Trips and Tours

Sue Arko

For more information or reservations, please contact Free Spirit Vacations and Events at 480-926-5547 or [email protected].

Zoo Lights and Dinner at Organ Stop

December 9, 2019

Price: $99 per person

Phoenix Zoo’s holiday light spectacular will make your season sparkle! Includes dinner at Organ Stop.

California Holiday Spectacular

December 10-13, 2019

Price: $850 pp/double; $1095 pp/single

Travel to Southern California and enjoy four days of festivities. Experience the Festival of Lights in Riverside, including dinner and a tour of the spectacularly-decorated Mission Inn. No one does the holidays like Disney! Spend a full day exploring the magnificently-decorated Magic Kingdom and California Adventure, full of holiday surprises.

Trifecta of Lights and Dinner

December 12, 2019

Price: $125 per person

When was the last time you went Dashing through the Desert? An early dinner is included before experiencing the ZoomTown Lights at the ISM Phoenix Raceway. This will include more than 300 displays that use more than three million LED lights to transform ISM Raceway into a winter wonderland. Continue to World of Lights, featuring light displays from around the world. Finally, one of the most spectacular neighborhood displays is included.

Tucson’s 4th Ave Fair and 70th Annual Winterhaven Festival of Lights

December 14, 2019

Price: $99 pp

Visit the 4th Avenue Holiday Fair which brings together 400+ arts and crafts booths, 35+ food vendors, two stages of live entertainment, street musicians, jugglers, and more. Being one of the country’s longest-running festivals of its kind, the Winterhaven neighborhood is decked out in holiday decorations and Christmas spirit. Keeping with tradition, the festival also raises funds and collects food to donate to the food bank.

South Mountain Aglow and Dinner

December 21, 2019

Price: $99 per person

The darkest night of the year, the Winter Solstice, is lit up with a beautiful, half-mile luminaria walk along our Judith Tunell sidewalk trail, featuring artwork from local youth, businesses, and artists. There will be artisans, musicians, food trucks, and, of course, hot cocoa. Dinner is included at Rustler’s Rooste.

Rose Bowl Parade

The “Parade of all Parades” will be making its way down Colorado Boulevard in grand style on New Year’s Day, and you’ll have great seats along the parade route for up-close viewing. It’s a sensory event you won’t want to miss. See the giant floral floats and marching bands.

Four Packages to Choose from:

Rose Bowl Parade Deluxe

December 29, 2019 to January 2, 2020

Price: $1795 pp/double; $2095 pp/single

Rose Bowl Parade Family Getaway (includes Disney)

December 30, 2019 to January 2, 2020

Price: $950 pp/double; $1250 pp/single

Rose Bowl Parade Four Day Getaway

(optional Volunteer Opportunity)

December 30, 2019 to January 2, 2020

Price: $795 pp/double; $1150 pp/single

Rose Bowl Parade Mini-Getaway

December 31, 2019 to January 2, 2020

Price: $650 pp/double; $795 pp/single

Tucson Air and Space Museum

January 9, 2020

Price: $99 per person

The Pima Air & Space Museum is one of the largest non-government funded aviation and space museums in the world! Featuring over 350 historical aircrafts, from a Wright Flyer to a 787 Dreamliner.

Dolly Steamboat, Apacheland Days, Lunch

January 11, 2020

Price: $125 per person

Travel the scenic, winding trail to Canyon Lake, framed by giant saguaro cacti and board the Dolly Steamboat for a 90-minute narrated cruise of the secluded waterways of the “Junior Grand Canyon.” Also includes Apacheland Days, Tortilla Flats, and lunch.

Middle of Winter Cruise Escape to Baja MX

January 27-31, 2020

Price: $595 pp/double (inside); $675 pp/double (outside)

Board the motorcoach and travel from the Valley to Long Beach and board the Carnival Inspiration. Spend four days cruising the Mexican Baja. Experience a whole enchilada’s worth of rich culture and fun. Ports include Catalina Island and Ensenada, Mexico.

California Missions Trail

January 27-31, 2020

Price: $895 pp/double; $1295 pp/single

Visit some of the most famous California Missions as you visit Long Beach, Santa Barbara, Pismo Beach, and Solvang. Included missions are San Juan Capistrano, San Fernando Rey de España, Santa Barbara Mission, Santa Ines, and San Luis Obispo.

California Presidents’ Weekend

February 13-16, 2020

Price: $725 pp/double; $995 pp/single

Presidents’ Day weekend, travel to California to celebrate the lives of our presidents. Tour the Reagan Library, the Nixon Library, the Mission Inn, and the George Patton Museum. Also meet four-legged American heroes at the Guide Dog of America facility. Learn how the loving, working partnership between dog and human develops.

Mexico EcoTour – Rocky Point & MORE

February 18-21, 2020

Price: $725 pp/double; $895 pp/single

Travel across the border and spend three nights in Rocky Point. Tour El Pinacate World Heritage Site. Discover the dormant volcanic Pinacate Shield of black and red lava flows. Ten enormous, deep, and almost-perfectly-circular craters, believed to have been formed by a combination of eruptions and collapses. Also includes a whale-watching cruise.

Line Dance – Viejas and San Diego

March 9-12, 2020

Price: $495 pp/double; $650 pp/single

Calling all line dancers! Join other dancers for three days of dancing. Enroute to San Diego, we will stop in Yuma for lunch on your own and dancing. Then on to Viejas and San Diego for more sightseeing and dancing! All skill levels welcome.

Discover Navajo

March 12-15. 2020

Price: $775 pp/double; $995 pp/single

Ya’ at’ ‘eeh. Hello. And welcome to the Navajo Nation. This cultural kaleidoscope takes you to Antelope Canyon, Monument Valley, and Canyon de Chelly National Monument. Experience the culture, traditions, and history of the Navajo.

Copper Canyon Mexico

Departs March 25 to April 1, 2020

Price: $1595 pp/double $1895 pp/single

Special Sun Lakes pickup on this Date!

The Copper Canyon, the largest canyon in North America, is home to the least acculturated Native Americans in North America, the Tarahumara Indians, who are semi-nomadic cliff dwellers. The “Train Ride in the Sky” is probably the most dramatic railway journey in the Western Hemisphere as it travels through 86 tunnels and 37 trestles.