Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Getting Pampered: The Spa Scene
Taos doesn't have the spa scene that Tucson and Phoenix do, but you can get
pampered with treatments ranging from body polishes to mud wraps to mas-
sages at
Estrella Massage & Day Spa,
601 Callejon Rd. (
&
575/751-7307;
www.estrellamassage.com).
Taos Spa and Tennis Club
(see “Fitness Facilities,”
above) also offers massages.
If you'd like to stay at a spa,
El Monte Sagrado,
317 Kit Carson Rd. (
&
800/
828-TAOS
[8267] or 575/758-3502; www.elmontesagrado.com), and
Casa de
las Chimeneas,
405 Cordoba Rd. (
&
877/758-4777
or 575/758-4777; www.
visittaos.com), offer a variety of treatments to their guests (see “Where to Stay,”
earlier in this chapter).
feet per mile, providing one of the most exciting 1-day white-water tours in the West.
May and June, when the water is rising, is a good time to go. Experience is not required,
but you will be required to wear a life jacket (provided), and you should be willing to get
wet.
Most of the companies listed run the
Taos Box
($104-$115 per person) and
Pilar
Racecourse
($45-$56 per person for a half-day) on a daily basis.
I highly recommend
Los Rios River Runners
in Taos, P.O. Box 2734 (
&
800/
544-1181
or 575/776-8854; www.losriosriverrunners.com). Other safe bets are
Native
Sons Adventures,
1033-A Paseo del Pueblo Sur (
&
800/753-7559
or 575/758-9342;
www.nativesonsadventures.com), and
Far Flung Adventures,
P.O. Box 707, El Prado
(
&
800/359-2627
or 575/758-2628; www.farflung.com).
Safety warning:
Taos is not the place to experiment if you're not an experienced rafter.
Do yourself a favor and check with the
Bureau of Land Management
(
&
575/758-
8851
) to make sure that you're fully equipped to go white-water rafting without a guide.
Have them check your gear to make sure that it's sturdy enough—this is serious raft-
ing!
ROCK CLIMBING
Mountain Skills,
P.O. Box 206, Arroyo Seco, NM 87514 (
&
575/776-2222;
www.
climbingschoolusa.com), offers rock-climbing instruction for all skill levels, from begin-
ners to more advanced climbers who would like to fine-tune their skills or just find out
about the best area climbs.
SKATEBOARDING
Try your board at
Taos Youth Family Center,
406 Paseo del Cañon, 2 miles south of the
plaza and about
3
/
4
of a mile off Paseo del Pueblo Sur (
&
575/758-4160
), where there
is an in-line-skate and skateboarding park, open when there's no snow or ice. Admission
is free.
SNOWMOBILING & ATV RIDING
Native Sons Adventures,
1335 Paseo del Pueblo Sur (
&
800/753-7559
or 575/758-
9342; www.nativesonsadventures.com), runs fully guided tours in the Sangre de Cristo
Mountains. Rates run $67 to $150. Advance reservations required.
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