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March 18–25, 2007

"Once I moved around like the wind. Now I surrender to you and that is all." — Geronimo

• Overview
• Historian Guide Neil Mangum
• Click to see PDF map
• Itinerary 8 days / 7 nights
• Cost

To book this tour, call (800) 628-8542

  Overview

The quiet of the remote desert and mountains of Southern Arizona and New Mexico is deceptive. In the 1800s that quiet was shattered by one of the epic struggles of white against Indian in American history. It is back to that time that Historian Guide Neil Mangum, a documented authority on the period, will take us. He will bring back to us all the drama, passion, and poignancy of the Apache Wars. Through his presentations Cochise and Geronimo will live again in your imaginations.

Neil Mangum

Neil spent most of his 34-year National Park Service career in the West. He has had two stints at the Little Bighorn National Monument, the first as chief historian, the second as park superintendent. He is the author of The Battle of the Rosebud: Prelude to the Little Bighorn and more than 50 articles on the Indian Wars

  Day by Day

Sunday, March 18 – Gather at the Hilton Mesa Pavilion for a welcome briefing and dinner hosted by Neil Mangum and HistoryAmerica.

Monday, March 19 – On our first full day we visit two forts of the Apache wars, Fort McDowell and Camp Verde, where we will watch a reenactment of the fighting itself.

Tuesday, March 20 – In Cibicue we will learn of the Ghost Dance and the killing of the Apache medicine man Nochedelklinne, then tour legendary Fort Apache.

Wednesday, March 21 – We visit New Mexico’s Ojo Caliente, where Geronimo was captured in 1877, and dine that evening in the restored Opera House in Pinos Altos, New Mexico.

Thursday, March 22 – On to historic Apache Pass for a walk to the Fort Bowie ruins and the seldom-visited Skeleton Canyon, where, in 1866, Geronimo surrendered his ragged Apache band.

Friday, March 23 – Visit Fort Huachuca and its magnificent museum, historic Tombstone, and views of the Cochise Stronghold in the rugged Dragoon Mountains.

Saturday, March 24 – Visit the Arizona Historical Society Museum, tour Fort Lowell, and end our tour at Mission San Xavier del Bac, the famed “White Dove of the Desert.”

Sunday, March 25 – Return to the Phoenix airport by 11:30 am and the Hilton Mesa Pavilion by noon for individual departures.

  Cost ~ 8 days / 7 nights

Historian Guide Neil Mangum
Services of a professional tour director
Deluxe transportation
Seven nights hotel accommodations
Seven breakfasts, three lunches, four dinners
All admissions to included features
Taxes, baggage handling, and gratuities on included features
Suggested reading list

Per person, double occupancy: $2,385
Per person, single occupancy: $2,835