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Southwest Colorado Summer Packages

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Durango Lodging and Historic Train Package

Durango Lodging & Train PackageThis two-night getaway for two offers value and convenience by combining your choice of lodging, ranging from the "Old West" town of Durango or the scenic high country, with round trip tickets on the historic Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.




Durango Whitewater Adventure Package

Durango Whitewater Rafting Adventures

In Durango, fantastic winters mean fantastic summer flows and this year is no exception! Durango has epic water flows this year with fun and exciting adventurous rafting trips for the whole family. With trips from scenic to high adventure and Class II to Class V, we will help you to book the adventure that is right for your family today!


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Historic Train Enthusiasts Package

Historic Steam Train PackageTake a journey through time with a unique, one-of-a-kind train enthusiasts package and explore the scenic "old" west like they did in the 1880's - aboard 2 coal-fired steam engine trains. Start your trip with 2 nights in Pagosa Springs, CO - home to the healing waters of the Pagosa Hot Springs. On Day 2, take the short trip down the road to Chama to enjoy the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad. Spend an additional night in Pagosa and take the chance to soak in the mineral rich healing waters at Overlook Hot Springs. The next day, take a beautiful journey to Durango, CO and where you will ride on the famous Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge - winding through the majestic San Juan mountains much as they were seen over 100 years ago!



Rivers, Trails 'n Rails

Rivers, Rails n' Trails2-day Activity Package (Raft/Jeep/Train)
Experience Durango's three most popular activities: Jeep, Train and Raft. The best value and favorite Colorado adventure!





Pumpkin Patchâ„¢ Train and Lodging Package

The Polar Express Comes to Life Ride the train to a pumpkin patch, where you will find fun and activities for the whole family. Meet and have photos taken with Charlie Brown, Lucy, and Snoopy. Activities include live musical entertainment, games, trick-or-treating, bouncy houses, and a hay bale maze that will lead you to the pumpkin patch where kids pick the perfect pumpkin to take home.

The Great Pumkin Patch runs on weekends from 10/10 through Halloween

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Cultural World Heritage Package

World Heritage Sites The Southwest is home to 2 of only 20 World Heritage sites in all of the United States and some of the most rich and fascinating cultural history in the world. This 4-night, 3-day vacation package will give you a unique and in-depth understanding of the exceptional and distinctive cultural heritage of the Southwest Four Corners Region - home to the ancient Puebloan people (formerly known as the Anasazi). Visit an active archaeological dig (seasonal) to learn about this ancient culture and then visit 2 World Heritage sites, Mesa Verde National Park and Chaco Canyon.

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Fall Photography Train Package

Fall Photography Train

Enjoy great discounted lodging and beautiful pristine wilderness with this special Fall Photographers Train ride. Amateur and professional photographers rejoice as you depart into wilderness of the San Juan mountains for scenery that you cannot find anywhere else in the world, all at the height of the fall color changes!

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Pumpkin Patchâ„¢ Train and Lodging Package

The Polar Express Comes to Life Ride the train to a pumpkin patch, where you will find fun and activities for the whole family. Meet and have photos taken with Charlie Brown, Lucy, and Snoopy. Activities include live musical entertainment, games, trick-or-treating, bouncy houses, and a hay bale maze that will lead you to the pumpkin patch where kids pick the perfect pumpkin to take home.

The Great Pumkin Patch runs on weekends from 10/10 through Halloween

For more information and to book your package, Click Here!



Trails n' Rails

Trails n Rails1-day Activity Package (Silverton Tour/Train)
Discover the scenic Million Dollar Skyway, historic ghost towns, majestic peaks and the famous Durango Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (one way).




Pagosa Springs and Durango Adventure Package

Pagosa Hot Springs

Stay and experience two of Colorado's most naturally beautiful and culturally rich destinations - Pagosa Springs and Durango. Start out with 2 nights in beautiful Pagosa Springs, home to the famous healing waters of the Pagosa Hot Springs. Then, take the scenic drive west about 60 miles to Durango where you will get on board the world-famous Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad for a unique, historic train ride through the San Juan National Forest. Want more of the Four Corners? Take an all-inclusive tour of Mesa Verde National Park and see the amazing remnants of the ancient Puebloan people (formerly known as the Anasazi).

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Iron Age - Stone Age

Iron Age/Stone Age PackageThis popular three-night vacation package includes one night in Durango, two nights inside Mesa Verde, a train trip on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, and a guided half-day Mesa Verde tour.






Ruins & Rails

Ruins and Rails Package
Stay two night’s in "Old West" Durango and one night in Cortez. Come and experience the two most sought-after attractions in Southwest Colorado with a round trip train ride on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and a half or full day tour at Mesa Verde National Park.




Durango and Silverton Lodging/Historic Train Package

Durango Silverton Train PackageEnjoy three nights in Southwest Colorado - two nights lodging in "Old West" Durango with a one-night stay over in the historic mining town of Silverton - combined with round trip tickets on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.





Raft 'n Rails

Raft 'n Rails1-day Activity Package (Raft/Train)
Have it All! Ride the Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge Train, take in the sites and history of Silverton, enjoy the beauty of the magnificent San Juan Skyway and raft the Lower Animas River.




Ouray and Durango Adventure Package

Ouray - The Switzerland of America

Enjoy two of the Southwest's most beautiful and popular towns, Durango and Ouray, CO. Stay 2 Nights in Durango and take a ride on the historic Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and take in some of the most pristine views in the world of the San Juan Mountains. While in Durango, you can also enjoy great evening shows, world-class dining and more. You will then head north to Ouray, Colorado and enjoy one of the most beautiful drives in the Country over the San Juan Skyway and the Million Dollar Highway. Ouray, eloquently nicknamed the Switzerland of America, is known for majestic peaks, cascading waterfalls, and its natural hot springs. While staying in Ouray, you can also take an optional jeep tour and find out why Ouray maintains its reputation of being the Jeep Capital of the World.

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Silverton Historic Train Package

Historic Silverton Train Package

This one-night package offers a unique trip to the historic mining town of Silverton, CO aboard one of America's oldest forms of transportation - a historic coal fired steam train! On this trip, you will enjoy the sights and sounds of the beautiful San Juan Mountains, much as you would have seen them over 100 years ago. This unique package will take you by train from Durango to Silverton where you will spend the night at one of our great Silverton lodging options. While in Silverton, consider making more of your trip with a gold mine tour, a scenic 4-wheel drive tour to the old ghost towns and mining camps, or simply stroll the streets of a historic Colorado mining town for some great food and shopping. The next day, finish your journey with a return by train to Durango. Didn't get enough? Add an optional night in Durango on the second day to take it all in!

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Want more from your trip? Call us at 800-409-7295 to add nights in Silverton, Durango or for additional fun activities while you are in our area.


Cowboy Poetry Train and Lodging Package

Cowboy Poetry package

Enjoy a journey full of cowboy culture with the special Cowboy Poetry train this year - October 2nd, 2009. Take the beautiful train ride up to Cascade Canyon in the heart of the San Juan Mountains. Throughout the trip, Cowboy Poetry Gathering entertainers will perform for your enjoyment. Also, at the Cascade stop, a delicious Beef Brisket sandwich, chips and lemonade cowboy lunch is included in your fare.


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Durango Lodging/Train/Jeep Tour Package

Durango Lodging, Train & Jeep Tour PackageThis adventurous vacation package for two combines two nights at your choice of lodging, ranging from historic downtown to the cool, beautiful high country, a scenic van ride to the old mining town of Silverton, a guided jeep tour through the spectacular high country, and a return train trip back to Durango on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.



"Old" and "Gold" Package

Mesa Verde

This fall enjoy Durango's "gold" colors while exploring the "old" of Mesa Verde National Park. This package includes two nights lodging in the old west town of Durango and a tour of Mesa Verde. Your guide will enhance your knowledge of this ancient culture. Tour leaves from and returns to your hotel and includes refreshments and a picnic lunch.

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Durango Romantic Getaway

Romantic Getaway Package

Durango is the perfect place for a weekend getaway to slow down and catch up with each other. How about a romantic room, chocolates, private 24 hour access to a natural hot springs at Trimble Hot Springs and top it off with a massage? Others might enjoy a stay in a beautiful downtown Victorian hotel with a relaxing Hot Springs soak, a romantic ride on the winter train, and dinner for two. On a budget? You tell what your perfect Romantic Getaway is and we can build it for you. Click here to book your romantic getaway today!


Girl's Getaway Package!

Girlfriends Getaway Package

Gals, pals, girls and goddesses: Girls Weekend Out is a mini vacation for the women in your world! Escape to Durango, Colorado and create the perfect woman's retreat! From rustic to lavish, sporty to spa we have you covered. Looking for a health twist? Make your getaway pink when you include a mammogram for the women you love. You will refresh your mental and physical health and have fun doing it! Mothers, daughters, sisters and girlfriends can relax...reinvigorate...retreat in Durango, Colorado. Enjoy exclusive Girlfriend Getaway specials at the Spaaah Shop, the Doubletree Hotel, the Strater Hotel, budget lodging options, the Durango train and more!

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Four Corners Agritourism Package

Four Corners Agritourism Package

Have you ever wanted to experience life on the farm? This is a great opportunity to learn about the life on working, organic farms and ranches in Southwestern Colorado. From wholesome and local meats, cheeses, breads, and eggs to local wine from organic vineyards, Fox Fire Farms and James Ranch will take you through a day in the life of a working farm / ranch on a one-of-a-kind learning journey. Also enjoy great discounts on lodging and other fun Four Corners activities like the Durango and Silverton Train, Mesa Verde, rafting and much more!

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Golf, Stay and Play Package

Dalton Ranch Golf ClubMountain golf offers you longer drives, mild temperatures and awesome views. Durango is home to world-class golfing and first class lodging options set in a picturesque mountain setting. Have a memorable outing on the course with this discounted lodging and golf package. Enjoy a magnificent golf course designed by architect Ken Dye that winds its way along the Animas River below the towering red cliffs of the San Juan Mountains at Dalton Ranch Golf Club. Or, take in the beautiful overlook views of the La Plata Mountains at Hillcrest Golf Course. Have some extra time? Well, there's lots to do around here. Take a trip on the Historic Durango Train, a jeep tour, glider ride, whitewater river trip, relaxing and rejuvenating spa treatment and much more!

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Old 100 Mine Package

Old 100 Mine Tour

See and experience what real Old West life was like with a magnificent journey back in time on this Old 100 Mine tour and train package. Start your day with a scenic and unique train ride to the old mining town of Silverton, CO. While in Silverton, our professional and friendly guides will pick you up and take you for a one of a kind mine tour of the Old 100. If you have more time and want more of Silverton’s rich mining history, take a scenic jeep tour up to the ghost towns and abandoned mines of Silverton’s high country. Also enjoy discounted lodging and other activity options.

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Ute Mountain Tribal Park

Ute Mountain Tribal Park Explore some of the most wild and undiscovered country in the West including relatively unexplored Native American ruins, back country wild horses and beautiful scenery. Combine that with the fun, excitement and comforts of the Ute Mountain Hotel and Casino and you have an unforgettable experience. Start your journey with a stay at the Ute Mountain Hotel and Casino and enjoy luxurious accommodations, exciting casino gaming and great food. Then start a day of exploration on horseback as you take the "back road" into the Ute Mountain Tribal Park,, one of the hidden cultural gems in the U.S., and complete your day learning about some of the Southwests first residents, the ancient Puebloan peoples, with a full guided tour. Please Note: Tribal Park tours are only available on Thursdays and Fridays.

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Old West Package

Old West Durango

Explore the real Old West with this unique 3-night, 2-day Old West historical adventure package. Start your journey with a ride on the historic train and a tour of the Old Hundred Gold Mine. Save time for a family friendly evening show. On Day Two, explore Mesa Verde National Park and the remnants of the ancient Puebloan Indians (formerly known as the Anasazi). Finally, consider taking Day Three to enjoy the "New West" by experiencing other western activities like horseback riding, rafting, 4x4 tours and much more.

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Want more "Old West?" Please call us at 800-409-7295 to add on extra nights and activity options.