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Tucson Authentic Food Tour with 6 Dishes of Southwestern Flavors

Join Secret Food Tours on a food tour through downtown Tucson. You'll dine in a number of locally owned restaurants, trying some of their signature …More

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Tucson Authentic Food Tour with 6 Dishes of Southwestern Flavors

Join Secret Food Tours on a food tour through downtown Tucson. You'll dine in a number of locally owned restaurants, trying some of their signature...

4 hours • Free Cancellation
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Classic Cave Tour at Colossal Cave

Discover the intriguing world beneath the surface on the Classic Cave Tour at Colossal Cave Mountain Park. This family-friendly tour spans half a mile and …More

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Classic Cave Tour at Colossal Cave

Discover the intriguing world beneath the surface on the Classic Cave Tour at Colossal Cave Mountain Park. This family-friendly tour spans half a mile and...

55 minutes • Free Cancellation
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Saguaro NP and Mt. Lemmon Self Guided Driving Audio Tour Bundle

Discover desert beauty just outside Tucson with these self-guided driving tours of Mount Lemmon & Saguaro National Park! Explore a forest of saguaro cacti, where …More

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Saguaro NP and Mt. Lemmon Self Guided Driving Audio Tour Bundle

Discover desert beauty just outside Tucson with these self-guided driving tours of Mount Lemmon & Saguaro National Park! Explore a forest of saguaro cacti, where...

4 to 5 hours • Free Cancellation
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Tucson Food Tours- Locally Owned Downtown Walking Food Tour

Taste downtown Tucson on the city's original, #1-rated walking food tour. Locally owned since 2012, over 2,000 five-star reviews, 6–7 restaurant stops, & an expert …More

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Tucson Food Tours- Locally Owned Downtown Walking Food Tour

Taste downtown Tucson on the city's original, #1-rated walking food tour. Locally owned since 2012, over 2,000 five-star reviews, 6–7 restaurant stops, & an expert...

4 hours • Free Cancellation
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Tucson Morning Hot Air Balloon Ride with Bubbly + Breakfast

Take in the beautiful Arizona Sonoran Desert like never before! Floating 2,000-5,000 feet over the desert in a hot air balloon, the 360 degree unobstructed …More

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Tucson Morning Hot Air Balloon Ride with Bubbly + Breakfast

Take in the beautiful Arizona Sonoran Desert like never before! Floating 2,000-5,000 feet over the desert in a hot air balloon, the 360 degree unobstructed...

3 hours 30 minutes • Free Cancellation
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Taste the Southwest: Tucson Chef Led Foodie Tour

Tucson is the 1st city in America named by Unesco as a City of Gastronomy. This walking tour showcases the unique fusion of Southwest flavors …More

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Taste the Southwest: Tucson Chef Led Foodie Tour

Tucson is the 1st city in America named by Unesco as a City of Gastronomy. This walking tour showcases the unique fusion of Southwest flavors...

3 hours • Free Cancellation
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Tucson Food Tours- Locally Owned 4th/University Walking Food Tour

Taste Tucson along historic 4th Avenue and Main Gate Square with the city’s original walking food tour! Tucson Food Tours is rated the #1 Tour …More

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Tucson Food Tours- Locally Owned 4th/University Walking Food Tour

Taste Tucson along historic 4th Avenue and Main Gate Square with the city’s original walking food tour! Tucson Food Tours is rated the #1 Tour...

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The Turquoise Trail Guided Downtown Tour, by the Presidio Museum

Tucson’s Historic Downtown Walking Tour A 2 ½-mile loop through downtown that showcases Tucson’s Spanish Colonial architecture and historic landmarks. The Turquoise Trail Walking Tour …More

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The Turquoise Trail Guided Downtown Tour, by the Presidio Museum

Tucson’s Historic Downtown Walking Tour A 2 ½-mile loop through downtown that showcases Tucson’s Spanish Colonial architecture and historic landmarks. The Turquoise Trail Walking Tour...

3 hours • Free Cancellation
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Hiking Ventana Canyon and Sabino Canyon

Both Ventana Canyon and Sabino Canyon are in the Catalina Mountain Range. Ventana Canyon trail starts with an easy climb but becomes more rigorous a …More

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Hiking Ventana Canyon and Sabino Canyon

Both Ventana Canyon and Sabino Canyon are in the Catalina Mountain Range. Ventana Canyon trail starts with an easy climb but becomes more rigorous a...

3 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour of Mount Lemmon

Download GuideAlong’s self-guided audio tour of the Mt. Lemmon Scenic Byway to unlock the secrets of this breathtaking route from Tucson’s desert floor to the …More

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Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour of Mount Lemmon

Download GuideAlong’s self-guided audio tour of the Mt. Lemmon Scenic Byway to unlock the secrets of this breathtaking route from Tucson’s desert floor to the...

3 to 4 hours • Free Cancellation
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More than your money's worth!
New York City
Tucson Food Tours- Locally Owned Downtown Walking Food Tour
Meander22813810431, Sep 2026
More than your money's worth!
Absolutely outstanding tour, the food and drinks were next level amazing! My son and I rate the tour "10 out 10" thanks to our guide. Karen is fun, very knowledgeable, interesting, and clearly passionate about Tucson. We loved every minute, particularly the wonderful Karen-narrated local Tucson history as we wound our way to our many food/drink stops. As a new resident of the area, the tour gave me a great framework for future shopping and eating forays into downtown, and will henceforth be my go-to pick for introducing others to this amazing city. (I'm assuming that all Tucson Food Tours guides are wonderful, but if you have the chance to select Karen for yours, do so!) PS - Our tour was in September, and the Arizona heat was still going strong. Don't let this deter you! Lots of opportunities for shade, cold drinks, and pacing for all ages to happily beat the heat! Can't wait to bring my winter visitors!
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Tucson food tour
New York City
Tucson Authentic Food Tour with 6 Dishes of Southwestern Flavors
891harrisonm, Sep 2026
Tucson food tour
Steve did a great job. He cares about his community and is enthusiastic about telling Tucson's story. I’d recommend this to both people from out of town and people who live here and are curious about our downtown food scene.
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A good way to spend an evening.
New York City
Tucson Authentic Food Tour with 6 Dishes of Southwestern Flavors
825veronicaf, Sep 2026
A good way to spend an evening.
Steve was very friendly and knowledgeable about Tucson. We definitely got a feel for downtown and the nightlife and food options available in the greater downtown area.
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Cave
New York City
Classic Cave Tour at Colossal Cave
FarAway62931385686, Sep 2026
Cave
Arik was good he made me right my name on rocks while he yapped about rocks worth the money they should give him a raise he also wrestled a gorilla cool
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Everything you hope for in a food tour
New York City
Taste the Southwest: Tucson Chef Led Foodie Tour
Thea_L, Sep 2026
Everything you hope for in a food tour
Go hungry and leave stuffed and more knowledgeable about food, Tucson, history of the area, local flora & fauna, and recommendations for hiking and where to find local art
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Best experience of Tucson food and history
New York City
Taste the Southwest: Tucson Chef Led Foodie Tour
nathanlK1729CR, Sep 2026
Best experience of Tucson food and history
Amazing experience with history and food. Would definitely recommend!!! 10/10.
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A fun adventure.
New York City
Classic Cave Tour at Colossal Cave
rhodaf814, Sep 2026
A fun adventure.
After living in Tucson only 5 miles from this attraction for 9 years, moving away and moving back recently, we finally took the plunge and did the tour. It’s expensive but everything is these days and we have to pick and choose. Worth it! Our guide, Noah, was very knowledgeable, reassuring (it’s a deep cave!) and especially funny. (Though, Noah, I have an issue with calling what the bats could do to us as “going to the bathroom”. Defecating or excreting works.) There is a pervasive musky guano smell but it wasn’t strong and I didn’t mind it. So yes, guano happens, though we only saw 2 bats flying briefly and no “wetness from above”.There are lots of native stone stairs built by the CCC in 1934. No OSHA then so wear sturdy shoes and hold the hand rails. The lighting is better than expected. Overall, mildly challenging physically for this mostly healthy senior.The “stalacmeet” columns made up of stalactites and stalagmites meeting is so interesting. You also get to make different tones on some columns of the calcium carbonate with your fist for one and a small tool for others. Fun.The history includes cowboy train robbers hiding with their loot in it and the man who founded it moving his family down into the cave along with furniture and necessities for the torrid Sonoran Desert summers. It gets busiest in fall to spring when the snow birds come. Since we live here we took advantage of the lull in early September. From buying tickets on-line to completing the tour, perfectly stream-lined. Nice gift shop is the original stone house too.
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Mt. Lemmon wins over Saguaro - make the detour to Rose Lake and the Sky Valley ski lift.
New York City
Saguaro NP and Mt. Lemmon Self Guided Driving Audio Tour Bundle
880glennj, Aug 2026
Mt. Lemmon wins over Saguaro - make the detour to Rose Lake and the Sky Valley ski lift.
If you have a rental vehicle and need to organize a trip around your schedule - this works very well. Good idea.
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Highly Recommend!
New York City
Tucson Morning Hot Air Balloon Ride with Bubbly + Breakfast
Cruiser28322041581, Aug 2026
Highly Recommend!
What a wonderful experience! This was a bucket-list adventure for us, and our captain, Jonathan, along with the rest of the crew, Nate and Nick (the “B Boys”), made it even better than I could have imagined.We met up at the expected time and were soon enjoying a beautiful sunrise from the air, along with some fascinating history and information about the landscape we were seeing.I was a little nervous about the landing, but there was no need to be—it was incredibly smooth, gentle, and actually a lot of fun!We wrapped up the experience with a delicious little breakfast and some champagne. What a fantastic way to start the day!A huge thank-you to Jonathan, Nate, and Nick for making this bucket-list experience so memorable. Highly recommend!
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Magical
New York City
Tucson Morning Hot Air Balloon Ride with Bubbly + Breakfast
JenniferP2336, Aug 2026
Magical
What an incredible experience! Jonathan was a fantastic pilot—knowledgeable, entertaining, and made the entire ride so much fun. We went much higher than we expected, and the views were absolutely breathtaking. Watching the sunrise from the balloon and taking in the beautiful Arizona vistas was spectacular.A few helpful tips: you can absolutely wear shorts. If you’re going in the summer, keep in mind that between the Arizona heat and the heat from the balloon burners, it gets very hot, so definitely wear a hat and dress comfortably.Getting in and out of the basket was also much easier than on other balloon rides we’ve done, which was a nice surprise.The scenery is beautiful, but this particular ride is over more wide-open desert space than some other balloon rides, so the experience is really about the expansive views, sunrise, and feeling of being high above the desert rather than flying over lots of varied landmarks.We also loved learning about the history and traditions of hot air ballooning. Ending the experience with champagne and our flight certificates was such a special touch.A memorable Arizona experience, and Jonathan made it eXtra.
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Just plain yummy!
New York City
Tucson Food Tours- Locally Owned Downtown Walking Food Tour
travelfamNorthBend, Jul 2026
Just plain yummy!
Just pure fun. Incredibly accommodating to our large family group. Great variety of foods to sample!
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Beautiful views
New York City
Saguaro NP and Mt. Lemmon Self Guided Driving Audio Tour Bundle
pka074, Jun 2026
Beautiful views
Wow! The off-road portion was great! The views were amazing. We were able to see so much more than we could have by ourselves.
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Great Food Tour
New York City
Tucson Food Tours- Locally Owned 4th/University Walking Food Tour
bittnercpa, Apr 2026
Great Food Tour
Greaat tour with an outstanding guide Karen Brown. She made the experience simply wonderful.
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Definitely try this tour!
New York City
Tucson Food Tours- Locally Owned 4th/University Walking Food Tour
Duckhntr, Apr 2026
Definitely try this tour!
This was a fun tour that gave us a chance to see an eclectic side of Tucson! The 4th Avenue and University area are home to many independent local owner operated restaurants which we love! Karen was a great tour guide; she was very knowledgeable about the area and provided us with a lot of interesting information about both the history of the area as well as the food we were sampling. With 6 restaurant tastings there was plenty of food to sample and we actually couldn’t finish it all! Highly recommend this tour and we would love to try their other tours.
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great idea to have a private guide for hiking Sabino Canyon .
New York City
Hiking Ventana Canyon and Sabino Canyon
610ediec, Feb 2026
great idea to have a private guide for hiking Sabino Canyon .
Christine was wonderful. She picked a hike for us that was perfect for us. we are retired active couple. We got off the beaten path, and could just enjoy taking in the scenery, without having to worry if we had wandered off the trail or not. and with the natural terrain it was not always obvious. she shared info re what we were seeing, and it was lovely to be with a local. she was easy to contact re planning, and we ended up postponing it a day due to weather, an usual rainy day in Feb, worked out great for all
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Fun and interesting tour!
New York City
The Turquoise Trail Guided Downtown Tour, by the Presidio Museum
Q9789VS, Nov 2025
Fun and interesting tour!
Mauro, our tour guide, was very knowledgeable. We got to see lots of historic places in downtown Tucson and hear some very interesting history. I highly recommend this tour to both locals and visitors.
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