Kings Ransom Sedona Hotel presents...
Historic Walking Tours

The Kings Ransom Sedona Hotel is pleased to partner with Laura Vandergrift of Sedona Tours & Guide Services to offer you a variety of fascinating tours at bargain rates! Together we are offering some of the most popular historic tours with Laura as your personal guide extraordinaire! Here are the choices…you may want to take more than one while you are staying at the Kings Ransom Sedona Hotel.

Extensive knowledge of Arizona and the Southwest is the cornerstone of Sedona Tours & Guide Services. Explore Sedona's hidden treasures with a Certified Arizona Guide and Professional Tour Director. Laura Vandegrift will make your touring experience educational, fun and entertaining as you travel through this extraordinary area with its magnificent sunsets, dramatic red rock formations, verdant green vineyards, unique artists’ home/studios, high-country snow-capped mountains and historical rural and mining towns.

Here are the offerings available which include a $10 discount per night (maximum two nights) on any room at the Kings Ransom Sedona Hotel when you make a reservation with Sedona Tours & Guide Service, and 10% off each tour.

Verde Valley Ruins Excursion

Explore prehistoric Indian ruins with former Park Ranger and Certified Arizona Guide, Laura Vandegrift. Learn about the ancient Sinagua culture as you explore Montezuma Well and Montezuma Castle. These extraordinary cliff dwellings and healing springs will enhance your visit to Sedona’s Red Rock country. Includes tour of Sedona. Approx. 4 hours.  (Minimum 2 people)

Regular price $95 including tax.
When you stay at the Kings Ransom price: $86 including tax.
Gratuities not included

Historic mining town Jerome, Arizona

Ruins, Mining and Art Tour

Explore the early prehistoric Sinagua culture at the well-preserved Tuzigoot Ruins before continuing on to the billion dollar mining camp turned art colony of Jerome. Jerome is situated atop Cleopatra Hill with magnificent views of the Verde Valley. This also includes a tour of Sedona. Approx. 5 hours (Minimum 2 people)

Regular price: $110 including tax.
When you stay at the Kings Ransom price: $99 including tax.
Gratuities not included.

Uptown Sedona Historic Walking Tour

Hear the stories of the lifestyles and work that created this great community as you take a step back in time. Learn about the real cowboys and the “reel” cowboys as Sedona’s ranching community entered the Golden Age of Western movies. Also includes brief overview of the geology, turquoise and jewelry, and the shops of Uptown Sedona.

History/Farming
Learn how Sedona became the peach and apple center of the Verde Valley, as homesteaders conquered the rocky terrain to bring water to the farms and ranches.

Movies
Did you know that Elvis made a movie in Uptown Sedona? See the favorite hangout for stars like John Wayne, Henry Fonda, and Joan Crawford. Hear the stories of how the movie industry found Sedona.

Ranching
Walk through parts of Uptown where corrals were located and livestock roamed. Learn how cattle survived here in the high desert region of Sedona.

Where Does it Start?
In front of Canyon Breeze Restaurant Next to Bus Parking Lot in Uptown Sedona…our front desk staff will direct you to either walk or take a short drive.

Regular Price: $15 per person for one hour
When you stay at the Kings Ransom Price: $12.00 + tax and gratuity.

When you book any of these tours you will receive a $10 nightly discount at the Kings Ransom Sedona Hotel for up to two nights. Mention when you make your reservation that you are touring with Sedona Tours & Guide Services during your stay. Your discount will be taken when you check out.

About Your Sedona Tour Guide, Laura Vandegrift

For over 16 years, Laura Vandegrift has been working in the tourism industry in a variety of capacities – Tour Operator, Tour Director, Past President of the Arizona Guides Association, Operations Manager of a tour company, Founding Member of a national tourism organization, Teacher/Trainer for an international tour directing school, and Training Consultant with a major communications company. For more information go to www.sedona-tour-guide.com.

As a local tour guide, Ms. Vandegrift received her Arizona certification in 1993 and has been delighting visitors with her infectious love of the West. As Past-President of the Arizona Guides Association (AGA), she promoted the association at tourism functions, established membership in local Bureaus and Chambers, increased membership by enhancing recruitment efforts, built rapport and strengthened community relations, and introduced training activities for new guides. She continues her Public Relations activities promoting the AGA, the Sedona Historical Museum, and local affiliates at trade shows and community functions.