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.
- Verde
Valley Ruins Excursion
- Ruins
and Mining Tour
- Uptown
Sedona Historic Walking Tour
- In
addition, Laura offers the following:
-- Step-on guide services for Sedona, the Verde Valley, and Northern
Arizona
-- Consulting services for group tours for Arizona and the Southwest
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, Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot ruins. These extraordinary cliff dwellings and healing springs will enhance your visit to Sedona’s Red Rock country. Includes tour of Sedona. 5 hours.
Retail price $85 + tax and gratuity
When you stay at the Kings Ransom price: $77 + tax and gratuity
Historic mining town Jerome, Arizona
Explore the early prehistoric Sinagua culture at the well-preserved Montezuma Castle before heading over 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. 5 hours
Regular price: $91.00 + tax and gratuity
When you stay at the Kings Ransom price: $82 + tax and gratuity
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 You 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.
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