• Duration: 11 nights
  • Distance (approx): 1160 miles
  • Price: Call for info
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New Mexico's Scenic South

Fly into Albuquerque and enjoy exploring the Old Town and Plaza. Pass the beautiful scenery and Spanish architecture to Taos, home to the Taos Pueblo. After an overnight in Mountainair head south to Ruidoso surrounded by the cool pines of Lincoln national Forest. Your drive continues via Roswell to Carlsbad from where you can visit the Carlsbad Caverns National Park.

Travel through the stunning scenery of Lincoln National Forest and the Organ Mountain Range towards Las Cruces nestled between Rio Grande and Chihuahua Desert. Stay overnight in Silver City, gateway to Gila National Forest before returning to Albuquerque for your flight home.



White Sands National Monument in New Mexico
Taos Pueblo
Carlsbad Caverns National Park


 

Itinerary

1 nt Albuquerque

2 nts Taos

1 nt Mountainair

2 nts Ruidoso

1 nt Carlsbad

2 nts Las Cruces

1 nt Silver City

1 nt Albuquerque


Highlights

Taos Pueblo
A UNESCO World Heritage Site inhabited by Native Americans for over 1000 years.

Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Contains 100 known caves, one of which is the size of 8 football fields.

Roswell
Visit the town that a UFO allegedly crashed near in the Roswell incident of 1947.

White Sands National Monument
One of the world's greatest natural wonders this amazing desert resembles powdery snowfields.

El Camino Real
Follows the Rio Grande River displaying mountain ranges and deserts. Take your camera!

Trail of the Mountain Spirits
Showcases the beauty of Gila National Forest

Guadalupe Back Country Byway
Displays varied landscapes from thick pine forests to underground caves.



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