Highlights:
Bike
Hike
Cliff Dwellings
River Raft
6 Days
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The artists who lived in the high desert landscapes of Santa Fe and Taos were smitten with visions of glorious color: native dancers in full regalia, strings of flame-red chiles hung against golden adobe walls; weathered doorways decked with lilac and wisteria and hollyhock. Georgia O’Keeffe worked here; Thomas Wolfe, too, lost his heart to the brilliant ambience of the region, becoming convinced that his life’s work was to “…snare the spirits of mankind in nets of magic” through his own colorful writings.
You’ll have plenty of time to savor the culture of the area on this bicycle tour. We’ll tour the highlights of the city, including the art district, and you’ll sample some of the region’s phenomenal cuisine – from melt-in-your mouth fare to spicier creations. We’ll explore ancient cliff dwellings of the Anasazi in Bandelier National Monument, and visit Taos Pueblo, which Native Americans have called home for over a thousand years, and where they retell their legends in dance and drumsong. We’ll go rafting on the Rio Grande. And we’ll pedal, too, through the Enchanted Circle, through vistas of the Sangre de Cristo mountains, pine forests, and secluded valleys filled with cottonwoods. Bicycle Tours - Santa Fe-Taos |
Highlights:
World-Class Cycling Routes
Ghost Ranch
Pueblos
River Raft
7 Days
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Our New Mexico Challenge tour features the most spellbinding cycling the Land of Enchantment can dish out. Starting in Albuquerque, our 7-day extravaganza will include the Turquoise Trail through the historic mining towns beneath the Sandia Mountains, the High Road to Taos beside the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, and the legendary Enchanted Circle, with its 84 miles of stunning scenery. Two layover days will allow time to go whitewater rafting on the Rio Grande, visit the northern Rio Grande Valley and Georgia O’Keeffe’s Ghost Ranch, hike among the ancient Anasazi cliff dwellings and pueblos in Bandelier National Monument, and get in some fantastic optional riding. Bicycle Tours - New Mexico Challenge |
