Why choose this Durango tour ?
Your professional guide will customize the trip to your group offering choices from the park’s ranger-guided tours (Seasonally available 2nd week of May thru 3rd week of October) as well as adding historical, cultural and archaeological insights on interpretive hikes and walking tours. Park entrance fees, ranger-guided tour tickets and a deli-style lunch are included.
Discover Mesa Verde National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1978 and considered the largest archaeological preserve and first cultural National Park in the country. Mesa Verde, Spanish for green table, offers a spectacular look into the lives of the Ancestral Pueblo people who made it their home for over 700 years. Today the park protects nearly 5,000 known archaeological sites, including 600 cliff dwellings. These sites are some of the most notable and best preserved in the United States.
Make the most of your Durango adventure
What makes Immersive Mesa Verde National Park Tour with Guide a unique experience ?
Park for free, check-in, get ready, head off to Mesa Verde National Park for the day
You will learn and see as much as you can in a single day with a guide passionate about the park and the
culture. This tour has stops at several of the parks archaeological sites, several of the
cliff dwellings, the historic museum, spectacular and a
30 minute ranger guided tour into the crown jewel of the park; Cliff Palace. Cliff Palace is a world-
famous masterpiece of architecture and design and the largest cliff dwelling in the park. Considered
moderately strenuous, this tour will descend uneven stone steps and climb four 10ft ladders, with an
elevation change of 100 feet. Total walking distance is 1/4 mile. Although tickets will be provided
for everyone, not everyone has to go on the tour and this can be decided together with your guide at
the park. Included: Park fees, Cliff Palace
tickets, transportation to and from Durango and within the park, plenty of water and a delicious
sandwich lunch.
Cannot accommodate children under the age of 4 or people will severe mobility issues
Explore the Visitor and Research Center with your guide
When available, the park has limited the seasonal schedule and the capacity of the ranger guided tour into the Cliff Palace Ruin.
Tour Description & Additional Info:
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Minimum age of 4 years old
Options To Choose for Your Trip:
- Immersive Mesa Verde National Park Tour with Guide
Add
Immersive Mesa Verde National Park Tour with Guide Inclusions:
Included with Your Ticket
- Professional guide
- National Park fees
- Tour escort/host
- Driver/guide
- Transport by private vehicle
Trending Durango Nearby Tours Likely To Sell Out
Special Instructions:
- This Tour is Provided by Mountain Waters Rafting & Adventure Company LLC.
- Tour Timezone & Starts at America/Denver.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- This Tour is Rated 5 Stars based on 26 valid reviews on VIATOR.
- Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
- Maximum 15 Travelers is accepted for booking.
