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Small Group Apache Trail Day Tour with Dolly Steamboat from Phoenix

Small Group Apache Trail Day Tour with Dolly Steamboat from Phoenix

Overview

Spend the day following the historic Apache Trail on a guided true wilderness adventure. Enjoy a visit to Goldfield Ghost Town, Tortilla Flat, and a boat ride on Canyon Lake. It's a perfect day out in the Sonoran Desert. Choose between a small-group or private option. If you select the private option, you can also select your departure time.

City: Scottsdale

Thu 26 Dec

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Starting at $159.00

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Thu 26 Dec

Starting at $159.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Bottled water

All taxes, fees and handling charges

Professional guide

Hotel pickup and drop-off from select Phoenix area hotels

Additional Info

Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there is not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
Arizona state law requires children under 8 years to have either a child seat or booster. Child seats are not provided, please bring your own
Minimum age is 3 years
Wheelchairs that can fold up are acceptable on tour
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands

What To Expect

Apache Trail Scenic Drive

Only minutes from the city, the Apache Trail is the perfect way to experience the beauty of the Sonoran desert. Arizona’s first designated “Historic Highway” and a scenic byway, the original Apache Trail was a footpath by which the local Apache Tribe traveled through the Superstition Mountains.

Superstition Mountains

View these stunning desert mountains as you drive along the Apache Trail

Canyon Lake

During your tour along the Apache Trail, you will also be treated to a steamboat cruise on Canyon Lake by the famous Dolly Steamboat.

Lost Dutchman State Park

Tortilla Flat has become a fixture of the Apache Trail since its inception in 1904. Not fire, drought, or bandits could destroy this hearty stage stop which holds onto its rich tradition through its architecture and unique decorating sense. If you get too warm, you can quite literally “saddle up” to the bar and enjoy a cold beverage to cool you down. This rugged landscape in the Sonoran Desert has been the jewel that some men were looking for with the most famous involving the Lost Dutchman Mine. Rumored to have found the largest gold vein in the west, German immigrant Jacob Waltz trusted his newly found gold deposit to no one and the secret of its location was buried with him. If you have the “golden eye” maybe you can spot it while on tour!

Tortilla Flat

Two of the more colorful stops along the Apache Trail are Goldfield Ghost Town and Tortilla Flat.

Goldfield Ghost Town

Goldfield, aptly named after the precious metal found in the area, was incorporated in 1892. For five long years this town was a gold miner’s paradise, however, soon after the vein stopped producing Goldfield quickly turned into a gold mining ghost town. During the tour you will have a chance to spend time in this restored ghost town practicing your gold panning techniques, marveling at the original mining gear, or even spending some time at Lu Lu’s Bordello if you dare.

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (97)

Oluwaseun_I

Oct 2021

It was a beautiful day full of great adventures from the bus tour to Superstition Mountain Musuem to Apache trails to Steam boat ride at Canyon lake and visits to lot more places. Dan the tour guide was very informative and friendly. The whole family had fun.

Response from Host

Oct 2021

It is always a beautiful day when we get to visit the Apache Trail! Thanks for sharing your experience with DETOURS. Hope to see you again soon! Best Regards, Nathan DETOURS

Boris_N

Jul 2021

While our guide (Steve) was great and provided lots of interesting information, the overall tour was not, especially considering that I paid $1200 for a family of four. If you have a car, this tour could very easily be done on your own. The tour basically has 4 stops - at a museum near the Superstition Mountains, at an old Gold Town, at Tortilla Flat and then a Dolly boat ride. The museum was interesting as was the Gold Town. Tortilla Flats is just a few buildings and the Dolly boat ride was slow, packed and AC barely worked, though the views were beautiful. Of all the tours we took in AZ, this was by far the most boring. While Steve was an excellent guide, I feel like all the stops were obvious and I could have driven this tour myself. Considering the insane $1200 price tag, I was expecting something a bit more special.

Response from Host

Jul 2021

Hello Boris, We appreciate your compliments on Steve as your private tour guide. We are disappointed to learn that you did not find the Apache Trail as enjoyable as many of our guests do. While it is true you can drive the Apache Trail on your own, we hope you saw the value in having a private tour guide narrate what you were seeing and contribute to educational aspect of this historic region. We hope you will tour with us in the future to some other locations as we are proud of our guides and vehicles as well as variety of tour options. Thank you, Rachel

DebraM

May 2021

Second tour with this company. Again guide was very knowledgeable. Loved the steamboat ride and stories of Superstition Mountains and mining village.