Indian Culture/Soft Adventure Tour - Long
Suggested Five-Day/Four-Night Tour Itinerary

Duration: Five days, four nights
Distance: 1022 miles or 1645 kilometers
Begin: Phoenix, Arizona
End: Phoenix, Arizona
Notable attractions: Navajo National Monument • Betatakin Ruins • Navajo Visitor Center • Navajo Arts & Crafts Enterprise • Monument Valley • Canyon de Chelly • Hubbell Trading Post • Navajo Nation Museum • Navajo Nation Council Chambers • Veterans Memorial Park and Code Talkers Memorial
Overview: This five-day cultural soft adventure tour brings your group into Indian culture, offering a unique view of Navajo and Hopi land and people. Your tour includes magnificent scenic views, educational tours and talks. We can help you arrange native dancers and other cultural experiences, custom-tailored for your group.

Day 1

Travel from Phoenix to Tuba City, Arizona, enjoy lunch. Learn about the ancient Pueblo people on your visit to the Navajo National Monument, which is located between Tuba City and Kayenta, Arizona on Hwy 160. At the Navajo National Monument capture a glimpse of Arizona’s two largest ruins; the Betatakin Ruins and Kiet Seel Ruins are nestled between the canyon walls. Stay overnight in Kayenta, Arizona, where there are many shopping opportunities. Visit the Navajo Visitor Center/Arts & Crafts shop or the Navajo Arts & Crafts Enterprise shop.

Day 2

Experience a narrated jeep tour of Monument Valley, with a Navajo guide. Plan to enjoy a barbeque lunch, including a Navajo song and dance group, within the beautiful monuments and buttes of Monument Valley. Stay overnight in Chinle, Arizona traveling via Hwy 59 and viewing some spectacular sand stone sights!

Day 3

Tour Canyon de Chelly in a Navajo-guided all terrain vehicle. Tour the canyon’s narrow, 1,000 foot high red stonewalls, and enjoy lunch within the canyon walls. Tour and shop at the Hubbell Trading Post, America’s oldest continuously operated trading post located in Ganado, Arizona. In Window Rock, visit and view exhibits at the Navajo Nation Museum or visit and shop at the Navajo Nation Arts & Crafts Enterprise. Stay overnight at the Navajo Nation Inn, located in Window Rock, Arizona. The Navajo Nation Inn is one of Window Rock’s most hospitable places to stay featuring a friendly staff, wonderful food, and comfortable rooms.

Day 4

Take a walking tour of the historic Navajo Nation Council Chambers & Veterans Memorial Park, which are located just a few minutes from the Navajo Nation Inn. The Council Chambers is where the Navajo Government convenes to discuss critical issues to determine the future of the Navajo People. At the Veterans Memorial Park you will see the symbolic memorial created to honor the well-known Navajo Code Talkers.

On the Hopi Reservation, visit and tour the Hopi Cultural Center & Museum. Enjoy a delicious lunch at the Hopi Cultural Center Restaurant. Along with a Hopi guide, visit and tour Walpi Village, where Hopis have lived for more than 1,100 years.

Enjoy an overnight stay at the Quality Inn Navajo Nation in Tuba City, Arizona. Enjoy southwestern comfort and a convenient base for exploring the richness of this land and its people. After dinner at the Hogan Restaurant, schedule to watch some of the local Indians perform native dances. The dancers are a favorite cultural experience of our guests.

Day 5

Have a wonderful breakfast at the Hogan Restaurant, which is located at the Quality Inn Navajo Nation. After breakfast visit the historic Tuba City Trading Post. The Tuba City Trading Post has been part of the Indian Country landscape since 1870. It contains authentic Indian arts and crafts, such as Indian jewelry, pottery, rugs, sand paintings, Kachina dolls, and clothing each reflecting the superb craftsmanship and cultural traditions of the artist. After your wonderful journey through Navajoland travel back to Phoenix.