Mesa Verde National Park Tour
Durango, Colorado
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 created in 1906 by president Roosevelt. 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, from AD 600 to 1300. 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.
Our guide will customize the trip to your group offering choices from the parks guided tours 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.
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A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1978 and considered the largest archaeological preserve and first cultural National Park in the country created in 1906 by president Roosevelt. 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, from AD 600 to 1300. 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.
Our guide will customize the trip to your group offering choices from the parks guided tours 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.
- Trips depart Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays with a 4 person minimum
- Arrive 15 minutes prior to 8 am departure
- Depart from our office at 303 W. College Dr.
- Half way through we will stop and have a most awesome
deli lunch and pure Weminuche Wilderness Water! - Cliff Palace
Mesa Verde’s Largest Cliff Dwelling
This one-hour, ranger-guided tour involves climbing five, 8-10ft ladders, on a 100ft vertical climb. Total walking distance is about 1/4-mile, round-trip. The tour begins at Cliff Palace Overlook, a 23-mile, one-hour drive from the Visitor and Research Center. - Balcony House
Adventurous Cliff Dwelling Tour
This one-hour, ranger-guided tour involves climbing a 32 ft. ladder, crawling through a 12ft.-long tunnel, and climbing up a 60ft open rock face with two 10ft ladders to exit the site. The tour begins at the Balcony House parking area, a 25-mile, 1-1/4 hour drive from the Visitor Center - Return by 5:00
- We will drive you to and from Mesa Verde National Park
- Bring clothes for any weather (layer) rain, sun, wind
- Bring sunscreen, bottled water, and a hat
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