Canyon Road Arts:
The Complete Visitors Guide to Arts, Dining and Santa Fe Lifestyle
Volume 6, 2011-2012
Pages 92-100
Guided Tours and Outdoor Adventures in Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico
Dennis Ziemienski, DC3, Oil on Canvas 18 x 24
Santa Fe has such a long and fascinating history, and there's so much to see and do, that getting acquainted with our ancient town can be a little daunting. Guided tours are an excellent way to learn the basics and decide which sites and activities to pursue in depth. Guided out-of-town excursions also can help maximize your experience of the remote cultural sites and natural wonders of Northern New Mexico.
The list below includes only local tour operators and guides who have deep knowledge of the region. Tours of cultural sites include downtown Santa Fe as well as visits to historic Spanish settlements, active Indian Pueblos, and pre-historic Pueblo ruins. Northern New Mexico also is a vast and beautiful outdoor playground with activities that range from rafting the Rio Grande to llama pack trips in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Many tour operators will customize the trip just for you, ensuring many lasting memories of your visit to Santa Fe.
Howard Post Roadside Oil on Canvas 42 x 42
List of Tours by Category
Canyon Road Gallery Tours
Historic Walks of Santa Fe, 505.986.8388,
www.historicwalksofsantafe.com
Seven Directions, 877.992.6128,
www.sevendirections.net
Stefanie Beninato, 505.988.8022,
www.swguides.com
Walking Tours of Downtown Santa Fe
Fiesta Tours, 505.204.9704
Historic Walks of Santa Fe, 505.986.8388,
www.historicwalksofsantafe.com
New Mexico History Museum / Palace
of the Governors, 505.476.1141,
media.museumofnewmexico.org
Pathways Customized Tours,
505.982.5382, www.santafepathways.com
Santa Fe Detours, 505.983.6565,
www.sfdetours.com
Santa Fe Mad Hatters, 505.466.2091
Santa Fe Mountain Adventures,
505.988.4000, www.sfmadv.com
Stefanie Beninato, 505.988.8022,
www.swguides.com
Travel Heart, 505.989.1919,
www.travelheart.net
Tram Tours of Santa Fe
Custom Tours by Clarice,
505.438.7116,
www.santafecustomtours.com
Loretto Line, 505.983.3701,
www.toursofsantafe.com
Santa Fe Detours,
505.983.6565,
www.sfdetours.com
Segway NM,
www.segwaynm.com
Artist Studio Tours
Custom Tours by Clarice,
505.438.7116,
www.santafecustomtours.com
Emily’s Artists Studio Tour, 505.984.8687,
www.emilysarttour.com
Seven Directions, 877.992.6128,
www.sevendirections.net
Studio Passport, 505.204.6034,
www.studiopassport.com
Santa Fe Specialty Tours (Food,
Shopping, Ghosts, etc.)
Historic Walks of Santa Fe, 505.986.8388,
www.historicwalksofsantafe.com
Seven Directions, 877.992.6128,
www.sevendirections.net
Stefanie Beninato, 505.988.8022,
www.swguides.com
Cultural Sightseeing Tours in
Northern New Mexico
Custom Tours by Clarice, 505.438.7116,
www.santafecustomtours.com
Great Southwest Adventures, 505.455.2700,
www.swadventures.com
Historic Walks of Santa Fe, 505.986.8388,
www.historicwalksofsantafe.com
Pathways Customized Tours,
505.982.5382,
www.santafepathways.com
Santa Fe Detours, 505.983.6565,
www.sfdetours.com
Santa Fe Guiding Co., 505.466.7964,
www.santafeguidingco.com
Santa Fe Mountain Adventures,
505.988.4000, www.sfmadv.com
Santa Fe Walkabouts, 505.216.9161,
www.santafewalkabouts.com
Seven Directions, 877.992.6128,
www.sevendirections.net
Stefanie Beninato, 505.988.8022,
www.swguides.com
Travel Heart, 505.989.1919,
www.travelheart.net
Air Tours
Southwest Safaris, 505.988.4246,
www.southwestsafaris.com
Photography Tours
Outspire, 505.660.0394,
www.outspire.com
Patricia Leigh Photography,
www.patricialeigh.com
Santa Fe Guiding Co., 505.466.7964,
www.santafeguidingco.com
Seven Directions, 877.992.6128,
www.sevendirections.net
Guided Hiking
Kokopelli Rafting Adventures,
505.983.3734, www.kokopelliraft.com
Outspire, 505.660.0394,
www.outspire.com
Santa Fe Detours, 505.983.6565,
www.sfdetours.com
Santa Fe Guiding Co., 505.466.7964,
www.santafeguidingco.com
Santa Fe Hiking Guide, 505.917.6280,
www.santafehikingguide.com
Santa Fe Mountain Adventures,
505.988.4000, www.sfmadv.com
Santa Fe Walkabouts, 505.216.9161,
www.santafewalkabouts.com
Bicycling on Canyon Road, Courtesy Canyon Road Arts
Guided Mountain Biking
Known World Guides, 800.983.7756,
www.knownworldguides.com
Kokopelli Rafting Adventures,
505.983.3734, www.kokopelliraft.com
Mellow Velo, 505.995.8356,
www.mellowvelo.com
Santa Fe Detours, 505.983.6565,
www.sfdetours.com
Santa Fe Mountain Adventures,
505.988.4000, www.sfmadv.com
Santa Fe Walkabouts, 505.216.9161,
www.santafewalkabouts.com
Brad Teare, River Rocks,
Woodcut Edition of 38, 11 x 15
Guided Rafting
Known World Guides, 800.983.7756,
www.knownworldguides.com
Kokopelli Rafting Adventures,
505.983.3734, www.kokopelliraft.com
Los Rios River Runners, 575.776.8854,
www.losriosriverrunners.com
New Wave Rafting, 800.984.144,
www.newwaverafting.com
Santa Fe Rafting, 505.988.4914,
www.santaferafting.com
Veryl Goodnight, Ready to Ride,
Bronze Edition of 30, 22 x 6 x 6
Horseback Tours and Trail Rides
Bishop’s Lodge Resort and Spa,
505.983.6377, www.bishopslodge.com
Broken Saddle Riding Company,
505.424.7774, www.brokensaddle.com
Santa Fe Stables, 505.231.7113,
www.santafestables.com
Santa Fe Western Adventures,
505.473.9384, www.santafewest.com
Wild Vista Adventures, 505.474.3452,
www.wildvistasadventures.com
Birding and Wildlife Viewing
Santa Fe Guiding Co., 505.466.7964,
www.santafeguidingco.com
Wings West Birding,
www.wingswestnm.com
Guided Fly Fishing
High Desert Angler, 505.988.7688,
www.highdesertangler.com
Santa Fe Guiding Co., 505.466.7964,
www.santafeguidingco.com
The Reel Life, 505.995.8114,
www.thereellife.com
Geocaching
Geocaching Challenge,
505.955.6200, info@sfmadv.com
supported by www.santafe.org and www.santafemountainadventures.com
Outspire, 505.660.0394,
www.outspire.com
Deborah Copenhaver-Fellows, NSS,
I Saddle My Own Horse,
Bronze Edition of 50, 34 x 20 x 14.5
List of Tours by Company
Bishop’s Lodge Resort and Spa,
505.983.6377, www.bishopslodge.com
- Horeback trail rides
Broken Saddle Riding Company,
505.424.7774, info@brokensaddle.com,
www.brokensaddle.com
- Horeback trail rides
Custom Tours By Clarice, 505.438.7116,
clarice1@santafe-newmexico.com,
www.santafecustomtours.com
- Open-Air tram tours of Santa Fe’s
Historic District
- Tours to Taos, Pecos and Bandelier
National Monument
- Artist studios
- Mountain touring in Santa Fe in the fall
Emily’s Artists Studio Tour,
505.984.8687, emily@emilysarttour.com
www.emilysarttour.com
- Custom tours to artist studios
Fiesta Tours, Northwest corner of the
Historic Plaza, 505.204.9704
- Historial and sightseeing tours
Great Southwest Adventures,
505.455.2700,
swadventures@hotmail.com,
www.swadventures.com
- Bandelier National Monument
- Abiquiu and the Georgia O’Keeffe
Country
- Taos
- New Mexico sampler
- Tent Rocks National Monument
- Chaco National Historic Park
Francis Livingston, Fly Colors,
Oil on Panel 17 x 8.75
High Desert Angler,
505.988.7688 or 888.988.7688
hda@highdesertangler.com,
www.highdesertangler.com
- Fly fishing
Historic Walks of Santa Fe, 505.986.8388
historicwalksofsf@earthlink.net,
www.historicwalksofsantafe.com
- Prestige shopping tour
- Ghostwalker
- Canyon Road
- Art galleries
- Historic/Cultural tours
- Taos
- Chimayo
- Bandelier
Known World Guides, 800.983.7756,
www.knownworldguides.com
- River rafting tours
- Mountain biking
Kokopelli Rafting Adventures,
505.983.3734, 800.879.9035
kokopelli@santafeadventure.com,
www.kokopelliraft.com
- Rafting
- Hiking
- Mountain biking
Loretto Line, City Bus Tours, Courtesy Canyon Road Arts
Loretto Line, 505.983.3701,
contactus@toursofsantafe.com
www.toursofsantafe.com
- Historial and sightseeing tours
Los Rios River Runners, 575.776.8854,
whitewater@newmex.com
www.losriosriverrunners.com
- River rafting tours
Mellow Velo, 505.995.8356,
www.mellowvelo.com
- Mountain bike tours
New Mexico History Museum / Palace
of the Governors, 505.476.1141,
media.museumofnewmexico.org
- Historial and cultural tours
New Wave Rafting, 800.984.1444,
sales@newwaverafting.com
www.newwaverafting.com
- River rafting tours
Outspire, 505.660.0394,
www.outspire.com
- Hiking
- Geocaching
- Photography
Merrill Mahaffey, Saddle Canyon Afternoon, Acrylic on Canvas 30 x 40
Pathways Customized Tours,
505.982.5382, don@santafepathways.com,
www.santafepathways.com
- Cliff dwellings and Indian Pueblos
- Taos adventure
- Georgia O’Keeffe country
- Santa Fe tour
Patricia Leigh Photography,
patricia@patricialeigh.com
www.patricialeigh.com
- Photography tours
Ride the Dream, 505.603.2547,
www.ridethedream.com
- Motorcycle tours
Santa Fe Detours, 505.983.6565,
sfd@sfdetours.com, www.sfdetours.com
- The Walking Tour of Santa Fe
- City tours (van)
- Taos
- Bandelier
- Puye
- Hiking, biking and private guides
Glenn Renell, Dark Woods,
Oil on Panel 9.75 x 11
Santa Fe Guiding Co., 505.466.7964,
bob@santafeguidingco.com
www.santafeguidingco.com
- Fishing
- Hunting
- Hiking
- Skiing
- Sightseeing (cultural)
- Photography
- Birding
- Wildlife
Santa Fe Hiking Guide, 505.917.6280,
doug@santafehikingguide.com
www.santafehikingguide.com
- Day hikes
Santa Fe Mad Hatters,
505.466.2091, 505.795.3009
marilynasusanbanthony@msn.com
- Group walking tours
- Holiday shopping tours in December
Santa Fe Mountain Adventures,
505.988.4000, www.sfmadv.com
- Geocoaching Challenge
- Hiking
- Mountain biking
- Walking tours
- Culture
Santa Fe Rafting, 505.988.4914,
info@santaferafting.com
www.santaferafting.com
- River rafting tours
Jan Mapes, Gettin’ the Kinks Out,
Bronze Edition of 15, 8 x 8 x 2
Santa Fe Stables, 505.231.7113,
www.santafestables.com
- Horeback trail rides
Santa Fe Walkabouts, 505.216.9161,
info@santafewalkabouts.com
www.santafewalkabouts.com
- Hiking
- Mountain biking
- Cultural sightseeing
Santa Fe Western Adventures,
505.473.9384, sfwa@santafewest.com
www.santafewest.com
- Horeback trail rides
Segway NM, www.segwaynm.com
- Santa Fe tour
Seven Directions, 877.992.6128,
info@sevendirections.net
www.sevendirections.net
- Cultural
- Astronomy
- Artist Studios
- Canyon Road
- Photography
- Shopping
Southwest Safaris, 505.988.4246,
swsafaris@qwest.net
www.southwestsafaris.com
- Air tours
Josh Elliott, Ranch Road,
Oil on Panel 14 x 14
Stefanie Beninato, 505.988.8022,
info@swguides.com, www.swguides.com
- Bread and Chocolate: An Artisanal
Epicurean Delight! New!
- Women in NM History: A Different
Downtown Tour
- Jewish Legacy and Overview Tour: New
combo tour!
- A History Different: A Look at the
Jewish Legacy in New Mexico
- Artists and Acequias: A Cultural and
Artistic Tour of Canyon Rd and the
Eastside
- Bars and Brothels in Santa Fe: A Red
Light Tour
- A Spirits Different Tour: New combo
tour
- The Dark Side of Santa Fe: Ghosts,
Mysteries and Legends
- Garden Tour: Past and Present
- An Outpost of Civilization: Pecos
National Monument
- O’Keeffe Country and Beyond
- Wine Country: North or South
- A Real Indian Detour: Gallup and More
- Other tours, such as Bandelier
National Monument, the Jemez, and
Salinas National Monument, and
Chimayo are available as well as custom
tours.
Studio Passport, 505.204.6034,
james@studiopassport.com
www.studiopassport.com
- Artist studios
The Reel Life, 505.995.8114,
www.thereellife.com
- Fly fishing
Travel Heart, 505.989.1919,
www.travelheart.net
- Santa Fe walking
- Culture
Wings West Birding,
www.wingswestnm.com
- Birding
Wild Vista Adventures, 505.474.3452,
wildvistasadventures@gmail.com
www.wildvistasadventures.com
- Horseback
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