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Mesa Verde

Mesa Verde, Colorado
 



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Spectacular cliff dwellings...thousands of archaeological sites... dramatic Southwest panoramas. Explore the fascinating culture and history of Mesa Verde.

2 Member Exclusive Packages!
AAA Mesa Verde - Durango Package
(Rails - Trails)
4 days, 3 nights
$579* for two people, $443* for single person
Available: May 3, 2008 through October 20, 2008

Package includes:

Mesa Verde's Far View Lodge: two nightes with daily continental breakfast
Mesa Verde: 1/2 day guided tour of ancient sites and spectacular cliff dwellings
Durango's Hampton Inn: 1 night with complimentary continental breakfast
Ride the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (D&SNGRR), standard seating. (Named one of the "Top 10 Most Exciting Train Journeys in the World" by the Society of American Travel Writers)

Additional Options and Flexibility:

  • Package itinerary is flexible (i.e. book lodging, tour and train in any order)
  • Allow 90 minutes travel time between Durango and Far View Lodge
  • Upgrade to the D&SNGRR Parlor car or other First Class cars may be offered for an additonal $54-$94 per adult (Sorry, no children allowed in the parlor car)
  • Children: Train ticket $40 age 5-11 or $65 age 12 and older, Mesa Verde Tour $34 age 5-11, $45 age 12 and older. Chrildren 4 years and younger are free on D&SNGRR and Mesa Verde tour when occupying the lap of an adult.
  • Additional room nights may be added at AAA member rates, subject to seasonality and availability.


    Cities of Sandstone Package
    2 nights from: $299** per couple

    Package includes:

    2 nights at Far View Lodge, located inside the park
    Continental Breakfast for 2 each morning
    2 tickets for half-day guided tour of archaeological sites and cliff dwellings

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    Get more from your visit to Mesa Verde National Park by staying inside the park at Far View Lodge, a peaceful retreat perched on a high shoulder of the mesa. With minimal distractions, it's quiet enough to hear the hawks fly by. You’ll enjoy beautiful vistas reaching into three states, convenient access to guided tours and wonderful range of casual to fine dining choices.

    Mesa Verde National Parks is open all year but on a limited basis in winter. Interpretive activities are held through the year (weather permitting). The Far View Lodge and the Chapin Mesa Museum, with exhibits, tour information is open daily to mid-October.

    The park consists of nearly 5,000 archaeological sites, which include 600 cliff dwellings. Mesa Verde, Spanish for "green table," is so called because of its comparatively level top, forested with juniper and pinyon trees. It encompasses 80 square miles, rises 1,800 to 2,000 feet above the valley along the north side and slopes gradually down to the cliffs border the Mancos River Canyon on the south.

    A score of large canyons seam the mesa, and in the shelter of the hundreds of alcoves eroded in the cliffs are some of the world's largest and best preserved cliff dwellings. Archaeologists have stabilized only a few of the sites; asphalt roads lead to over-looks above the main ones.

    When entering the park, visitors must purchase a $10-$15 entrance permit, good for seven consecutive days, per family-style vehicle or RV. Golden Age passes may be purchased and Golden Access passes may be obtained at the park entrance gate.

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    * Tax and and UPT surcharge not included in quoted rate.

    **Based on double occupancy for a standard room. Taxes, surcharges and NPS fees are not included. Offer is valid during the 2008 season. Package prices reflects a 10% AAA member discount off published rates. Not valid with other discounts. Offer is subject to availability and inventory limits. Full pre-payment required, 100% refundable with minimum 7-day cancellation notice. Unused package components are non-refundable. No substitutions. Concessions at Mesa Verde National Park ar managed by ARAMARK and authorized by the National Park Service.

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