Seven Directions Custom Tours

NOTABLE WOMEN IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO'S HISTORY

A tour through their place and spaces.

You will discover Maria Martinez of San Ildefonso Pueblo and Margaret Tafoya, of Santa Clara Pueblo, among the founders of a reinvigorated pottery making dynamism; Mabel Dodge Lujan and Millicent Rogers, two heiresses from the East Coast and eccentric personalities; Georgia O’Keeffe whose paintings became the emblematic representation of New Mexico’s land, rocks and colors; Agnes Martin, an outstanding exponent of abstract expressionism, inspired by Taos to introduce light pastel colors to her grids and connections to spirituality.

With such a singular cast of famous names as these, New Mexico has moved from a frontier to a sophisticated society. The contributions and talents of these prominent front runners, among many others, have influenced society in numerous ways, from the arts, to literature, and science.

This journey takes you to where these women were each inspired by the unique landscapes of the northern tier of the state.

The program can be tailored to your personal interests by meeting contemporary artists or visits to galleries featuring works by women champions.

This is only a brief presentation with the highlights of this tour!

Days One-Two.

If you drive from neighboring states, you begin the tour in Taos where you join the group and transfer to your private van. If you fly into Albuquerque International Airport or land at Santa Fe Municipal airport (direct flights from Dallas and Los Angeles), you can take the shuttle to Santa Fe, where you will meet your guide to continue on your private transportation to Taos. Please make your flight arrangements in order to meet in Santa Fe by 2pm.

Taos is a charming frontier town among the most picturesque and oldest Native American and Hispanic villages in the state. The highlights include seeing the works of Agnes Martin, the museum and home of Millicent Rogers and Mabel Dodge Lujan who made Taos acultural destination, the shrine conceived by Frieda Lawrence for her husband, the writer D.H.Lawrence, and at the Taos Pueblo a celebrated contemporary Taos artist and other interesting people who can tell you about the traditional life in the pueblo. You will also be able to enjoy Taos for its mountainous backdrop and the beauty of its forests and the Rio Grande Gorge. Among Taos' attractions was an authentic spirit of independence, privacy, and creativity that lived outside of mainstream societal boundaries – and lives on today.

A culinary experience awaits you on your first night and on the second day you will enjoy a lunch at an historic restaurant. You will stay two nights at Casa Benavides Bed and Breakfast.

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Day Three.

On your way to Santa Fe, you follow the deep impression of the Rio Grande chasm and eventually arrive in Abiquiu, where Georgia O'Keeffe was inspired by the region's geology, light, colors and unique settings. Afterward, a tour to Santa Clara and San Ildefonso pueblos offers many fine examples of early pueblo architecture, and stops at private artists’ studios where you can receive information about different styles of pottery and other artifacts. Lunch can be organized in a private home at Santa Clara Pueblo to savor its most typical food.

Overnight at the Santa Claran hotel, on the pueblo reservation, where a notable woman will introduce you to the history and culture of her native village.

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Day Four.

Discover the fascinating history of Santa Fe with a visit to El Delirio, a beautiful adobe estate built in the 1920s by two sisters from New York. They played a pivotal role in enhancing and extolling Native American culture. The estate was later donated by them to a prominent cultural institution where a large and important collection of art is preserved and on view. There will also be time to visit other galleries and see some of the city's most famous artistic places, like Canyon Road and the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. After a farewell lunch, your tour ends.

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Price. $1,720 per person, in double room, for a group of 4 people.
$1,370 per person, in double room, for a group of 6 people.
$1,192 per person, in double room, for a group of 8 people.
Single supplement: $270

Price includes: 2 nights in Taos and 1 night near Santa Clara Pueblo, all breakfasts, 4 meals, all admissions to museums, pueblos, and tours mentioned in the program, private guide, private transportation, N.M.tax.

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$200 deposit per person is due at booking, payable by check or using the PayPal link on this website. 80% of deposit is refundable if cancellation is made by written notice 20 days prior to departure. Deposits are applied to payment of the program price. Full refund for cancellations made by Seven Directions Tours.

Check payable to: Seven Directions LLC. 1027B Canyon Road. Santa Fe, NM 87501. USA.

Balance due upon invoicing, 20 days prior to departure.

If you are traveling alone and wish to share a room, we will do our best to find someone on the tour. If a roommate cannot be found, the single supplement will be charged.

Travel and Life & Health insurances are recommended. An “Indemnification and Hold Harmless” agreement has to be signed by each participant before starting the trip.

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