Santa Fe Holiday Traditions: Beyond the Ordinary

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Experience traditional foods, award-winning music, Native American ceremonies and festivals as you celebrate an extraordinary holiday season — New Mexico style!
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Overview

Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

    • Enjoy the Santa Fe holiday celebration of your choosing — Thanksgiving, Christmas or the New Year
    • Experience a range of celebrations and festivities typical for this time of year, drawn from the cultural traditions of the Spanish, North Africans, Mexicans and Native Americans
    • Whichever date you choose, explore the delicious variety of the Southwest’s famous cuisine in a cooking class led by acclaimed chefs and customized to reflect the current season

What's this trip about?

    Experience traditional foods, award-winning music, Native American ceremonies and festivals as you celebrate an extraordinary holiday season — New Mexico style!

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Details

Itinerary focusOff the Beaten Path
Group sizeIntimate group - 12 max
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CitySanta Fe
End CitySanta Fe

Travel Themes

  • Cultural
  • Hiking & Walking

Destinations

Activities

  • Adventure & Adrenaline
  • Culture
  • Historic Sightseeing
  • History
  • Independent
  • Nature
  • Photography
  • Relaxing Retreat
  • Wine Tasting

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Itinerary

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1 Registration, Orientation, Introductions, Welcome Dinner Santa Fe, NM D Drury Plaza Hotel Santa Fe Activity note: Check-in available from 3:00 p.m. Afternoon: Program Registration 3:00-5:00 p.m.: After checking into the hotel and getting your room assignment...
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2 New Mexico History Lecture, Santa Fe Plaza, Museum Hill Santa Fe, NM B,L,D Drury Plaza Hotel Santa Fe Activity note: Getting on/off motorcoach; walking several blocks up to a mile over paved but uneven sidewalks; standing for up to two hours at museums. The activ...
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3 Georgia O'Keeffe, O'Keeffe Museum, Free Afternoon Santa Fe, NM B,L Drury Plaza Hotel Santa Fe Activity note: Walking up to several blocks over uneven sidewalks with inclines; standing up to an hour at museum Breakfast: Buffet at the hotel Morning: We'll...
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4 Southwest Cuisine, Cooking Demonstration, Performance Santa Fe, NM B,L,D Drury Plaza Hotel Santa Fe Activity note: Walking up to two miles over the course of the day on paved but uneven sidewalks with a possibility of snow and ice. Breakfast: Hotel buffet. ...
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5 Pueblo Dances Lecture, Kewa Pueblo, Native American Musician Santa Fe, NM B,L,D Drury Plaza Hotel Santa Fe Activity note: Getting on/off motorcoach; traveling 70 miles for 1 1/2 hours over the course of the day; walking up to one mile over varied, possibly muddy ...
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6 School for Advanced Research, State Capitol Art Collection Santa Fe, NM B,L,D Drury Plaza Hotel Santa Fe Activity note: Getting on/off coach; walking up to several blocks over paved and unpaved, sometimes uneven terrain; standing up to two hours at School for Adv...
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7 Breakfast Santa Fe, NM B Activity note: Hotel checkout time: 11:00 a.m. Breakfast: Hotel buffet. This concludes our program. Morning: If you are departing from the hotel, please check out no later than 11:00 a.m. We hope you enjoy Road Scholar learning ...

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Dates & Availability

Price From $1,499
Price per day$214
Last Updated: 9/21/2021

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Meals Included
  • 16 Meals
  • 6 Breakfasts
  • 5 Lunches
  • 5 Dinners
  • The following choices may be available when requested in advance: Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Low Fat, Low Salt
Age Requirements
No age restrictions
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