Top Santa Fe Water Tours

Taste the highlights of Santa Fe during this food-themed walking tour. Meet your guide in the centrally located Santa Fe Plaza, and come hungry: you’ll visit multiple local food businesses, where you can enjoy enough samples to add up to a generous meal (plus drinks on the side). As you go, you’ll also see landmarks like the San Miguel Chapel and the Palace of the Governors.

Dining options in Santa Fe can seem endless, so remove the guesswork and start your day with a memorable meal at a specialty chef’s brunch not found at any restaurant. A local chef trained at the famously Le Cordon Bleu culinary school prepares a seasonal meal using high-quality ingredients that showcase Santa Fe’s unique cuisine drawn from Spanish, Mexican, and Native American flavors.

Take a full-day Rio Grande rafting adventure ideal for families and first-time rafters. Float through the Lower Gorge’s scenic Orilla Verde, where you’ll enjoy a delicious hot fajita lunch along the riverbanks. Experience the river’s broad canyon and rich habitat, where you can watch for wildlife like mule deer and birds of prey. Then, enjoy a thrilling encounter with whitewater during a 6-mile (9.6 kilometer) section of class 2-3 rapids.

See a different side of Santa Fe beyond the plaza on a fun and athletic e-bike tour that earns rave reviews from travelers. Cover more ground than you would on a walking tour, taking advantage of the bike’s battery-assisted boost to go farther without breaking a sweat. Visit places many tourists miss, like the Santa Fe Railyard and River Park that hugs the Rio Grande, while a guide shares insider history not found in the guidebooks.

Combine white-water rafting with wine tasting on this small-group tour from Santa Fe. You'll spend your morning taking a thrilling rafting ride on one of the most popular sections of the Rio Grande. In the afternoon, you’ll head out to lunch, followed by wine tastings at Vivac, La Chiripada, and Black Mesa wineries.

Santa Fe has architecture unlike nearly any city in the United States—it’s dominated by adobe buildings but has diverse Victorian and Mission Revival styles. This tours offers a chance to learn about the architecture while taking a guided walk through the city’s back roads, residential areas, and art districts. Finish with a champagne tasting at Gruet Tasting Room at Hotel St. Francis.