Unwrap the Best: Arizonas Holiday Packages

Unwrap the Best: Arizona’s Holiday Packages

Tired of spending your holidays cooped up with nothing to do? Disappointed when your only choices are eating fruitcake or watching football? Yearning for blue skies instead of gray? With Arizona’s holiday packages, you’ll never have the winter blues. Here’s a sampling:

Get your holiday shopping started at the Resort Suites Scottsdale, which is offering a “Shop ‘til You Drop” Holiday Shopping Package. For $129 a night, guests will get a one-bedroom suite, $15 food and beverage credit at the resort’s restaurant, and a Westcor Shopping & Dining Incentives Book, which is valued at more than $500 and can be used at the nearby Kierland Commons shopping center or any other Westcor shopping center. The package is valid December 6-25. For reservations, call 1-800-541-5203.

For a truly Western holiday experience, hit Fort McDowell Adventures, located just outside of Scottsdale. Their annual Holiday Hoedown takes place December 1 & 2, 8 & 9 and 15 & 16, and includes a buffet, live music, line dancing lessons and hay wagon rides. Tickets are $59.95 per person, children 12 and under are $29.95 and kids 5 and under are free. Call (480) 816-6465 for details.

As if the red rocks of Sedona weren’t beautiful enough, Red Rock Fantasy adds one million lights to the mix for a stunning holiday display. The Bell Rock Inn & Suites and Los Abrigados Lodge are each offering a package that includes an overnight plus free admission for two to the Red Rock Fantasy festival. Bell Rock Inn’s rate is $89 and Los Abrigados Lodge’s rate ranges from $109-129 and includes breakfast for two. Offers are good from November 16-January 1, 2007. Call 800-521-3131 for reservations.

Or, if you’d like to get away from it all, check out the Christmas Package at Triangle T Guest Ranch located in beautiful Dragoon Mountains of southeastern Arizona and only an hour from Tucson. Guests are treated to four nights accommodation, lunch on three days, a Christmas dinner with all the trimmings and a massage for two. Guests may also relax with swimming, hot tubs, hiking and star gazing. The package is valid from November 10-December 31 and is $850 per couple. For reservations and information, call 1-866-586-7533.

To plan your holiday getaway in the Grand Canyon State, go to www.arizonaguide.com. For more deals and packages, check out www.arizonavacationvalues.com.