Jeep Tour of Mesa Verde National Park & Cliff Palace
Explore Cliff Palace and three waterfalls on a full-day Jeep tour combo
Duration
Around 8 hours
Includes
Transport, park entry, Cliff Palace
Highlights
Explore Mesa Verde National Park with an archaeologist-trained guide, then ride an open-air Jeep through the La Plata Mountains. Visit Cliff Palace and scenic waterfalls in one day, with time for lunch on your own between tours.
- Discover Mesa Verde history, culture, and architecture with an archaeologist-trained guide
- Join a ranger-led 45-minute tour of Cliff Palace, North America's largest cliff dwelling
- Ride an open-air Jeep to three scenic waterfalls and a private 25-foot waterfall
- Climb through the La Plata Mountains to 10,000 feet for valley and mountain views
- Enjoy a lunch break on your own between the Mesa Verde and waterfall tours
What's Included
- Round-trip transportation
- Mesa Verde National Park entry
- Cliff Palace tour ticket
Important details
- Ages 8+ only
- Complete the required waiver before arrival
- Tours operate in rain, snow, sleet, or shine
- Guide gratuities are not included; customary tips are $25–30 per person for the Mesa Verde tour and $15 per person for the waterfall tour
Cancellation Policy
Cancel at least 72 hours before departure for a full refund. No refunds for cancellations within 72 hours or no-shows. Trips run rain, snow, sleet, or shine.
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FAQs
Yes. You need to complete waivers before you arrive, and everyone in your group must sign.
No. You take a lunch break on your own from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM.
Yes. Guide gratuity is not included. Customary tips are about $25–30 per person for the Mesa Verde Express Tour and about $15 per person for the Scenic Waterfall Jeep Tour, and you tip each guide separately.
Meeting details
Durango Rivertrippers, 360 South Camino Del Rio Suite #200, Durango, CO 81301
Related locations
Mesa Verde National Park
Admission includedStanding on the rim at Mesa Verde National Park, you look down into sandstone alcoves where entire communities once lived, worked, and gathered centuries ago. The scale of what the ancestral Pueblo people built into these canyon walls is immediately striking. Mesa Verde National Park rewards those who slow down, peer closely at the stonework, and let the silence of the Colorado plateau settle around them.
