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• Visit Lake Havasu City (website: www.golakehavasu.com), nestled amidst rugged desert peaks on the Colorado River. In 1971 London Bridge was dismantled stone by stone, brought over from England and reassembled in Arizona. It is now the focal point for an array of English-style shops, pubs and lodgings.
• Enjoy outdoor pursuits that include golf, hiking, rock climbing, tennis and mountain biking in the Lake Havasu area, or take desert jeep tours in the nearby Sonoran and Mojave Deserts or up into the Chemehuevi Mountains.
• Explore beautiful Oak Creek Canyon in Sedona's Red Rock country (website: www.visitsedona.com). The canyon has natural swimming holes and lush forests beneath high sandstone cliffs. Prehistoric Native American ruins are nearby. Jeep tours, hiking and mountain biking are also available.
• Shoot the rapids on a white-water rafting trip down the raging Colorado River; there are trips from short runs to two-week adventures.
• Drift over spectacular Monument Valley, carved by wind and water, in a hot air balloon (website: www.monumentvalleyballooncompany.com).
• Discover the cultural heritage of Tucson (website: www.tucsonaz.gov), one of the USA's oldest towns and now one of its fastest-growing resort cities. Surrounded by a ring of five mountain ranges in the Sonoran Desert, Tucson is known for its constant sunshine. Its proximity to the Mexican border is apparent in its architecture, cuisine, lively fiestas and festivals.
• Travel the Apache Trail (website: www.americansouthwest.net/arizona/apache_trail), an extraordinary scenic drive. Attractions include Goldfield Ghost Town and Mine Tours (website: www.goldfieldghosttown.com), Superstition Mountain Museum, Lost Dutchman State Park and Tortilla Flat (an old stagecoach stop offering 'killer' chilli and prickly-pear cactus ice cream).
• Visit the awe-inspiring Grand Canyon (website: www.grandcanyonchamber.org), one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. This massive rend in the earth cut thousands of years ago by the Colorado River can be experienced by helicopter or airplane, or the more adventurous can hike or ride a mule down to the canyon floor, then raft the Colorado.
• Hire a houseboat and float past the scenic wonderland of red rocks on Lake Powell, the second-largest man-made lake in the USA. The Rainbow Bridge, a spectacular natural stone bridge on the Navajo Reservation, can be reached by tour boat.
• Watch re-enactments of famous gunfights in the Wild West mining town of Tombstone, site of the brief showdown at the OK Corral, and movies such as Wyatt Earp and Tombstone (website: www.tombstone.org). Explore restored sites and attractions like the Boot Hill Cemetery, the Crystal Palace Saloon (website: www.crystalpalacesaloon.com), and the Bird Cage Theatre.
• Tee off on one of the more challenging golf courses in Mesa, Phoenix or Tucson. The Phoenix-Scottsdale area, known as the Valley of the Sun, has a particular abundance of world-class golf courses and resorts, surrounded by desert and striking mountain scenery (website: www.golfarizona.com).
See Contact Addresses for further tourist information.
• Enjoy outdoor pursuits that include golf, hiking, rock climbing, tennis and mountain biking in the Lake Havasu area, or take desert jeep tours in the nearby Sonoran and Mojave Deserts or up into the Chemehuevi Mountains.
• Explore beautiful Oak Creek Canyon in Sedona's Red Rock country (website: www.visitsedona.com). The canyon has natural swimming holes and lush forests beneath high sandstone cliffs. Prehistoric Native American ruins are nearby. Jeep tours, hiking and mountain biking are also available.
• Shoot the rapids on a white-water rafting trip down the raging Colorado River; there are trips from short runs to two-week adventures.
• Drift over spectacular Monument Valley, carved by wind and water, in a hot air balloon (website: www.monumentvalleyballooncompany.com).
• Discover the cultural heritage of Tucson (website: www.tucsonaz.gov), one of the USA's oldest towns and now one of its fastest-growing resort cities. Surrounded by a ring of five mountain ranges in the Sonoran Desert, Tucson is known for its constant sunshine. Its proximity to the Mexican border is apparent in its architecture, cuisine, lively fiestas and festivals.
• Travel the Apache Trail (website: www.americansouthwest.net/arizona/apache_trail), an extraordinary scenic drive. Attractions include Goldfield Ghost Town and Mine Tours (website: www.goldfieldghosttown.com), Superstition Mountain Museum, Lost Dutchman State Park and Tortilla Flat (an old stagecoach stop offering 'killer' chilli and prickly-pear cactus ice cream).
• Visit the awe-inspiring Grand Canyon (website: www.grandcanyonchamber.org), one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. This massive rend in the earth cut thousands of years ago by the Colorado River can be experienced by helicopter or airplane, or the more adventurous can hike or ride a mule down to the canyon floor, then raft the Colorado.
• Hire a houseboat and float past the scenic wonderland of red rocks on Lake Powell, the second-largest man-made lake in the USA. The Rainbow Bridge, a spectacular natural stone bridge on the Navajo Reservation, can be reached by tour boat.
• Watch re-enactments of famous gunfights in the Wild West mining town of Tombstone, site of the brief showdown at the OK Corral, and movies such as Wyatt Earp and Tombstone (website: www.tombstone.org). Explore restored sites and attractions like the Boot Hill Cemetery, the Crystal Palace Saloon (website: www.crystalpalacesaloon.com), and the Bird Cage Theatre.
• Tee off on one of the more challenging golf courses in Mesa, Phoenix or Tucson. The Phoenix-Scottsdale area, known as the Valley of the Sun, has a particular abundance of world-class golf courses and resorts, surrounded by desert and striking mountain scenery (website: www.golfarizona.com).
See Contact Addresses for further tourist information.