Mesa Verde National Park: Full-Day Guided Tour
4.7
19 Ratings
Durango
Explore the ancient wonders of Mesa Verde National Park on a full-day guided tour. Discover the rich history and culture of the Ancestral Pueblo people while enjoying ranger-guided tours and interpretive hikes. Park entrance fees, tour tickets, and lunch included.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Mountain Waters Rafting & Adventure Company - Park for free, check-in, get ready, head off to Mesa Verde National Park for the day
- Mesa Verde National Park - Spend the day touring cliff dwellings and archaeological sites
- Mesa Verde Visitor and Research Center - Explore the Visitor and Research Center with your guide
- Cliff Palace - When available, the park has limited the seasonal schedule and the capacity of the ranger guided tour into the Cliff Palace Ruin.
What's Included
- Professional guide
- National Park fees
- Tour escort/host
- Driver/guide
- Lunch
- Transport by private vehicle
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Your experienced tour guide will tailor the journey to suit your group, giving you options from regulated park tours and enriching your experience with historical, cultural, and archaeological perspectives during interpretive walks and hiking tours. The package includes park admission, tickets for the park ranger-led tours, and a sandwich-style lunch.
Explore Mesa Verde National Park, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1978 and reputed to be the most significant archaeological conservation area and the pioneer culture-focused National Park in the nation. Translated as ‘green table’ from Spanish, Mesa Verde provides an impressive window into the world of the Ancestral Pueblo people who resided here for more than 700 years. Currently, the park safeguards nearly 5,000 documented archaeological sites, including 600 cliff dwellings that are amongst the most renowned and well-maintained across the United States.
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Location
Mountain Waters Rafting
West College Drive
Meet at the Mountain Waters Rafting office
303 W College Dr
Durango, CO 81301
Free secure parking in Downtown Durango!
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(19 Ratings)
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Annadotson21
Jul 13, 2022
Dotson/Fortner/Varnes Families - This was the most amazing tour. The guide was the most amazing. Neil, is funny, very knowledgeable and made this tour so fun and a wonderful learning experience.
Neil knew we had a small child on board gave us plenty of time to get the car seat in, and plenty of time at each stop.
Neil also gave the Henry, the small child, a gift at the beginning of the tour. He found out he loved trains, he gave him a train and a book. He was so very nice. Made us feel so special, surly our sweet Henry.
Neil also gave us a sweet gift after the tour, and a home made Thank You card.
Neil really made this a special time for our family. He took individual photos for our families and our group and sent them to us. He really went above and beyond.
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Teresa
Aug 24, 2019
Fantastic! - Top notch in every way! Every detail of the full-day tour was arranged for us, all we had to do was show up! The ride to & from Mesa Verde was in a new air-conditioned van with a driver/guide (Aaron) who was actually an archeologist in the area and kept us enthralled with his stories and information. He took us to, and explained the important sites and the museum, and dropped us off for the (included) National Park Ranger tours of Cliff Palace and Balcony House. (Ranger tours are the only way the public can access these two sites.) The box lunch they provided was delicious - gourmet deli sandwich (you choose the ingredients & bread), chips, and huge cookie. Plenty of bottled water provided throughout the day. We AND our 10-year-old grandson thoroughly enjoyed the tour!
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Pnygrl
Aug 18, 2019
Amazing tour! - I had wanted to visit Mesa Verde while in Durango, and was thrilled to find this tour with mountain waters. Greg, Crystal, & Trey Provided a wonderful day in the park! They have so much information and interest in this area that they provided another level of meaning to the tour, beyond with the Rangers could do! Definitely would do it again! Outstanding tour 👍🏼
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Webrep
Aug 12, 2019
Incredible views, culture and very educated guide. - We did the Mesa Verda tour and our guide was Aaron. He was very informed and an actual archaeologist. His ability to explain what was known to be true and explain the questionable history as known today was not only informative but deeply interesting. He made the trip fun and exciting from start to finish. He was more knowledgeable than the park rangers. Great trip...a memory for a lifetime.
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Vrz
Aug 6, 2019
Glad we visited this National Park! - We drove by this National Park last year on a month long trip visiting 30 state and national parks in 30 days because we didn't know anything about it. We happened to be in Durango in July 2019 for a wedding and took a full day to visit Mesa Verde and it is FABULOUS! Didn't see nearly everything we wanted and will go back again!
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Linda
Jul 16, 2019
Mesa vetde tour - We recently took the mesa verde tour this year in July and our guide...Greg was awesome..he was so knowledgeable that we learned so much about the history..so much fun.. I highly recommend this tour with him and this company
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Marie-michelena
Jul 13, 2019
Stunning discoveries and memories - This tour was really interesting and fun thanks to a great guide who knew almost everything about Mesa Verde, the Indian customs and all the history of Ancestoral Puebluans which are related to this place, I would totally recommend !
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Ericguzman49
Jun 24, 2019
Phenomenl - Couldn’t have asked for a better first time experience at Mesa Verde National Park. We loved every bit of it. We had a really awesome group and the tour guide, Greg was very knowledgeable and passionate about the park. The provided food was delicious and we really enjoyed our time. Thanks Greg!!
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Jandk1
Aug 6, 2019
Interesting - So interesting to see the cliff dwellings! Glad we traveled on our own path at our own rate. We were able to take our time & talk among ourselves. Great family vacation.
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Ann
Jul 5, 2019
Just ok? - We are a family of 4 (13 &15 year old teens) who did the Mesa Verde tour with Greg. He was late to pick us up, which was annoying since we got up really early to be there on time! He provides cheese sticks and water, but we didn’t get this awesome lunch everyone is writing about! This was an expensive tour simply for a ride to and from the park with some history thrown in. He handed us off to the park ranger who did the tour (that was likely $5/person)! We have an annual national park pass and could have done everything ourselves and saved a lot of cash. We have done a lot of tours since we have been in the west and this was the least impressive one we did—especially considering the expense!
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