Albuquerque Self Drive Tours
Get more from your Albuquerque self drive with this suggested Albuquerque fly drive tour.
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Suggested Self Drive Tour Itinerary For Albuquerque
Day 1 Albuquerque Arrival
Arrive at Albuquerque International Airport and pick up your rental car. Then, proceed to the hotel.Hotel: Best Western Winrock Inn
Day 2 Albuquerque - White Sands National Monument -Alamogordo
Distance: 222 MilesThere are an abundance of things to see in Albuquerque, primarily the Pueblo Indian Cultural Center and the Sandia Peak Tramway, which offers a stunning panoramic view as the cable car carries passengers to the top of a mountain high above the desert floor. Continue south to White Sands National Monument, a world of bright white sand as far as the eye can see. Overnight in Alamogordo.
Hotel: Holiday Inn Express
Day 3 Alamogordo - Carlsbad Caverns - Carlsbad
Distance: 146 MilesToday's activity is to visit the enormous Carlsbad Caverns, the largest cave system in the continental USA. Enjoy an optional tour of these massive caverns with its unusual limestone formations inside them. A highlight of a visit to Carlsbad Caverns is to view all the bats leaving the mouth of the cave every evening at dusk, as they form what appears to be a black cloud billowing out of the cave and swirling in to the darkening sky. Continue on to the town of Carlsbad for the night.
Hotel: Quality Inn
Day 4 Carlsbad - Roswell
Distance: 76 MilesToday, travel on to Roswell, which has become famous due to various UFO sightings in the area. There are an abundance of attractions and museums in this area.
Hotel: Best Western El Rancho Palacio
Day 5 Roswell - Fort Sumner - Albuquerque
Distance: 246 MilesReturn to Albuquerque, but not before stopping at Fort Sumner, the place where famous western outlaw Billy the Kid was shot and killed by a sheriff. An optional visit to the Billy the Kid Museum here will reveal what life was like in the old Wild West, and the struggles people endured while living here during that time period. The trip ends in Albuquerque.


