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Montezuma Castle - Tuzigoot National Monument Private Luxury Car Tour

Montezuma Castle - Tuzigoot National Monument Private Luxury Car Tour

Overview

This is a private luxury tour, for your party only and is fully customized for your experience! Our experienced guide, will share the legends and history of the indigenous people.Travel with us to Montezuma Castle, Tuzigoot National Monument and with time permitting, Montezuma Well. There is plenty of opportunity for photos! Northern Arizona's Verde Valley is one of the richest archaeological areas on the continent. Peopled by many cultures throughout the millennia, they have left behind an indelible imprint on this landscape.

City: Sedona

Sun 23 Feb

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Starting at $195.00

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Sun 23 Feb

Starting at $195.00

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What's Included

Bottled water

Snacks

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Passports are not needed.
Face masks provided for travellers
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
Our vehicles are sanitized between each tour. We have hand sanitizer and masks available for our passengers. All of our tour guides have received their vaccinations.

What To Expect

Montezuma Castle National Monument

Montezuma Castle is situated about 90 feet (27 m) up a sheer limestone cliff, facing the adjacent Beaver Creek, which drains into the perennial Verde River just north of Camp Verde. It is one of the best-preserved cliff dwellings in North America, in part because of its ideal placement in a natural alcove that protects it from exposure to the elements. The precariousness of the dwelling's location and its immense scale - almost 4,000 square feet (370 m2) of floor space across five stories - suggest that the Sinagua were daring builders and skilled engineers. Access into the structure was most likely permitted by a series of portable ladders, which made it difficult for enemy tribes to penetrate the natural defense of the vertical barrier.

Tuzigoot National Monument

Tuzigoot National Monument (Yavapai: ʼHaktlakva, Western Apache: Tú Digiz) preserves a 2- to 3-story pueblo ruin on the summit of a limestone and sandstone ridge just east of Clarkdale, Arizona, 120 feet (36 m) above the Verde River floodplain. The Tuzigoot Site is an elongated complex of stone masonry rooms that were built along the spine of a natural outcrop in the Verde Valley. The central rooms stand higher than the others and they appear to have served public functions. The pueblo has 110 rooms. The National Park Service currently administers 58 acres (23 ha), within an authorized boundary of 834 acres (338 ha).

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (11)

Dale_M

Nov 2022

This was an awesome tour. Our guide, Bob, made the tour exceptional. His knowledge and presentations made the tour, the most memorable tour we have ever taken. It covered two site, the Tuzigoot National Monument and Montezuma's Castle. The tour of Tuzigoot allowed for a close of look at the architecture of small settlements. Giving us the opportunity to have an understanding of how the Sinaqua would build for survival, daily living and protection. This was followed by visiting the second site Montezuma's Castle. The one thing that was out of everyone's control was not being able to see inside the Castle. Unfortunately, only archaeologist have been able to physically be in the structure since 1951. It is still an amazing site to see.

Response from Host

Nov 2022

We are thrilled you had such a good experience. It is very important to us that you enjoy the tour.

tracypL4982GR

Oct 2021

Breath taking. Not sure how they did that without technology!! Walking thru was really beautiful! Take a mask if you want a souvenir!

Response from Host

Oct 2021

Thank you for the 5 star review. We are happy you enjoyed your tour. We hope to see you again!!

Carolyn_C

Aug 2021

Ken was a wonderful guide! We really appreciated his flexibility and insight into the Native American ruins we visited while on our trip to AZ. When our daughter expressed interest in seeing a particular town, he rearranged the route to include a quick mini-adventure to a mine, and drove us through that town to we could see it. Excellent trip and guide!

Response from Host

Aug 2021

Thank you! We are so happy you had a great time. We hope you can return to Northern AZ and we can share some more of the area with you.