February 14 - March 3, 2009
February 12 - March 1, 2010

DAY 1  We’ll begin our trip to warm Arizona this morning, stopping in Faribault for our included morning break. Our travels take us across Iowa and through Kansas City to our overnight in Topeka.  This evening we’ll enjoy an included Welcome Dinner at the hotel.


DAY 2  Following our included breakfast we’ll head south across Kansas and into Oklahoma. We’ll turn west in Oklahoma City and continue on to our overnight in Elk City. After we check in, the evening will be free to have dinner on your own.


DAY 3  An included breakfast starts our day, and then we’re off west across the Panhandle of Texas and into New Mexico to Albuquerque, where we'll check into our hotel. The evening will be free to have dinner on your own.


DAY 4  As our luggage is loaded on the coach we’ll enjoy our included breakfast. We’ll continue south to Las Cruces, NM, where we’ll turn west to Tucson, AZ. Upon arrival we’ll check into our full-service hotel for our 4-night stay. The hotel has restaurant, lounge, and heated outdoor pool, and each suite has a coffee maker, refrigerator, microwave, iron and ironing board. Each passenger will get a coupon good for 1 free cocktail, beer or soda, and one full breakfast daily. The evening will be free to have dinner (on your own) and relax.


DAY 5  Following our included breakfast we’ll depart for our full-day guided tour of Tucson, including San Xavier Mission, a narrated tram tour up into Sabino Canyon and a visit to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. We’ll enjoy an included dinner on the way back to the hotel.

DAY 6  After our included breakfast we’re off for a wonderful full day of touring southern Arizona as we visit Fort Huachuca, home of the famous “Buffalo Soldiers.” This afternoon we’ll arrive in the historic old mining town of Bisbee for lunch (on your own) and time to browse the shops, and then we’ll continue on to the Old West City of Tombstone, where you’ll have time to explore Main Street and visit Boot Hill. We’ll then return to our hotel with the evening free to relax and have dinner on your own.

DAY 7  Included breakfast will be at your leisure as the day will be free to enjoy the warm weather, relax, sit by the pool, shop or maybe visit friends who winter in the Tucson area.

DAY 8  As our luggage is loaded on the coach we’ll enjoy our full breakfast, then we’re off north through the Picacho Mountains to the Apache Trail and the town of Tortilla Flats. You’ll have time to visit the General Store before we head into Mesa for a tour of the annual “Statues in the Streets” exhibit on Main Street. We’ll then check into our full-service hotel for the next 4 nights, where each suite has a refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker, hair dryer, iron and ironing board. The hotel has a heated outdoor pool, Jacuzzi, sundeck and guest laundry. Each day you will have included breakfast and an evening social hour, featuring complimentary drinks of cocktails, beer, wine or soda.  The hotel also has a restaurant open for a limited dinner menu every evening.  Several other restaurants and the wonderful Arizona Mills outlet mall are across the street, and the hotel van will be available to shuttle you during your free time.

DAY 9  After our included breakfast we’ll head out for our guided tour of the “Valley of the Sun.” Highlights of the tour include South Mountain, the Biltmore Estates, Cave Creek and Old Town Scottsdale, plus much more. Mid-afternoon we’ll make a fruit orchard stop on the way back to our hotel for time to relax and refresh. This evening we’ll enjoy our included dinner and very entertaining musical show at the Arizona Opry.

DAY 10  The morning will be at leisure for you to enjoy your included breakfast. Shortly after lunch we’ll head to the Mesa Flea Market for you to have the opportunity to purchase some wonderful bargains, then we’ll return to the hotel with the remainder of the day and evening free to relax and enjoy the warm weather. You may want to get a closer look at the wonderful statues or browse the shops on Main Street.

DAY 11  Following our included breakfast at leisure, the day will be free for you to relax by the pool, shop or maybe visit some of your “snowbird” friends who are wintering in the area. Today is Sunday, so for those who want to attend church, the hotel shuttle will transfer you. This afternoon you may just want to relax by the pool. The green grass, blooming flowers and tropical trees will make you forget that it is winter back home.


DAY 12  As our luggage is loaded on the coach we’ll enjoy our included breakfast. We’ll then head west and north to Lake Havasu City to see the London Bridge, browse the shops and have lunch (on your own). This afternoon we’ll arrive in Laughlin, NV and check into our hotel/casino for our 2-night stay. Each day breakfast and dinner will be included.  


DAY 13  This morning breakfast will be at your leisure with the day free to relax, gamble or ride the water taxis on the Colorado River.  This evening dinner will again be included at your leisure. 

DAY 14  Following our included breakfast we’ll head back into Arizona and travel through beautiful Oak Creek Canyon to the colorful town of Sedona. You’ll have time to browse the shops and have lunch on your own. We'll overnight in Flagstaff.

DAY 15  As our luggage is loaded on the coach we’ll enjoy our included breakfast, then begin our journey back home. Our overnight will be in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where we'll have time to explore Old Town before we check into our hotel.  The evening will be free to relax and have dinner on your own.

DAY 16  We’ll enjoy our included breakfast, and then we’re off across New Mexico and into Oklahoma to our overnight in Elk City.

DAY 17  Following our breakfast we’ll head north to the Kansas City area for our overnight. After time to refresh we’ll enjoy our included Farewell Dinner.


DAY 18 After our included breakfast we’ll head north across Missouri and Iowa back to Minnesota. Our warm and wonderful memories of our winter escape to Arizona will be with us forever. We should arrive back home late this afternoon.

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