Cruise Canyon Lake for 90-minutes aboard Dolly Steamboat. This narrated cruise explores a slot canyon. Keep your eyes open for long horn sheep and eagles. Venture east of the Valley, deep into the Sonora Desert, along the Apache Trail. The Southwest and northern Mexico are the only places on earth where this lush desert exists. Visit Tortilla Flat, a former stage coach stop, which boasts a population of 6 people! There will be some browsing time here. Take a short walk into the desert where your guide will point out the desert plants.
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julief8, 2/9/2025 4:03:39 PM
This tour was excellent. We started with Eric, our guide, and he was very knowledgeable about the area, the tribes and the desert landscape. We really enjoyed our desert walk and trip to the ghost town city. The Dolly steamboat was excellent as well, we saw some mountain goats and many birds. Tortilla Flat was a great lunch stop too - a nice relaxing day!
U9430ZRpamw, 2/7/2025 9:47:49 AM
Eric was our tour guide, very punctual and a nice personalty. He was very knowable about the area and shared interesting facts. Also made sure all tourists were comfortable and their needs were met. Highly recommend this tour with Eric!!
Sandy_T, 1/3/2025 1:30:30 PM
Fun, educational, and relaxing. Eric gave us wonderful insights ib the history of the area and how life progressed. He was open to all questions and when asked for options of other things as to do he gave us answers. Eric also talked with my granddaughter to answer her questions, at 5 she had a few. We will come back again and use the company so we can share with others.
James_S, 12/13/2024 5:38:25 PM
Experienced parts of Arizona that we had no idea that even existed—Apache Trail, Canyon Lake Tortilla Flats. We enjoyed visiting the desert. Eric was a fantastic guide.
744anitaf, 12/5/2024 10:44:40 PM
Eric, our guide, was fabulous. He was knowledgeable about the foliage we saw along a short walk thru the desert. He was very socialable while driving. Tortilla Flat is an interesting place in history. The Dolly boat trip showed us views of the terrain you could not see from the road. Awesome.
juliedO3880JJ, 11/17/2024 2:15:14 PM
What a great way to spend the day! The steamboat was lovely and I loved visiting Tortilla Flat, eating at the restaurant and trying prickly pear gelato! Eric was very knowledgeable and entertaining!
Joseph_R, 11/11/2024 10:20:33 PM
The variety of venues on this one tour was really unique and made the experience so memorable. And our tour guide Eric was just terrific. He knew so much about what we could expect and what we were seeing during each stop. First we took a hike in the desert and Eric pointed different cacti and other plants unique to this environment. We then had a 90 minute paddle boat ride on Canyon Lake where we saw several dozen Mountain Sheep. We then had lunch in the small town of Tortilla Flats at a truly unique restaurant called Suspicious Saloon where the food was delicious. Set aside the day as the tour took about 8 hours in total.
Melanie_C, 11/7/2024 8:12:38 PM
Wonderful experience. Our tour guide Eric was great, he gave us great information and pick-up /drop-off was timely. Started with the Apache Trail, went to a mining ghost town, then had a serene ride on the Dolly steam boat. We were lucky to see some wild life and before heading back to Phoenix we stopped at a restaurant in tortilla flat. I would highly recommend this tour. There weather was also perfect, in early November for this tour.
Alan_B, 10/22/2024 10:48:17 PM
Driver and tour guide Patrick was excellent! Knowledgeable and had a great soundtrack playing in the background! The pick up at the hotel was convenient and the small number of other guests was great as you got to know everyone. The boat trip was fantastic and the scenery beautiful. The places we visited were interesting. Would recommend this tour to anyone!
M7613HZnancyj, 10/18/2024 11:26:13 PM
Our guide Eric was amazing! I leaned so much! He was so kind! The boat trip was wonderful! I recommend it to everyone! You’ll love the captain!
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Children 6 years and under are required to ride in a car seat that the guest must provide
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Hotel pickup and drop-off is offered for most hotels/resorts in Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tempe, plus in Mesa at the Mesa Hilton. *Please confirm with local operator
- Across Arizona Tours, LLC is not responsible for viewing conditions at the sites visited and reserves the right to alter tour itineraries due to road or weather conditions.
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