Registration Deadline: Please send the AS&E Tour Registration Form in by April 15th (that’s an easy date to remember!)
Only the tours that have achieved the minimum number of passengers will be available for sign-up after April 15. Sign up in advance. Do not wait to sign-up on site, only the remaining seats on each coach will be sold on site. To send in your AS&E Tour Registration Form: -
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phone or fax to (800) 333-7159, or
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mail to:
Tour New Mexico, Inc.
6101 Candelaria NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Please indicate if you would like your confirmation (which serves as your receipt and ticket) by postcard or e-mail. Tours that do not achieve the minimum number of participants by April 15 will be canceled. You will be notified of a cancellation by e-mail or telephone and can make a choice from the tours that are running if you’d like. All the tours include tax and some include a meal. All the tours depart from the Hyatt Regency (from the flag poles). Tour prices do not include a gratuity for the driver or guide, that is totally up to you based on the service provided and how much fun you had! Have questions? Call 1-800-333-7159
The tours available have been thoughtfully chosen especially for the AAOHN Symposium & Expo’s attendees and their guests. These tours are run by a professional tour operator. They take place aboard luxury motor coaches and include a fun and friendly tour guide!
Saturday, May 6, 2006 Acoma Indian Pueblo 1PM – 6PM
$46 Includes motor coach, tour guide, admission, bottled water & tax.
Acoma Indian Pueblo is built upon a 70-acre mesa almost 40 stories above the canyon floor. We will see their Mission, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. Here we’ll follow our Acoma Indian guide through the earthen street as we hear their history. There will be opportunities to purchase handcrafted and home-baked items on the mesa top.
NOTES: Photography is limited; camera permits are sold for $10 at the Pueblo visitor center, no video allowed. This is an outdoor event, dress in layers and be prepared for either cool temperatures or heat.
Saturday, May 6, 2006 An Evening on the Town 2:30PM – 9PM
$69 Includes motor coach, tour guide, museum admission, tram ticket, dinner & tax.
Enjoy an evening on the town where we will, learn, laugh, thrill, dine and shop. We’ll begin at the Turquoise Museum and learn the true colors of turquoise during a seminar given by the author of Turquoise Unearthed. If you have a piece of turquoise you would like to know more about, bring it along and discover its origin and value. A short cruise down Rio Grande Blvd. brings us to a local restaurant where artisans will set up a mini arts & crafts show enabling you to buy direct at prices below retail! Dinner includes many favorite New Mexican dishes with alcoholic beverages available on a cash basis. After dinner we’ll ride the Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway to the top of the mountain where the temperature is refreshingly cool and the view is spectacular! The enclosed tram-car takes 15-minutes to reach the summit.
NOTES: Due to elevation, 10,378 feet, individuals with respiratory or heart conditions should ask the advice of their doctor before riding the tram. Bring a jacket; the temperature may be quite cool at the top.
Sunday, May 7, 2006 This is Albuquerque! 10AM – 4PM
$43 Includes motor coach, tour guide, admission to IPCC museum & gallery, souvenir Old Town map & tax.
We’ll begin with a tour of Albuquerque’s Old Town Plaza. Originally established along the banks of the Rio Grande in 1706, Albuquerque is celebrating its Tri-Centennial this year! With over 140 shops and many museums there is some thing of interest for everyone. After an orientation walking tour there will be time on your own for shopping and lunch.
Our next stop is at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (IPCC), a wonderful facility run by the nineteen Indian pueblos of New Mexico. Bring your camera; we’ll be seeing a dance performance. Photography is mostly unrestricted during the dance performance and video is allowed in most cases too. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center museum and art gallery are also included and interested folks can take the self-guided tours. There is over 7,000 square feet of shopping too at the Cultural Center so your choices are many with the dances being the highlight. Sunday, May 7, 2006 Sunday Afternoon Rambler Noon – 6PM
$69 Includes motor coach, tour guide, train ticket & tax.
Today we’ll take a ride on the historic Santa Fe Railroad.
These charming vintage cars have been authentically restored with a southwestern look. The train departs the Santa Fe Depot at 2PM and returns by 4:30. As we travel down to the rim of the Galisteo Basin we’ll see first hand why New Mexico is known as the "Land of Enchantment". Panoramic views from an interesting geologic uplift will conger images of the Wild West. The flat car provides a wonderful experience, but be sure to bring plenty of film and dress in layers to be prepared for heat or cold to occur in the same hour. Snacks, hot and cold drinks and a cash bar are available. Monday, May 8, 2006 Escape to Santa Fe! Noon – 8PM
$45 Includes motor coach, tour guide, Loretto Chapel Museum admission, souvenir map & tax.
A visit to New Mexico is not complete without experiencing the capital city of Santa Fe, with its unusual charm and historical significance. This unique community offers wonderful, eclectic shops and history is everywhere. The guide will lead a walking tour of Santa Fe Plaza pointing out historic churches, shops and museums. There is such a wealth of charms that you’ll find it hard to experience them all in one day. Take time to meet the people, taste the food and explore hidden courtyards. Includes Loretto Chapel Museum with its "Miraculous Staircase" and 3 ½ hours of free time.
Monday, May 8, 2006 Mystery Café 6:30PM – 10PM
$74 Includes motor coach, escort, dinner, show & tax.
During the evening someone usually gets eliminated (not any of the audience of course) but the audience does get to help solve the crime and you could be the one who wins the prize! There is no stage and there are no waiters – the four-course dinner is served between scenes by the characters in the show. Exactly what is this interactive dinner about? We never completely know exactly, because we never know what the audience is going to come up with and we are still deciding who has more fun, the actors or the audience! Of course if you would prefer to just sit back and be entertained, you can have a blast doing that too.
Friday, May 12, 2006 Albuquerque Revisited 8:30AM – Noon
$52 Includes motor coach, tour guide, museum, winery tour, tasting & tax.
Our morning highlight is the new, beautiful and so interesting Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum. Hot air and gas balloons have been used for adventure, scientific experiments, the arts, warfare, espionage and the exploration of space. The museum helps visitors understand how ballooning evolved and the exhibits house the coolest ballooning memorabilia from the first balloon flight in 1783 to the present. We’ll conclude the tour with a visit to, Casa Rondeña Winery. The architecture of the winery gets its roots in southern Spain. Located in the lush village of Los Ranchos this small vineyard produces a number of award-winning wines. Relax and enjoy as we taste a selection of their handcrafted Cabernets, Rieslings or Sauvignon Blanc.
