Mesa Verde Highlights: Half Day Cliff Dwellings Tour
4.9
122 Ratings
Durango

Discover Mesa Verde’s iconic cliff dwellings and breathtaking views on a half-day guided tour. Immerse in 700 years of history and culture.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Mesa Verde National Park - Maximize your visit to Mesa Verde with this morning half-day tour, featuring a Ranger Guided tour of Cliff Palace. Our expert guides tailor the tour to your interests, ensuring you see the top highlights of Mesa Verde!
What's Included
  • Complimentary transportation from Durango, Colorado
  • Bottled water
  • Snacks
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Guide gratuity
Additional Information

Join a half-day tour to explore the highlights of Mesa Verde National Park. This 6-hour round trip (3 hours driving, 3 hours in the park) is led by a professional guide dedicated to providing an informative experience. The tour features stops at several iconic cliff dwellings, including the park’s crown jewel, Cliff Palace, where you can opt for a…

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Location
303 W College Dr
West College Drive
Albertson's Grocery Store Parking Lot
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(122 Ratings)
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Jodymallie
Jul 28, 2025
Great tour of Mesa Verde - Fantastic experience. Super easy check-in, great communication prior, Wes was a spectacular guide. He thoroughly knows his stuff, but is quick to say he does not know an answer, to a question., very personable. The ride to and back was very comfortable. He dropped us off right where we needed to meet up with the National Park ranger for the tour at Cliff Palace and was right there at the end of the tour. Wes and the ranger gave us a rounded understanding of this incredible community of indigenous people. Well worth the money.
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Angelaws5853ew
Jul 27, 2025
Great experience! - Neil was a wonderful guide and we thoroughly enjoyed all of his conversation and knowledge. I would highly recommend this tour.
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Brad_b
Jul 26, 2025
Incredible! - If you have trouble standing for about an hour without leaning or sitting, reconsider going on the tour but you can still go to the observation deck. Just research a little to make sure you have the physical stamina. There are also a few small challenging areas to navigate between rocks. Not for the big guys!
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531jeanniev
Jul 21, 2025
Awesome adventure into the past! - Mesa Verde was wonderful and our guide made it perfect with all his knowledge of the park and the history. We would do it again in a heartbeat!
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Ann_b
Jul 13, 2025
Great trip - Neil was awesome! Super personable and had tons of information and shared it in a light and lively manner
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Johnwr4388rt
Jul 9, 2025
Enchanting Mesa Verde! - We did this tour on 7/7/2025 through Mountain Waters Rafting in Durango. Our guide was Neil who was amazing! He provided background and history that enhanced our visit so much more than a self guided tour could. His advice helped us complete the tour efficiently. His background as a professional photographer gave us the best viewpoints and photos. Overall, a wonderful tour!
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Joanne_s
Jul 9, 2025
Great day, great guide, great experience - Excellent. Neil was our guide. He was informative, entertaining, kind and considerate. The park is breathtaking and impactful. Everything was taken care of by our guide including pics he took of our group, snacks and drinks provided. He even texted us the night before to introduce himself and texted us after to say goodbye. The park nature guide was super as well and extremely knowledgeable. This experience gets a 10/10.
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H6324vdashleyb
Jul 8, 2025
Great tour! - The whole experience was great. Beautiful views and rich history. Learned a lot about the history of Mesa Verde. Neil was an awesome guide!
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Cruiser397148
Jul 3, 2025
Excellent Experience - Tour Guide Neil is A+ - Our trip to Mesa Verde park was awesome due to our wonderful tour guide Neil! He reached out via text the evening before to introduce himself. Throughout the day he shared insightful info about the sites we were seeing, gave suggestions & instructions on navigating the ruins, and took awesome photos that he shared after the day was over. We got so much more out of our time in the park because of this tour company and especially Neil!!! Recommend 110!
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Inspiration47772
Jun 30, 2025
Family Trip to MV - Neil is a fantastic guide - highly recommend him. Very knowledgeable about Mesa Verde and takes excellent photos of our family’
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).