Denver Trip Overview
Travel up exciting Pikes Peak Highway (admission included) to the 14,115 foot summit of Americas Mountain while enjoying spectacular mountain scenery along the way. Witness the same views that inspired Katherine Lee Bates to write America the Beautiful in 1893. Visit Historic Manitou Springs. Sample 1000-year-old natural mineral springs while in town or play vintage games at the penny arcade and enjoy lunch and shopping on your own. Then tour the majestic Garden of the Gods park while surrounded by towering ancient rock formations and grand views of Pikes Peak. Enjoy a walk down one of the trails through the park and get up close with the beautiful nature and geology. Stop at the Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center and tour the museum exhibits before heading back to Denver.
Additional Info
Duration: 9 hours
Starts: Denver, United States
Trip Category: Sightseeing Tickets & Passes >> Attraction Tickets
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What to Expect When Visiting Denver, Colorado, United States
Travel up exciting Pikes Peak Highway (admission included) to the 14,115 foot summit of Americas Mountain while enjoying spectacular mountain scenery along the way. Witness the same views that inspired Katherine Lee Bates to write America the Beautiful in 1893. Visit Historic Manitou Springs. Sample 1000-year-old natural mineral springs while in town or play vintage games at the penny arcade and enjoy lunch and shopping on your own. Then tour the majestic Garden of the Gods park while surrounded by towering ancient rock formations and grand views of Pikes Peak. Enjoy a walk down one of the trails through the park and get up close with the beautiful nature and geology. Stop at the Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center and tour the museum exhibits before heading back to Denver.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Colorado Sightseer, Denver, CO
Your tour begins at historic Union Station in beautiful Downtown Denver. Your Driver/Guide for the day will pick you up in a clean comfortable 12 or 15 passenger Transit Touring Van. You will head South past the Palmer Divide to beautiful Colorado Springs and Explore the many wonders of the Pikes Peak Region. Begin by travel up the exciting
Pikes Peak Highway (admission included) to the 14,110 foot (4,304m) summit of Americas best known mountain while enjoying spectacular mountain scenery and looking for wildlife along the way. Witness the same views that inspired Katherine Lee Bates to write America the Beautiful in 1893. Next travel back down to the Historic town of
Manitou Springs. In town you will enjoy lunch and shopping on your own in this quaint Victorian mountain hamlet.
You can
Sample 1000-year-old soda water mineral springs while in town from one of the many fountains or
play vintage games at the penny arcade. Then tour through majestic
Garden of the Gods park while surrounded by towering ancient rock formations and grand views of Pikes Peak. Enjoy a
walk down one of the trails through the park and get up close with the beautiful
nature and
geology. Stop at the Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center and tour the museum exhibits. On your way back to Denver enjoy more scenic views of the mountains and foothills before arriving back at Union Station where it all began.
*Please note reaching the summit of Pikes Peak is dependent on road conditions and weather.*
Stop At: Pikes Peak – America’s Mountain, 5069 Pikes Peak Highway, Cascade, CO
Climb up Americas Mountain to the Summit at 14,115feet if conditions allow Enjoying beautiful 360 degree views
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Manitou Springs, CO 80829, USA
Spend time shopping and having lunch in this delightful mountain town at the base of Pikes Peak. Sample ancient natural spring water from historic fountains around town and feel like a kid again playing games in the penny arcade if you like.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Garden of the Gods, 1805 N. 30th St., Colorado Springs, CO 80904-1247
Tour through Garden of the Gods and enjoy a walk on a trail amongst the beautiful rock monoliths and vist the wonderful Visitor Center and Museum
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
