Mesa Verde Tour: Explore Ancient Cliff Dwellings

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: 24 hours
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 - 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,…
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 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…

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
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(31 Ratings)
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W6570rhmike
May 18, 2025
Fun-filled Mesa Verde Experience - Mesa Verde is a must see if you are in the Durango area. No BSing here, Neil was the best tour guide ever! He drove us to the park, made our small group of 9 feel like family and gave us an entertaining history of the historic site. Neil set up visits to the most popular tours (Cliff Palace and Balcony House) and had a delicious lunch for us when we were ready. Neil showed us many other sites and also took pictures of us and then sent them directly. Who does that?!! We had a great time and having Neil as an expert trip guide made it even better.
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Julieju1125zm
May 11, 2025
Great day in Mesa Verde - We had an absolutely amazing time on our tour of Mesa Verde. Neil, our guide, was informative and entertaining. He went out of his way to take photos along the way and email them to us. We would highly recommend this trip to everyone
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Larrykathy1
May 10, 2025
Perfect tour!! - Aaron, our tour guide was a walking piece of intensely passionate historian and archaeologist who provided an in depth explanation of Mesa Verde. We would highly recommend this tour and hope you are honored with Aaron’s expertise!! Beautiful weather, amazing tour!
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Derek
Apr 29, 2025
Greg the Guide Rocks Mesa Verde - We went on our 2nd tour to Mesa Verde with Mountain Waters. Today we went with Greg the Guide. Anot h er outstanding tour and it was NOT a repeat. Thank you Greg. A shout out to Brielle who again arranged our trip. Another 5-star experience!
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Jesus_v
Aug 13, 2024
THANKS Viator Reviewers - Spending the day with Aaron our tour guide was a great experience. His extrema knowledge of the American Native Indian was so enlightening . He has a passion and I highly recommend this tour and do not think you can visit the sites. I saw seniors of all ages and children visit the sites.
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Deanne_m
Jul 23, 2024
Fantastic experience with a superb guide. - Our guide…. H was extremely knowledgeable about all aspects of Mess Verde and was fun to talk with. He was also great at keeping us moving around the park but had great patience if we wanted to linger at a particular site.
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Jonathan_b
Jul 13, 2024
Outstanding day at Mesa verde - Aaron was a tour guide for our full day tour of Mesa verde. He was OUTSTANDING! He has 20+ of archeological studies under his belt which added all sorts of perspective to the day. Highly recommended.
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B8089qbfrankh
Jul 13, 2024
Best way to see and learn about Mesa Verde National Park - Out of many tours at many National Parks—this was one of the best! Our guide Aaron was so knowledgeable and passionate about Mesa Verde and the history, archeology, and connections of the Ancestral Puebloans. We saw the best sites on all day tour and included Ranger led tours of Cliff Palace and Balcony House. If you don’t book these Ranger tours way in advance it is very difficult to get tickets individually as they sell out quickly. This tour is a great way to get those tickets. This tour leaves from Durango.
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Bwjmufc
Jul 10, 2024
Wonderful tour. Highly recommend. - We had a great time touring Mesa Verde. Our guide, Aaron, was fantastic. His passion for and knowledge of the Ancient Puebloans brought to life the incredible history of the area. Thanks for a wonderful day!
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Geoff_h
Jul 8, 2024
Great Day! - First off was the park itself, which is amazing! Then there was our guide, Aaron, who made it even better. He was such a wealth of information. He is a local archaeologist who spent the entire day giving us such good information about the area, the people who lived there, and the significance of the dwellings and the park itself. He even gave us a lot of tips and pointers on other places to visit nearby which are similar, and shared personal pictures and stories with us. I would HIGHLY recommend this tour, especially with Aaron.
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From $195
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).