We did the Historic Plaza Food Sip and Savor Tour. It included 4 stops; 2 with food and alcoholic…read morebeverage taste, 1 stop with champagne flight, and 1 stop with churro dessert. Lauren was outstanding host but the $179 per person plus expected tip is outrageous pricing and would have expected more value (food and drink or 5 versus 4 stops).

Probably the #1 advice I give fellow travelers is to do a food tour soon after arriving in a new…read morecity. You get some history, get a basic understanding of the lay of the land, and best of all... you get to eat. On our particular day we ate Italian, ice cream, tamales, amazing pozole and (I think) El Salvadoran food. Everything was delicious and in a couple of cases, a first for me! A huge shout out to our guide - I think her name was Lauren. She did an amazing job and went the extra mile to make sure that we returned to our hotel okay (we were having shuttle issues). She was funny, caring and informative. Besides that, also a chef so she knew what she was talking about! The tour was about $200 per person before tip. Don't forget to tip! I highly recommend this tour.

Surprisingly great food! Better and larger burger than I've had at some sit down restaurants. Many…read moreoptions for drinks and desserts looked to be made in house as well.

Really solid place to eat, which is unusual for a National Park eatery. I had the Bison Burger…read more(lean, yet juicy) and my wife had the Doug Burger - massive and unique as it was topped with a batter-dipped green chile pepper. We ended the meal with a hot & fresh Indian Fry bread (similar to an Elephant Ear). Fantastic meal after a morning hike surrounded by the beauty of Bandelier!

My family of four did this walking tour along with my brother's family of four and we had a great…read moretime. John was knowledgeable, engaging, and a lot of fun. The hotels and shops that we visited were very accommodating. I recommend this tour.

An interesting, informative tour! We learned a lot about the overall history of Santa Fe in…read moreaddition to some of the town's spookier stories. The tour took us into some beautiful hotels, the plaza, and past the historic "oldest house" (as well as a bunch of other destinations). I even managed to take a few pictures of some ghost orbs! (Or were they light flares? Your mileage may vary.) A fun way to spend a few hours exploring the city and learning about its history, ghostly and otherwise.

Had a wonderful time; great stories and 2 hours of seeing historic Santa Fe from a fun perspective…read more Walking tour so wear your tennies!

Santa Fe Footprints is a veteran-owned and operated tour agency providing guided walking tours,…read morehikes, and outdoor experiences across parts of Northern New Mexico. Led by veteran guide Bob Ackenhausen and local naturalist Terry, the company focuses on delivering insights into the region's unique architecture, diverse culture, history, and natural ecology. I took a friend's suggestions and booked an historical walking tour of the Plaza area of Santa Fe on our first morning here. I've been to Santa Fe several times over the years, but individual touring often doesn't go deep enough as you sometimes walk by something without much thought. Some examples of that during our Santa Fe Footprints tour was Burro Alley, the Spitz Clock, and the Solders Monument. Our guide for our 2 hour deep dive was Terry. We were impressed with his knowledge and insights, and I'm sure Gayle and I will see him again when we return to Santa Fe next year. Other choices may include the Botanical Garden, History Museum, Bandelier, and other "hidden" treasures.

Let me preface this by saying my husband and I have been to Santa Fe many times…read more For a change, we decided to do a historical walking tour. Bob Ackenhausen and Santa Fe footprints were fantastic. First off, Bob is super responsive to email and texts. Bob greeted us at Henry and the Fish at 900am. He's relaxed and puts you at ease. The next two hours were delightful. We learned so much American, Spanish and Mexican history. It was not a lot of walking however there were so many interesting tidbits along his route. Bob is extremely knowledgeable and we totally recommend him. Santa Fe is a wonderful town and thanks to Bob, we'll have wonderful memories!!!

A superb tour of Santa Fe's historic area, even on a chilly, rainy day. Karen knows the city, its…read morehistory, and its architecture very well. She's a great communicator, sensed our interests, and kept us all in good humor even in the rain. We learned about the city's history and enjoyed many fascinating stories about noteworthy people and events. She even gave us a few restaurant recommendations.

Karen, our guide was wonderful. She was enthusiastic and fun. She was interactive, not just on…read moreauto-pilot, intetested in us as well. We got a nice sense of the historic Santa Fe, a good starting point for someone on a first time vist.

My sister and I just made our annual pilgrimage to Santa Fe for our yearly Soul Revival, and a…read morefriend recommended that along with our daily local 'walk-abouts', we should contact a local driving guide who had taken them on a few excursions outside of Santa Fe. We called Nat Shipman and booked a day trip to Taos and a half day to Bandelier National Park. These may have been the best tours I have ever taken on a trip! Nat is a native Santa Fean, and he is a wealth of knowledge, expertise, folksy and interesting stories, and, he makes everything so much fun! He is articulate, well-traveled, and a natural raconteur, who knows a lot about a lot. I now know more about Santa Fe and New Mexico in general than I have ever learned in the many years I have been visiting. We are both quite inquisitive, and that leads to us asking lots of questions. Not only did Nat not seem to mind, but we never asked him a question he couldn't answer! I have already referred Nat to some friends who are visiting Santa Fe next month...I hope they contact him right away, because the word is out, and he is always very busy. I can't wait til next year when we head to Santa Fe again - we are already planning our next excursion with Nat. Gayle and Cheryl Clark

A friend recommended this tour, and after walking around Santa Fe all day it was nice to sit in the…read moretrolley for about an hour and just listen to info about the places we had walked by! We were sent from their parking spot by the Loretto Chapel to the pickup point across from the La Fonda hotel by a staff member. Being late afternoon, it was very hot, and the fellow in the trolley wasn't engaging with any of us in line on the sidewalk until I spoke up and asked, "Are you boarding yet?" and then he kind of snapped to and started selling us tickets, and we all were able to sit down in the shade. Tickets were $25 per person for a 1.25 hour tour. At first I thought it was just going to be "this building is real Adobe and this one isn't" because there was a lot of that to begin with, but the tour encompassed architecture, history (including some of the grittier aspects), popular culture, and local information. It covered the area around the Plaza as well as Canyon Road and up toward Museum Hill. A worthwhile tour especially if you are needing a break later in the day.

This little bus tour (a little over an hour, pointing out sights and history of Santa Fe) was…read morecompletely worth it to us -- we got many idea of where to visit and where to eat. We learned a good bit about the area's history and specialness too. It was $25 per person and our guide Dave was very nice and knowledgeable. Christian, who I believe owns the business (?), is very friendly and directed us to a tour leaving outside La Fonda hotel, because he said there weren't enough people to run twice the number of tours (we intended to take one of the three daily tours outside Loretto Chapel -- but the only ones running at this time are outside La Fonda. So he walked us right over to where the other tour was leaving from and that was very nice and helpful. The only complaint about the tour is they _pack_ that little bus full. Depending on the size of the other people in your row, you might be really squeezed and uncomfortable the whole time. I was wedged at one end for the entire trip, and my whole side and arm are very sore now many hours later. It's a couple narrow steps up to get into the bus (hard to describe -- just trust me!) which is fine for any healthy person with normal mobility but an older person or person with any little challenge with their mobility might struggle! I'm still glad to have taken the tour, but maybe they can break out the second tour bus and not pack us in quite so tightly? Really enjoyable and interesting though!