Albuquerque Convention & Visitors Bureau

Santa Fe & Taos: Activities

Above and Beyond Affordable Balloon Rides
Location: Santa Fe & Taos
5601 Eagle Rock Ave. N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87113
Phone: (505) 293-0000
Toll Free: (800) 725-2477
Fax: (505) 823-1110
Days Open: Open Daily
Hours of Operation: 7am-7pm
 Reservations: Yes
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Year-round Balloon Rides in Albuquerque. 26 years of experience. Join the local pros for the Experience of a Lifetime, Happening Right Now!™
Credit Cards: Accepted
Motorcoach/RV Parking: Yes
Miles To Airport: 8

Above It All Balloon Rides of Albuquerque
Location: Santa Fe & Taos
30 Garcia Rd.
Belen, NM 87002
Phone: (505) 861-3386
Toll Free: (800) 955-3715
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While you are in New Mexico don't miss this wonderful opportunity to take a hot air balloon ride which includes free photographs of your balloon flight and Free Souvenir wine glass.

"WE ARE" one of Albuquerque, New Mexico's safest tour operators and specialize in the more personal balloon flights. Our pilots love what they do and it shows in the way they conduct their tours. We fly 365 days of the year for your convenience.

We have something for everyone including horseback riding, hot air balloon rides, Jeep & ATV tours.

1-800-955-3715


ABQ Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Pride
Location: Santa Fe & Taos
2610 San Mateo Blvd. N.E.
Ste. C
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Phone: (505) 873-8084
Fax: (505) 262-9046
Days Open: Call
Hours of Operation: Call
 Handicap Accessible: Limited
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June 10-12, 2010 - EXPO New Mexico
Admission: Yes
Credit Cards: Accepted
Concessions: Yes
Miles To Airport: 9

Join us for our 34th GLBT Pride Celebration - "One Heart, One World, One Pride"

Thursday June 10, 7:30 p.m. - Candlelight Vigil at Morningside Park.

Friday June 11, 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. - Pet Parade, Art Show, Pride Idol Competition, Ventor Booths, Mainstage Entertainment at EXPO NM.

Saturday June 12, 10:30 a.m. - Pride Day Kick Off. Pride parade travels up Central Avenue to EXPO NM for another fun-filled day of Entertainment, Food and Friends

Official Host Hotel: Radisson Hotel & Water Park, 2500 Carlisle NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110 (505) 888-3311, www.radison.com/albuquerquenm


Albuquerque Art Business Association
Location: Santa Fe & Taos
P.O. Box 36588
Albuquerque, NM 87176
Phone: (505) 771-4007
Fax: (505) 404-8117
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AABA sponsors ARTSCRAWL, Albuquerque's twice-monthly, free self-guided gallery tour.

Bob Ayre Southwest Sightseeing & Photography Tours
Location: Santa Fe & Taos
P.O. Box 1049
Moriarty, NM 87035
Phone: (505) 269-7882
Fax: (505) 832-4988
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Custom tours for photography and sightseeing. One to three people, departing on your schedule. We meet at your hotel; Albuquerque or Santa Fe and follow Blue Highways as much as possible.

Destinations include: Archaeological sites, Chaco Culture, Taos, Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Bandelier, Bosque del Apache, four corners and others of your choice. We patiently cater to large format photographers, plein air painters, birders and sightseers who do not care for large busses. We will stop and turn around for you. Available as step-on guide. Basic photography workshops can be arranged. Accommodations to fit your needs. I conduct all tours personally.


Braden's Beautiful Balloons Co.
Location: Santa Fe & Taos
3321 Princeton Dr. N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87107
Phone: (505) 261-8249
Fax: (505) 892-0714
 Reservations: Yes
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Specialized balloon rides. Maximum 10-to-a-basket, Albuquerque's oldest ride company under original owners. Perfect safety record, large groups welcome, and group rates. Best personalized first-class service.
Credit Cards: Accepted

Collector's Guide, The
Location: Santa Fe & Taos
3408 Columbia Dr. N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87107-2004
Phone: (505) 245-4200
Toll Free: (800) 873-4278
Fax: (505) 245-4208
Days Open: Mon-Fri
Hours of Operation: 9-5
 Handicap Accessible: Full
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This guide to galleries, artists and museums is available FREE at hotels, motels and galleries. It covers the art scene in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Taos. 6,000 artists are cross-referenced to their galleries. Full-color digest size, 370-page book updated every April 1st.
Total Meeting Space (Sq. Ft.): 60
Credit Cards: Accepted
Miles To Airport: 5

You can also browse through our guide on the WEB!


Cottam's Ski & Outdoor
Location: Santa Fe & Taos
207 Paseo del Pueblo Sur
Ste. A
Taos, NM 87571
Phone: (575) 758-2822
Toll Free: (800) 322-8267
Fax: (575) 758-5644
Days Open: Daily
Hours of Operation: 7am-6pm
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From Beginner to Pro, We Outfit Them All! High Performance and Demo Ski and Snowboard Rentals from Burton, Salomon, K2, Atomic, Rossignol, and Dynastar.
Credit Cards: Accepted
Miles To Airport: 150

We offer Custom Tuning and are a Full Repair Shop. For those exploring the backcountry, rent Snowshoes or Cross-Country skis. Look good in the latest fashions from Roxy, Volcom, DC, Bonfire, 686, Bonfire, and Burton. Open Daily with Four Locations to serve you. FREE Overnight Storage at Taos Ski Valley.


Custom Tours by Clarice
Location: Santa Fe & Taos
3201 Calle de Molina
Santa Fe, NM 87507
Phone: (505) 438-7116
Toll Free: (866) 438-7116
Fax: (505) 438-8231
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Custom Tours By Clarice is the premier Destination Management Company in northern New Mexico. In the past several years, we have been featured in 5 national magazines and 2 books, as well as on "The Good Life" on HGTV.

Our Client List includes many of the world's most prestigious Fortune 500 companies as well as numerous luminaries of the entertainment world. We have been in business in Santa Fe for 12 years, serving all of northern New Mexico. Our corporate philosophy: To provide the best services of their kind that can be found in the Southwest.

Our specialties: Major Event Planning, tram tours, tours to Taos and Bandelier, opera shuttle, outdoor activities, airport transportaton from the Albuquerque or Santa Fe airports to Santa Fe hotels, as well as local transportation.


El Rancho de las Golondrinas
Location: Santa Fe & Taos
334 Los Pinos Rd.
Santa Fe, NM 87507
Phone: (505) 471-2261
Fax: (505) 471-5623
Days Open: June-Sept: Wed-Sun
Hours of Operation: 10 - 4
 Handicap Accessible: Full
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The museum is open June through September.
Admission: Yes
Credit Cards: Accepted
Motorcoach/RV Parking: Yes

El Rancho de las Golondrinas, founded in the early 1700's, was a paraje, or overnight stop, on the Camino Real, the royal road from Mexico City to Santa Fe. It has been a living history museum since 1972 with more than 30 buildings on 200 acres.

Costumed "villagers" will tell you about life in Spanish Colonial & Territorial NM, & demonstrates period crafts & lifestyles.

Special events held throughout the summer. See our website, phone or write for a schedule.


Enchanted Winds Hot Air Balloon Company
Location: Santa Fe & Taos
5601 Eagle Rock Ave. N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87113
Phone: (505) 843-6888
Toll Free: (800) 725-2477
Fax: (505) 823-1110
Days Open: Open Daily
 Reservations: Yes
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Credit Cards: Accepted
Motorcoach/RV Parking: Available.

Now part of the Rainbow Ryders' ™ family with 25 years of flight experience!

Fly year-round with ABQ's largest, friendliest & most experienced balloon company. Share the "experience of a lifetime" with the local pros. When was the LAST TIME you did something for the FIRST TIME IN YOUR LIFE!

Far Flung Adventures
Location: Santa Fe & Taos
P.O. Box 707
El Prado, NM 87529-0707
Phone: (575) 758-2628
Toll Free: (800) 359-2627
Fax: (575) 776-1443
 Reservations: Yes
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Far Flung Adventures has been “putting people and rivers together since 1976”.
Credit Cards: Accepted

We offer half day, full day and 2 and 3 day camping trips on the Rio Grande and the Rio Chama. Run the famous Taos Box through the Rio Grande Gorge and raft under the Gorge High Bridge. River trips from wild to mild. Class IV whitewater and scenic float for all ages. Rafting instruction, raft trips, funyaks, and kayak instruction.


Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
Location: Santa Fe & Taos
217 Johnson St.
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: (505) 946-1000
Fax: (505) 946-1091
Days Open: Daily (Closed on Wednesdays November-May)
Hours of Operation: Sat-Thur: 10-5, Fri: 10-8
 Handicap Accessible: Full
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The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, in Santa Fe, NM, has welcomed more than 1,700,000 visitors from all over the world.
Credit Cards: Accepted

The Museum's collection of over 139 O'Keeffe paintings, drawings, & sculpture, including promised gifts & extended loans, is the largest in the world. Throughout the year, visitors can see a changing selection of at least 50 of these works.

In addition, the Museum presents special exhibitions that are either devoted entirely to O'Keeffe's work or that combines examples of her art with works by her American modernist contemporaries.


God's Country Tours
Location: Santa Fe & Taos
6209 Whisper Ridge Dr. N.W.
Albuquerque, NM 87120-3204
Phone: (505) 890-5910
Toll Free: (800) 891-8013
Fax: (505) 899-4866
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Choose the winner of the ABQ Convention & Visitors Bureau Hospitality Award! Specializing in pre-formed group tours for leisure travel tour companies, convention groups, bank groups, churches & military reunions. Sorry, we do not take individuals on tour or form groups of individual travelers.

We also provide the most professional, experienced, fun & knowledgeable step-on guides for tours of ABQ, Santa Fe, Taos & surrounding Pueblo lands. Transportation, dining, hotels & custom itineraries for an unforgettable southwestern experience. Come visit God's Country!


Jerry Cline Tennis Complex - City of Albuquerque
Location: Santa Fe & Taos
7205 Constitution Ave. N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Phone: (505) 848-1381
Toll Free: (505)
Fax: (505)
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This facility consists of 18 tennis courts; 13 of which are lighted. You may reserve the courts by phone or in person. Reservations are taken two days in advance beginning at 8 a.m. on Thursday, reservations may be made for both Saturday and Sunday. A ball machine is available for $8 per court hour.

Los Rios River Runners
Location: Santa Fe & Taos
4003 S. Hwy. #68
Ranchos de Taos, NM 87557
Phone: (575) 776-8854
Toll Free: (800) 544-1181
Fax: (575) 737-0839
Days Open: Daily March-November
Hours of Operation: 9am-Dusk
 Restaurant: L
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Calm, scenic float on the Rio Grande with Native American guide and traditional "feast" meal.
Credit Cards: Accepted

Museum Association of Taos
Location: Santa Fe & Taos
PO Box 3149
Taos, NM 87571
Phone: (575) 758-0505
Fax: (575) 758-0330
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Our combination ticket for all 5 museums is only $25!

Museum of New Mexico
Location: Santa Fe & Taos
725 Camino Lejo
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: (505) 476-1145
Fax: (505) 476-1228
Days Open: Mon-Sun May-Sept: Tue-Sun: Remainder of Year
Hours of Operation: 10-5
 Handicap Accessible: Limited
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Art, history & culture of the Southwest with four Santa Fe museums & six monuments statewide.
Admission: Yes
Credit Cards: Accepted

Rainbow Ryders Inc.® - Hot Air Balloon Company
Location: Santa Fe & Taos
5601 Eagle Rock Ave. N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87113
Phone: (505) 823-1111
Toll Free: (800) 725-2477
Fax: (505) 823-1110
Days Open: Open Daily
Hours of Operation: 7am-7pm
 Reservations: Yes
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When was the LAST TIME you did something for the FIRST TIME IN YOUR LIFE?
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Year-round. Balloon rides, group discounts, hotel pickup & return, souvenirs, champagne & refreshments. Celebrating 24 years of flight! Official Ride Concession for the ABQ International Balloon Fiesta®, Official Operator for the City of ABQ Tricentennial Balloon, Major Sponsor of Anderson-Abruzzo ABQ International Balloon Museum. Employee owned & operated. Professional photographer & private flights are available. Impeccable safety record. ABQ's only year-round full-time balloon company. Come join us for your experience of a lifetime...happening right now!™


Santa Fe International Folk Art Market
Location: Santa Fe & Taos
Milner Plaza on Museum Hill,
Camino Lejo off Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: (505) 476-1203
Fax: (505) 476-1167
Days Open: July 14-15, 2007
 Handicap Accessible: Full
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Santa Fe International Folk Art Market

The Santa Fe International Folk Market is the largest event of its kind. It is an unparalleled gathering of the world's finest folk artists in which market goers will have a rare opportunity to purchase one-of-a-kind pieces from 110-juried artists from 40 countries. Other festivities include colorful & lively entertainment by musicians & dancers from dozens of cultures. A wide variety of international foods will be served, & a multitude of activities including mask-and-headdress making will be open to visitors of all ages.

With the generous support of charitable foundations and private donors, an artists' training program, the Market's Trade buyers Showcase, and the profits earned through art sales during market weekend help the participating artists achieve economic sustainability while sharing and preserving their traditional cultures.

WHERE & WHEN:

Saturday, July 11-12, 2009

Milner Plaza on Museum Hill, outside the Museum of International Folk Art

Camino Lejo off Old Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Time: 9 am-5 pm MT

Price: See www.folkartmarket.org for details

Info: 505-476-1166; www.folkartmarket.org

FOR INTERVIEWS OR PHOTOGRAH REQUESTS PLEASE CONTACT:

Joanna Hurley at Hurley Media, 505.982.4006, jth@hurleymedia.com

Santa Fe Japan Connection, Inc.
Location: Santa Fe & Taos
3649 Mimbres Ln.
Santa Fe, NM 87507
Phone: (505) 471-9022
Fax: (505) 474-8445
Days Open: Mon-Fri
Hours of Operation: 9-5
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At Santa Fe Japan Connection, we specialize in group and individual tours for Japanese and non Japanese speakers. We will individualize any tour package to meet your needs, including transportation, hotel and unique explorations in New Mexico, Arizona, Texas and Colorado. Let us guide you on one of our day tours to Taos, Acoma, Bandelier and Abiquiu. Interpreters can be provided if needed.
Credit Cards: Accepted

We also offer tours to Japan for non Japanese speakers.

Please call 505-471-9022 or send us an e-mail to tour@santafejapan.com . We are open for your calls Monday through Friday 9 am to 5 pm. We accept VISA, Master Card, and American Express.


Santa Fe Mountain Adventures
Location: Santa Fe & Taos
310 Read St.
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: (505) 988-4000
Toll Free: (800) 965-4010
Fax: (505) 988-4010
Days Open: Mon-Sat
Hours of Operation: 9-5 (Office Hours)
 Reservations: Yes  Handicap Accessible: Limited
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Santa Fe Mountain Adventures offers group adventures and destination management services that can be customized to meet your group’s needs.Team building options include:
Credit Cards: Accepted

· Mountain Scavenger Hunts with GPS Technology · Corporate Adventure Challenge· Southwestern Cooking Classes· Ropes Challenge Courses· Whitewater Rafting Adventures

Fun leisure adventures include:

· Bandelier Tours· Tent Rocks or other Hiking Adventures· Mountain Biking · Whitewater Rafting Adventures · Llama Trekking · Horseback Riding· Fly-fishing· Golf Tournaments · Hot Air Ballooning

Sample cultural activities include:

· Creative Pottery · Musical Adventures· Native Art Experience· Art Gallery Adventure · Star Party

Please contact us now at 1-800-965-4010 or info@sfmadv.com.


Santa Fe Opera, The
Location: Santa Fe & Taos
17053 Hwy 84-285
Santa Fe, NM 87506
Phone: (505) 986-5911
Toll Free: (800) 280-4654
Fax: (505) 986-5999
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Enjoy magnificent music, compelling drama, and brilliant sunsets at one of the world's most beautiful open-air, state-of-the-art theaters.

The Santa Fe Opera presents the most spectacular shows both man and nature can provide! And, patrons understand every plot twist and turn with Opera Titles, a personal translation screen directly in front of each seat.

Join in the fun with a tailgate party or picnic dinner! We also offer our Preview Lecture Buffet, which is served under canopy next to the swimming pool and gardens before every performance. Complimentary lectures are available prior to each opera. Backstage tours are a must!


Santa Fe Southern Railway
Location: Santa Fe & Taos
410 S. Guadalupe St.
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: (505) 989-8600 28
Toll Free: (888) 989-8600
Fax: (505) 983-7620
 Handicap Accessible: Limited
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Depart from Santa Fe's 100-year-old depot. Ride a vintage train through NM's enchanted landscape. Year-round day trips. Cocktail & barbeque trains, April-October. Depot gift shop.
Credit Cards: Accepted

Sierra Vista West Tennis Complex - City of Albuquerque
Location: Santa Fe & Taos
5001 Montano Rd. N.W.
Albuquerque, NM 87120
Phone: (505) 897-8815
Days Open: Daily
Hours of Operation: Mon-Fri: 8am-Dusk, Sat-Sun: 8am-5pm
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Call for Court rates, monthly and yearly pass information. This complex consists of 10 courts and a swimming pool. You may reserve the courts by phone or in person. Reservations are not requred, but can be made two days in advance.

Skate Parks - City of Albuquerque
Location: Santa Fe & Taos
Albuquerque, NM 87112
Phone: (505) 768-5300
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Albuquerque has five skate parks located throughout the metropolitan area.

They are all designed to provide a recreational environement for in-line skaters, BMX bicyclists and skateboarders to ride and develop their technique:

Tower Skate Park - 86th & Tower, NW

Los Altos Skate Park - 10140 Lomas, NE

Coronado Skate Park - 4th St & McKnight, NW

Alamosa Skate Park - 6900 Gonzales Rd., SW

Northwest Modular Skate Park - Coors Blvd. Bypass & Seven Bar Loop


Southwest Wing Safaris
Location: Santa Fe & Taos
P.O. Box 945
Santa Fe, NM 87504-0945
Phone: (505) 988-4246
Toll Free: (800) 842-4246
Fax: (505) 983-6061
 Reservations: Yes
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Exciting, scenic, air/land adventures explore New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. See it all … by aircraft, backcountry vehicle, and foot!
Credit Cards: Accepted

Discover the Land of Enchantment; Grand Canyon; Monument Valley; Canyon de Chelly; Mesa Verde; Arches/Canyonlands; Painted Desert; Navajo, Hopi, Apache, Pueblo Indian Reservations; and remote Anasazi cliff dwellings.

Experience unforgettable local flightseeing. Marvel at the world-famous beauty of north central New Mexico as though soaring on eagle's wings.

Behold the majesty of enchanted mountains, mesas, deserts, and canyons. Watch geology, archaeology, and history unfold as you witness 800 million years in a single day.

Scenic flying - Jeeping - Photography. Unsurpassed panoramic views.

One-hour and two-hour skyventures, half-day flying expeditions, and full-day, all-encompassing, air safaris available.

FAA Approved. Since 1974. Tours depart from/return to Santa Fe Airport.

The ultimate off-road experience!


Swimming Albuquerque - Municipal City Pools
Location: Santa Fe & Taos
Phone: (505) 768-5300
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Enjoy recreational swimming at any of the 12 public facilities, including 7 outdoor (Memorial Day to mid-August) and 5 indoor (year-round) pools. Lessons, clinics, exercise classes and special event rentals available.

Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian
Location: Santa Fe & Taos
704 Camino Lejo
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: (505) 982-4636
Toll Free: (800) 607-4636
Fax: (505) 989-7386
Days Open: Mon-Sun
Hours of Operation: Mon-Sat: 10-5, Sun: 1-5
 Handicap Accessible: Full
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Founded in 1937. Ongoing exhibitions of contemporary and historic Native American art with an emphasis on the Southwest.
Credit Cards: Accepted
Miles To Airport: 66

Exhibitions feature works by established and emerging Native American artists and photographers.Current exhibitions include: From the Railroad to Route 66: The Native American Curio Trade in New Mexico (through April 19, 2009) as well as Playing Cards of the Apaches and Navajo Pictorial Textiles (through November 2, 2008).The Case Trading Post Museum Shop hosts ongoing events by featured artists and sells an array of jewelry, baskets, folk art, pottery, and weavings.

Free admission. Donations appreciated.


World Balloon
Location: Santa Fe & Taos
5640 Eagles Valley Dr. W.
House Springs, MO 63051
Phone: (505) 293-6800
Toll Free: (800) 351-9588
Fax: (866) 390-5836
 Reservations: Yes
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Experience ABQ from a new perspective. Ride along with one of World Balloon's experienced pilots for a fun & unique flight. World Balloon is fully licensed & insured & has been operating for over 34 years.
Credit Cards: Accepted

Its founder started what is now the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Enjoy a sunrise hot air balloon ride that you will remember for a lifetime. Year-round flights for all occasions.

Please call for reservations, 293-6800, 800-351-9588.


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