Navajo Trails will begin by offering four primary types of Eco-Tours:

        Sacred Mountains Tour 2012

Duration of 11 days
Description & itinerary about this tour

Take a journey to the Dineh (Navajo) Sacred Mountains that will circumnavigate the Dineh ancestral land encompassing New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado within the four corners area. Participants will be taken on a passage of the body, mind, and spirit with opportunities to initiate connection to sacred land sites through the guidance of Navajo tour guide and elder, Paul Tohlakai. This unique experience will allow participants to gain a glimpse into aspects of the Dine' cosmology, and insight into the teachings of the "Beauty Way. The group will commence the journey from Albuquerque, New Mexico in a traditional clockwise fashion visiting the four cardinal directional mountains en-route back to Albuquerque. Activities involve responsible visitation to sacred sites and other out-of-doors activities; hiking, lectures, discussions, and story-telling. Escape the confinements of convenience and enter the realm of everyday living out in nature. We will be in sync with natural time, weather, and places in accordance to Native American philosophy of living. Commit to 11 days of personal journey that will help to re-examine one's life and gain insight into the distinctive worldview and wisdom of an Indigenous culture. Not only will participants delve into the beauty of the culture and vast landscape of the American southwest, you will gain an up-close and personal education on some of the challenges that Native Americans face today and the importance of cross-cultural sharing for improving the quality of life for the people of all walks of life as well as for the natural environment. If so inclined, there will be opportunities to contribute to socio-economic depressed Native communities with a volunteer agenda. All is not well in the present state of affairs with "America's" original inhabitants.

        Ancient Trails Adventure Tour 2012

Duration of 9 days
Description & itinerary about this tour

Itinerary route to include Grand Canyon and Sedona anticipating some limited adventure, scenic routes, minimal physical activities, camping, intellectual stimulating, and a program involving all the senses; food cuisine, music, natural earthy plants, rock formations, dimensional art forms, and unlimited scenic viewing.

        Scenic Wonder Tour 2012

Duration of 10 days
Description & itinerary about this tour

Itinerary route includes a visit to the Santa Fe Indian Market, a 90-year-old Native art market; Santa Fe, New Mexico, the state capital of New Mexico, to explore its high concentration of artists and galleries, the natural flora beauty of the surrounding landscape, many historical places of interest, and its world class museums; the incredible natural beauty of Canyon de Chelly and Monument Valley; the Grand Canyon; as well as exploring the ancient Anasazi ruins at Mesa Verde.

During the tour, Paul Tohlakai will offer interpretative guidance to what it means to be “sustainable” from a Navajo holistic point of view. He will point out these sustainable features throughout the tour.

        Special Group Tour

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You are invited to participate in a unique cross-cultural adventure to learn on-site about the rich cultural legacy of the Navajo, Acoma, Zuni, Hopi and Taos peoples of the American Southwest. Journeying through the timeless landscape of New Mexico, Northern Arizona, and southern Colorado, you will glimpse into the distinct worldviews and cosmology of the original peoples. This tour is customized to the needs and desires of groups, organizations, individuals, families and special clientele (disabled or special needs). Duration will be days of leisure in the out of doors and comfortable accommodations in motels in places such as Window Rock, Page, Chinle, Kayenta. The itinerary will be pre-planned for the group’s preference.

 

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