Jerard was an amazing guide for our walking history, sip, and savor tour of Santa Fe, New Mexico…read more He is a true local, his family goes back many generations, and he's exceptionally knowledgeable about the history of New Mexico, in particular Santa Fe. This is a great tour to take when you first arrive in the area because you will leave with many tips and ideas for places to eat, drink, see art, and experience the history of this wonderful city In the following days we revisited several places, including the governors palace, coyote, cafe, and the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Thank you Jerard, for a wonderful day and an unforgettable experience. It was definitely a highlight of our trip.

I went as a part of a group of graduate students from St. John's College. The guide was jovial,…read morepersonable, fun, and loud when he needed to spread the great facts. I loved learning that the smaller doors around the area were not because the people were tiny, it was because they were more easily defended but that changed when the railroad got there circa 1880 and stronger building material could be brought easily. How cool is that? If you liked that fact, there's plenty more where that came from, and it's this tour.

This was a great tour. Rocky had knowledge of the land, the culture, and lot about the history of…read moreSanta Fe. This tour was definitely worth it. He was very personal, very engaging and was open to it questions. Highly recommend and if you're lucky to have Rocky that's a plus!! Unfortunately, I did not take any pictures. From the time we took off to the end of the tour, we were constantly looking left right up around. It was a very busy tour and that's probably why I didn't even bother to take my camera out. Just so much information.

First let me say that tour itself was well worth the time and money because you saw a lot of places…read moreyou wouldn't see otherwise because you simply wouldn't know about them. The guide was knowledgeable about the history but there were times it would have been nice for some silence to just take in the sights. If you're a first time visitor like we were then you should for sure take this trip. Now for the down side. They don't take reservations so it's first come first serve. Some people missed out which having an on line presence could have prevented. Second we were told they picked up at the Lorreto Chapel, they don't so we had to dash over several streets to catch the tour. They only take cash, having a web site could eliminate that. There were some who didn't have money, just plastic. Word of caution, these buses are difficult to get in and out of, they are like trolly cars. If you have any sort of physical disability the trip might not work for you

What a great day we had a with Tom from GSWA. We are a group that likes to learn and Tom quenched…read morethat thirst. He was so knowledgeable about the area, the history, the geology and the people north of Santa Fe. We highly recommend GSWA and it's wonderful team. A special thanks to LaVonne for making it happen on very short notice!

My wife and I had a fantastic experience with Monique of Great Southwest Tours of the Taos, New…read moreMexico area. Our guide Monique pointed out the topography of the region as well as of all the tribal lands and the history of those tribes. Sante Fe has a rich history and Monique's highlighting of the history was incredibly enriching. Touring with Monique in the Toas area was so wonderful that we felt like we were back in college, we learned so much. When we plan next trip to the Sante Fe, New Mexico we will schedule a tour of the area with Great Southwest Tours and ask for Monique as our guide. Having a knowledgeable guide like Monique will surely make your visit just as memorable.

I organize a trip for 100 friends every May, and we descend on a new city to explore each year. I…read morereached out to Peter for a customized walking tour for our group about a year ago, and I'm so glad I did. With several decades in the travel industry, Peter was a consummate professional. He was knowledgeable, he took the time to understand our group interests and dynamics, and he came up with a jam-packed, information-rich tour that everyone LOVED, led by four guides that everyone had nothing but glowing reviews for. I couldn't have been happier with Peter, his guides, or the tours they led us on. We all left with a deeper, richer understanding of and appreciation for Santa Fe. Highly recommend.

I recently came to Santa Fe on a large group visit. Our group was split up among a number of…read moreCamaratour's guides. I was lucky enough to be in Peter's group. Our tour was interesting, funny, and interactive. Peter was excellent at managing our large and lively group, and balanced education with entertainment like the pro he is. I was particularly appreciative of the context he provided to us of the historical facts so that we could truly begin to understand Santa Fe's past and present. As a Bostonian, I was ready to fight when he started talking about oldest this and oldest that, and I left his tour far more aware of the huge blind spots my northeastern education left me with, although he started to help me fill them. Friends who were with other tour guides from the company similarly raved about their experience.

We wanted something other than just walking around and doing a self-tour, wanted a tour with…read moreknowledge of the area. Jose gave us a great tour, the food was great and the group was fantastic. Street Taco's, Enchilada's and a cup of Green Chilie, outstanding. Did I mention the Margaritas and Churro for desert..... What was "great" and made the tour was Jose's knowledge of Santa Fe, the food and culture; even recommending a great steak restaurant! We could have gotten lost in Santa Fe for several weeks eating and enjoying the culture. The food was the media for the tour, but the entertainment was Jose! Thanks!

My favorite way to see any new to me city is through a food tour! I booked a trip through Pack Up…read moreand Go and they sent up this food tour for me on my birthday so I was beyond ecstatic! Our guide, Jose, was absolutely phenomenal! He has so much knowledge of Santa Fe and the food scene, and you can definitely tell he is passionate about the cuisine there. He was extremely personable, funny, and was happy to answer any questions and tell us lots of stories! Really just an overall joy! It was also super fun that everyone in the group was visiting from out of town and many of us loved doing food tours in other cities so we got to swap food tour stories and whatnot. Here's a list of our stops and what we had: La Fogata Grill - taco and margarita Del Charro - enchilada with both sauces and margarita San Francisco St Bar and Grill - half of a green chili cheeseburger and margarita Senor Murphy Candymaker - various sweet treats Everything was absolutely phenomenal - I really can't pick a favorite dish because they were all so yummy. But the Del Charro meal convinced me to always order "Christmas" sauce the rest of my stay in Santa Fe. My favorite margarita was definitely the one at San Francisco! And also, there was one person in the group that didn't drink and they were very accommodating to give him some fancy mocktails instead of cocktails (or boring soda!). Thanks for making my birthday extra special with some fantastic bites and sips!

My sister and I just made our annual pilgrimage to Santa Fe for our yearly Soul Revival, and a…read morefriend recommended that along with our daily local 'walk-abouts', we should contact a local driving guide who had taken them on a few excursions outside of Santa Fe. We called Nat Shipman and booked a day trip to Taos and a half day to Bandelier National Park. These may have been the best tours I have ever taken on a trip! Nat is a native Santa Fean, and he is a wealth of knowledge, expertise, folksy and interesting stories, and, he makes everything so much fun! He is articulate, well-traveled, and a natural raconteur, who knows a lot about a lot. I now know more about Santa Fe and New Mexico in general than I have ever learned in the many years I have been visiting. We are both quite inquisitive, and that leads to us asking lots of questions. Not only did Nat not seem to mind, but we never asked him a question he couldn't answer! I have already referred Nat to some friends who are visiting Santa Fe next month...I hope they contact him right away, because the word is out, and he is always very busy. I can't wait til next year when we head to Santa Fe again - we are already planning our next excursion with Nat. Gayle and Cheryl Clark

A friend recommended this tour, and after walking around Santa Fe all day it was nice to sit in the…read moretrolley for about an hour and just listen to info about the places we had walked by! We were sent from their parking spot by the Loretto Chapel to the pickup point across from the La Fonda hotel by a staff member. Being late afternoon, it was very hot, and the fellow in the trolley wasn't engaging with any of us in line on the sidewalk until I spoke up and asked, "Are you boarding yet?" and then he kind of snapped to and started selling us tickets, and we all were able to sit down in the shade. Tickets were $25 per person for a 1.25 hour tour. At first I thought it was just going to be "this building is real Adobe and this one isn't" because there was a lot of that to begin with, but the tour encompassed architecture, history (including some of the grittier aspects), popular culture, and local information. It covered the area around the Plaza as well as Canyon Road and up toward Museum Hill. A worthwhile tour especially if you are needing a break later in the day.

This little bus tour (a little over an hour, pointing out sights and history of Santa Fe) was…read morecompletely worth it to us -- we got many idea of where to visit and where to eat. We learned a good bit about the area's history and specialness too. It was $25 per person and our guide Dave was very nice and knowledgeable. Christian, who I believe owns the business (?), is very friendly and directed us to a tour leaving outside La Fonda hotel, because he said there weren't enough people to run twice the number of tours (we intended to take one of the three daily tours outside Loretto Chapel -- but the only ones running at this time are outside La Fonda. So he walked us right over to where the other tour was leaving from and that was very nice and helpful. The only complaint about the tour is they _pack_ that little bus full. Depending on the size of the other people in your row, you might be really squeezed and uncomfortable the whole time. I was wedged at one end for the entire trip, and my whole side and arm are very sore now many hours later. It's a couple narrow steps up to get into the bus (hard to describe -- just trust me!) which is fine for any healthy person with normal mobility but an older person or person with any little challenge with their mobility might struggle! I'm still glad to have taken the tour, but maybe they can break out the second tour bus and not pack us in quite so tightly? Really enjoyable and interesting though!

Westwind Travel did a great job of arranging travel for me to the Seattle area. First, they set it…read moreup for April 2020, but I had to cancel, due to Covid--everything shut down in my destination. Terry kept track of my reservations with the airline, which she said were eligible for a full credit when I reschedule, even though I paid for a non-refundable fare! A year later, I was able to make the trip, and the ticket somehow magically had dropped to nearly half the already-discounted price! Score! Terry's assistant had researched it for my spring 2021 trip, and found that virtually-free fare, and told me I'll have credit left over for future travel! Amazing! I love these people! It's not the first time I've used them, and I will continue to in the future. I'm so glad they've managed to stay in business all these years, with all the ups and downs the US economy has been though. Hang in there, team!

Terry Keffer, the owner of Westwind Travel has been absolutely marvelous! And fun (: We had to…read morechange my original trip plans to Egypt because of Covid travel restrictions; it was no big deal and we got a full credit. She kept fiddling with the departure for the new itinerary to Portugal, Spain and Paris, so that I could get from the Land of Enchantment to Europe without spending forever just to get there. She knows many of the hotels we were considering and found great ones. She researched trains vs. Viator and put together a terrific itinerary. Finally, she is nailing the intricacies of travel insurance. I feel like I've had a terrific set of travel tapas (appetizers), and am so ready now for a long-awaited vacation. Anne