star lore of the ancient southwest and other cultures from around the world. Come along and get re-connected to your sense of curiosity and wonder. Tours are available for groups numbering from 2-200 people. Binoculars and Telescopes are provided. Weekends around new moon are most popular and tend to book up early. Please contact us for more information or to make reservations.

Custom Tours By Clarice

Corner of Lincoln & Palace Avenues
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
(505)438-7116 (O)
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Custom Tours By Clarice is the premier destination management company in northern New Mexico. We offer daily tours of the historic district in our open-air trams, giving four tours a day, seven days a week from the corner of the Plaza. These tours cost $15 per person and are given at 10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm, and 4 pm daily. Reservations are recommended. We, also, offer airport transfers for groups and transportation charters in our own buses and vans; special events at estates, galleries and private homes using our own special event equipment, such as our gold-rimmed china, silver, tables, chairs, award-winning tent, and LED lighting systems. For themed events, we offer our own props, sets, and costumes to meet the needs of our clients. Luxury shuttle to each night's performance of the Santa Fe Opera. Tours to Taos and Bandelier. Hiking, horseback riding, golfing and white-water rafting for groups of 10 or more.

Destination 505

PO Box 23319
Santa Fe, NM 87502
505-424-9500
Santa Fe's effective, innovative destination management company providing everything from ground transportation to complete program development, incomparable custom tours, events, and theme parties.

Destination Services of Santa Fe, LLC

PO Box 24193
Santa Fe, NM 87502
505-216-9095
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Destinations Services of Santa Fe, LLC (DSSF) is the leading Destination Management Company (DMC) in Santa Fe, providing detailed destination management and consulting services for special events, corporate functions, and group activities. DSSF has a strong reputation for creativity and hands-on client services. Throughout the city, hotels and suppliers both know that we demand a high level of service.

Falcon Meadery and Winery

Falcon Meadery and Winery

1572 Center Drive Ste. E
Santa Fe, NM 87507
505-471-3432
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Falcon Meadery and Winery is a bonded winery producing fine meads and wines here in Santa Fe. We use NM honey and fruit to produce our wines. Our products have won medals in the NM State Fair 2006 and 2007, and in the International Mead Competition 2008. We offer tastings, serve by the glass, and sell package bottles and cases. Come by for a tasting!

Fiesta Tours

Northwest corner of the Historic Plaza.
505/204-9704
Ride the Santa Fe Express, an open-air Santa Fe style bus with an experienced tour guide. One hour and 15 minutes of history, sightseeing, stories and good old-fashioned fun. View many Historical sites and buildings including: Loretto Chapel, Canyon Road,the Oldest Church, old and new Capitol buildings, the Oldest House, Sena Plaza, St. Francis Basilica Cathedral, old & new residential neighborhoods. Departs from corner of Lincoln Ave. and Palace Ave, Please call for times and reservations.

Galloping Galleries

22B Stacy rd
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505-988-7016
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Enjoy driving New Mexico’s scenic highways by listening to our audio cds which are filled with culture, history, geology, legends and stories interwoven with music from local musicians.

Geocaching Challenge

60 E. San Francisco St. Suite 133
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505/955-6200
GPS fun for the whole family. Take the challenge and discover the treasures of Santa Fe (and maybe pick up a free gift or two along the way). GPS rentals available. Click on the link above to download your Challenge Passport!

Georgia O'Keeffe Museum's Walks in the American West

(505) 946-1006
Inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe's daily habit of long walks, the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum offers Walks in the American West, creative walking tours that present participants with aesthetic experiences of a great American landscape. Held three times a year in the spring, summer and fall, the tours are led by writers possessing unique connections to places near Santa Fe. Learn about ancient petroglyphs, the complex history of a New Mexico village, water issues along the Rio Grande, and other topics as you explore northern New Mexico's landscape on foot. Reservations required.

Ghost Writer

Allan Pacheco
PO Box 6875
Santa Fe, NM 87502
505-986-5002
Allan Pacheco is an author, tour guide, and lecturer. His book = "Ghosts-Murder-Mayhem: A Chroncle Of Santa Fe" 227 pages, 30 plus illustrations./ Allan also is a Santa Fe tour guide leading history and ghost tours. Allan also is available for group lectures. Allan is a native Santa Fean.

Great Southwest Adventures

PO Box 31151
Santa Fe, NM 87594
505/455-2700
Guided cultural and natural history tours from Santa Fe to Bandelier, O'Keeffe Country, Taos, Tent Rocks, Pecos and more. We provide transportation and options to create custom itineraries for individuals or groups of any size. We also lead hikes for all levels and can create fun team building walking or driving scavenger hunts for groups.

HeliNM LLC

P.O. Box 240
Tesuque,NM 87574
866 995-1058
Heli New Mexico is offering helicopter sightseeing tours and helicopter charter services. We are based at Santa Fe airport. Come and enjoy the beauty of the Southwest from the air!

High Desert Angler

453 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe NM 87501
(505)988-7688
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Visiting fly fishers love High Desert Angler as their resource for local stream information,fishing licenses, fly fishing guide service and instruction, and high-quality gear. We have rental equipment for travelers to use if they can't bring their own, and everything for sale from beautiful fly rods to local flies. We're proud to be an independant retail shop and part of Santa Fe since 1986. Come say hello, play with the dogs, and we'll tell you why we love northern New Mexico!

Historic Walks of Santa Fe

(505) 986-8388
Walking, shopping and art tours of downtown Santa Fe, Canyon Road, Chimayo, and Taos. Historical and cultural tours of Bandelier, Northern New Mexico Pueblos, Chimayo, Taos and Pecos.
Our historic tours depart daily from the La Fonda lobby at 9:45 AM and 1:15 PM and from the Plaza Galleria at 10 AM and 1:30 PM. Our popular ghost walkers departs from the La Fonda lobby at 6 PM every Friday night.

Loretto Line Tour Company

Loretto Line Tour Company

207 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87501

505-983-3701
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Santa Fe's most popular tour company since 1992, Loretto Line has recruited the best seasoned tour guides in Santa Fe. Our team of guides has been chosen for their enthusiasm, personality, academic backgrounds and professional experience, and they are among the finest tour guides you will find anywhere.

Our Santa Fe guides are extensively trained, and many have in-depth knowledge in specialized areas such as archaeology, architecture, Santa Fe art and galleries, and the history of Santa Fe. Our familiar burgundy and white open-air trams are a familiar sight in Santa Fe, whether on the road or parked near the historic Loretto Chapel.


Native Destinations

Native Destinations

Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 466-9996
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Creative and professional Incentive tours, corporate meetings, and special events in New Mexico and beyond. French, English, Italian, Spanish, and German guides. Join companies such as AstraZeneca, Apple Computer, Toyota, Volvo USA who have trusted us to organize their tours, meetings and events.

Outspire

Outspire

PO Box 33193
Santa Fe, NM 87594
505-660-0394
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Outspire Hiking and Snowshoeing offers private interpretive guides for your next Santa Fe outdoor adventure. Custom guiding means we set up a trip for your abilities, schedule and interests. Santa Fe's beautiful forest trails, canyons and foothills make this an ideal addition to any Santa Fe vacation. For individuals, groups, or families!

Passport New Mexico, Inc.

P.O. Box 1001
Santa Fe, NM 87504
505-982-2642/800-587-7967
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New Mexico's premier, full-service destination management company, specializing in unique events, custom tours, program development and comprehensive planning services. Originality, personalized service and attention to detail are the benchmarks of our Company. Our experienced professionals set the performance standard for others in the industry, and ensure that your group's visit to New Mexico Exceeds Your Expectations!

Pathways Customized Tours

161 F Calle Ojo Feliz
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505/982-5382
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Learn New Mexico's history, culture, art, geology and flora from a personal guide knowledgeable about Santa Fe, Taos, Indian pueblos & cliff dwellings and the O'Keeffe country. A personal guide experienced with hiking, archaeological sites, itinerary planning and museum groups.

Recursos de Santa Fe

826 Camino del Monte Rey
Suite a-6
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505)982-9301
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Recursos de Santa Fe is an educational, non-profit organization specializing in symposiums and conferences in the arts, sciences, humanities and letters, and tours which focus on Southwest culture, architecture and history.


Ride The Dream

134 Camino Acote
Santa Fe, NM 87508
(505)660-3864
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Exclusive guided Harley-Davidson tours through the Southwest.

Santa Fe Detours

54 1/2 E. San Francisco Street
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505 983-6565
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Santa Fe Detours can help you plan any activity in and around Santa Fe.

santa fe excursions

2226 paseo de los chamisos
santa fe, new mexico 87505
505-438-8329
Tour guiding and itinerary planning for Santa Fe and northern New Mexico

Santa Fe Guiding Company LLC

75 Sibley Road
Santa Fe, New Mexico
87508
(505)466-7964
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SFGC provides professional guides & transportation for touring, wildlife viewing, ecology classes, hiking, skiing, mountain biking, fishing and hunting.
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. Also, walleye, bass, crappie, catfish and huge stripers. Call to inquire what’s up.
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.

3649 Mimbres Lane
Santa Fe, N.M. 87507
(505)471-9022
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Japanese full receptive operator. Customized group/personal tours. Meeting/sending service. Fully trained and experienced Japanese guides.

Santa Fe Mountain Adventures

Santa Fe Mountain Adventures

310 Read Street
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505-988-4000
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Santa Fe Mountain Adventures offers exceptional destination management and customized vacation experiences for groups, families and adults. We lead journeys unique to northern New Mexico - blissful hiking to places such as Bandelier and Tent Rocks, challenging geocaching, thrilling whitewater rafting, alpine horseback riding, heart-thumping mountain biking, serene fly-fishing, scenic snowshoeing, and a variety of other outdoor and cultural opportunities. Ask about our custom team-building activities, arts experiences and evening events that all ensure your Santa Fe visit is the trip of a lifetime!

Santa Fe Southern Railway

410 S. Guadalupe Street
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505)989-8600
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Santa Fe Southern Railway is a slice of New Mexico history and stunning high desert vistas. Take a train ride from the century-old, mission-style Santa Fe Depot and travel to the sleepy village of Lamy and back in vintage cars ranging in age from 1919 to 1950. The Scenic Day Train operates year-round on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. From May – October, other favorite excursions are added: the Friday evening High Desert Highball, a cocktail & hors d’oeuvres train (6pm - 8pm, watch the sun go down and be back in time for dinner at your favorite restaurant),and the Saturday night Campfire BBQ Train (departs 5:00 PM, a fun run to Lamy for BBQ dinner, a campfire and live music - cash bar on board).

Seven Directions LLC

1027B Canyon Rd.
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505-820-3305
Customized Journeys For Discerning Travelers
Custom designed tours for groups and individuals to New Mexico and the American Southwest.

Travelers who are seeking a high degree of service accompanied by unique short and longer itineraries will be guided through the attractions, art and special architecture of Santa Fe, the rich Native culture, the Hispanic heritage, the Old West ghost towns and way of life, archaeological sites and through the magic, colorful and dramatic nature.

International travelers can be guided by Italian, French, English and Spanish guides who understand their culture and special interests.

Seven Directions also plans and delivers special events for corporate programs and incentive trips.

Southwest Safaris

Southwest Safaris

PO Box 945
Santa Fe, NM 87504
(505)988-4246 Toll Free: (800)842-4246
Exciting scenic air/land adventures explore New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. Witness Santa Fe and environs by air. Discover the hidden treasures of the Land of Enchantment. Or, venture to the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, Canyon de Chelly, Mesa Verde, Arches/Canyonlands, Carlsbad Caverns, Oak Creek Canyon, Navajo/Hopi/Apache/Pueblo Indian Reservations, Painted Desert, and Backcountry Anasazi Cliff Dwellings. Experience unforgettable dramatic flightseeing. Behold the majesty of enchanted mountains, mesas, deserts, and canyons. Enjoy geology, archaeology, and history. Bushflying - Jeeping - Photography. Tour itineraries include local thirty-minute, one-hour, and two-hour skyventures; half-day extended air/land expeditions; and full-day, all encompassing, regional air safaris with ground exploration. FAA Approved. Premier air tours since 1974. Tours depart from and return to Santa Fe. Mastercard, Visa, Discover, and American Express accepted. Call today for complete details/brochures on the ultimate vacation value! See our ad in the Santa Fe Visitors Guide.

Southwest Seminars

219 Ojo de la Vaca
Santa Fe, New Mexico 85058
505-466-2775
Southwest Seminars is best known for weekly public lectures, held every Monday night at 6 pm at Hotel Santa Fe in the fields of Archaelogy, History, Native American Culture and Natural Sciences and featuring local, regional and sometimes national scholars.

Educational field trips with some of those same scholars are offered periodically or by special arrangement. While educational in nature, we offer event planning services for academic organizations such as Yale or UCLA Alumni groups, putting our energy into custom planning and securing the services of specialy Study Leaders who convey the history, arts and culture...the very heart of Santa Fe



We are committed to sensitive cultural education and work with those who share the same commitment


Spirit of Nature

P.O. Box 31275
Santa Fe, NM 87594
505-455-0370
Products and services to accelerate your personal and spiritual growth journey including self help tools, Dancing Dolphin Flower Essences and other new age metaphysical healing technologies, personal and spiritual growth seminars, native american sweat lodge ceremonies, shamanic journeys in nature, private consulting sessions, and a free email newsletter

Sun Mountain Bicycles

102 East Water Street (in El Centro)
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505 982-8986 or 670-7299
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Mountain Bike tours & rentals in downtown Santa Fe! Ride from our shop to over 36 miles of some of the best single-track in the state and only fifteen minutes away by bike. Or take one of our many scenic and exiting tours: from the basic downhill tour on a wide dirt road or an extreme thrill on the notorious Windsor Trail (3,400 ft. decent)
No long van rides out to the trail (just 25 minutes away) and all levels of abilities are welcome. Whether it’s a relaxing (and romantic) bike ride on historic Canyon Road or a lung-busing pump up Atalya we’re waiting for you, what are you waiting for?

The Reel Life

Sanbusco Market Center
500 Montezuma Ave.
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
995-8114, toll-free at 1-877-733-5543
995-8114
Orvis endorsed fly fishing shop in Santa Fe New Mexico. Full selection of flyfishing gear, rods, and reels. Guided fishing trips and updated fishing reports.

Wild Earth Llama Adventures

54 Ron's Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(800)758-5262
Eplore New Mexico's pristine wilderness... Without the burden of a heavy pack! Wild Earth Llama Adventures offers "Take a Llama to Lunch!" day hikes and guided multi-day wilderness treks for all ages and fitness levels. Naturalist guides share kowledge of local ecology, regional history, and wilderness lore. Gourmet meals served. Join us for the wilderness adventure of a lifetime!

Wild Vistas Adventures LLC

Wild Vistas Adventures LLC

21 Rockridge Rd
Cerrillos, NM 87010
505-474-3452
Here at WILD VISTAS ADVENTURES LLC we know everyone deserves an adventure. Hearken back to a simpler time and enjoy the supreme beauty of rugged New Mexico with us.

Choose a one-day trail ride that ends with a Dutch oven dinner or a three day overnight back-country excursion and return happy and fulfilled.

Let us treat you, your family and friends to a truly wonderful outdoor experience. Whether you are a "cowboy" or "cowgirl" coming for the adventure of a lifetime or you want to learn horse packing and back country skills so you can go on to explore the wilderness on your own, you will find what you want with us.

WingsWest Birding Tours

2599 Camino Chueco
Santa Fe, NM 87505
1-800-583-6928
WingsWest Birding Tours offers customized birding adventures year round throughout New Mexico. Tour lengths are 4 or 8 hour, sunrise to sunset, or multi-day. All experience levels are welcome and we can loan binoculars to beginning birders. Come see the tremendous diversity of birds living in the many habitats found in The Land of Enchantment.