Experience all this UNESCO World Heritage site has to offer on this 4 hour small group tour. It provides you with an overall historical view of the Ancestral Puebloans architectural, horticultural, cultural, and religious dimensions of their lives in the Southwest. The interpretive tour guides are all National Association for Interpretation certified. Choose from one of two departure times when you book.

The tour starts at either 8am or 1:30pm from Far View Lodge, Mile Marker 15, 45 minutes inside Mesa Verde National Park where you will board a comfortable and air conditioned coach. Experience a chronological journey starting with a pithouse village (A.D. 600), the development of pueblos and underground ceremonial rooms called kivas (A.D. 900-1100), to the Classic Pueblo era of cliff dwellings dated from the 13th century. Take amazing photos of Fewkes Canyon Overlooks at Oak Tree House and Fire Temple with a walk around stop at Sun Temple before your visit to either Cliff Palace or Balcony House cliff dwelling. Price includes admission to either one hour ranger guided tour of Cliff Palace or Balcony House depending on the time of year. Learn about the 700 years of Ancestral Puebloan history from our experienced NAI certified Interpretive Guides all while we do the driving and parking.

Cliff Dwellings are at 7,000 ft. elevation. Cliff Palace (open 5/26-9/24) requires a 1/4 mile hike and climbing four 12 foot ladders. Between 4/15-5/25 and 9/25-10/26 visit Balcony House which requires guests to climb a 32 foot ladder, crawl through an 18 inch x 12 foot tunnel and scale a 60 foot rock face. Guests that are unable or unwilling to climb the ladders will visit the Chapin Mesa Museum and Spruce Tree House Overlook during the dwelling tours.

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Explore Mesa Verde National Park with this family-friendly, interpretive, guided tour designed for all ages.   Sites provide for level wide trails, easy accessibility, yet the adventure of exploration. This 4 1/2 hour tour starts at Morefield Campground located 5 miles inside the fee gate at Mesa Verde National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

This 4 1/2 hour tour starts at 8:00 am daily from Morefield Campground Store, and 8:50 a.m. at Far View Lodge. Climb to the highest point in the park, Park Point (elevation 8572 feet / 2613 meters), a 360-degree panoramic view of the surrounding Four Corners states. View the classic period of cliff dwellings from numerous photo stops and walks, while engaging in the chronological 700-year history of the Pueblo culture.  No climbing required, no ladders to scale.  

Highlights of the Far View Explorer Tour include:

• Park Point - the highest point in park & Fire Watch Tower (not included for Far View Lodge pick ups)
• Spruce Tree Overlook
• Tour Chapin Mesa Museum with our NAI certified guides
• Discover Sun Temple and its stone walls. Imagine what life would have been like as you come face to face with these fascinating artifacts

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