Visit northern New Mexico, the "Land of enchantment," and southwestern Colorado, on an unforgettable immersion into the lives, traditions, and history of the native people of the southwest. Your 3-night stay in Santa Fe includes a sightseeing tour showcasing the historic Town Plaza, St. Francis Cathedral, and the Loretto Chapel with its remarkable spiral staircase, and ample free time to explore the city on your own. A private cooking class at the Santa Fe School of Cooking introduces you to the ingredients and dishes unique to the Southwest. On a river float along the Rio Grande, a Native American guide will teach you about the history and culture of the Pueblo Indians who still inhabit the river valley. See a demonstration of the traditional art of pottery making and enjoy a delicious customary feast prepared by local Pueblo families. Get a glimpse into the past when you visit the Taos Pueblo, a community that has been continuously inhabited by descendants of the same tribe for over one thousand years. Journey through scenic mountain landscapes, deserts, and Indian reservations to Durango, Colorado. You'll spend an incredible day in Mesa Verde National Park, gaining some insight into the lives of the Anasazi Indians whose elaborate stone villages are built into the sheltered alcoves of the canyon walls. Spend your final two nights exploring the multi-cultural, richly historic city of Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The rugged coastline and sandy beaches of the Golden State provide the setting for a picture-perfect Collette vacation. From the big cities of San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego, to Mother Nature's masterpiece, Yosemite National Park, you'll see the sights and landmarks that make this state such a popular destination. San Francisco comes alive as a guided tour introduces you to some of the city's most popular landmarks such as Twin Peaks, Seal Rocks and the Golden Gate Bridge. Enjoy ample time to explore on your own Fisherman's Wharf, the city's storied cable cars or shopping in Union Square. Then you're off to the incomparable Yosemite National Park, with its amazing waterfalls and rock formations. Explore the Spanish adobes and other beautifully restored buildings in Monterey, California's first capital. The mountains meet the sea along the dramatic 90-mile coastal, scenic drive between Carmel and San Simeon. With waves crashing outside one window and mountains on the other, this drive along the Big Sur Coast two-lane, winding highway is sure to take your breath away. There's time to stop and smell the flowers along the streets of Solvang, as Danish-style village. Stop at Hearst Castle in St. Simeon and tour some of this mountaintop retreat's 165 rooms and 127 acres of gardens. Your trip to California wouldn't be complete without a visit to Los Angeles, and its famed Graumann's Chinese Theatre and star-studded Walk of Fame. A 2-night stay in charming San Diego, with its ideal climate and abundant attractions, is a perfect ending to your California vacation. Perhaps you'll visit the world-famous San Diego Zoo before joining fellow travelers for dinner at one of the city's best known architectural landmarks, Tom Ham's Lighthouse.

Four times larger than the Grand Canyon, Mexico's Copper Canyon is a spectacular area filled with beauty and unique cultures and traditions. Your exploration of this hidden part of Mexico begins in Tucson, Arizona. You'll then travel through the beautiful Sonora Desert to the Sea of Cortez and your hotel overlooking the San Carlos Marina in San Carlos, Mexico. Throughout much of this journey, you will feel as if you've stepped back in time as you learn about the fascinating customs of this amazing area. You'll visit the beautiful colonial city of El Fuerte, situated in the foothills of the Sierra Madre Mountains, and enjoy a memorable show of folkloric dancing performed in traditional and colorful Mexican costumes and accessories. Visit a working pearl farm and see a demonstration of the process of cultured pearl production. You'll travel on the Chihuahua-Pacifico Railroad for an amazing journey through tunnels and over bridges, as you begin your introduction to the beautiful views of the Copper Canyon. The tribal members of the Tarahumara will delight you with traditional dance, tribal games, and a foot race demonstration. You'll visit the Mennonite settlement of Cuauhtemoc before arriving in Chihuahua where you'll enjoy a city tour featuring the capitol building and the home of Pancho Villa, the famous Mexican Revolutionary.

Highlights include Pyramids of Teotihuacan, National Folkloric Ballet Performance, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Granaditas Museum San Miguel de Allende, Rafael Coronel Museum, El Eden Silver Mine, Hospicio Cabanas, Tequila Agave Fields, Patzcuaro, Morelia, National Museum of Anthropology, 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites and more.|

Travel south of the border to Mexico's lush Yucatan Peninsula, a tropical paradise filled with ancient ruins, baroque colonial architecture, and exotic flora and fauna. Geographically isolated, the Yucatan is home to a unique culture influenced by the indigenous Mayan Indians and historic trading partners from the Caribbean and Europe. Marvel at ancientMayan pyramids and temples, learn about traditional Mayan and Mexican cultures, and savor the delicious flavors of regional cuisine during your sojourn in the Yucatan.

Follow legendary Route 66 and see how Americans traveled from the 1920s thru the 1960s. Also known as the “Mother Road,” this historic route begins in Chicago and ends in Los Angeles. Now a preserved piece of history, its original purpose was to connect rural and urban communities to main streets, providing freedom of travel. On this vacation, you’ll get the opportunity to travel to some of the cities along Route 66.

Start your trip in Chicago and stop in Springfield, St. Louis, Branson, Oklahoma City, Amarillo, Albuquerque, Flagstaff, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles. A few of the many highlights along the way include the Route 66 Hall of Fame & Museum in Pontiac, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield, St. Louis’ Gateway Arch, the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum, the Route 66 Auto Museum in Santa Rosa, the Route 66 Mother Road Museum, and various Route 66 icons. The tour also deviates from Route 66, so you can see breathtaking scenery at the Grand Canyon and experience the excitement of Las Vegas.

See spectacular scenery, unique sandstone formations, majestic mountains, and more on this wonderful Southwest vacation to Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Arizona. Trip highlights include a stay in Grand Canyon National Park, with its spellbinding landscapes; Monument Valley, where you’ll enjoy a 4-wheel-drive tour of the Tribal Park; Mesa Verde National Park, where you’ll stand in awe as you view the cliff dwellings inhabited by Ancestral Pueblo people from 600 AD to 1300 AD; White Sands National Monument, one of the world’s greatest natural wonders with the world’s largest gypsum sand dune; Sedona, a beautiful town amid stunning red-rock formations; and Tombstone, the most authentic Western town in the United States. Ride the historic, coal-fired, steam-powered Durango & Silverton Narrow-gauge railroad through breathtaking San Juan National Forest. You’ll also spend time in Taos, Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and Tucson. All of this and more are included in this Enchanted Southwest vacation.

If you want to see some of the West’s most amazing and breathtaking scenery, don’t miss this tour. You’re sure to return from this vacation with plenty of photos and memories—a grand vacation indeed!

Follow legendary Route 66 and see how Americans traveled from the 1920s thru the 1960s. Also known as the “Mother Road,” this historic route begins in Chicago and ends in Los Angeles. Now a preserved piece of history, its original purpose was to connect rural and urban communities to main streets, providing freedom of travel. On this vacation, you’ll get the opportunity to travel to some of the cities along Route 66.

Start your trip in Chicago and stop in Springfield, St. Louis, Branson, Oklahoma City, Amarillo, Albuquerque, Flagstaff, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles. A few of the many highlights along the way include the Route 66 Hall of Fame & Museum in Pontiac, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield, St. Louis’ Gateway Arch, the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum, the Route 66 Auto Museum in Santa Rosa, the Route 66 Mother Road Museum, and various Route 66 icons. The tour also deviates from Route 66, so you can see breathtaking scenery at the Grand Canyon and experience the excitement of Las Vegas.

September 26th departure: Come join us on this special departure and be a part of the International Route 66 Festival in Springfield, Illinois, where the streets come alive with the rumble of engines from hot cars, cool trucks, and vintage motorcycles. Spend time in Springfield, so you can be part of all the action. When your tour arrives in Albuquerque, you’ll be part of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Stand in awe as you experience the morning’s pre-dawn opening ceremonies and the unforgettable Mass Ascension, where hundreds of hot air balloons take off, turning the sky into a virtual rainbow of colors.

See the mass ascension of balloons and more during the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, the largest ballooning event in the world and one of New Mexico’s most dazzling spectacles. Experience the pre-dawn opening ceremonies and the unforgettable mass ascension of hundreds of hot-air balloons, where the sky transforms into a rainbow of colors. In the evening, see the dramatic Balloon Glow, when all the balloons fire up their burners and light up at the same time, and After-Glow Fireworks Show. There's also time for sightseeing with visits to the International Balloon Museum and the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, a fascinating museum and crafts market collectively run by the 19 New Mexico pueblos. Enjoy a guided walking tour in Santa Fe, including the San Miguel Mission and Loretto Chapel's "Miracle Stairway."

If you want to see the spectacular Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, this is the vacation for you!

Enjoy scenic beauty and charming towns on this Old West vacation. In Colorado, you’ll see spectacular scenery as you travel to Rocky Mountain National Park and Vail, one of the most popular ski resorts and summer destinations. Take a scenic ride through the San Juan National Forest on the Durango-Silverton train, a legendary steam train that hugs deep canyon walls and offers breathtaking beauty. Walk along the Royal Gorge Bridge, the highest suspension bridge in the world, and marvel at the rugged rock walls that plunge more than 1,000 feet down to the Arkansas River. In Colorado Springs, take the cog railway up to the summit of 14,110-foot Pikes Peak for amazing views. Admire the cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park and see how the Ancestral Pueblo people lived for over 700 years.

In Moab, Utah, stay high on the banks of the Colorado River and enjoy a wine tasting and authentic outdoor Western barbecue. Visit nearby Arches National Park with its 2,000 natural sandstone arches and unusual rock formations. In New Mexico, learn about the history of 1,100-year-old Taos on your walking tour, and spend time in charming Santa Fe.

As you travel to each destination throughout this tour, you’ll have an opportunity to witness beautiful landscapes along the way. Sit back and let Globus handle all the details and driving, while you just take in the scenery, have fun, take photos, and experience these amazing destinations. A marvelous vacation indeed!

Enjoy scenic beauty and charming towns on this Old West vacation. In Colorado, you’ll see spectacular scenery as you travel to Rocky Mountain National Park and Vail, one of the most popular ski resorts and summer destinations. Take a scenic ride through the San Juan National Forest on the Durango-Silverton train, a legendary steam train that hugs deep canyon walls and offers breathtaking beauty. Walk along the Royal Gorge Bridge, the highest suspension bridge in the world, and marvel at the rugged rock walls that plunge more than 1,000 feet down to the Arkansas River. In Colorado Springs, take the cog railway up to the summit of 14,110-foot Pikes Peak for amazing views. Admire the cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park and see how the Ancestral Pueblo people lived for over 700 years.

In Moab, Utah, stay high on the banks of the Colorado River and enjoy a wine tasting and authentic outdoor Western barbecue. Visit nearby Arches National Park with its 2,000 natural sandstone arches and unusual rock formations. In New Mexico, learn about the history of 1,100-year-old Taos on your walking tour, and spend time in charming Santa Fe. On selected departures (September 28 and October 5), you will also attend the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is the largest ballooning event in the world and one of New Mexico’s most dazzling spectacles.

As you travel to each destination throughout this tour, you’ll have an opportunity to witness beautiful landscapes along the way. Sit back and let Globus handle all the details and driving, while you just take in the scenery, have fun, take photos, and experience these amazing destinations. A marvelous vacation indeed!

Experience stunning scenery on this tour through Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. Visit some of the West’s spectacular national parks, including Arches National Park, with its 2,000 preserved sandstone arches; Canyonlands National Park, with its canyons, mesas, and buttes; Capitol Reef National Park, with one of the most amazing, yet unknown, scenic drives in the U.S.; Grand Staircase National Monument; Bryce Canyon National Park, where slow erosion over the ages has created fantastically sculpted rock formations resembling castle towers and cathedral spires; Zion National Park, a spectacle of massive stone formations; breathtaking Grand Canyon National Park, where you can wander along the canyon rim for stunning views; Monument Valley, where you will see the massive formations on a 4-wheel-drive tour; Mesa Verde National Park, where you will marvel at the ruins of the Ancestral Pueblo people who made it their home for over 700 years—from 600 AD to 1300 AD; and Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, one of the newest national parks, with its spectacular narrow opening, sheer walls, and startling depths.

Other tour highlights include a wine tasting in Colorado’s wine country and a ride on the Durango & Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad through San Juan National Forest. Travel by a coal-fired, steam-powered locomotive that hugs steep canyon walls as it winds it ways through the canyon. Also, ride the Pike’s Peak Cog Railway, the world’s highest cog railroad. Amazing views await you at the 14,110-foot summit of Pikes Peak.

These are just a few of the many highlights of this amazing vacation. Be sure to pack your camera, so you can capture photos of this picturesque journey.

Follow legendary Route 66 and see how Americans traveled from the 1920s thru the 1960s. Also known as the “Mother Road,” this historic route begins in Chicago and ends in Los Angeles. Now a preserved piece of history, its original purpose was to connect rural and urban communities to main streets, providing freedom of travel. On this vacation, you’ll get the opportunity to travel to some of the cities along Route 66.

Start your trip in Chicago and stop in Springfield, St. Louis, Branson, Oklahoma City, Amarillo, Albuquerque, Flagstaff, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles. A few of the many highlights along the way include the Route 66 Hall of Fame & Museum in Pontiac, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield, St. Louis’ Gateway Arch, the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum, the Route 66 Auto Museum in Santa Rosa, the Route 66 Mother Road Museum, and various Route 66 icons. The tour also deviates from Route 66, so you can see breathtaking scenery at the Grand Canyon and experience the excitement of Las Vegas. On these special departures, you will also get the chance to experience the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Stand in awe as you experience the morning’s pre-dawn opening ceremonies and the unforgettable Mass Ascension, where hundreds of hot air balloons take off, turning the sky into a virtual rainbow of colors.

See spectacular scenery, unique sandstone formations, majestic mountains, and more on this wonderful Southwest vacation to Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Arizona. Trip highlights include a stay in Grand Canyon National Park, with its spellbinding landscapes; Monument Valley, where you’ll enjoy a 4-wheel-drive tour of the Tribal Park; Mesa Verde National Park, where you’ll stand in awe as you view the cliff dwellings inhabited by Ancestral Pueblo people from 600 AD to 1300 AD; White Sands National Monument, one of the world’s greatest natural wonders with the world’s largest gypsum sand dune; Sedona, a beautiful town amid stunning red-rock formations; and Tombstone, the most authentic Western town in the United States. Ride the historic, coal-fired, steam-powered Durango & Silverton Narrow-gauge railroad through breathtaking San Juan National Forest.

You’ll also spend time in Taos, Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and Tucson. In Albuquerque, be a part of the International Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta and stand in awe as you experience the pre-dawn opening ceremonies and the Mass Ascension, where the sky fills with vibrant colors as hundreds of hot air balloons take flight.

All of this and much more are included in this Enchanted Southwest vacation. If you want to see some of the West’s most amazing and breathtaking scenery, don’t miss this tour. You’re sure to return from this vacation with plenty of photos and memories—a trip of a lifetime!

Breakfast daily (B), 2 lunches (L), and 3 three-course dinners (D); Local Host service throughout the vacation; Destination Guide; sightseeing and transportation as outlined in the day-by-day itinerary (inside visits and special features are shown in UPPERCASE).

Breakfast daily (B), 3 lunches (L), and 4 three-course dinners (D); Local Host service throughout the vacation; Destination Guide; sightseeing and transportation as outlined in the day-by-day itinerary (inside visits and special features are shown in UPPERCASE).

Breakfast daily (B), 5 lunches (L), and 6 three-course dinners (D); Local Host service throughout the vacation; Destination Guide; sightseeing and transportation as outlined in the day-by-day itinerary (inside visits and special features are shown in UPPERCASE).

Breakfast daily (B), 6 lunches (L), and 7 three-course dinners (D); Local Host service throughout the vacation; Destination Guide; sightseeing and transportation as outlined in the day-by-day itinerary (inside visits and special features are shown in UPPERCASE).

Local Host service in Albuquerque; Destination Guide including maps and detailed driving directions.