New Albuquerque tours cement area reputation as native American hub
Backers say the joint effort between the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (IPCC) in Albuquerque and the neighboring Pueblos of Acoma and Zuni led to the launch of an unprecedented joint venture, according to tourism officials.
The new Pueblo-owned and operated guided bus tours will provide a comprehensive Native American cultural experience for visitors.
“Into the Sunset Western Pueblo Tours” will feature day tours to the Pueblos of Acoma and Zuni each week. The tours start in Albuquerque at the IPCC, which is operated by the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico.
The tours will offer transportation, Pueblo step-on guides, traditional Pueblo meals, guided walking tours through each site’s museum, cultural centers, missions and village tours led by a member of the respective pueblo. The tours can accommodate 10-55 people.
Other tours include “Destination Acoma,” which features the Sky City Cultural Center, Haak’u Museum and historic “Sky City,” the most continuously occupied village in North America.
“Experience Zuni“ will begin in mid-April and offers two alternating tours on Wednesdays to Halona Idiwan’a (the Middle Village) and includes either the Old Zuni Mission or the A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center.
Zuni was the first of the Pueblos to have encountered Spanish explorers in 1540 in their search for the mythical “Seven Cities of Gold.”
Proceeds from these tours will support the cultural education programs of the Acoma and Zuni Pueblos and IPCC.
“These new tours are an exciting addition to the tourism offerings in the Albuquerque area. Albuquerque is considered to be the perfect hub for a Native American cultural experience,” said Dale Lockett, President/CEO of the Albuquerque Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Report by David Wilkening
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