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ALPACAS, SONOITA VINYARDS and EMPIRE RANCH
Learn
about early Arizona ranch history at the Empire Ranch. Taste the
finest wines produced in the rolling hills of Sonoita. Enjoy a fun visit
to the alpacas at Square Top Ranch.
TOUR DATE: Nov 17, 2010 and Jan 25, 2011
TOUR COST: $125.00 includes transportation and guide, entry fees
and lunch in Sonoita
BOYCE THOMPSON ARBORETUM and BESH-BA-GOWAH
Visit the world class collection of desert plants at the classical
arboretum established in 1923 near Superior. Learn about prehistoric
Salado culture at the colorful Besh-ba-Gowah Archaeological Ruins
in the historic mining town of Globe,AZ.
TOUR DATE: Nov 23, 2010
TOUR COST: $114 includes transportation and guide, entry fees.
TALIESIN WEST, the CULINARY INSTITUTE, and BASHA'S GALLERY
Enjoy the famous Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, delight
in an unforgettable gourmet lunch at the ACI Culinary Intsitute where
the best chefs in Arizona are trained, and view the renowned western
art collection of Zelma Basha Salmeri.
TOUR DATE: Dec 1, 2010
TOUR COST: $143.00 includes transportation and guide, lunch,
entry fees.
BASHAS GALLERY, FLORENCE, and CASA GRANDE RUINS
view the famous western art collection of Zelma Basha Salmeri –
kachinas, pottery, baskets, paintings and bronzes. Visit the historical
town of Florence and enjoy a sumptious lunch, and tour the fascinating
site of the prehistoric Hohokam culture at Casa Grande, one of the
most interesting and important sites inArizona.
TOUR DATE: Jan 18, 2011
TOUR COST: $119.00 includes transportation and guide, lunch,
entry fees.
TALIESIN WEST, the CULINARY INSTITUTE and the COSANTI BELLS
Enjoy the famous Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation,
delight in an unforgettable gourmet lunch at the ACI Culinary Intstitute where the best chefs in Arizona are trained. Visit the Cosanti
Foundation and learn how the world famous bells of architect Paolo
Soleri are cast in bronze.
TOUR DATE: Feb 2, 2011
TOUR COST: $143.00 includes transportation and guide, entry fees
and lunch atACI.
AMERIND MUSEUM, COCHISE STRONGHOLD,
TOMBSTONE, and the SINGING WIND BOOK STORE
-The
Amerind houses one of the finest private collections of Native
American art and artifacts in the country, located in spectacular Texas
Canyon in the Little Dragoon Mountains. Picnic Lunch at Cochise
Stronghold. Enjoy a short visit to mainstreet Tombstone – the famous
old west town. Stop at the delightful Singing Winds Bookstore hidden
in the hills behind Benson on the way home.
TOUR DATE: Feb 8, 2011
TOUR COST: $110.00 includes transportation and guide, entry fees.
TONTO NATIONAL MONUMENT and BESH-BA-GOWAH
Compare the Tonto cliff dwellings (above Roosevelt Lake) with the
pueblo style architecture of Besh-Ba-Gowah in Globe – both of the
Salado Culture of 12 -14 centuries. See examples of ancient pottery
in the visitor's centers, and learn how these ancient people survived the
extremes of the southwest desert. Savor a delectable lunch in Globe.
TOUR DATE: Feb 15, 2011
TOUR COST: $129.00 includes transportation, guide, entry fees and
lunch in Globe.
BOYCE THOMPSON ARBORETUM and PHOENIX BOTANICAL GARDEN
a day for botany and gardening! Visit the
incredible world class collection of desert plants at the classical
arboretum established in 1923 near Superior. Also visit the Desert
Botanical Gardens in Phoenix to appreciate and learn to grow desert
plants. Enjoy a delightful lunch in the gardens.
TOUR DATE: Feb 22
TOUR COST: $125.00 includes transportation, guide, entry fees.
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