Social events & tours
An "Adobe & Agave" welcome reception, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, and a farewell dinner with stargazing under the desert sky. Here's everything beyond the conference room.
Adding a social guest or optional tour? Register yourself first, then email manager@amspc.org and we'll send an invoice for online payment. Deadline: November 15.
- Social guest +$570: welcome reception, breakfasts, Desert Museum, farewell dinner, and the guest program (history tour, yoga, falconry)
- Optional tours: Sabino Canyon hike or tram (~$60, min. 15) · Sound bath (~$40) · Jeep desert ecology tour (min. 15)
Guide gratuities aren't included in optional tour prices and are at your discretion.
Schedule
Arriving early or staying on?
Tucson's high desert puts an incredible range of day trips within reach:
- Biosphere 2: the famous 3-acre sealed research campus (~45 min)
- Tombstone: the Old West and the O.K. Corral (~1.5 hrs); pair it with Kartchner Caverns or Sonoita wine country
- Kartchner Caverns: one of the world's most pristine "live" caves (~1 hr)
- Saguaro National Park: hike among the largest cacti in the U.S. (~30–40 min)
- Mission San Xavier del Bac: an 18th-century Spanish mission (~30 min)
- Pima Air & Space Museum: nearly 400 aircraft (~30 min)
- Titan Missile Museum: the only Cold War ICBM site open to the public (~45 min)
- Kitt Peak National Observatory: daytime tours (~1 hr)
- Colossal Cave Mountain Park: cave tours, a historic ranch, and trails (~30 min)
Closer to the resort: Hacienda del Sol spa
Golf: Ventana Canyon, $235 plus tax (rentals $85). Email Kevin Christian for details.
Questions about social events or tours? Email manager@amspc.org or call 305-661-5581.