ADVENTURE TOURS, TRAVEL, TREKS, TRIPS, HORSEBACK, HORSE PACK, ARCHAEOLOGY, EXPEDITIONS, COLORADO, MEXICO, COPPER CANYON, PERU Since 1970
"A small outfit based at an 1890s working ranch in the heart of Colorado.... Owners Amy Finger, Gary Ziegler and a staff of hardworking guide/wranglers run a unique selection of unusual horse pack trips, adventure wilderness treks, guided climbs, expeditions, educational trips, research vacations in Colorado's Sangre de Cristo Wilderness, Peru and Mexico's Copper Canyon."
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US phone 719 783-2076infor@adventurespecialists.org
Colorado - Peru - Copper Canyon
Program Dates and Costs 2008
Peru and the Incas
In Search of Machu Picchu 12 days $2995, 5 Day Ride Only $1614
March 29-April 9, May 17-28 , July 5-16 , August 2-13, October 18-29, November 1-12Classic Inca Trail Ride (Inn to Inn) 9 Days $2610, 4 Day Ride Only $1409
April 18-26, April 25-May 3 (Experienced Riders), July 25-August 2, Sep 26-Oct 4, Dec 26-Jan 3 (New Year's Trip)
Classic Inca Trail Ride and Manu Rainforest 16 days $3946 (plus Boca air and Park fees)
April 18-May 3, April 25-May 10 (Experienced Riders), July 25-August 9, Sep 26-Oct 11, Dec 26-Jan 10 (New Year's Trip)Machu Picchu Pony Express 8 days $2215, 4 Day Ride Only $1120
June 7-14, Jun 28-July 5, August 23 - 30 ,August 30- September 6, November 15-22
Machu Picchu Amazon Express (Pony plus Six Day Manu) 15 days $3552 (plus Boca air and Park fees)
June 7-21 June 28- July 12 , August 23 -September 6 , August 30 -September 13th , November 15th -29th
Lost Cities Expeditions
12 days $2985
May 2-13 The Andean Research Expeditions 2008 project. On going exploriation for lost ruins near Machu Picchu with Gary Ziegler. Contact us for detailsChoquequirao 17 days $3745 11 Day Ride/Trek Only $2599
August 2-18, October 11-27
Nine Day Manu $1652 plus Boca Air $175 and Park Fees $65= (starts Sunday)
Six Day Manu $1257 plus Boca Air $175 and Park Fees $65= (starts Sunday)
Manu Wildlife Center 4 day $830 plus Boca Air $350 = (starts Friday)
Manu Wildlife Center 5 day $920 plus Boca Air $350 = (starts Monday)
Mexico's Sierra Madre and the Copper Canyon
Operated by Copper Canyon Trails LLC
Treasure of the Sierra Madre Burro-supported Hiking Expedition $2300
10 days, 6 days Trek-only $1850
February 18 -28, March 8 -17, April 3 -12, September 18 -27, October 11 -20, November 20 -29,
December 20 -29
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Copper Canyon Inn to Inn Hiking Trip-
Custom dates, itinerary and cost available upon request.
USA- Colorado - Bear Basin Ranch and the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness
Operated by Bear Basin Pack trips LLC
Two Hour Rides on Bear Basin Ranch $60
One Day Ride Ranch w/lunch $110
One Day Ride Sangre de Cristos w/lunch $125
After the snow melts, daily
Great Escape Weekend $350
Classic Cowboy Weekend $375
Saddle and Paddle Weekend $395
Three Day Horse Packtrip $625
Every Monday May-Sept
Natural Hot Springs Adventure $1100
August 11-18
Grape Creek Early Season Ultimate Packtrip $ 995
Every Monday May 12-July 7
Sangre de Cristo Ultimate Packtrip $995
July 28, August 4, 11, 25, September 15.Surf and Turf (Riding and Rafting) Five day $995 Three Day $675
Every Monday May 19 Aug 12
Great Sand Dunes Adventure Five Day $1200 Three Day $775
Every Monday May 12 Sept 22.
Peak Baggers Delight (Hiking with pack stock supported camps)
Five Day Trek $750, Three Day Trek $450
Every Monday May 12- Sept 22.
Pack-ins $450 includes 4 horses $100 each additional horse/day
May-Oct Hunts (Guide's License #2226) Contact us about details and costs. We offer drop camps and pack in service
for the Sange de Cristo Wilderness and a trophy buck hunt at Bear Basin Ranch for a limited few hunters
3% user tax added for all trips on the National Forest. Colorado Springs round trip transport $60/person
Multi-day programs require a miminum of three. A small group charge of $200 per person is charged for less than 3.Multiple day
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Phone: 719 783-2076
Adventure Specialists
Bear Basin Ranch
County road 271
Westcliffe, Colorado 81252
Updated 2008 G Ziegler