by Almea Matanock
Stefanie Beninato
A Well-Born Guide
Have Ph.D., Will Travel
P.O. Box 1601
Santa Fe, NM 87504-1601
505 988-8022

email:info@swguides.com


Santa Fe Tours

The City Different: A Walking Tour of Santa Fe

"Absolutely the best walking tour ever!!"

Looking for unique, entertaining guided tours? Try a fun and informative walk with local professional historian, who has given tours to all kinds of groups ranging from school children to lawyers, Elderhostelers and visitors from the Smithsonian. Learn about the fascinating history, art and architecture of the downtown. Find out about day-trips, affordable and non-affordable restaurants, things to see and do as well as insider tips.

Group rates available. Time by arrangement. Call 988-8022 for reservations.

 

Bread and Chocolate: An Artisanal Epicurean Delight! NEW!!

Come on a unique tasting experience where you will enjoy sampling fresh breads and crèpes as well as traditionally made cacao drinks and sumptuous chocolates from the kitchens of their creators. Get acquainted with the newly opened Railyard and glimpse the architectural diversity of the Don Gaspar Historic Neighborhood.

$65/pp. Minimum of $140. Fridays 10AM or by appointment. Call 988-8022 for groups less than three.

 

Women in NM History: A Different Downtown Tour

Santa Fe will never look the same to you again after this downtown tour! Learn about some of the prominent and notorious women who made this town home. See where they lived and worked and loved.

$25/pp. Minimum $60 Thursdays 1:30 PM or by appointment. Group rates available. Call 988-8022 for groups less than three.

 

NEW!! COMBO TOUR: Jewish Legacy and Overview Tour

Only going to be here for a few days but want to find out about the general history, architecture and culture as well as the specifics of Jewish history in the City Different? Try this three-hour combination tour!

$35/pp. Minimum $95 By appointment only. Group rates available. Call 988-8022 for reservations.

 

A History Different: A Look at the Jewish Legacy in New Mexico

Come on the original Santa Fe tour with a unique cultural perspective. Explore New Mexico history a little more in depth and find out how Jews were both Hispanos and Anglos. See the store and homes of the Jewish merchants; find out about the twentieth-century Jewish community.

$25/pp. Minimum $60 Group rates available. Thursdays 10 AM or by appointment. Call 988-8022 for groups less than three.

 

Artists and Acequias: A Cultural and Artistic Tour of Canyon Rd and the Eastside

Have you already seen the downtown but would like to find your way in one of the older and more scenic neighborhoods? Learn about the artists and writers who made Santa Fe one of the largest art markets in the US. See the mother ditch and find out about unique community events.

$25/pp. Minimum $60 Group rates available. Mondays 10 AM or by appointment. Call 988-8022 for groups less than three.

 

Bars and Brothels in Santa Fe: A Red Light Tour

Tired of ghost tours? Try this adult evening tour and explore some of the city's more famous watering holes and hangouts, past and present, in the downtown and Guadalupe area. End the tour at one of these "colorful" places!

$25/pp Minimum $60 Wednesdays, Saturdays 7:30-9:30 PM winter; 8:30-10:30 PM summer Group rates available. Call 988-8022 for groups less than three.

 

NEW COMBO TOUR: A Spirits Different Tour

Does listening to ghost stories work up a thirst? Then come on this tour which combines visits to bars, brothels, haunted places and sometimes all three in the same place! Stop at one of these spirited watering holes for a sip of spirits while on the tour.

$30/pp Minimum $75 By appointment only. Group rates available. Call 988-8022 for reservations.

 

The Dark Side of Santa Fe: Ghosts, Mysteries and Legends

Absolutely the most fun walking tour ever!!
Come with the ghost tour guide for Travel Channel who has lived in two haunted houses in Santa Fe. Hear about the ever-present personalities behind the walls of both public and private buildings in Santa Fe. Learn where you too might meet a ghost. Even if you are a non-believer, have fun learning about the unseen inhabitants in the oldest capital city in the US.

$20/10/pp. Minimum $45 Sundays, Thursdays, 5:30 and 7:30 PM or by appointment. Call 988-8022 for groups less then three.

 

Garden Tour: Past and Present

Do you love gardens but forgot to look for them with all the other distractions in town? Explore Santa Fe gardens with local gardener and historian. See what it takes to make these cool, quiet spaces in galleries, public buildings and private places.

$30/pp. Minimum $65 Tuesdays 10 AM-12:30 PM or by appointment. Group rates available. Call 988-8022 for groups less than three.

 


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