• 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 - You will learn and see as much as you can in a single day with a guide passionate about the park and the culture. This tour has stops at several of the parks archaeological sites, several of the cliff dwellings, the historic museum, spectacular and a 30 minute ranger guided tour into the crown jewel of the park; Cliff Palace. Cliff Palace is a world-famous masterpiece of architecture and design and the largest cliff dwelling in the park. Considered moderately strenuous, this tour will descend uneven stone steps and climb four 10ft ladders, with an elevation change of 100 feet. Total walking distance is 1/4 mile. Although tickets will be provided for everyone, not everyone has to go on the tour and this can be decided together with your guide at the park. Included: Park fees, Cliff Palace tickets, transportation to and from Durango and within the park, plenty of water and a delicious sandwich lunch.

Cannot accommodate children under the age of 4 or people will severe mobility issues

• 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.

• Professional guide
• National Park fees
• Tour escort/host
• Driver/guide
• Lunch
• Transport by private vehicle

• Gratuities

Your expert guide will tailor the trip to your group, providing options from the park’s ranger-led tours (available seasonally from the second week of May through the third week of October). Additionally, the guide will incorporate historical, cultural, and archaeological insights during interpretive hikes and walking tours. The package includes park entrance fees, ranger-led tour tickets, and a deli-style lunch.

Explore Mesa Verde National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1978, recognized as the largest archaeological preserve and the first cultural National Park in the United States. Mesa Verde, meaning “green table” in Spanish, offers a breathtaking glimpse into the lives of the Ancestral Pueblo people who resided there for over 700 years. Today, the park safeguards nearly 5,000 known archaeological sites, including 600 cliff dwellings, which are among the most remarkable and well-preserved in the country.

• Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
• Minimum age of 4 years old

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