Colorado Adventure Trips for Women - Women Only Vacations in Colorado

The San Juan Mountains of southern Colorado are an unspoiled summertime adventure haven. Deer stand with their fawns on the edge of aspen forests as you horse ride through “Sound of Music” meadows. Wildflowers flourish along the valley while biking the old Galloping Goose trail into Telluride. The town of Silverton is great fun to explore and natural hot pools in Ouray envelope us under the stars. What a contrast these green valleys are to our stay in the high desert of Canyon de Chelly and Mesa Verde. Walk in the footsteps of the Anasazi, enjoy waterfalls in the mountains and kayak small rapids on the Colorado. What a splendid mix of contrasting experiences this trip is.

Saturday
Arrive in Sedona by 3pm and your tour leader Cheryl, will meet you at the shuttle drop-off point (Super 8). Drive to our motel and check in. Change into hiking clothes. We’ll go on a short tour of Sedona including a visit to a vortex and a hike among the red rocks to Devil’s Bridge. Dinner will be at Cheryl’s home.

Sunday
Depart Sedona by 8am and drive up onto the Colorado Plateau where we’ll spend the whole vacation. We just can’t go past Winslow without stopping at “the corner” that the Eagles made famous! Visit Little Painted Desert, an unbelievable photo opportunity. Drive to Hopi Cultural Center for lunch. Visit the Hopi villages on First Mesa where we’ll visit an artisan’s home and this is a great opportunity to purchase a kachina doll or some pottery direct from the artist. Drive to Chinle. All aboard a jeep for a great ride into Canyon de Chelly including a visit to famous White House ruins. Camp the night beside Antelope ruins where you’ll be entertained around the campfire by our Navajo storyteller.

Monday
After a pancake breakfast we’ll jeep back out of the canyon with a stop at the Ute raid panel. Load our van and have time for a visit to a Hogan at the visitor center. Drive along the rim looking down into the great views of the canyon. It’s a short walk to enchanting Spider Rock where spider woman lives. Navajo legend claims she taught them to weave. Drive to Cortez for lunch then on to Mesa Verde National Park, one of the treasures of the National Park system. We’ll explore Spruce Tree House, an amazingly well preserved collection of ruins. Drive to the fun western town of Durango and check into our hotel for the evening. Dinner in town.

Tue
Breakfast in a local café then head up over the pass towards Silverton. Saddle up for a two-hour horse ride at a high country stables. The scenery is breathtaking with views of a river canyon and the Grenadier Mountain range. Travel to the old-west mining town of Silverton and lunch in a wonderful old restaurant that’s changed little since the mining era. You’ll have a couple of hours free to explore after lunch and maybe even dress up for an ol’ tyme group photo. Then we’ll travel over the million-dollar highway to the adorable mountain town of Ouray. It’s fun to ride a small train down into the Bachelor Syracuse Mine and learn the heritage of mining in this area. Check into our motel and after dinner soak under the stars in luxurious natural hot pools.

Wed
Drive over to the beautiful skiing town of Telluride and assemble for our bike ride. We’ll drive high up into the nearby mountains and ride bikes down the Galloping Goose trail, the old train route. This ride is a wonderful mixture of forest and lakes, mountain flowers and stunning views. We’ll lunch in Telluride with time to explore afterwards. Drive to La Sal, Utah where we’ll enjoy accommodation and dinner at a cozy country B&B. We can relax before dinner in our luxurious cabins where deer often come close to graze. Massages are available this evening.

Thur
Drive into Moab via a stop at Hole in the Rock, a unique home created in sandstone. There is no place in North America quite like this home so we indulge in a short tour. In Moab, we’ll have time for shopping at the fun stores before assembling for our river trip. Spend the afternoon on a float trip on the Colorado River in rafts and inflatable kayaks. This often involves relaxing in the river, floating along in our lifejackets. A picnic lunch is served riverside on a beach. Accommodation is in town and close to the shops and there’ll be more time for shopping before and after dinner at the Moab Brewery.

Friday
We have an early start this morning to beat the heat. After a quick stop for breakfast on the run we drive into Arches National Park. It takes about 40 minutes to hike up to Delicate Arch one of the most beautiful formations in the West. It’s extra special to enjoy this vista before the crowds. On the way out we’ll take time to walk through the Windows section of the park. Before leaving Moab, your guide will drive you to more amazing roadside pictographs. The scenes as we drive towards Monument Valley bring back wonderful memories of watching cowboy movies as kids! We capture the quintessential photo of the left and right hand mitten buttes at the Navajo Tribal Park and it’s on to lunch at historic Gouldings Trading Post. Drive south to Kayenta where we’ll see a small exhibit describing the importance of the Navajo Code Talkers during WWII. View dinosaur tracks in the desert outside Tuba City. Our wonderful week together draws to a close as we drive down Oak Creek Canyon into Sedona and check into our motel. Farewell dinner in Sedona.

Sat
Sedona Shuttle will pick you up at our lodging – service begins at 6am.

Desert Mountain Escape