Mesa Verde National Park & Silverton Jeep Tour

History & Heritage Tour

About This Trip

Explore the best of the Southwest on the famous Durango & Silverton Train, a Jeep tour to 19th century mines in the San Juan Mountains, and a guided interpretive tour of Mesa Verde National Park.

This 2-day history lesson combines our Trails & Rails (Durango Train / Silverton Jeep tour) and our guided interpretive Mesa Verde Discovery Tour. Learn while you live your adventure and leave with memories of a lifetime!

Please advise that if you book the Mesa Verde tour less than two days prior, there is a chance these tickets may not be available.

Itinerary & Map

Shuttle to Silverton • Silverton Jeep TourTrain Back to Durango

8 AM
Meet our van in the Train parking lot, just west of McDonalds (parking is $10/day)
8:15 AM
Van departs for Silverton.
10 AM
Arrive in the beautiful Victorian town of Silverton.
10 AM – 1 PM
Depart Silverton on historic mining roads to meadows, forests and sweeping views of the San Juan Mountains.
1 PM
Arrive back in Silverton for lunch and shopping.
2:30 PM
Board the Narrow Gauge Train at the Silverton Depot.
2:45 PM
Depart for Durango.
6:15 PM
Return to back to the Durango train station.

Mesa Verde Discovery Tour

8:15 AM
Meet at the Mild to Wild Durango Office (50 Animas View Dr, Durango, CO)
8:30 AM
Depart Durango for Mesa Verde National Park
9:00 AM
Option to meet at the Mancos Chamber of Commerce (101 E Bauer Ave, Mancos, CO 81328) instead of in Durango.
9:30 AM
Arrive a Mesa Verde Visitor Center
 
After the Visitor Center, head over to the Museum / Spruce Tree House
 
Explore the sites along Mesa Top Loop
 
Arrive at the Cliff Palace Tour Pavilion and enjoy your ranger guided tours of the largest cliff dwelling on Earth.
12 PM
Indulge in a delicious boxed lunch catered by our favorite bakery
 
Explore the Cedar Tree Tower site
 
Explore Far View Pueblo and Coyote Village
3:15 PM
Head back to Durango
4:15 PM
Arrive back to your vehicle at the Durango Office

Booking Options

Book a Jeep Tour

Morning Shuttle to Silverton & Jeep Tour

Take the scenic shuttle up to Silverton in the morning, enjoy an early Jeep tour, and ride back to Durango late in the afternoon.

Book your Durango Train Ticket here! (The train only sells round-trip tickets, so don’t let the description throw you off!)

Need some guidance? Check out our instructions on How to Book the Trails and Rails Package.

  • Ages 4+

Adult Jeep Tour / Shuttle

$199

Youth Jeep Tour / Shuttle

$159

Book a Jeep Tour

Mesa Verde Discovery Standard Tour

Explore all of the top sites of Mesa Verde with a knowledgeable guide along the way, with a ranger guided tour of Cliff Palace along the way! The shuttle to, through and from the park is in our comfortable tour van.

Accommodates up to 10 guests.

  • Ages 4+

Adult

$189

Youth (4-11)

$149

Book a Jeep Tour

Mesa Verde Discovery Premium Tour

Explore all of the top sites of Mesa Verde with a knowledgeable guide along the way, with a ranger guided tour of Cliff Palace along the way! The shuttle to, through and from the park is in our comfortable tour van. A premium tour ensures a lower guest to guide ratio, with a maximum of 6 guests.

Accommodates up to 6 guests.

  • Ages 4+

Per Person

$279

Reviews from our Guests

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Sandra Perez
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We booked a tour of Mesa Verde for a full day. Arrived at 8:00; returned at 4:30. The day was not a blue bird sky day - we had clouds, drizzle, rain and grey but the experience was surreal. Overlooks of amazing architecture in the cliffs, pit adobes in the corn fields, storage of grain in the cliffs - all viewed easily from the road and overlooks. Easily seen but not easily understood. That’s where our tour guide, Jay was an incredible asset. He added so much to our viewing of these spaces that we will take away incredible knowledge of the Pueblan People. And then the tour of the Palace. WOW! In fact, WOW was the word of the day! Jay was the best of the best. I have gone with Viator before and have not been disappointed. They pick the best tour companies in the area. Thanks Jay for a wonderful experience.
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Eli was amazing!!!! Well guided and have to say we were the only boat to have one maybe two people go overboard! Haha! But seriously, calm, knowledgeable and fun!
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Deb Terry
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From start to finish our guide, Tim made sure that we had the absolute best experience on the Jeep tour! The sites that he took us to, the information he gave us ensured a memory of a lifetime! Highly recommend!
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Crystal Lemmons
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The half day kayak trip was an adventure worth experiencing. Eli was our guide and was helpful and enjoyable.
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R Di Wu
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Hannah our guide was amazing!! She took expert care of two moms and our 5 and 7 year old kids!! All the other guides played water gun battle with our kids the whole trip!! Paton was the other guide and I forgot the other names 😭 everyone was awesome 😀 Highly recommend!! We also tried Tom's for Canadian food like the guides recommended and it was delicious!!! Thank you!!! Will be back!!!
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Oleksii Misiura
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First time on the rafting, and i received best experience, highly recommend this place to visit Special thanks to the instructors Eli, Hannah and Payton, best guy's!
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Dmytro Dmytrenko
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Really emotional and fun trip, thanks to all team. Everyone should try kayaking
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Trey Walker
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Creed and Peyton were awesome guides! Would highly recommend checking out this place.
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Peyton was an awesome guide! Beautiful scenery and so much fun!

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Payments & Cancellations

Payment Options

  1. 1/2 down, 1/2 charged 30 days prior to trip.
  2. 1/3 down with remaining balance charged in thirds.
  3. Call for other arrangements!

Free Courtesy Hold

We don’t want you to miss out on this trip so we’ll hold your spots, payment-free, for 24hrs while you make your final arrangements & prepare for payment.

Fees

In addition to the listed trip cost, we collect an additional 9% for River and Land Access Fees (ie. Forest Service, BLM, City, Private Land Use).

Train Cancellations

The Durango Train’s Cancellation Policy includes a fee of $14 per adult and $7 per child. No refunds will be issued within 5 days of train trip.

Mild to Wild Cancellation Policy (Shuttle & Jeep)

Receive a 90% refund with written notice 36 hours or more before the trip. Less notice, unfortunately there will be no refund.

What to Wear & Bring

  • Dress in layers: T-shirt, sweat shirt and a warm jacket (Spring & Fall tours especially)
  • Warm Hat & Gloves (Spring & Fall Tours)
  • Sun Hat
  • Rain Jacket
  • Hiking Shoes
  • Sunglasses
  • Sunscreen
  • Water Bottle – the guides will have water for refills!
  • Snacks
  • Camera

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