Aztec Archaeological Consultants, LLC offers tours of archaeological sites and other regional areas of interest. The division is fully licensed and retains Federal and State permits for tours. Aztec Tours has the capability of leading from one to six individuals to ruins within the Four Corners Region and will develop custom tours as requested.

 

We offer tours of archaeological sites and other regional areas of interest. We are fully licensed and retain Federal and State permits for tours. Aztec Tours has the capability of leading from one to six individuals to ruins within the Four Corners Region and we will develop custom tours as requested.

 

Contact our Tour Specialist, Mickie Murin, at (505)334-6675, (505)401-6596, or at .

 

Tour Details:

Our rates include entrance fees to all facilities.  A 25% down payment is required on all tours.

• Full Day tours leave your hotel between 8 and 9 am, and return between 4 and 5 pm.  We provide a filling lunch from a great little bistro in Aztec and enough water to get through the hottest days.

  • Chaco Canyon Tours 1-2 persons is $275 and $60 for each additional adult and $45 per additional child.

  • Other Tours 1-2 persons is $230 and $50 for each additional adult and $40 per additional child.

• Half Day tours leave at 8 am and conclude by 12:30 pm.

  • 1-2 persons is $110 with $35 for each additional adult and $30 per additional child.

Tours:

Chaco Canyon - is the epitome of the Chacoan Anasazi culture and is recognized internationally as a World Heritage Site.  Pueblo Bonito, a Chacoan Great House built between AD 950 and 1115 is just one of the great houses the tour investigates.

Pueblitos of Dinetah - are unique to Northwestern New Mexico. The pueblitos stand as testimony to the resourcefulness and knowledge of the Navajo Indians.  Built between AD 1550 and 1750, these "small villages" served as sanctuaries from the Spanish and marauding tribes.  Pueblo Indians fleeing the Spanish after the Pueblo Revolt of 1692 would often find refuge in the pueblitos.

Salmon Ruin - was the first Chacoan Great House built in the San Juan Valley. In addition to the Pueblo, the museum and Heritage Park have examples of Basketmaker, early Navajo, and Historic homes and artifacts.  The gift shop offers a variety of handcrafted Native American pottery, jewelry, folk art, etc. at very reasonable prices.

Aztec Ruins - were mistakenly identified by early settlers as belonging to the Aztecan Culture of Mexico.  We now know that it is the largest Chacoan Great House constructed outside the canyon. Like it's sister site, Salmon Ruin, Aztec Ruin was built and used over a 200 year period.  The Anasazi abandoned the area sometime around AD 1300.

Rock Art - Enjoy many of the intriguing rock art sites in the area.  Experience the art and religion of the Anasazi and Navajo through their often thought-provoking pictographs and petroglyphs.

Bisti Badlands - is a remote area of steeply eroded badlands offering a world of strange rock formations and fossils.

Customized Tours - We can customize your tour to fit your specific needs and ideas.  Try a combination of rock art/Ruins Tour or a two day trip to the mines of the Silverton/Ouray, Colorado area.  We also conduct tours to Mesa Verde and the Cortez, Colorado area.

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