Phoenix City Guide - Tours of the City

Tours run the southwest gamut from adventure and nature to Native American culture and history. If you are willing to rise at the crack of dawn and want to soar over the valley like a bird, go ballooning. Hot Air Expeditions (tel: (480) 502 6999 or 1 800 831 7610; website: www.hotairexpeditions.com) and Unicorn Balloon Company (tel: (480) 991 3666 or 1 800 755 0935; website: www.unicornballoon.com) will take you.

Pedal your way around the McDowell Mountains and the desert with Desert Biking Adventure (tel: (602) 320 4602 or 1 888 249 2453; website: www.desertbikingadventures.com); take a jeep ride with Southwest Jeep Adventures.com (tel: 1 877 962 6620; website: www.yellowjeeps.com), or go by Hummer with Desert Storm Hummer Tours (tel: 1 866 374 8634; website: www.dshummer.com). Hop in a jeep and discover the Superstition Mountains with Apache Trail Tours & Superstition Mountain Adventures (tel: (480) 982 7661; website: www.apachetrailtours.com) or the red rocks of Sedona with Pink Jeep Tours (tel: (928) 282 5000 or 1 800 873 3662/8SEDONA; website: www.pinkjeep.com).

Or hop on a Gray Line bus (tel: (602) 437 3484 or 1 800 777 3484; website: www.graylinearizona.com) to see the city highlights like the State Capitol Chase Field (Ballpark), Heritage Square, Camelback Mountain, Old Town Scottsdale, Tempe Town Lake and Arizona State University.