Mystical Sedona, Arizona

Meet your guide and fellow travelers in Phoenix to begin your adventures in travel to study environmental management in the scenic red rock wonder and legendary past of mystical Sedona.

Along the drive to Sedona, a stop at Montezuma’s Castle will take you back 1000 years as you walk around the home of the Sinagua Indians. Their legacy surrounds you as you explore this ancient land and one of the best-preserved cliff dwellings in North America.

As you arrive into Sedona with its towering sandstone cliffs and incredible rock formations, you will begin to discover why it came in first on USA Weekend’s Most Beautiful Place in America list!

Enjoy a relaxing dinner with your fellow travelers – then get a good rest tonight as lots of adventures await you!

This morning, you’ll board a trolley and have lots of fun with your entertaining guide in your introduction to the beauty, culture, and vortexes of Sedona and what lies ahead this week. Panoramic views and endless photo opportunities surround you!

Afterward, explore the high desert backcountry by jeep as you hold on tight over rugged trails from pioneer times. Visit the Honanki Heritage site, view petroglyphs and pictographs, and see an active archeological dig. You’ll feel how Sedona is an ancient land, inhabited for centuries ─ sit quietly with the spirits of the past and imagine what it was like hundreds of years ago. Look around you today and ask yourself, “how are we doing as caretakers of this earth?”

As night falls, enjoy an awe-inspiring sunset, followed by a music and dining experience from the old west!

Discover the myths and legends surrounding Sedona’s world-famous vortexes. Today you will visit these areas of concentrated energy rising from the earth that draw people from around the world to experience the spiritual and metaphysical side of Sedona. Many wonder about the sensations they feel when around them; many feel peace and serenity; many feel their healing power amidst this magical landscape.

Learn how Sedona attracts UFO enthusiasts and even bigfoot hunters! Yes, Sedona has become one of the most popular locations in the world for spotting UFOs. Exploring the night sky awaits you!

Rise very early for this all-day trip to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. You’re so close that you wouldn’t want to miss seeing one of the natural wonders of the world!

No photograph captures the in-person experience of its beauty and serenity, its depth or vastness or how it touches your soul, enriching your sense of time and ancient civilizations. It has a silence and peacefulness that reaches deep inside of you.

You’ll see the Colorado River winding far below. Take a walk on the Rim Trail. Visit historic sites, see more and more spectacular views, and visit the Tusayan Ruins where the Sinagua Indians lived centuries ago. Learn stories of facts and legends through this geological timeline of earth’s history.

Today you will explore “Sustainable Sedona” as you learn about the journey of the “Certified Sustainable” businesses of Sedona.

Choose to meet with leaders from places to stay: resorts, hotels, timeshares, and B&Bs; things to do: tours, wineries, galleries, spas, and more; and places to eat and drink: restaurants, cafes, and wineries. Discover and understand what businesses go through in transforming to sustainable practices.

Later, you will experience Sedona as a world famous retreat destination. Choose from an array of eco-friendly treatments and activities designed to focus on nurturing your well-being. Take a workshop on meditation, yoga, energy healing, and shamanic wisdom. Immerse yourself in feeling more mindful and balanced as you take care of you.

An incredible evening of star-gazing awaits you tonight as a professional astronomer guides you around the night sky by telescope. The clear desert skies reveal the incredibly brilliant canopy of stars above you for ideal viewing.

This personalized, spiritual experience gives you your own powerful vortex experience of insight and inspiration. You will visit different vortexes and medicine wheels and learn about Medicine Teachings and animal guides and their meaning in your life. Ending with a Medicine Wheel Ceremony, it celebrates your path in life through sacred drumming and songs and other transformative rituals — an experience to cherish on your last day in magical Sedona.

Afterward, since you’re heading home tomorrow, you may be looking for some unique treasures to buy. At Tlaquepaque, a famous arts and crafts village, you can find art, jewelry, and artistic crafts and creations – and even the artists who create them!

This evening you will enjoy a farewell dinner reminiscing with your fellow travelers over your mystical Sedona experiences.

Today, as you say farewell to the red rocks of Sedona and head back to Phoenix, may you return home with amazing and happy memories of mystical Sedona and the experiences you shared with new friends.