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Trip Reports


2014 - Mgarfin's 2014 trip to Arizona-Delta glitch
2014 - VacationLover's Sedona and the Grand Canyon TR
2015 - PBaruch's Dreams of Flight - Hummingbirds and Arizona
2016 - Pbaruch's Motorhome Adventures in Utah and Arizona
2016 - drewsky9's Arizona Trip Report
2016 - MahRabuMasecha's Vegas Zion Page Grand Canyon Sedona TR
2016 - ShlockDoc's Midwest Roadtrip - Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming
2017 - Davidmal's Phoenix & Scottsdale for 5 Hours
2018 - Ikelunious99's Arizona Trip Report

Utah has it's own master thread and wiki at https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=15858.0

Activities


Phoenix

Arizona Cardinals (NFL Football)
Arizona Coyotes (NHL Hockey)
Arizona Diamondbacks (MLB Baseball)
Phoenix Suns (NBA Basketball)

Camelback Mountain
Desert Botanical Garden
Encanto Park
Goldfield Ghost Town
Japanese Friendship Garden
Lost Dutchman State Park
Nordstrom Last Chance - one of the few in the world.
Octance Raceway- Extremely fast Go-Karting
Scottsdale Old Town

Arizona Science Center (Indoor)
Museum of Musical Instruments (Indoor)
Queen Creek Olive Mill (Olive farm and mill, with Olive 101 'factory' tour)
Arizona Boardwalk (entertainment complex, with aquarium, butterfly conservatory, etc. www.azboardwalk.com)
Children’s Museum of Phoenix (for kids under age 10, they claim to be top 3 Children's Museum in the country).

Sedona, AZ
Stunning red rock formations and scenery viewable throughout the small city with unique views along the many hiking trails (including Devil's bridge, West Fork Trail, and Sugar Loaf Loop)
Off road jeep tours (e.g. Pink Jeep Tours)
eclectic outdoor shopping
Slide rock state park: Natural water slide in creek (just north of Sedona)


Grand Canyon National Park (South Rim)
There are two trails from the south rim that go down into the canyon (and all the way to the canyon floor, which is a strenuous multi-day hike). You can experience a taste of it, by turning around at any point.
  • South Kaibab Trail - One of the top rated trails for the GC (trail descends into the canyon, uphill climb on return)
  • Bright Angel Trail - Also one of the top rated trails for GC (trail descends into the canyon, uphill climb on return)
There are also trails along the south rim (called Rim Trails) that don't descend into the canyon, and are relatively flat. These offer views of the canyon and are dotted with various scenic viewpoints. Some areas of the rim trail are paved others are not. These may be more suitable those with young children or those fear of hiking near the edge of the canyon cliffs. The National park shuttle buses also transport passengers to various points within the park, along the south rim.
A PDF map of grand canyon national park south rim is at https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/upload/sr-pocket-map.pdf
Grand Canyon National Park Lodges

Nearby attractions outside the National Park include:
  • Skywalk
  • Bearizona Wildlife Park - Williams, AZ

Page AZ
Lake Powell (popular lake for boating, with kayak, motor boat, pontoon boat, houseboat rentals, Jetski, boat tours, and swimming). Lake and surrounding canyon walls are uniquely scenic together (it's actually a huge artificial reservoir surrounded by canyon walls, resulting from the construction of the Glen Canyon Dam
Carl Hayden Visitor Center at the Glen Canyon Dam (Free museum about the Glen Canyon Dam)
Horseshoe bend (popular scenic overlook of a 180 degree bend in the Colorado river)
Antelope Canyon (beautiful slot canyons with stunning photography opportunity, controlled by Native Americans with entrance fees and guided tour, advance reservations are needed. Fees were recently increased to $60-$100/pp)

Tucson

Saguaro National Park

Kosher Restaurants

See the following for up to date info:
--http://www.kosherphoenix.org/index.php/kosher-food-in-phoenix/restaurants/
--https://www.ahavastorah.org/restaurants.html 


Phoenix

Cafe Chenar
LaBella Pizzeria and Restaurant
Manhattan Pizza & Subs
Samarkand Restaurant Glatt Kosher

Scottsdale

Fresh Mint
Kitchen 18
Milk+ Honey Espresso Bar & Eatery

Groceries


Imperial Market & Deli

Shuls


Ohr Hatorah Congregation- Located in Phoenix Map
Chabad Jewish Center of North Phoenix Map
Ahavas Torah:The Scottsdale Torah Center Map


Chabad of Flagstaff AZ (Kosher meals available), Minyanim in the summer and chol hamoed (1 hour south of the Grand Canyon National Park)

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #740 on: May 09, 2017, 09:42:47 PM »
Under what circumstances?

Ask nicely :)

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #741 on: May 09, 2017, 10:29:17 PM »
Anyone ever stay here? Hyatt Residence Club Sedona, Piñon Pointe

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #742 on: May 09, 2017, 11:32:16 PM »
Anyone ever stay here? Hyatt Residence Club Sedona, Piñon Pointe
I might stay there for a night

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #743 on: May 10, 2017, 08:42:28 PM »
Splitting my time between Westin Scottsdale and Biltmore

Are you going to the GC?

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #744 on: May 10, 2017, 09:31:13 PM »
Are you going to the GC?
That's the plan

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #745 on: May 10, 2017, 11:28:18 PM »
That's the plan

How? Bus? Driving yourself? Train?

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #746 on: May 11, 2017, 10:42:20 AM »
How? Bus? Driving yourself? Train?
Driving myself

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #747 on: May 11, 2017, 08:32:02 PM »
Driving myself

Any suggestions on where to go once you get there?

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #748 on: May 11, 2017, 09:03:15 PM »
Anyone ever stay here? Hyatt Residence Club Sedona, Piñon Pointe
I stayed there for one night on my way back from GC to Scottsdale. They upgraded me to a suite with a Jacuzzi. I arrived when it was dark and took a Pink Jeep tour in the morning so I didn't explore the property. The rooms were large and very clean. I enjoyed my stay.

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #749 on: May 11, 2017, 10:14:18 PM »
Anyone know where the best place to go ATV?

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #750 on: May 11, 2017, 11:22:51 PM »
Anyone know where the best place to go ATV?
pink jeep definitely has the best reputation. I have no personal experience

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #751 on: May 12, 2017, 02:10:16 AM »
pink jeep definitely has the best reputation. I have no personal experience
Pink jeep. Bloody expensive, but well worth it.

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #752 on: May 12, 2017, 09:06:21 AM »
pink jeep definitely has the best reputation. I have no personal experience
Was great.
“You see things; you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why not?”

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #753 on: May 12, 2017, 11:41:53 AM »
Anybody used Red Rock Jeep Tours?

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #754 on: May 12, 2017, 12:55:29 PM »
Pink jeep. Bloody expensive, but well worth it.

Thats for jeeping. I would like to go ATV

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #755 on: May 12, 2017, 04:10:49 PM »
Thats for jeeping. I would like to go ATV
Dunno about that....however I thought it would be stupid for adults. It was amazing.

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #756 on: May 14, 2017, 09:35:09 AM »
anyone use a corporate code for the biltmore before? did they give any issues for not providing Id?

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #757 on: May 16, 2017, 08:29:33 PM »
anyone been to the ocatilla lounge at the biltmore? How was the continental breakfast?

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #758 on: May 21, 2017, 01:16:46 AM »
Hi! I'm wondering if anyone is planning to go to the Grand Canyon (or Sedona) the shabbos of July1?

On a different note, any suggestions of cheaper pricing for Shabbos in Flagstaff?

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #759 on: May 23, 2017, 04:33:27 PM »
Anyone ever stay at the Omni Scottsdale?