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After you enroll, we’ll ask you to provide or update your personal information and preferences, which includes your health information, lodging and meal preferences for your program.
Additional form to complete: The Hualapai Tribe (and its business corporation Hual’ba:j Enterprises, Inc. doing business as Grand Canyon Resort Corporation) requires all participants on their Colorado River raft trips to sign an “Assumption of Risk and Release of Liability” form before embarking on the river. Please sign and return this enclosed form to the NAU Road Scholar office. Please sign and return enclosed form (below) to the NAU Road Scholar office. MAIL: Northern Arizona University, PO Box 5604, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5604. SCAN/EMAIL: roadscholaroperations@nau.edu. FAX: 928-523-5991. Note: Please be sure to reference your program # and start date. Thank you.
United States citizens don’t need a visa for any of the countries you’ll be visiting. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.
Arrival day is on Sunday, September 14, 2025.
Meet the group at Courtyard By Marriott Flagstaff in Flagstaff, AZ
Start of Trip: 3:00 p.m. hotel check-in; 5:00 p.m. Program Registration; 5:30 p.m. Orientation followed by Welcome Dinner.
Your trip ends on: Sunday, September 21, 2025 in Flagstaff, AZ at Hualapai Lodge
End of Trip: 8:30 a.m. lodge check-out followed by transfer to Flagstaff; 10:45 a.m. approximate arrival.
Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (PHX) to Flagstaff (FIRST DAY of PROGRAM)
The estimated travel time to the check-in location is 3 hours .
The estimated distance to the check-in location is 150 miles .
Groome Transportation
Commercial Van/Shuttle
Phone: 8004487988
Cost: Please call transfer service directly for rates. Prices subject to change.
*Advanced reservations are required.
Check Groome Transportation Shuttle for departure times PRIOR to booking flights. Advanced reservations required. There are multiple shuttles daily between Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport and the Flagstaff Visitor Center / Amtrak and starting hotel. Upon making the booking, please be sure you understand the directions on where to meet the van at the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. Drop off/pick up at Flagstaff starting hotels available by advanced reservation only (extra charge each way for hotel drop/pick up, inquire when you make your reservation). Otherwise, shuttle drop off/pick up location is Flagstaff Visitor Center / Amtrak. From there taxi service available for extra charge.
Flagstaff Airport (FLG) to Courtyard Marriott Flagstaff
The estimated travel time to the check-in location is 10 minutes .
The estimated distance to the check-in location is 5 miles .
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Taxi
Cost: Please call transfer service directly for rates. Prices subject to change.
*Advanced reservations are not required.
You may also take a taxi or use a Ride Share service (Uber or Lyft) to transport you to the Courtyard by Marriott Flagstaff (approx. 10 minutes away). The airport has a Taxi and Ride Share staging location to pick up a ride. Sun Taxi (928) 779-1111 ACE Taxi (928) 707-4030 Turquoise Taxi (928) 600-2112 Apex Taxi (928)779-0000 Flagstaff Private Car (928) 225-7524 Call in advance for a quote. For more information: https://flyflagstaffaz.com/travelers/ground-transportation/ The Flagstaff Airport is serviced by American Airlines, with 2-5 flights daily to/from Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX) and Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW). Early booking is encouraged for plane tickets, as the price goes up when the plane is almost full. Airfare to Flagstaff is much cheaper (exact cost varies) if connecting flights are also on American.
Flagstaff to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (LAST DAY OF PROGRAM)
The estimated travel time from the last location is 3 .
The estimated distance to the last location is 150 miles .
Groome Transportation
Commercial Van/Shuttle
Phone: 8004487988
Cost: Please call transfer service directly for rates. Prices subject to change.
*Advanced reservations are required.
On the final day of the program participants will travel from Hualapai Lodge in Peach Springs, AZ to the starting hotel in Flagstaff by 10:45am. Transfer to the Flagstaff Pulliam Airport and Flagstaff Amtrak Station available via NAU vehicles, taxi service, or rideshare apps. Please plan flights accordingly. Check Groome Transportation Shuttle for departure times PRIOR to booking flights. Advanced reservations required. There are multiple shuttles daily between Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport and the Flagstaff Visitor Center / Amtrak and hotel. Upon making the booking, please be sure you understand the directions on where to meet the van at the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. Drop off/pick up at Flagstaff starting hotels available by advanced reservation only (extra charge each way for hotel drop/pick up, inquire when you make your reservation). Otherwise, shuttle drop off/pick up location is Flagstaff Visitor Center / Amtrak. From there taxi service available for extra charge.
Arrival day is on 9/14/2025.
Meet the group at Courtyard By Marriott Flagstaff in Flagstaff, AZ.
Start of Trip: 3:00 p.m. hotel check-in; 5:00 p.m. Program Registration; 5:30 p.m. Orientation followed by Welcome Dinner.
Your trip ends on: Sunday, September 21, 2025 in Flagstaff, AZ at Hualapai Lodge.
End of Trip: 8:30 a.m. lodge check-out followed by transfer to Flagstaff; 10:45 a.m. approximate arrival..
Parking is free.
Flagstaff Courtyard From I-40
Take the I-40 to Flagstaff, AZ and exit at 195 north for Flagstaff and Grand Canyon. This puts you northbound on Milton Road. At the first stoplight, Forest Meadows, turn left. Continue west on Forest Meadows for a quarter block to the next light at Beulah Blvd. Turn left on Beulah and continue for a quarter of a block. Courtyard is on the left, 2650 S. Beulah Blvd.
Flagstaff Courtyard from I-17
Travel north on I-17 until it ends, becoming Milton Road in Flagstaff, AZ. Turn left at the first stop light on Forest Meadows. Continue for quarter block to the next light on Beulah Blvd. Turn left on Beulah and drive for a quarter block. Courtyard is on the left, 2650 S. Beulah Blvd.