Afternoon: On site program registration from 4:30 - 5:15 PM in the hotel meeting room.

Dinner: Dinner will be at the Restaurant on site at the Cottonwoods Resort. Entrées will vary nightly and always include a vegetarian option with prior notice. Entrée examples include chicken w/provincial herbs, stuffed jumbo pasta shells, Creole cornbread catfish fillets; shaved Italian beef w/au jus on sourdough, etc. Entrées come with soup or salad, steamed seasonal veggies, assorted rolls, drink and a light desert.

Evening: Your coordinator will lead a session of introductions and orientation, followed by questions and answers.

Lodging: Scottsdale Cottonwoods Resort and Suites

Meals Included: Dinner

Note: Docent guided walking tour of Heard Museum

Breakfast: Enjoy a continental breakfast buffet at the resort, including one hot entree item (scrambled eggs, bacon burrito, croissant sandwich), fruit, whole grain breads, oatmeal, coffee/tea, juices, etc

Morning: Bring all luggage to the Bus or Van for loading. Enjoy a docent lead tour of the Heard Museum. Since its founding by Dwight and Maie Heard in 1929, the Heard Museum has grown in size and stature to become recognized internationally for the quality of its collections, its educational programming and its festivals. Dedicated to the sensitive and accurate portrayal of Native arts and cultures, the Heard is an institution that successfully combines the stories of American Indian people from a personal perspective with the beauty of art. Through innovative programs, world-class exhibitions and unmatched festivals, the Heard Museum sets the standard nationally for collaborating with Native people to present first-person voices. Partnerships with American Indian artists and tribal communities provide visitors with a distinctive perspective about the art and cultures of Native people, especially those from the Southwest.

Lunch: Lunch at a local restaurant.

Afternoon: Depart Phoenix and ascend from the Basin and Range region towards the San Fransisco Peaks and the Colorado Plateau. On our way to the Hopi Mesas begin our discussion of Hopi Culture.

Dinner: Dinner at the Hopi Cultural Center restaurant. Vegetarian options include salad, hopi bean taco, grilled cheese and cottage cheese.

Evening: After dinner, enjoy a Hopi culture presentation by a Hopi Native. Topics could include the Hopi's creation story, how they came to reside on their present day lands on the mesas in northeastern Arizona, the Hopi Ceremonial cycle, Hopi land issues, or other Hopi art or culture presentations.

Lodging: Hopi Cultural Center

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Note: Walking tour of Oraibi village

Breakfast: Breakfast in Hopi Cultural Center restaurant.

Morning: Enjoy an art demonstration of traditional Hopi craft by an artisan. Your demonstration will either be on traditional basket weaving, Kachina Doll carving, or silver smithing.

Lunch: Lunch in the Hopi Cultural Center restaurant. Vegetarian options available.

Afternoon: After lunch, tour one of the oldest continuously inhabited villages in the United States. Oraibi, also referred to as Old Oraibi, is located on Third Mesa on the Hopi Reservation near Kykotsmovi Village. Oraibi was founded sometime before the year 1100 AD, making it one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements within the United States. Your exposure to Oraibi is a chance to see and feel the pulse of a Hopi Village. Not typically open to tourist's, we ask that all participants remain sensitive to their surroundings and the cultural beliefs of the locals. Please no photography during this visit.

Dinner: Dinner at the Hopi Cultural Center restaurant. Vegetarian options include salad, hopi bean taco, grilled cheese and cottage cheese.

Evening: Review your experience with the Hopi with an open Q and A session with a Hopi member.

Lodging: Hopi Cultural Center

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Note: Several short walks to rim viewpoints

Breakfast: Enjoy a breakfast buffet at the Hopi Cultural Center

Morning: Depart the Hopi Reservation after breakfast. Our journey to Canyon de Chelly will take us through some of the wildly stark and expansive lands of the Hopi and Navajo Reservations. Enroute we will visit the Hubble Trading Post National Historic Site in Ganado, Arizona, where you will step back in time and experience history first hand. Feel the old wooden floor give slightly and squeak beneath your feet as you enter the oldest, continuously operating trading post on the Navajo Nation. As your eyes adjust to the dim lighting of the "bullpen" you might catch the trader negotiating a deal with a Native American artist for their art. John Lorenzo Hubbell purchased a trading post here in 1878, and Hubbell family members operated this trading post until it was sold to the National Park Service in 1965. .

Lunch: Lunch in Canyon de Chelly at Garcia's Restaurant. The restaurant features a casual southwestern atmosphere that serves local native american and regional cuisines.

Afternoon: Visit the Canyon de Chelly National Monument Visitor Center's excellent exhibits. Then take the guided tour of the canyon's South Rim with stops at overlooks including Spider Rock, a formation which has great symbolism in Navajo cosmology.

Dinner: Dinner at Garcia's, featuring a casual southwestern atmosphere that serves local native american and regional cuisines.

Evening: Hear a presentation on the history of the Dine' (Navajo) people and their special connection to Canyon de Chelly.

Lodging: Canyon de Chelly / Chinle Holiday Inn

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Canyon de Chelly North Rim Tour, and inner canyon tour via 4 wheel drive truck.

Note: Several short walks to rim viewpoints

Breakfast: Enjoy a breakfast buffet at Garcia's.The buffet includes, on alternating days: 2 types of eggs; pancakes or biscuits & gravy; corned beef hash or bacon/sausage; cream of wheat, whole/cut fruit, cereal.

Morning: Board the bus for the morning tour of Canyon de Chelly's starkly beautiful North Rim and viewpoints with many views into Canyon del Muerto; or enjoy a lecture on Navajo culture.

Lunch: Traditional Navajo lunch buffet at Garcia's restaurant in hotel.

Afternoon: After lunch, Participants will meet at the Thunderbird Lodge to board 4-wheel drive tour trucks for the "jeep" trip into Canyon de Chelly with certified Navajo guides. Travel into the canyon on this afternoon's tour of Canyon de Chelly and Canyon del Muerto's ruins, sandstone cliffs and canyons, petroglyphs and stunning scenery.

Dinner: Dinner at Garcia's Restaurant.

Evening: Enjoy a free evening to relax.

Lodging: Canyon de Chelly / Chinle Holiday Inn

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Note: Several short walks to viewpoints on 4wd tour in Monument Valley

Breakfast: Enjoy a breakfast buffet at Garcia's.The buffet includes, on alternating days: 2 types of eggs; pancakes or biscuits & gravy; corned beef hash or bacon/sausage; cream of wheat, whole/cut fruit, cereal.

Morning: After breakfast, depart Canyon de Chelly for Monument Valley. Enjoy a four wheel drive tour of the backroads of Monument Valley with a Navajo guide. We explore all of the famous monuments including views of the Mittens, plus we visit the Monument’s restricted area. This area contains many rock windows and arches of unique shapes and sizes. Unparalleled photo opportunities in one of the West’s most photographed destinations.

Lunch: Picnic Lunches.

Afternoon: Depart Goulding's Trading Post after the tour for Cameron Trading Post.Drive through a scenic section of the Navajo Reservation past Comb Ridge, Tsegi Canyon, Black Mesa, the Elephant Feet, Tuba City, The Little Colorado River Canyon, the northern end of the Painted Desert, and wide open sweeping vistas.

Dinner: You'll choose from two entrees at the Cameron Inn Restaurant including Navajo taco, chicken florentine, chef's salad, beef stew and more. A salad and dessert are included every evening. The restaurant is decorated with beautiful Navajo rugs, baskets, Tiffany glass cabinets and pottery and has an antique pressed tin ceiling.

Evening: Program wrap-up, reflections on the week, and farewells.

Lodging: Cameron Trading Post

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Depart to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport and starting hotel for program conclusion.

Breakfast: Choose from a number of breakfast selections at the Cameron Inn Restaurant. Eggs, oatmeal, waffles, toast and bacon are among the choices. Coffee or tea and juice included.

Morning: Board our motorcoach or van for the the trip to the Phoenix Airport(arrive by 1:00 PM), followed by a stop at the first program hotel.

Lunch: Sack Lunch provided during drive to Phoenix.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch