Calabazas and Guevavi Mission Tours

 

Tumacácori National Historical Park protects the ruins of three Spanish missions along the Santa Cruz River between the present day towns of Nogales and Tubac, Arizona. Two of these missions, San Cayetano de Calabazas and Los Santos Angeles de Guevavi, are not open to the public, and can only be visited on a reserved tour.

Three Missions Living History Tours:

Three of the tours scheduled for 2009 are special "Three Missions Living History Tours," which visit Tumacácori, Guevavi and Calabazas. These tours begin at Tumacácori at 10:00 AM and return at 3:30.

Tuesday, February 10 2009
Tuesday, March 10 2009
Tuesday, April 14 2009

A ranger or volunteer will provide an interpretive walking tour at each of the three mission sites. The group will also be met at each site by an historical (“living history”) character out of the past who will help the group understand mission life during their times. 

The tour will begin at the Tumacácori Visitor Center. After a tour of the Tumacácori Mission church and grounds, participants will ride in vans to Calabazas. Lunch will be on your own at Calabazas County Park. The group will then proceed by van to Guevavi. After approximately an hour at Guevavi, the tour will return to Tumacácori. The cost of this tour is $36.00 per person.

All other Tuesdays, February through April, 2009:

On all other Tuesdays, the tours will include only the Guevavi and Calabazas sites. These will also include a ranger guide, but not living history. In February and March these tours will leave the Tumacácori Visitor Center parking lot at 1:00 PM and return at 4:00 PM. In April, because of the increasingly warm weather, the tour will leave Tumacácori at 9:00 AM and return at 12:00 noon. The cost of this tour is $20.00 per person.

To make reservations:

Participation in all tours is by advanced reservation only. All reservations and transportation for the tours is being handled by Spirit Steps Tours. Reservations can be made by calling 520-398-2655, or toll free, 866-508-0094.

IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER:

Bring with you on the tour:  water, clothing appropriate to the weather, and comfortable walking shoes. If you are on the all - day Three Missions Living History Tour, you will also need to bring a packed lunch.

We travel in fifteen-passenger vans, but you must be able to stand and walk for a large part of the 6 hours. The tours are not wheelchair accessible. There is some walking on uneven terrain at each site, with one short uphill section of trail. There is NO SEATING available outside of the vans.

There is no shade or shelter, except at the lunch stop. You must be prepared for the weather.

There are bathroom facilities only at the beginning and end of the day at Tumacácori, and at the lunch stop.