Duke City Gateway Travel Itineraries
Travel in the Southwest
The Southwest includes New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, southern Utah, and parts of Nevada,
and Duke City Gateway has a wide variety of special and general tours of the area. The area is
rich with natural beauty and natural wonders, from the Grand Canyon to Hoover Dam to Mesa
Verde, the nation's most extensive prehistoric ruins, visible in ancient villages built in caves in
the sides of cliffs.
Travel to the Southwest via bus, car, jeep, train, plane, or a combination thereof can include
visits to the following cities:
In New Mexico: Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Carlsbad, Taos
In Arizona: Phoenix, Sedona, Tucson, Yuma
In Colorado: Durango, Cortez
In Utah: Cedar City, Salt Lake City, Richfield
In Nevada: Las Vegas
Sample Itinerary—The Great Southwest
Day 1 Starting in Albuquerque, ride the aerial tramway to the top of Sandia Crest. Then follow
the Turquoise Trail to Santa Fe.
Day 2 Take the High Road to Taos, then descend into Rio Grande Gorge. Continue north into
Colorado to Great Sand Dunes National Monument.
Day 3 Drive to Durango and Mesa Verde National Park. Visit the ruins.
Day 4 From Durango to Chaco Canyon, the largest Pueblo city ever built, then drive through the
Zuni reservation. Visit Petrified Forest National Park.
Day 5 Drive to Monument Valley. Visit traditional Navajo homes before heading into Utah
along the Trail of the Ancients.
Day 6 Continue north to Canyonlands, and visit Utah’s national park, Capital Reef. Drive to
Bryce Canyon by way of Escalante Canyons, a spectacular stretch of road.
Day 7 Arrive at Grand Canyon National Park.
Day 8 From Grand Canyon, drive to Las Vegas.
Day 9 Take the scenic route along Lake Mead shore to Hoover Dam.
Travel to Other Parts of the United States and Canada
Duke City Gateway Travel has tours and individual itineraries across the country, from San
Francisco to Seattle, from Minneapolis to Montreal, from New York to New Orleans, from
Houston to Hawaii. We've organized train trips across Canada, theater trips to New York, jazz
junkets to New Orleans, and family tours of Disney’s Magic Kingdom. The continent of North
America offers a vast array of possibilities for every type of traveler.
Our travel counselors need only an idea and some specifications to put together an unforgettable
trip.
Sample Itinerary—The California Coast
Day 1 Arrive in San Francisco for a day of exploring and shopping.
Day 2 Take a sightseeing tour of the Japanese Tea Gardens, Seal Rocks, Golden Gate Bridge,
and Fisherman's Wharf.
Day 3 Drive across San Joaquin Valley; begin climb into the Sierra Nevada Mountains to
Yosemite National Park.
Day 4 Drive to Monterey. Travel a short distance along the spectacular 17-mile drive in Carmel.
Day 5 Drive along scenic Route 1 to Big Sur and then on to San Simeon for a tour of the Hearst
Castle.
Day 6 Drive to Los Angeles. A full day of sightseeing includes Universal Studios, Mann's
Chinese Theater, and Beverly Hills. Spend the evening in Long Beach.
Day 7 Drive south to San Diego. En route, visit the Mission San Juan Capistrano. Continue on to
the San Diego Zoo.