Lutheran Women's Missionary League

Welcome to Albuquerque!
Tour New Mexico, Inc. is thrilled to host the exciting and interesting tours for the
75th Diamond Dazzle Celebration of the LWML.
May 31 was the date we set to cancel tours that did not have enough interest.
We are selling tour tickets until the buses roll.
Give us a call!

Pre- and Post- Convention Tours

Take a look at the stunning array of half-day and full-day tours we are offering you as you celebrate your Biennial Convention here in the Land of Enchantment with Tour New Mexico! Below you will find more information about each tour.

Click HERE for a printable version of the half-day and full-day tour descriptions.
Click HERE for the registration form for all the tours.

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HALF-DAY TOURS

Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway $58
Wed 1 p.m. Thurs. 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Includes: motor coach, tour guide, tram ticket and tax. Sandia Mountain dominates the east-side of Albuquerque with its 5,000’ vertical rise. A visit to the top of this mountain is a much sought after experience by visitors. The tram ride itself is 15-minutes and travels through biological life zones, revealing deep canyons and an awe-inspiring view not soon to be forgotten.
Note: Due to the elevation, 10,378’, individuals with heart conditions or respiratory problems should consult their doctor before riding the Tram. Bring a sweater or jacket on this tour, the temperature at the top averages 25˚ cooler than in Albuquerque (around 50˚in the morning and 70˚ in the afternoon) also be prepared for sun, rain, hot and cold to occur in the same hour.

The Cultural Centers Tour $47
Wed 1 p.m. Thurs. 8 a.m.
Includes: motor coach, tour guide, admissions and tax. The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) preserves and promotes the culture of the Spanish-speaking world through permanent and traveling exhibits. The NHCC features a variety of architecture including a renovated hacienda-style school and modern buildings as stylized Mayan pyramids and torreon. Next we’ll visit the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (IPCC). The 19-pueblos of New Mexico come together at this center to showcase their similarities as ancient cliff-dwellers as well as traditions that they maintain in their modern lives. Admission is included to the museum and the galleries. There is also a comprehensive gift shop.

This is Albuquerque! $37
Wed 1 p.m. Thurs. 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Mon. 8 a.m.
Includes: motor coach, tour guide, admission and tax. Join us for a riding tour of diverse micro-communities within our city along historic Route 66, onto the west mesa and through the north valley. We’ll stop at the Turquoise Museum where you will learn the true colors of turquoise during a humorous seminar. (Bring along your favorite piece of turquoise and discover its origin and value). The tour will conclude with an orientation of Old Town Plaza and time for a look into the shops.

FULL-DAY TOURS 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Experience Santa Fe! $58 all day tour: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday and Monday
Includes: motor coach, tour guide, admission and tax. Does not include meal.
A visit to New Mexico is not complete without experiencing the capital city of Santa Fe, with its unusual charm and historical significance. The fully narrated tour includes information as we travel the Turquoise Trail through old mining towns on the way to Santa Fe. We’ll stop in the artist community of Madrid. On the approach to Santa Fe you will get a glimpse into the history and culture that truly make Santa Fe “The City Different." Upon arrival at Santa Fe Plaza the guide will lead an orientation pointing out restaurants and shops. There will be approximately 4 hours of free time to explore with one’s own interests in mind and have lunch before we leave at 3:45 p.m. The walking tour includes Loretto Chapel Museum with its “miraculous staircase."
Note: The Santa Fe Plaza elevation is 7,000’. The walking tour is not far and will be done at a pace that all can enjoy.

Acoma Pueblo $85    all day tour: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.    Thursday and Monday
Includes: motor coach, tour guide, mesa-top tour, mandatory photo permit, museum admission, lunch, hydrating beverages and tax.
Located one hour west of Albuquerque, Acoma Indian Pueblo “Sky City”, is built upon a 70-acre mesa almost 40 stories above the canyon floor. We’ll follow an Acoma Indian guide through the earthen streets as we hear their history and see why they maintain their ancestral home (occupied since the early 900s AD) without electricity or modern plumbing. There will be opportunities to purchase hand-crafted and home-baked items on the mesa top. At the visitor center we’ll enjoy lunch at the café and view the museum, gift shop and peruse the jewelry vendors.
Note: This is an outdoor event, be prepared for hot and cool temperatures to occur in the same hour. Wear comfortable shoes, the mesa top is uneven rock and sand and the elevation is at 7,000’. On the way back to Albuquerque we’ll take a detour to a private home near the Navajo land of To’hajilee and enjoy a cool beverage and a snack.

Los Alamos $57   all day tour: 9 a.m.-5:50 p.m. Thursday and Monday
Includes: Roundtrip Railrunner train ticket, Atomic City Tours vehicle and guide and tax. Does not include meal.
This tour is desirable to a small number of very interested people. We have figured out a way for you to enjoy this tour as much as, if not more than, our original version.
Georgia Strickfaden (Atomic City Tours) has graciously offered to pick up at a Santa Fe train depot and do the Los Alamos tour for you on Thursday, June 22 and Monday, June 26. Here is how it will work:
Tour New Mexico has a tour guide meet you at the Alvarado Transportation Center (ATC) a few blocks from the Convention Center. The Railrunner train #510 north departs the ATC at 9:35 sharp. We need to be there by 9:15. Our tour guide will give you the round trip train fare. You board the train and at some point a fare collector will come through the car and you pay them the round trip fare from Downtown Albuquerque to the South Capital stop.
When you get off the train at South Capital at 11:11AM you will see Georgia and her tour bus in the parking lot, you will have her cell phone number. She will drive you to Los Alamos and do the tour of all the historic sites in L.A. Georgia will return you to the South Capital station in time to take train #515 south at 4:20PM and you will arrive in Downtown Albuquerque at 5:50PM. Your train ticket does not limit you to what return train to take, making it possible for you to spend additional time in Santa Fe (for dinner perhaps) and taking a later train to Albuquerque.

SPECIAL TOUR hotel pick up is between 5 a.m. - 5:30 a.m.
returns to hotel between 9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Hot Air Ballooning $177 per person   not paid in advance
Tuesday, June 20: Wednesday, June 21 : Thursday, June 22 :
Monday, June 26 : Tuesday, June 27
Reservation is held with your credit card. You pay on the morning of your ride. We need to know your weight, your hotel and if you want to be in the same balloon as another attendee so please call us to sign up.

Includes hotel pick up, 1 hour in the air, ceremony, flight certificate, refreshments and tax. Picks up at all convention hotels at 5:30 a.m. and drops off at your hotel by 10 a.m. All sign-ups go through Tour New Mexico, Inc. There is no minimum required.

Albuquerque is the hot air ballooning capital of the world and there’s no other sensation like ballooning on Earth! Our flight takes us over the beautiful Rio Grande valley for breath taking views of the city, the Sandia Mountains to the east and the volcanoes to the west. Light refreshments and a ceremony commemorating your adventure at the end of the flight!

POST-CONVENTION MULTI DAY TOURS
Go North! Santa Fe, Chimayo, Taos canceled
Begins at all contracted Albuquerque convention hotels Monday, June 26
Fly home from the Albuquerque Sunport on Thursday, June 29
Santa Fe (Holy Faith) was founded in 1610. With hundreds of shops, galleries and many restaurants it is the third largest art market in the United States and the capital of New Mexico. Thousands of New Mexicans retrace their ancestor’s footsteps to when La Conquistadora, our country’s oldest Madonna, was placed in a small chapel in 1625, that chapel is now part of the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi. On Monday, June 26 we get acquainted with the Santa Fe Plaza and enjoy a special welcome dinner tonight. On Tuesday, June 27 we take a backstage to of the Santa Fe Opera and an excursion to Chimayo to El Santuario (place of the legendary healing Earth) and visit a weaver’s shop where the Spanish colonial method is still used. On Wednesday, June 28 we’ll see Taos Pueblo, the first living UNESCO World Heritage Site as well as the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge and the Millicent Rogers Museum.   On Thursday, June 29 airport transfers to Albuquerque will be scheduled according to your flight time.
Go North has been canceled due to insufficient sign ups.

Go Navajo! Canyon de Chelly and Monument Valley
Begins at all contracted Albuquerque convention hotels Monday, June 26
Fly home from Albuquerque on Thursday, June 29
Join us for a breathtaking and informative trip to a country with-in our country: the land of the Navajo.   Flourishing by adopting Spanish and Anglo practices of sheep herding, ranching, making silver jewelry and most notably, weaving. Our very special Navajo land tour directors and Navajo guides will take us on a journey through some of the most scenic places in the Southwest.
Monday, June 26 Highlights today will be the capital of the Navajo Nation: Window Rock, Hubbell Trading Post and an afternoon jeep tour of Canyon de Chelly. We will take a sunset trip to a series of special overlooks. Tuesday, June 27 We’ll continue north today to Utah and load up into jeeps again for an afternoon for a tour of Monument Valley Tribal Park and enjoy a cookout dinner in the valley. Wednesday, June 28 Today we will visit four states at once at Four Corners Monument! We’ll enjoy Navajo tacos for lunch at Toadlena Trading Post where we will meet weavers and perhaps try our hand at carding and spinning wool. After a leg-stretch in Gallup we’ll arrive at our airport hotel in Albuquerque. Thursday, June 29 Airport shuttles to Albuquerque Sunport according to your departure.
Click here for a full itinerary. Go Navajo has achieved the minimum number and it is not too late, you can still sign up!

Go West! Sedona, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, NV
Begins at all contracted Albuquerque convention hotels Monday, June 26
Fly home from Las Vegas, NV on Friday, June 30 (or later if you’d like)
Monday, June 26 Highlights include: El Rancho Hotel in Gallup, Painted Desert and Petrified Forest. Stayin Flagstaff, AZ   Tuesday, June 27 scenic drive through Oak Creek Canyon and spend the day shopping, eating and see the Chapel of the Holy Cross as we spend the day in Sedona, Arizona. Two night stay in Tusayan (3 miles from Grand Canyon NP)    Wednesday, June 28 Grand Canyon National Park, need we say more? A full day in the park Sunset 7:50 Twilight 8:20 Thursday, June 29 After a leisurely breakfast we’ll check out and head to Las Vegas. After an orientation for navigating the Strip by foot and city bus you will be on your own to enjoy. You may choose to stay in town longer if you wish. Friday, June 30 You can depart this morning or continue your stay as long as you would like (at your own expense.)
Click here for a full itinerary for the Go West tour.
Go West has achieved the minimum number and it is not too late, you can still sign up!