Mesa Verde Express Tour With Tickets To Cliff Palace
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Durango, USA
- 5 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
What's Included
- Cliff Palace Tickets
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Gratuity
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 360 S Camino Del Rio suite 200, Durango, CO 81301, USA
Meet at Durango Rivertrippers location 360 South Camino Del Rio, Suite 200 Durango Co 81301.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Start time.8:30 am
Itinerary
1
Mesa Verde National Park
5 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- physically fit
- climb 15-30 rung ladders.
- MUST CLIMB LADDERS
- Limited Space, Do not bring a cooler
- This tour designed to leave from Durango and return to Durango.
- HEALTH WARNING All tours are appropriate for well-prepared hikers but are strenuous, so please consider your physical health before choosing a tour/hike, especially if you have heart or respiratory problems or other physical difficulties. We suggest wearing sturdy shoes or boots and bring plenty of water. Your safety depends on your good judgment, adequate preparation, and constant attention.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.9
based on 25 reviews
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Melissa_S, Jul 2026
The tour company provided transportation to the park and water. (The driver didn’t talk - the tour of the park was done by a National Park Ranger. This is just for transportation and for the tour company to purchase the ticket for you. You could easily do this on your own with a little leg work.)
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience.
You're correct that the Cliff Palace portion of the experience is led by a National Park Ranger. That's a requirement of Mesa Verde National Park, and no commercial company is permitted to guide inside Cliff Palace.
Our Mesa Verde Express Tour is designed for guests who prefer not to worry about securing the often hard to obtain Cliff Palace tickets, driving, parking, or navigating the park. We provide transportation from Durango, handle the logistics, and include interpretation throughout the drive between the major sites while the ranger provides the in depth tour inside Cliff Palace.
For guests who enjoy planning their own itinerary and are able to obtain tickets, self driving is certainly another option. We appreciate your feedback and are glad you joined us.
Dee_N, Jul 2026
One on one interaction with the archaeologist, interpretive guide was excellent. no question was left unanswered.
Kevin_H, Jun 2026
My wife and I wanted an activity while on vacation where we didn't have to plan details, we wanted to relax. We could have driven ourselves to the site, made our way up mountain, etc, but planning thru River Trippers was a one stop shop, and we could relax and let someone else do the planning and driving. It was stress free.
Candace_V, May 2026
The tour was simply awesome. Our tour guide Molly was very knowledgeable not only about the Cliff Palace but many other indigenous peoples that had, and still have roots to Mesa Verde.
Maryjo_G, Sep 2025
Really enjoyed our guided trip to Mesa Verde with Durango Rivertrippers. Alex was a knowledgable guide who provided history of the area and the park. He’s such a nice guy and we had a great time!
Kelly_B, Jul 2025
We loved the Mesa Verde Express tour with Ann! She was knowledgeable, friendly, and made the history come alive. The tour was well-paced, hit all the highlights, and left us wanting to learn more. Highly recommend!
Linda_P, Jul 2025
Jeremy was an awesome tour guide who went out of his way to make our experience enjoyable!! He made an extra stop a a wonderful lookout, gave us a real sense of the history of the ancestral Pueblo people,and the area, and even gave us several excellent restaurant and Durango sightseeing opportunities!! Can’t say enough god things about the entire experience!!! He was awesome!!
Rebecca_G, Jul 2025
Molly, our tour guide, was incredibly informative. She went above and beyond in providing history and stories about mess verde and the area. She is incredibly knowledgeable. Perfect personality and fit for a tour guide. Also, she engaged with the whole group.
Laurie_M, Jun 2025
Great tour and tour guide. Wonderful experience at Cliff Palace, very doable even though they provide a lot of cautions.
Kristine_G, Oct 2024
Molly was great, fun and informative. Everything went off without a hitch. We learned a lot about the area and about the site.
Marita_L, Oct 2024
Very good park ranger tour. The walk and climbing up and down the ladders to and from the cliff dwellings is an experience not to miss.
Susan_E, Oct 2024
The tour guide was great. Location amazing. Our driver/guide went out of his way to be informative on areas we visited.
Kathy_M, Jul 2024
Seeing how these people lived!! Was a little tiring climbing through the ruins, but well worth it!! Beautiful views on the way up, very high!!!
John_B, Jul 2024
Regrettably and candidly, an illness kept me from personally attending this tour as initially planned. So, this review may violate the personal experience checkbox required by Viator. Still, others in my travel group were able to attend and raved about the great time they had. In fact, they kindly kept me apprised with photos, videos, and messages that inspired this review. So, this is a very positive but vicarious review. I’m excited to get back to this part of the country and experience the tour live and in person soon based on the wonderful images and video clips others in my travel group shared with me.
ivagene_l, Jun 2024
A terrific experience that everyone should have. We had the best guide, Mike H., he gave us loads of information on the Mesa Verde and the area. Also great stories he's experienced. The Cliff Dwelling was spectacular to see up close and personal and our tour guide in the park, Bonnie was so good.
happybob, May 2024
Getting to go to the Cliff Palace was special. Molly was a great guide. She was very knowledgeable and made the trip enjoyable. We highly recommend the tour and Molly.
Kathleen_C, May 2024
Both my husband and self enjoyed all the information our guide gave us during the tour about how the tribes were able to survive and built their unique shelters. Our driver Molly also did an excellant job pointing out the scenic views in the park.
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