ARCHES & CANYONLANDS CLASSIC WING SAFARIThe Arches/Canyonlands Classic Wing Safari is a journey to another world. Indeed, "spectacular" is undoubtedly the superlative most often used to describe the overpowering canyon country of the Colorado Plateau. To show the landscape off to best advantage, the Arches/Canyonlands Wing Safari concentrates on the geologic wonderland of northwest New Mexico, southwest Colorado, and southeast Utah. The trip begins with a 7 a.m. departure from Santa Fe, NM. Have your camera ready! The morning flight includes the canyons of the Rio Grande River, Chama River, Gallinas River, Largo Wash, Mancos River, Dolores River, and the Colorado River, emphasizing much of the most beautiful yet rarely-seen water-sculptured table-country in North America. Land at Moab, Utah, and relish a morning ground tour of Arches National Park. Savor a picnic lunch while surrounded by the grandeur of natural bridges, laminated sandstone crevasses, and wind-carved sedimentary spires. Expedition members return to their safari aircraft by early afternoon for flight back to Santa Fe, briefly reconnoitering the northernmost reaches of the Canyonlands region before heading directly home. Land by 4 p.m. A stirring exploration of incomprehensible magnitude back through 250 million years of terrestrial evolution. $699/person, 3-fare minimum. Package includes all flying, ground tour, park entrance fee, and picnic lunch. (Top of Page)
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ARCHES & CANYONLANDS PREMIER WING SAFARIThe Arches/Canyonlands Premier Wing Safari includes all of the sites and activities of the Classic itinerary above, plus a scenic skytrek all the way back to Santa Fe -- twice the visual impact! Return flight unveils extraordinary additional wilderness, deserts, and canyons of southeastern Utah and southwestern Colorado. Landforms of inexpressible magnificence! $799/person, 3-fare minimum. (Top of Page)
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ARCHES - CANYONLANDS - MONUMENT VALLEY GRAND SKY QUEST The Arches - Canyonlands - Monument Valley Grand Sky Quest is a broad survey flight encompassing the best of southeastern Utah and the Four Corners Region. The air tour begins with a 7 a.m. departure from Santa Fe, NM. The airventure heads up the Rio Grande, Chama River, and over the Jicarilla Apache Reservation, before following Canyon Largo and surveying the Aztec Ruins area of northwest New Mexico. Then the wing safari crosses into southwestern Colorado and southeastern Utah, flying over Mesa Verde Country, the Dolores River, and Arches National Park. After a landing at Moab, Utah, for refreshment, the skytour heads south, over Canyonlands, the Colorado River, Dark Canyon, Natural Bridges, and the Goosenecks of the San Juan River. Land at Monument Valley, UT, for lunch at historic trading post and lodge overlooking the tribal park. After takeoff, the special safari aircraft heads east, over the painted deserts and redrock buttes and monuments of northeast Arizona, then ventures across the San Juan Basin, Bisti Badlands, and Jemez Mountains of New Mexico, returning to Santa Fe around 3:30 p.m. Recommended for seasoned air travelers only, this is the sky adventure for aviation enthusiasts looking for the ultimate in canyon and desert flying. Long before even the first leg of the trip is over, one's vocabulary to describe the journey will simply fade in the face of indescribable and unending impressions. $899/person, 3-fare minimum. Package includes all flying and lunch at Monument Valley. No ground tours offered, due to constraints of time/weather. (Top of Page)
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