If you’re looking for something off the beaten path in Santa Fe, you’ll want to check out Santa Fe Jeep Tours.
Starting off, our tour guide Andrew picked us up from our AirBnB and we jumped in his Jeep Wrangler, setting off for the Bureau of Land Management or (BLM) land.
There’s a couple different options for tours, like Devil’s Throne, Ski Basin Tour, Ranger Tower, Cow Creek and the Elk Mountain tour. Each tour offers something different to see, so when you call to book your reservation, be sure to tell the guide exactly what you’re looking for. Chances are, they have something perfect for your group. All of these tours are different time lengths as well. The durations range from 3 to 8 hours, so think about how long you’ll want to be out there as well. Since we were taking the tour after driving in from out of town, we chose the 3 hour Diablo Canyon Sunset Tour. There’s also the Bonanza Creek Movie Studio Tour which sounded like a fun tour as well, It takes you through film locations like Silverado, Manhattan, Breaking Bad, Young Guns, and Valley of Violence.
We had a blast! The kids absolutely got a kick of bumping along down the dirt roads and crawling over the rocks. At one point the Jeep’s front wheel was up on an incline and all of us were leaning towards the other side. The kids giggles and laughter was contagious, because soon we were all laughing!
Now, I will tell you – we spent more on this excursion than we typically do. In fact, we had quite the sticker shock when looking at the prices before we booked it. BUT I’m so glad we decided to splurge on it. This tour was perfect for every age group. Us adults got a kick out of it and the kids have already told us that they can’t wait to go again.
After spending some time by the Rio Grande River, we got to see Diablo Canyon. It was absolutely gorgeous. And we weren’t the only one – check out that person repelling the cliff! Um, no thanks.
As a photographer, I appreciated that Andrew took us to all of his favorite places at sunset (some along the Rio Grande, and some high atop a hill) so I could get some great shots.
This was such a fun tour and well worth the money.
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