Southwestern Spice

Flight briefing | Southwestern Spice

Excursion package includes accommodation, ground transportation, several planned activities, and most meals.

Here’s what’s included

A navigation kit that includes airport diagrams and VFR sectional charts for the tour.
Services of a tour coordinator and lead pilot.
Pre-flight briefings.
9 nights accommodation, based on double occupancy.
Breakfast every day, and most other meals as well.
All excursions/activities/tours detailed on the itinerary, unless otherwise noted as “optional.”
All airport transfers.
Ramp and tie-down fees.
Taxes and service fees.

Here’s what’s not included

Transportation to or from the departure city, Las Vegas, NV.
Transportation to your aircraft check out, if renting. (We can help with the arrangements.)
Aircraft or fuel
Hangar space during overnights (available for an additional fee in some cases).
Some meals
Alcoholic beverages

Landings:

Depart from Las Vegas, NV
Moab, UT
Taos, NM
Albuquerque, NM
Sedona, AZ
Monument Valley, UT

Statistics:

10 days / 9 nights
Approximate distance = 1300 NM
Stops in 4 states

Group size:

Limited to 7 aircraft, plus the lead aircraft.

Group departure dates:

Tour runs from October 1-10, 2010
Last date to book and full payment due by: August 6, 2010

Custom dates available upon request.

Price:

$4,390 per person, based on double occupancy. Single supplement available.

Special offer: Get a free photo memory book with this tour! Details.

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Fly from bright lights to clear desert skies

The Southwest is home to some of earth's most rugged and extraordinary terrain. You'll see so much on this ten-day aviation tour, and not just from the cockpit. Hike the Sangre de Cristo Mountains with a llama, peel across Moab's slickrock on your own ATV, and float the Colorado River in a raft. Feisty food throughout.

What’s so special about this tour?

Test your luck in Vegas - win or lose, you'll feel like you've hit the jackpot when you experience the city's luxury accommodations and celebrity cuisine
Get a bird's eye view of the vast and varied expanse of the American Southwest — craggy canyons, snow-capped mountains, and otherworldly desert formations
Exploring Utah's Canyonlands and Arches National Parks is the closest you'll ever come to being on Mars. You'll even get to ride your own All-Terrain Vehicle across this strange world
Hike New Mexico's Sangre de Cristo Mountains with a wooley companion — a llama to lug your gourmet picnic lunch
See the Rio Grande Gorge 650 feet underfoot from the second-highest expansion bridge in the country. Thrill seeking pilots have been known to fly under the bridge, although it's not part of OUR itinerary!
Watch the mass ascension and subsequent mass happiness at Albuquerque's world-class ballooning spectacular, the International Balloon Fiesta
Climb Arizona's rugged red rocks in a 4X4 Jeep, and hang on to the those handrails!
Play a round at Sedona Golf Resort. Warning though: the amazing surroundings -- red rock and lush green -- may distract you from on your swing
Fly a spectacular mountain route under the leadership of an experienced CFI familiar with the region
Relax and refresh in the region's top boutique hotels and resorts