Things to do in Sedona
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Sedona Adventure Outfitters & Guides
- Sedona, USA
- Activities › Tour
Offers all sorts of outdoor adventures, from hikes to the top of Cathedral Rock to tubing Oak Creek and kayaking on Lynx Lake. Tours range from $48 to $91.
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Pink Jeep Tours
- Sedona, USA
- Activities › Tour
Pink Jeep Tours has a great reputation and a vast variety of outings.
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Oak Creek Canyon
For something truly magical take Hwy 89A northeast into Oak Creek Canyon. It's a drive that won't be forgotten. The canyon is at its narrowest here, and the red, orange and white cliffs at their most dramatic. Giant cottonwoods crowd the creek sides, providing a scenic shady backdrop for trout fishing and swimming.
Stop at the Grasshopper Point swimming hole about two miles into the drive, to cool off. Continue on until you reach Slide Rock State Park - a great spot for a picnic lunch.
Head back into town around sunset and turn off at Airport Road. The setting sun makes for a trippy picture - the rocks blaze psychedelic red and orange against a bright pink and purple sky.
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Palatki Heritage Site
Thousand-year-old Sinagua cliff dwellings and rock art are good-enough reasons to brave the 9-mile dirt road leading to this enchantingly located archaeological site on the edge of the wilderness. There’s a small visitor center and two easy trails suitable for strollers but not for wheelchairs. Reservations are required. True ruin groupies should ask here about exploring the Honanki Ruins, a further 3 miles north. To get to the site, follow Hwy 89A west of the Y for about 10 miles, then hook a right on FR 525 (Red Canyon Rd, a dirt road) and follow it 8 miles north to the parking lot.
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Montezuma Castle National Monument
Montezuma Castle is a stunningly well-preserved 1000-year-old Sinagua cliff dwelling. The name refers to the splendid castlelike location high on a cliff; early explorers thought the five-story-high pueblo was Aztec and hence dubbed it Montezuma. A museum interprets the archaeology of the site, which can be spotted from a short self-guiding, wheelchair-accessible trail. Entrance into the ‘castle’ itself is prohibited, but there’s a virtual tour on the website. Access the monument from I-17 exit 289, drive east for 0.5 miles, then turn left on Montezuma Castle Rd.
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Broken Arrow Jeep Tour
2 hours (Departs Sedona, Arizona)
by Viator
Hang on tight for a fun-filled four-wheeling jeep adventure over the red rocks of Broken Arrow. Bump and bounce over rough terrain and through the unique red ro…
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Grand Canyon South Rim Day Trip from Sedona
11 hours (Departs Sedona, Arizona)
by Viator
You get to choose how you see the Grand Canyon South Rim on this breathtaking tour from Sedona. Perhaps you'd like to see the IMAX movie, maybe enjoy a bird's e…
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Amitabha Stupa
An example of sacred architecture can be admired across town in the West Sedona hills at the Amitabha Stupa, a consecrated Buddhist shrine set quite stunningly amid piñon and juniper pine and the ubiquitous rocks. There’s a smaller stupa further down and an entire park is being planned. Heading along Hwy 89A west from the Y, turn right on Andante Dr, left on Pueblo Dr, then head up the gated trail on your right.
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M Diamond Ranch
Channel your inner hombre and ride ’em, cowboy. M Diamond Ranch is a working cattle ranch that takes small groups of people on trail rides through eye-candy countryside. Before and afterwards, everybody loves mingling with Elvis the Goat, Timmie the Dog and the rest of the ranch animals who all live in Beaver Creek, about 30 minutes from town. Staff will give you a ride from your hotel.
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Oak Creek Brewing Company
- Sedona, USA
- Restaurants › Pub
Beer-lovers will want to make the pilgrimage to this microbrewery, which has been racking up the medals at various beer festivals for ages. The nutty brown ale packs a punch, while the Hefeweizen is a fabulous post-trail refresher. They pair well with the gastropub fare, including delicious spicy wings. There’s a more upscale (and touristed) outpost at Tlaquepaque village.
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Coconino National Forest
The best way to explore the area is by hiking, biking or horseback riding in the surrounding Coconino National Forest. The website lists a huge range of recreational activities and trail information. Most day use and parking areas require a Red Rock Pass (around US$5 per day, around US$15 per week), which can be purchased at most hotels and visitor areas.
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Shugrue’s Hillside Grill
With panoramic views and an outdoor deck to enjoy them, this restaurant is perfect if you want top-drawer food but don’t feel like dressing up. Fresh fish prepared in umpteen ways is just one reason this place is perennially packed to the gills. At lunchtime, the spinach and wild mushroom quiche is so feistily flavored, even manly men will love it.
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L’Auberge Restaurant
The chef at this romantic dining shrine overlooking Oak Creek knows his lexicon of world cuisine but seems to be especially fond of French classics such as sautéed foie gras, roast pheasant and the lunch staple croque monsieur (grilled ham and cheese sandwich). For the full survey, go for the six- or eight-course tasting menu. Dress nicely.
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Javelina Cantina
Perennially popular with both locals and tourists, this fun, feel-good place does respectable Mexican and Southwestern food, including tasty grilled fish tacos and unusual but good enchiladas stuffed with potato, cheese and spinach. Depending on your point of view, the tropical sunset mural complements or clashes with the fantastic rock panorama.
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Ancient Ruin Jeep Tour
3 - 4 hours (Departs Sedona, Arizona)
by Viator
This interpretive adventure begins as you travel through spectacular canyon lands with towering red-rock formations. You will be captivated as you arrive and ex…
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Rene at Tlaquepaque
A sentimental favorite with locals and repeat visitors, romantic Rene infuses classic French cuisine with Southwestern touches. It does meat best (lamb is a specialty), but even lunches go well beyond the sandwich-burger-salad routine with such selections as chicken-stuffed crepes pompadour and basil-crusted salmon.
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Raw Gourmet Café
- Sedona, USA
- Restaurants › Café
Wake up and smell the patchouli at this all-raw, all-organic, all-the-time New Age café where you can sink your teeth into a Vortex Pizza and pick around the Cosmic Rainbow Salad. For the ultimate energy kick, snort some clean air at the Oxygen Bar and get a crunchy Magic Healing Bar for your next vortex foray.
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Chapel of the Holy Cross
The aesthetic value of wedging a concrete church chapel into red rock spires is certainly debatable, but there’s no denying that it’s quite a spectacular sight. Step inside if only to enjoy the views of the Bell Rock formation. To get here, head 3 miles south on Hwy 179 and turn left on Chapel Rd.
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Cowboy Club
Home of the prickly pear margarita, only-in-Arizona cocktails, dishes like fried cactus strips and an appetizer platter that includes snake brochettes (tastes like chicken, really). The lineup includes plenty of sandwich, steak and salad standards. There's both a kid-friendly and adult-oriented section.
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Sedona Airport Restaurant
[ourpick] Sedona Airport Restaurant Try to land here on a Thursday (and make reservations) : fresh crab is flown in. All-you-can-eat snow crab is only $17.95. The stellar view atop Airport Mesa, the food, the red rocks glowing like the embers of a dying fire - truly, life is good.
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Picazzo’s
Pizza purists might shudder at the unorthodox toppings, but clued-in devotees gobble ’em up like M&Ms. If chicken-bacon-gorgonzola or chipotle-barbecue-beef don’t tickle your fancy, you can always design your own. Nice touch: the mouthwash dispenser in the bathroom.
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Sedona Trolley
- Sedona, USA
- Activities › Tour
Choose from two narrated tours, both lasting 55 minutes and departing on the hour. ‘Sedona Highlights’ covers Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village and the Chapel of the Holy Cross, while ‘Seven Canyons Scenic’ runs to West Sedona and Boynton Canyon.
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Wildflower Bread Company
Yummy bread alert – carbophobes beware! Any time is a good time to feed grumbling tummies at this regional bakery and deli chain, but lines are definitely longest at lunchtime. The healthful sandwiches are a good picnic choice if you’re hitting the hiking trail.
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Coffee Pot Restaurant
Hollywood diva Jane Russell used to own the building, but this breakfast institution is delightfully unglamorous. It consistently wins top marks with locals and visitors, although the mind-boggling 101 omelette selection may present a mental hurdle for morning grumps.
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Red Planet Diner
For an out-of-this-world dining experience, stop at this ’50s-themed diner where pasty aliens float through the space as decorative busts of Mr Spock and Obi-Wan Kenobi look on. Grill food (with a fair number of vegetarian choices) rules this Roswellian roost.
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