Top Santa Fe Walking Tours

Santa Fe has architecture unlike nearly any city in the United States—it’s dominated by adobe buildings but has diverse Victorian and Mission Revival styles. This tours offers a chance to learn about the architecture while taking a guided walk through the city’s back roads, residential areas, and art districts. Finish with a champagne tasting at Gruet Tasting Room at Hotel St. Francis.

Discover Santa Fe’s must-try bites—and learn about the city’s history and culture—on this decadent walking tour. Meet your guide before lunch at Santa Fe Plaza, and come ready with an appetite: you’ll visit three local eateries, where you can enjoy everything from spicy New Mexican fare to tasty local chocolates. As you go, you’ll also see landmarks like the New Mexico State Capitol, Palace of the Governors, and more.

Taste the highlights of Santa Fe during this food-themed walking tour. Meet your guide in the centrally located Santa Fe Plaza, and come hungry: you’ll visit multiple local food businesses, where you can enjoy enough samples to add up to a generous meal (plus drinks on the side). As you go, you’ll also see landmarks like the San Miguel Chapel and the Palace of the Governors.

There are many Santa Fe tours out there, but this is the only one lead by a homegrown historian and author of eight books on the city. Take advantage of the guide’s deep knowledge of Santa Fe history and culture to gain a new perspective on landmarks like the Loretto Chapel, Canyon Road, Cross of the Martyrs, Route 66, and more. The tour delves into topics not often covered, including the Manhattan Project, spirituality, and Santa Fe’s role in World War II.

Santa Fe is a photographer’s dream, so learn how to capture the city’s unique adobe architecture, enchanting desert light, and colorful streets like a pro. A trained photographer and longtime Santa Fe resident takes you to the most photogenic locations around the plaza and helps you get that perfect shot, whether you're working with a high-tech DSLR camera or a smart phone.

With so much to explore, it can be hard to know where to begin in Santa Fe. This private walking tour removes the guesswork for an ideal introduction to the city’s historic plaza, charming adobe buildings, parks, and art galleries. Finish at the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, with included admission so you can explore the life of this artist who immortalized northern New Mexico landscapes.

Get oriented to Santa Fe’s unique history, architecture, and culture on this top-rated walking tour. Explore the Santa Fe plaza area on foot, passing landmarks like the Loretto Chapel, Palace of the Governors, and Bario de Analco, plus places off the beaten path that most visitors miss. Hear stories not found in any guidebook, and get tips on how to make the most of your Santa Fe vacation.

Get a taste of Santa Fe, and explore the Railyard Arts District by foot, on this guided walking tour. Follow your local guide through the neighborhood, learning about how the arrival of the railroad helped Santa Fe evolve. Stop at four restaurants, and establishments to sample local food, and drinks (included).

Discover Canyon Road, home to over 80 art galleries, on a guided tour through Santa Fe. Walk through a number of exciting galleries to give you a sense of what Canyon Road has to offer. Engage with many of the art pieces and have a chat with the local artists and gallery curators. Your tour is limited to 10 participants, which allows for a more personal experience.

The Best Cocktail and Ghost Stories Tour Ever. Sample great drinks served with incredible stories of Santa Fe's dark side as you walk through downtown Santa Fe. Lots of history and photo moments fills in the voids of ghost stories, which are chilling and rooted in reality, real people or actual events. Tour guide is great for offering other great suggestions from dinner, day trips, in and outs of things to do in Santa Fe or the surrounding area, with a smile.

If you’re drawn to Santa Fe for its arts scene, get a fantastic introduction on a private tour of Canyon Road, the city’s the most famous art district. With dozens of galleries to choose from, it can be intimidating to know where to start, but an artistic guide removes the guesswork and takes you to the most essential galleries. See the best pieces, and get tips on how to interpret both historic and contemporary art.

All those lucky enough to make it to Santa Fe for a photo-cultural experience will not be disappointed in any way. I am a professional photographer/educator/artist. knowledgeable in all aspects of photography. We set out from Santa Fe stopping along the way to our destination of Chimayo making photographs of the sculpted landscapes, Sangre di Cristo mountains, Truchas Peaks and the Jemez. Chimayo is an unforgettable location filled with unique local trappings and the famous Santuario de Chimayo. We arrive in the picturesque village of Chimayo to photograph and explore until heading back to Santa Fe. Photo-instructions throughout! Emphasis on composition, lens choice, landscape, architectural tips, and more. This is truly a great 1/2-day photo-workshop. Digital cameras and smartphones welcome.

Discover the scenic highlights of Santa Fe’s Old Town, and learn about the New Mexico capital’s centuries of history, on this private walking tour. Choose from several convenient daily tour times, and meet your guide in Santa Fe Plaza. You’ll see landmarks like the Palace of Governors and San Miguel Chapel, will learn about the city’s characteristic adobe buildings, and will even enjoy a taste of local delicacies.

Enjoy a private walking tour of the Southwest’s highlights and finish with entrance tickets to the IAIA MoCNA, where you can explore the spectacular exhibitions at your own leisure. Santa Fe boasts 400 years of history and its colourful cultural mix makes it a favourite destination for travellers, many of whom return year after year. Its unique history and adobe structures in the historic district makes it a unique city to visit and evokes curiosity about how trade was preserved. Santa Fe is not only famous for its vibrant art, turquoise, black beans and tacos but also for its stunning desert backdrop and breathtaking sunsets. During your private walking tour, your guide will lead you through the history of New Mexico and its binding relationship with Mexico. You'll see some of the beautiful craftwork during your tour including tapestries, paintings, photography and jewellery, and it will become obvious why artists love this city so much.

Use our app to explore Santa Fe in this fun scavenger hunt! Use the app to find things around the city in any order you'd like, take photos, and collect points. You can also complete challenges for points. Take a look at the rankings to see how your score compares at any point! All of our scavenger hunts have a remote host via chat to help along the way. Come out and explore in Santa Fe.

With Crazy Dash, you'll use an app to exploreSanta Fein this exciting scavenger hunt! Use an app to find things around the city in any order you want, take photos, and collect points. At the end, take a look at the rankings to see your score compared to others across the country. All scavenger hunts have a live remote host that will help via chat. Crazy Dash is our most easy-going scavenger hunt. Come join us in Santa Fe today!

Zombie Scavengers takes you on an adventure in Santa Fe to survive the zombie apocalypse! Use our app and some strategy to find a list of items needed to survive, in any order you'd prefer, around the city. Find the survival items to get points and do fun zombie themed challenges for points as well. Contrive a plan to get your survival team the most points in order to survive the apocalypse! Your remote host will follow along virtually and provide support if you need it. Can you survive the apocalypse in Santa Fe?

Wacky Walks of Santa Fe is a great way to see the city in a fun way! You'll use an app on your phone to submit photos of items you find around the city. For every photo you submit, you'll get points. You'll be able to see your score on the rankings after compared to all who have played across the country. All our Scavenger hunts have a live remote host to help along the way. Come out and explore with us in Santa Fe.

Enjoy a private walking tour of the Southwest’s highlights and finish with entrance tickets to the Museum of Art, where you can see works by Ansel Adams, Georgia O’Keeffe, and over 20,000 pieces of art done by a myriad of artists. Santa Fe boasts 400 years of history and its colourful cultural mix makes it a favourite destination for travellers, many of whom return year after year. Its unique history and adobe structures in the historic district makes it a unique city to visit and evokes curiosity about how trade was preserved. Santa Fe is not only famous for its vibrant art, turquoise, black beans and tacos, but also for its stunning desert backdrop and breathtaking sunsets. During your private walking tour, your guide will lead you through the history of New Mexico and its binding relationship with Mexico. You'll see beautiful craftwork during your tour including tapestries, paintings, photography and jewellery, and it will become obvious why artists love this city so much.

Madrid produced the coal that both built the Bomb and inspired Walt Disney. Abandoned as a ghost town for many years, it was reborn as a thriving artistic community. The Oral History Tour lets you hear Madrid’s stories, as told by the people who lived them. Using smartphone technology, it plays the audio automatically, at exactly the right time and place. All dimensions of Madrid’s peculiar, multifaceted story are explored: from an eyewitness account of union-busting violence, to that time the brand-new fire engine accidentally burned down the firehouse. The Oral History Tour was distilled from seventy hours of interviews, and endures as a preserved collective memory of this unique New Mexican treasure. Of this two-hour tour, The Santa Fe Reporter wrote, “It’s a deep dive into the fascinating history of the little town. You’ll find interviews with locals, some of whom have lived in Madrid their whole lives, and a narrator with a soothing voice ... it works exceedingly well.”

The Santa Fe 3Quest Challenge is a scavenger hunt done on an app where players will find objects (given in the form of riddles) and complete fun challenges for points. The items & challenges are separated into 3 quests. Complete quest 1, then quest 2, then quest 3 in order to finish the game! Set a time limit for yourself to see if you can do all 3 quests in 2 hours! You'll have a remote host who will chat with you during the game if you need anything! The objective is to see if you can complete all 3 quests! Come play 3Quest Challenge in Santa Fe today!

If you're visiting Santa Fe for the first time or just want to learn more about its history and legends, a private walking tour is a great way to make the most of your time. Discover fascinating trivia and stories as you wander the cobblestone streets and colorful alleyways that wind through the downtown plaza area and beyond.

Together with the professional guide, you will visit the most charming places in the city. Did you know that Santa Fe has Oldest Church in the United States? Or is it true that the State nickname is Land of Enchantment? You will have a chance to explore the city while hearing fascinating facts and legends. Summer in Santa Fe is art market season. You will be surprised how many stories are hidden in the streets, buildings, and corners of Santa Fe. Your charming guide will tell you what is special and unique about living in this city. Perfect for those who are visiting the city for the first time and want to get the most of it!