Rocky Mountain Escape: Private Denver Sightseeing
4.8
14 Ratings
Denver
Escape to the Rocky Mountains on a private Denver sightseeing tour. Breathe in fresh mountain air, explore low trafficked areas, and soak up stunning views with a local guide.
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre - Red Rocks Amphitheater is a beautiful place to explore. Stop for pictures or take a short hike.
  • Mount Evans Scenic Byway - Beautiful scenic drive with vast mountain views. Stops along the way for picture taking.
  • Echo Lake Park - This is a beautiful stop at the foot of Mount Evans. Walk around the lake or just breathe in the fresh mountain air.
  • Idaho Springs - Stop for a hot chocolate or a beer.
  • Clear Creek Canyon - Time permitting drive Clear Creek Canyon back to Denver
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Water
  • Private tour
  • Snacks
  • Driver/guide
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Aspire Tours is known for creating vibrant and personalized tour experiences for small groups in the majestic Colorado Rockies. Our local guides, acclaimed for their excellence, craft immersive journeys to help you make significant connections with people and sites.

Take a breather for a few hours within the awe-inspiring Rocky Mountains. Absorb the clean, crisp mountain air and unravel less crowded locations with breathtaking landscapes. You can pause, perch on a stone and gaze into the expansive mountainous solitude. Revel in the drive along beautiful mountain paths in a cozy vehicle, perfectly designed to immerse you in your environment. Our guests are provided ample exposure at each sight and a local guide enthusiastic to share their treasured spots. This is an ideal expedition for someone with a restricted timeline.

  • COVID-19 Prepared: reduced group sizes, masks, routine sanitizing, and more
  • Your guide will reach out to you the day before your scheduled tour via text to check in with you.
Location
Denver Union Station
Wynkoop Street
Union Station Flagpole at the intersection of 17th St and Wynkoop St
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
4.8
(14 Ratings)
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Ddixon0811
Apr 24, 2023
Paul was great! - Paul was great! Very knowledgeable about the area and took us to some amazing views! 10/10 recommend!
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Guide114400
Mar 22, 2023
Amazing Rocky Mountain Experience! - Our Guides, Aaron and Josh were so fun and informative. We had so alot laughs and a delicious lunch. They were able to answer all of our questions and I walked away with so much more knowledge than I ever expected! Next trip to Denver, I will definitely book with them. I highly recommend booking a tour with "Aspire!' Ask for Aaron and Josh as your guides!
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Soap
Aug 29, 2022
A great tour with a greater guide - We did the Private Rocky Mountain National Park Tour with the wonderful Jed Gallaher and couldn't have been happier! We were picked up right on time from our hotel in Denver and Jed is so knowledgeable about all things Colorado. He was extremely patient and informative as he expertly guided us through the forest pointing out different wildlife from Elks, deer to Moose. We even found baby strawberries in the forest and snacked on mustard greens which he picked and our son also became a junior ranger. It is a ride around the forest (almost 70 miles) with steep terrain and certainly not for the faint hearted so having someone take the reign was a huge bonus. It was such a wonderful day of exploration and we really enjoyed our dalliance with nature and seeing and hearing about the best of Colorado. We are very pleased with our choice of activities and tour as we had a great time with a super great guide and would strongly recommend anyone visiting the Forest to book a tour with Aspire and just ask for Jed.
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Juliogt1526sz
Aug 3, 2022
Excellent - I hiked Mt. Bierstadt on a private tour. It was a great experience and very lucky to have Kyle as guide. I learned about nature and wild life. Plannig fir my next hiking to Rocky Mountains already.
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Rebecca
May 1, 2022
Great tour with an amazing guide! - I loved the organization and the guide was super prepared. Me and my partner we had an amazing time, I strongly recommend this tour.
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Ontheroadagainjackie
Apr 15, 2022
I'm still on the "Colorado Rocky Mountain High" - The INCREDIBLE Gentry led us on the Private Rocky Mountain Escape from Denver tour with my Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society chapter on our visit to Colorado for a national convention. On our last day in Colorado, we went on this tour and this was one of the highest highlights of the trip. It's been a week since we were on this trip and I still cannot stop thinking about it. Gentry was the best tour guide ever. With her kind, helpful, and knowledgeable personality, she made this the experience of a lifetime for me and the rest of our group. She picked us up from our hotel in Aurora and drove us to Denver, on the way to the Rocky Mountains, narrating the ride, the sights, and gave us a lot of history about Colorado on the way. (She also let us play our own music through Bluetooth which made for a cool experience driving into the mountains.) She's extremely well-spoken, friendly, and got along with our group well. She made conversation and answered all of my questions about Colorado. Our first stop was Red Rocks Amphitheatre - she parked and got off the bus with us and showed us around to the Rock and Roll Museum, the stage itself, and gave us some fun facts (the rocks form a natural amphitheater!) . Our next stop was Mount Blue Sky, and this was my most favorite part of the tour. Gentry drove us up to the mountain range, pointed out the foothills and animals along the way. Once we got there, she checked for us to see if we could walk on the frozen lake, and then took photos of our group, and led us along a trail through the woods that's right next to it. It was the definition of a scenic, happy, incredible experience - I have not stopped thinking about it since then. Gentry truly allowed me to have one of the greatest days of my life with this incredible tour, and I cannot thank her enough for her kindness and expertise. Next time I come to CO with my family, I know who I want to lead our tour. THANK YOU GENTRY! With love, Jackie
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Laurelv99
Apr 10, 2022
Amazing and perfect tour! - Amazing! Ask for Gentry!! Our group was from Florida and Gentry gave us the absolute best Colorado experience. She is so knowledgeable, kind, experienced, and prepared for anything. She took our group to the coolest spots, had all the information and answers for every single random question we asked her. (There were 10 of us, so there were a lot!) We all loved her and would definitely come back and ask for her specifically again. Highly recommend the tours if you are coming to visit or just looking for a great experience!
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Cedrycf
Dec 30, 2020
Private tour with Kyle - Kyle, he was very punctual and he really knows the mountains so we really enjoyed our time with him, he knows the best places for pictures and for spotting wild animals, 100% recommended!
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Johnbq7038xm
Aug 24, 2020
Rocky Mountain Escape - Phillip showed up on time and gave us an awesome your of the Rocky Mountains. He was especially responsive to my two grandsons. John
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Gloriag4
Nov 2, 2019
Foot Hills Tour - This was an excellent way to get out of the city on a short stay and see the real nature around Denver. It was easy to catch the tour van at Union Station and it returns to Union Station in 4 hours and you can do other things with the rest of your day. We saw snow capped mountains, Evergreen community, Golden Community, Red Rock Amphitheater, Buffalo Bill’s Museum and area on Lookout Mountain. Wonderful half day! Our guide was Gentry and she was fabulous! Such knowledge and a good voice for telling everything we saw. Great tour!
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