Day 1 - Exploring the Sonoran Desert

Nature Centre Desert Tour - 1 hour - Educational series on the desert flora and fauna are offered daily. Programs feature talks with Ranger Brennan. Guided tours can be scheduled through Usery Mountain Regional Park. 30+ miles of trails climb enough in elevation to experience spectacular vistas of the Greater Phoenix skyline. 

Hiking and Biking Tours - 4+ hours - Arizona Outback Adventures is one of the few outfitters that lead guided pack trips into the Superstition Wilderness, part of the Tonto National Forest. Single and multi-day hike and bike tours include an in-depth education on the Sonoran Desert. The extensive trails and jagged mountain peaks vary in length and height throughout the Superstition Mountain range. Overnight packing trips available. 

Bird Watching Tours - 2 hours -Birding is a popular sport in Arizona, whose diverse terrain is home to more than 500 species. From hummingbirds and flycatchers to loons, herons and the occasional bald eagle, the birdwatching options are endless. 

Wildflower Walk - seasonal Wildflower season varies each year and is dependent on autumn and winter rainfall amounts. Blooms are usually at their peak in mid-March. It's a colourful time to hit the trail with scarlet displays of ocotillo blossoms, a yellow sea of Mexican poppies and the prickly pear cactus full of bright fuchsia coloured fruit.

Day 2 - Adventure Set on Overdrive    

Fighter Combat Aerial Flights - 2 hours - Located at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, visitors can take a half-day flying lesson and embark on a Top Gun aerial mission. All flights are provided by a Military Fighter Pilot and include an authentic tactical briefing, air combat flying experience, formation, high-speed low-altitude fly-by and aerobatic manoeuvres in the sky. 

High Performance Driving - 3+ hours Experience the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving. Courses feature an adrenaline-pumping adventure at high speeds at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park. Classes start at three hours in length to a full-day experience. 

Hot Air Balloon - 3 1/2 hours Get picked up before sunrise at your Mesa hotel and taken to a launch site in the northern Sonoran Desert. Hot air ballooning offers one of the most tranquil views of the desert landscape. Each experience is followed by a hot breakfast. 

Canyoneering - Full Day Hosted by 360 Adventures, this rugged excursion into the slot canyon walls of the Upper Salt River has visitors climbing cliff faces, rappelling into pine forest pools, and exploring hidden desert passages. Arizona's natural terrain includes streams and cascading waterfalls and an incredible geology unlike anywhere else in the world. 

Fly in a WWII Bomber - 2 1/1 hours Mesa is entrenched in aviation history and continues to serve as one of the leaders in aviation technology and education. At Commemorative Air Force Museum - Arizona Wing, daredevils can take to the skies on a variety of war birds and view aviation exhibits with experienced pilots. These thrilling aerial adventures include the popular Sentimental Journey - a B-17 Bomber known as WWII's Flying Fortress. 

Day 3 - Water Fun in the City Limitless®   

Goldfield Ghost Town - 1 1/2 hours - In its heyday after the first gold-strike in 1892, Goldfield Ghost Town was a busy bustling little outpost perched atop a small hill between the mighty Superstition Mountains to the east and the Goldfield Mountains to the west. Today, visitors can walk down Main Street, explore the many shops and historic buildings and tour the historic Mammoth Gold Mine. 

Apache Trail Off-Road Tour - 2+ hours - Off-road desert tours offer a heart-pumping adventure into the Sonoran Desert! These all-terrain vehicles can hold up to 8 guests in one vehicle and offers some of the best photography options as you leave the city limits and head into the Tonto National Forest. 

Canyon Lake Cruise - 1 1/2 hours - Complete your Apache Trail experience with a sunset tour along Canyon Lake on a "Mark Twain" voyage aboard the Dolly Steamboat, a replica of a sternwheeler paddleboat. The 90-minute nature cruise or twilight dinner cruise is the perfect complement to the Apache Trail experience. 

Mining Camp Dinner & a Show - Seasonal, Oct - May - Come here for a hearty meal of good ol' Western food and be entertained by Arizona's colourful history shared in music and song. Nestled at the base of the beautiful Superstition mountains, the restaurant's unique concept follows the theme of the early mining camp cook shanty. 

Guided Tour of Lost Dutchman State Park - 1 hour - Home of the Lost Dutchman Mine, one of the most famous "lost mines" of the West. Five hiking trails are here that range in distance and elevation. Open year-round from sunrise to 10 p.m., the U.S. Forest Service protects this popular designated wilderness area.

Tortilla Flat Stagecoach Stop - 1 hour - Tortilla Flat is an original stagecoach stop settlement during the construction of the Roosevelt Dam. Today, there are six full-time residents and a saloon with saddles for barstools and walls decorated with currency and business cards from around the world. Open for breakfast and lunch.