Among several good guided walking tours of Santa Fe is the one offered by Santa Fe Detours (tel: 1 800 338 6877 or (505) 983 6565; website: www.sfdetours.com); the company offers ballooning, horseback, and train tours, as well. The most popular walk is a two and a half hour stroll beginning at the Plaza. Historic Walks of Santa Fe (tel: (505) 986 8388; website: www.historicwalksofsantafe.com) is an alternative, offering numerous different themed walking tours, such as a half-day shopping tour with lunch, a Friday night ghost tour, a Friday afternoon gallery tour and a daily historic sites tour.

For a guided tour aboard an open-air tram, take the Loretto Line, sponsored by Afoot in Santa Fe Tours (tel: (505) 983 3701; www.toursofsantafe.com). Mellow Velo, 638 Old Santa Fe Trail (tel: (505) 995 8356/VELO; website: www.mellowvelo.com), organises bike tours and New Wave Rafting Co. (tel: 1 800 984 1444; website: www.newwaverafting.com) and Santa Fe Rafting Co. (tel: 1 888 988 4914 or (505) 988 4914; website: www.santaferafting.com) take rafting trips down the Rio Grande and Rio Chama.