Rita's World Tours Of The Real Wild West

Rita's World Tours Of The Real Wild West A seasoned local tour guide with 9 years of experience leading unforgettable adventures through Arizona's stunning landscapes.

Specializing in cave tours, trail hikes, and explorations of Native American ruins and petroglyph sites, treasures." I'm a local tour guide I also do customized tours around the State of Arizona leading groups of visitors to national monuments,historical sites, historical districts,
religious or archaeological sites. Waterfalls ,Ghost towns, Hohokam Indian ruins,Caves, Mining towns and the Graves of Ringo and Earp !,Petroglyphs Site!

Peppersauce cave Tucson Az one amazing wonders of this city!
04/23/2024

Peppersauce cave Tucson Az one amazing wonders of this city!

The El Presidio Historic District is a residential neighborhood containing adobe and brick buildings in the Spanish-Mexi...
04/20/2023

The El Presidio Historic District is a residential neighborhood containing adobe and brick buildings in the Spanish-Mexican, Anglo-American and Eclectic architectural styles. Named for the Spanish-built Presidio de San Augustín del Tucson (1775), El Presidio is one of the nation's oldest inhabited sites. The district is on the site of a prehistoric Hohokam Indian site (c. 700-900 A.D.) and the original presidio (fort). The El Presidio Historic District reflects Tucson's development from an 18th-century walled compound to its emergence as a major 20th-century mercantile center.

A National Historic Landmark, San Xavier Mission was founded as a Catholic mission by Father Eusebio Kino in 1692. Const...
04/20/2023

A National Historic Landmark, San Xavier Mission was founded as a Catholic mission by Father Eusebio Kino in 1692. Construction of the current church began in 1783 and was completed in 1797.

The oldest intact European structure in Arizona, the church's interior is filled with marvelous original statuary and mural paintings.
Timeline

1692 Father Kino visits the village of Wa:k
1700 Father Kino begins foundations on a church never built
1711 Father Kino dies in Magdalena, Sonora, Mexico
1756 Father Espinosa constructs the 1st church
1767 Jesuits are expelled from New Spain
1768 Spanish Franciscans take over the Mission
1783 Construction begins on the present church
1797 The Mission church is completed
1821 Spanish Franciscans leave
1846 Cooke's Mormon battalion passes by the Mission
1854 Gadsden Purchase puts the Mission inside the United States
1859 Santa Fe diocese begins first repairs of the Mission
1887 Earthquake damages the Mission
1905 Bishop Granjon begins major repairs
1913 Franciscans return to the Mission
1939 Lightning strikes the West Tower
1953 Church facade is restored
1963 San Xavier becomes a National Historic Landmark
1978 Patronato San Xavier established to preserve the Mission
1989 Leaking walls force emergency restoration
1992 Conservators begin a 5-year rescue effort of the interior

Today the restoration continues when funds are available.

Coronado Cave AzCoronado Cave became part of Coronado National Memorial in 1978, when the park expanded its boundaries. ...
01/02/2022

Coronado Cave Az

Coronado Cave became part of Coronado National Memorial in 1978, when the park expanded its boundaries. The cave may have been used by humans as a shelter and hideout by middle archaic people (up to 8000 years ago) and more recently by the Chiricahua Apache and other Apache peoples, Mexican and European miners, and settlers (however, no archaeological evidence remains in the cave today). The cave is now one of the few open, undeveloped caves in southern Arizona. Coronado Cave is a large cavern 600 feet long and in most places about 70 feet wide.

On this full-day tour, you will discover Tombstone Lowell and Bisbee, Arizona mining towns We will go on an underground...
10/24/2021

On this full-day tour, you will discover Tombstone Lowell and Bisbee, Arizona mining towns


We will go on an underground Mining tour in the Queen Mine as well as stroll the downtown lined with old hotels, saloons, restaurants and antique shops.
You will enjoy lunch on a patio or inside a local restaurant of your choice with a variety of choices from Mexican Food to vegetarian or gluten-free menus.

This free-spirited town offers music, art and hospitality not to mention many tales of a haunting fascination that you will learn about on our downtown walking tour.

You can test your endurance or just take a peek at The Great Stair Climb which is the only outdoor stair climb in the U. S. with 9 sets of stairs and over 1, 000 steps.

You'll have a wonderful time in this unique town!

ITINERARY
- Pick up at Hotel
- Arrive in Tombstone explore
- Bisbee
- Queen Mine Tour
- Drive to Downtown Bisbee and Lowell
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- Lunch
- Walking Tour
- Free time for Shopping, exploring galleries, etc
- Snack time
- Drive back to Tucson
- Back at the hotel.

This tour can be customized to fit your preferences - please inquire!

Waterfall tours of the Catalina and Recon mountains " seasonal tour"
07/21/2021

Waterfall tours of the Catalina and Recon mountains " seasonal tour"

06/01/2021

PEPPERSAUCE CAVE TOUR!

70 ALL YEAR ROUND WITH LAKES INSIDE.THANK YOU ALL THAT KEEPS THIS PLACE CLEAN AND GRAFFITI FREE!!! Join me on a tour!

Fool Hollow Lake AzThe park along the lake, located in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, opened in 1994 as a result...
05/31/2021

Fool Hollow Lake Az
The park along the lake, located in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, opened in 1994 as a result of cooperation between the U.S. Forest Service, Arizona State Parks, Arizona Game and Fish and the city of Show Low in partnership with Arizona Public Service and McCarty Construction Company. Today, visitors can camp among the tall pines and hike along the lake at a cool 6,300 feet in elevation. Year-round camping, fishing, picnicking, boating and wildlife viewing opportunities make Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area a popular place.

Canyon Diablo Az.Legend says there’s about $125,000 in gold, silver and coins taken from a stage coach in 1881 somewhere...
05/30/2021

Canyon Diablo Az.

Legend says there’s about $125,000 in gold, silver and coins taken from a stage coach in 1881 somewhere upon a mountain ledge overhanging the city of Flagstaff.

The loot was hidden in two mailbags, but the disguise didn’t fool bandits who held up the Canyon Diablo to Flagstaff Wells Fargo Stage on May 10, 1881. The mailbag trick was used for money being shipped from an Albuquerque bank to a San Francisco bank. A U.S. Cavalry unit later killed all five suspected bandits near Veit Spring, but they didn’t have the loot. In 1913, “Short” Jimmy McGuire produced some of the stolen coins, but after four drinks at Black’s Saloon in Flagstaff, he died of a heart attack. His last words did not reveal where the rest of the treasure was, and it’s being searched for to this very day. This area has so much to offer from Ghost town,Canyon Diablo Meteorite and some great history! THERE IS SOME GOLD IN THEM HILLS.

Empire Ranch AZ Tour 30 min outside of TucsonGreat camping and great history! between 1879 and 1928. During this time ...
03/28/2021

Empire Ranch AZ Tour

30 min outside of Tucson
Great camping and great history!
between 1879 and 1928. During this time period the ranch grew from the original 160 acres purchased by Walter Lennox Vail and Herbert R. Hislop in 1876 to over 100,000 acres. The discovery of silver deposits on the northern pastures of the Empire Ranch in 1879 led to the development and operation of the Total Wreck Mine. Between 1881 and 1887 the mine produced over $500,000 in revenue that allowed for the rapid expansion of the Empire Ranch through the purchase of more land, cattle, and other ranch improvements.
Many well-known western movies and TV series were filmed on or near the Empire Ranch. They include

3:10 to Yuma,
A Star Is Born,
Another Man, Another Chance,
Bonanza, )
Broken Lance,
Desperado,
Duel In the Sun,
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral,
Gunman’s Walk,
Gunsight Ridge,
Gunsmoke,
And many more!

Yuma AZ. Old PrisonThe Prison accepted its first inmate on July 1, 1876. For the next 33 years 3,069 prisoners, includin...
03/27/2021

Yuma AZ. Old Prison

The Prison accepted its first inmate on July 1, 1876. For the next 33 years 3,069 prisoners, including 29 women, served sentences there for crimes ranging from murder to polygamy. The prison was under continuous construction with labor provided by the prisoners.In 1909, the last prisoner left the Territorial Prison for the newly constructed Arizona State Prison Complex located in Florence, Arizona. It was also the 3rd historic park in Arizona. The state historic park also contains a graveyard where 104 of the prisoners are buried.

Dead Horse Ranch State Park AZ.Another fine example of the beautiful State Parks in our country. Big wide open sites, so...
03/13/2021

Dead Horse Ranch State Park AZ.

Another fine example of the beautiful State Parks in our country. Big wide open sites, some with nice shade. Pull through and back-in sites. Water and electric hookups. Beautiful walking trails and ponds. Lots of people bird watching here. Decent cell service, which was a little surprising. Nearby shopping, gas, restaurants, etc.

The story of the park's name begins with the Ireys family, who came to Arizona from Minnesota looking for a ranch to buy in the late 1940s. At one of the ranches they discovered a large dead horse lying by the road. After two days of viewing ranches, Dad Ireys asked the kids which ranch they liked the best. The kids said, “the one with the dead horse, dad!” The Ireys family chose the name Dead Horse Ranch and later, in 1973, when Arizona State Parks acquired the park, the Ireys made retaining the name a condition of sale.

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6500 E Fenwick Drive
Tucson, AZ
85730

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