Arizona
Hiking Southeast Arizona’s Sky Islands & Chiricahua Mountains
Program No. 2105RJ
Go off the beaten path and explore the Chiricahua Mountains, where you’ll hike alongside experts and learn about native wildlife, ancient geology and the region’s frontier story.
Participant Reviews
Based on 22 Reviews
SHOWING
This is a tremendous experience in SW desert hiking where along with vigorous exercise and beautiful views you’ll learn a lot about “Sky Islands” and biodiversity- also Apache history and their conflicts with the US. The group leaders are superb- I strongly recommend it.
— Review left November 17, 2025
I had been waiting over a year to go on this hike and my anticipation was huge - but not at all misplaced! The hikes through amazing scenery, finding out about the history of this fascinating area, our group leaders and docents, a great group of fellow hikers, the lodging and food, and finally, the perfect weather - it was all perfect. Highly recommended!
— Review left November 10, 2025
This was a wonderful trip! It was great learning about and hiking in the far SE corner of Arizona. Our guides, Steve and Pat, were excellent - personable, flexible, and very knowledgeable. The hikes, which were not too difficult and offered interesting terrain and amazing views, were very enjoyable. We had some fascinating lectures and site visits. The lodging was comfortable and conveniently located, and the food at the various restaurants we visited was excellent. I highly recommend this trip!
— Review left November 9, 2025
The sky islands of SE Arizona are so unique in their diversity and history in addition to being accessible and beautiful. This was my first hiking trip with RS and I was impressed with the organization and quality. Highly recommend !
— Review left November 7, 2025
The Arizona Sky Island trip was a perfect introduction to Road Scholar trips for me. Small group, lots of interesting hikes, and a good mix of natural history and area history. The group leader, Steve, is very knowledgeable about the area and adds a lot of local context. It was well organized, offered some variety in the level of difficulty for different group members, and was a lot of fun. 100% would recommend this trip!
— Review left November 4, 2025
It was a very enjoyable inaugural road scholar trip. It was well organized and very informative. The leaders were great, friendly, and knowledgeable. My only suggestion is to consider adding communication devices on all hikes, at least for the first half. Even if not fully narrated along the way, the occasional discussion or pointing out a key site is appreciated and would be nice for all of those in the back of the group to hear. Thanks again!
— Review left April 20, 2025
Enjoyed it immensely. Met some great people some who have become good friends, Pat did an excellent job.
— Review left March 30, 2025
This program was a wonderful introduction to a unique and incredible area, deeply steeped in history and fascinating geology. The daily hikes exposed us to a world of geological wonders in a lightly-visited high desert world. The guides were beyond fantastic and ensured that every participant had all they needed to have the best of possible experiences. This was a very rich and educational experience and a week of moderately to quite challenging hikes of 4-7 miles daily with substantial elevation gains and losses daily.
— Review left March 24, 2025
Excellent hikes in a beautiful area; knowledgeable and friendly leaders; interesting educational visits and lectures; nice accomodations and delicious meals -- a great trip!
— Review left March 23, 2025
A wonderful experience. Guides were fantastic, hikes were beautiful.
— Review left March 22, 2025
Excellent program with great hikes, history and cultural experiences. Plus good lodging and meals!
— Review left November 19, 2024
A fantastic guide! Interesting local experts. Unique location, beautiful hiking.
— Review left October 31, 2024
This trip was everything I wanted: to be physically challenged and to meet like-minded people. This was my first trip but won’t be my last!
— Review left April 9, 2024
This trip is a nice blend of hiking and history.
— Review left April 2, 2024
I was hugely impressed by the beauty and fascinating history of this Off-the-beaten-path area; the excellent leaders and friendly group made this a memorable week.
— Review left March 21, 2024
This was one of the best Southwestern trips I've been on. Steve is a very hardworking and knowledgeable leader. The hiking was wonderful and varied. I would highly recommend this trip.
— Review left May 4, 2023
Great trip. Hiking was beautiful and varied. Challenge as described. Leaders were great
— Review left May 2, 2023
This was a fun packed adventure in the beautiful mountains of southeast Arizona. Incredible hikes and a thorough introduction to the geology, history, flora & fauna of the area. Steve and Pat were wonderful guides and we enjoyed a week with a great group.
— Review left April 24, 2023
This program greatly exceeds expectations. Incredibly interesting and a lot of fun. Best leader I've ever had.
— Review left April 24, 2023
This program included a nice mix of interesting hikes with amazing rock formation, lots of local color and history, and expert speakers addressing biologic and geologic information. Highly recommended.
Scott Chatham, North Carolina
— Review left March 19, 2020
Fabulous and varied hiking made this trip special and enjoyable!
— Review left March 17, 2020
This was a well organized program and a terrific value. We had six days of hiking, a copper mine visit, 3 outdoor lectures (geology, owls and solar energy) and 3 pertinent museum visits (Indians, reptiles and Bisbee). We side-stepped the rain forecast by visiting the interesting town of Bisbee and their copper mine tour. Lunch was made to order and packed in sacks for our hikes. Van transportation was comfortable and on time. Full days of activity.
— Review left March 16, 2020