Travel Reference
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door is
Oak Creek Vineyards and Winery,
1555 Page Springs Rd. (
&
928/649-0290;
www.oakcreekvineyards.net), which is across the street from the Page Springs Fish Hatch-
ery. The tasting room here is open daily from 11am to 5pm.
Page Springs Cellars,
1500
Page Springs Rd. (
&
928/639-3004;
www.pagespringscellars.com), is the most impres-
sive and reliable of the three wineries, although as of 2009, they were still making most
of their wines with grapes from California, not from their own vineyards. Rhone varietals
are the specialty here. The tasting room is open daily from 11am to 6pm.
ORGANIZED TOURS
For an overview of Sedona, take a tour on the
Sedona Trolley,
276 N. Hwy. 89A
(
&
928/282-4211;
www.sedonatrolley.com), which leaves several times daily on two
separate tours. One tour visits the Tlaquepaque shopping plaza, the Chapel of the Holy
Cross, and several art galleries, while the other goes out through west Sedona to Boynton
Canyon and Enchantment Resort. Tours are $12 for adults ($21 for both tours) and $6
for children 12 and under ($11 for both tours).
The red-rock country surrounding Sedona is the city's greatest natural attraction, and
there's no better way to explore it than by four-wheel-drive vehicle. Although you may
end up feeling like every other tourist in town, you quite simply should not leave Sedona
without going on a Jeep tour. These tours will get you out onto rugged roads and 4×4
trails with spectacular views. The unchallenged leader in Sedona Jeep tours is
Pink Jeep
Tours,
204 N. Hwy. 89A (
&
800/873-3662
or 928/282-5000; www.pinkjeep.com),
which has been heading deep into the Coconino National Forest since 1958. It offers
tours ranging in length from 1
1
/
2
to 11 hours; however, the 2-hour “Broken Arrow” tour
($75 adults, $56 children 12 and under) is the most adventurous and is the tour I
recommend. Pink Jeep Tours also offers tours to Grand Canyon National Park.
If a Jeep just isn't manly enough for you, how about a Hummer? Better yet, how about
a Hummer that runs on enviro-friendly bio-diesel (have your quiche and eat it, too)?
Sedona Offroad Adventures,
273 N. Hwy. 89A, Ste. C (
&
928/282-6656;
www.
sedonaoffroadadventures.com), will take you out in the red rocks in the ultimate off-road
vehicle. One-hour tours run $39 to $49 ($29-$39 for children), and while there are
1
1
/
2
- and 2-hour tours, the 2
1
/
2
-hour “Jeep Eater Tour” for $99 ($89 for children) is the
most fun.
How about a chance to play cowboy?
A Day in the West,
252 N. Hwy. 89A
(
&
800/973-3662
or 928/282-4320; www.adayinthewest.com), has its own private
ranch for some of its Jeep tours and horseback rides. There are cowboy cookouts, too.
Prices range from $45 to $169.
For a tour of the Sedona area from a Native American perspective, contact
Way of the
Ancients
(
&
866/204-9243
or 928/204-9243; www.wayoftheancients.com), which
offers 4-hour tours that cost $79 for adults and $69 for children. There are also excur-
sions to the Hopi mesas ($159 for adults and $139 for children).
As spectacular as Sedona is from the ground, it is even more so from the air.
Red Rock
Helicopter Tours
(
&
800/TOO-RIDE
[866-7433] or 928/204-5939; www.sedonaair
tours.com) offers short flights to different parts of this colorful region. A 25-minute tour
costs $116 per person. This same company also operates
Sky Safari Air Tours
(
&
800/
TOO-RIDE
[866-7433] or 928/204-5939; www.sedonaairtours.com), which does a
variety of flights in small planes. A 20-minute air tour will run you $69 per person (two-
person minimum), while a 45-minute tour will cost $109 per person (three-person
minimum). Flights as far afield as the Grand Canyon and Canyon de Chelly can also be
arranged. However, my favorite Sedona air tours are those offered by the affiliated
Red
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