2018 Tours

Ambos Tours of Arizona 2018 Tours

We have been providing high quality small group tours since 1999 and design them to be interesting, fun and educational.  Come join us!

January

Oaxaca Tour
January 9 – 16
This tour is almost full, please contact us as soon as possible to check availability.  The cost is $1957 double, add $150 for a single.  See photos from our November 2017 Oaxaca tour.

Santa Ana & Trincheras
January 27
We will visit the old church in Santa Ana and the archaeological site of Trincheras, Sonora.  Lunch will be at Elba’s a wonderful seafood and beef restaurant in Santa Ana. $85 per person/lunch on your own.

Nogales, Sonora Tour with Brunch at La Roca
January 28
A marvelous opportunity to see the city of Nogales beyond the border area.  We will go in the Kennedy neighborhood, the Puerta de Anza area and as far south as the 21k customs station.  Brunch at La Roca will be delicious and fun with music and beverages.  We will depart about 9:30 from the Americana and return by 3:00 or 4:00, depending on the crossing time.  Cost is $85.00 and includes brunch.

February

Alamos, Sonora
February 19 – 23
This tour incorporates history, bird watching and the culture of the  Yaqui and Mayo.  We will be driving directly to Alamos and start the next day with a walking and driving tour of Alamos and the surrounding area.  For those not in the know, Alamos was a very rich silver mining area and  a Spanish Treasury area during Juan Bautista de Anza’s adventure to found San Francisco in the 1775-1776 time frame.  I have attached the itinerary for this tour as well.  $950 double Add $200 for a single. Read more.

March

Oaxaca Tour
March 12 – 19
Use the itinerary for the January Oaxaca tour and change the dates – all else will remain the same.  This is Spring break time for Nogales High School so I am hoping we will be able to get some of the teachers to go.  Just add the 19th as a personal day!  The cost is $1957 double add $150 for a single. Read more.

San Ignacio, Magdalena & Tubutama – Kino Missions Tour
March 24
These are three of Father Kino’s missions and he is buried in Magdalena. Lunch is on your own at MoMo’s in Magdalena and we will make a stop at the most popular place in Magdalena…the bakery!  $85.00 per person

April

Slaughter Ranch Tour
April 14
We will tour Texas John Slaughter’s Ranch the San Bernardino east of Douglas.  John Slaughter served in the Confederate Army and came to Cochise County, AZ after the Civil war.  He was probably the most historic and memorable of Cochise County’s Sheriffs.  Not fond of Judges or trials, he seemed to clean out Cochise County of its “bad guys”.  His ranch, east of Douglas has been kept very much as it was when he and his family lived there in the late 1800s.  We will be privileged to have the ranch historian join us for this tour.  In addition to the day tour on the 14th, the historian will be doing a presentation at the Little Gallery at the Americana Hotel on Friday, April 13th, to give us even more history before we head out to the ranch the next day.  This is definitely a lucky way to spend a Friday the 13th.  Come join us.  This tour includes transportation, a picnic lunch, entry fee, historian and a great time!!  We depart from the Americana Hotel at 7:30 AM and return at about 5:00 PM.  $90.00 per person.

Nogales, Sonora Tour with Brunch at La Roca
April 15 and April 29
A marvelous opportunity to see the city of Nogales beyond the border area.  We will go in the Kennedy neighborhood, the Puerta de Anza area and as far south as the 21k customs station.  Brunch at La Roca will be delicious and fun with music and beverages.  We will depart about 9:30 from the Americana and return by 3:00 or 4:00, depending on the crossing time.  Cost is $85.00 and includes brunch.

May

Northern Arizona “Loosie Goosie” Tour
May 1 – 10, 2018
This 10 day tour starts in Green Valley and goes North.  We have a stop in Phoenix to pickup a client at Sky Harbor Airport and then it is on to Sedona.  We will enjoy a late lunch at the Rock Springs Café just south of Black Canyon City and then head to Sedona.  From there we will tour Flagstaff, the Grand Canyon, Cameron, Az on the Navajo Reservation, Meteor Crater, stay at La Posada Hotel in Winslow, visit Second Mesa on the Hopi reservation, do the Painted Desert and the Petrified Forest, check out the Hubbell Trading post in Ganado, stay at the Thunderbird Lodge in Chinle and take the half day Canyon de Chelly tour, go a bit into New Mexico to tour Chaco Cultural Center (Chaco Canyon) and then head home through the beautiful White Mountains with lunch at Hannigan Meadow Lodge.  This tour includes transportation, driver and historian/guide.  If you have not been to Northern Arizona in a while or ever, this tour will introduce you to some pre-history, archaeology, historic towns and beautiful nature.  Approximate price is $2,000.00 per person.

The 2018 Loosie Goosie Tour was a lot of fun! Read more.

Fall 2018

We have not yet published a full listing of our Fall 2018 tours – stay tuned!

November 2018

Chiapas, Mexico Tour (Sold Out – No Seats Remaining)
November 13 – 20, 2018

This tour incorporates some of the best of Chiapas. If you are into Pre-Hispanic history, archaeology or beautiful natural surroundings that offer activities like birding, this is the tour for you. Read more about the tour.