Listed below are details about the sightseeing trips, included and optional, in the 2012 Albuquerque session. The optional trips will have an additional fee- to be determined at a later date.

A couple of months prior to your session you will receive a packet of information that will include; lecture titles, all sightseeing trip descriptions, dates, and prices.

Registered participants are required to fill out the trip sign-up form indicating all trips (free or additional) that they will be attending so Senior Summer School may plan transportation accordingly. The sign-up form will need to be returned to Senior Summer School prior to arrival (due date will be indicated) along with optional trip payment.

* Senior Summer School reserves the right to adjust any trip details without notice. Final schedules will be distributed upon arrival of program. Minimum number of participants required for select trips.

Trips Included:

Albuquerque City Tour

• Experience the authentic southwest, in New Mexico’s largest city. Albuquerque boasts a multicultural heritage and offers many visual arts, ethnic museums, festivals, rich history and architecturally unique pueblos. Learn about the Sandia Mountains and the “exotic” Rio Grande river, which runs through the desert! Enjoy panoramic views and ancient etchings during this unique city tour.

Museums of Old Town and Nob Hill

• Click on the link above to learn more

Rio Grand Zoological Park – Aquarium, Botanical Garden, Zoo

• Enjoy the adventures of the Rio Grand Zoological Park, exploring over 200 species of animals from around the world. Next stop, the Aquarium! See the 285,000-gallon shark tank and all of the fresh water, estuarine, and ocean water exhibits. And of course,  visit the Botanical Garden, composed of 36 acres of beautiful gardens and conservatories and walk through the Sasebo Japanese Garden.

Optional:

Day trip to Santa Fe with city tour and Georgia O’Keefe Museum

• Start the day’s journey to Santa Fe with a lovely drive along the Turquoise Trail. Head to the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum that is dedicated to the art and life of Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) and the study of American Modernism — a movement that began in America in the late nineteenth century and continues into the present. O’Keeffe was a part of this movement and made major contributions. After the museum there will be a guided tour of the city. There will be time on your own for lunch and to do some shopping.

Tour of the Acoma Indian Pueblo

• Tour the famous Acoma Indian Pueblo known as the “Sky City”, the oldest continuously lived-in community in the United States. There will be a native Acoma guided tour offering historical and cultural perspective of this beautiful southwestern village.