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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 #320 on: January 13, 2015, 08:06:08 PM »
Quote from: Galitzyaner on January 13, 2015, 07:19:04 PM
Scottsdale is much nicer IMHO.If you're willing, you can probably manage doing day trips to all sites (though I don't know how that would work out with kids).

So whats my  other options ?
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #321 on: January 13, 2015, 10:34:03 PM »
Quote from: Galitzyaner on January 13, 2015, 07:19:04 PM
Scottsdale is much nicer IMHO.If you're willing, you can probably manage doing day trips to all sites (though I don't know how that would work out with kids).

+1 scottsdale vs Phoenix

Kosher food is in Phoenix, a couple min from Scottsdale.

You may want to spend one night at Sedona or Flagstaff.
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« Reply #322 on: January 14, 2015, 10:12:53 AM »
Any decent kosher food options in Scottsdale or everything is in Phoenix?
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #323 on: January 14, 2015, 10:30:00 AM »
Last time I was there, it was all Phoenix, but that was a while ago
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #324 on: January 14, 2015, 10:39:04 AM »
Thank you
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #325 on: January 14, 2015, 12:11:30 PM »
Quote from: JoeCha on January 14, 2015, 10:39:04 AM
Thank you
i enjoyed segals in phoenix
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #326 on: January 14, 2015, 01:46:16 PM »
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #327 on: January 14, 2015, 03:07:40 PM »
where in Scottsdale should I stay If the W is not available my date ?

what should I do in Sedona ? and on the way to the Grand C
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #328 on: January 14, 2015, 03:08:14 PM »
Quote from: sam28 on January 14, 2015, 03:07:40 PM
where in Scottsdale should I stay If the W is not available my date ?

what should I do in Sedona ? and on the way to the Grand C
Out of africa safari
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #329 on: January 14, 2015, 03:11:39 PM »
Quote from: dealfinder85 on January 14, 2015, 03:08:14 PM
Out of africa safar

is that in Sedona ? what elso any nice look out on the way where to stop I am going with a baby and a 4 year old
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #330 on: January 14, 2015, 03:12:30 PM »
Quote from: dealfinder85 on January 14, 2015, 03:08:14 PM
Out of africa safar

is that in Sedona ? what elso any nice look out on the way where to stop I am going with a baby and a 4 year old
having some trouble with the quote feature? putting owrds in my mouth? ;)
sedona area is past there and a very nice area to look out
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #331 on: January 14, 2015, 08:21:59 PM »
Quote from: Menachem613 on January 14, 2015, 10:30:00 AM
Last time I was there, it was all Phoenix, but that was a while ago

+1 phoenix
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #332 on: January 14, 2015, 08:23:18 PM »
Quote from: sam28 on January 14, 2015, 03:07:40 PM
where in Scottsdale should I stay If the W is not available my date ?

what should I do in Sedona ? and on the way to the Grand C

The Phoenician. Or better The Canyon Suites @ The Phoenician
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #333 on: January 14, 2015, 08:23:50 PM »
Quote from: sam28 on January 14, 2015, 03:07:40 PM
where in Scottsdale should I stay If the W is not available my date ?

what should I do in Sedona ? and on the way to the Grand C

Pink Jeep Tours
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #334 on: January 14, 2015, 08:27:14 PM »
Quote from: JoeCha on January 14, 2015, 10:12:53 AM
Any decent kosher food options in Scottsdale or everything is in Phoenix?
Scottsdale has at least 4 options
Kitchen 18 - deli and restaurant
Mozart cafe - dairy cafe
Paprika - shawarma / middle eastern
Fresh mint - vegetarian tai
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #335 on: January 14, 2015, 09:33:38 PM »
Quote from: Mordy2 on January 14, 2015, 08:23:50 PM
Pink Jeep Tours

I am going with kids ?
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« Reply #336 on: January 14, 2015, 09:34:34 PM »
Quote from: Mordy2 on January 14, 2015, 08:23:18 PM
The Phoenician. Or better The Canyon Suites @ The Phoenician


R they walking dissented to the shoul ?
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #337 on: January 14, 2015, 09:41:29 PM »
Quote from: caliheat on January 14, 2015, 08:27:14 PM
Scottsdale has at least 4 options

Mozart cafe - dairy cafe

Anyhow related to the Mozart in MIA/Boca?
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« Reply #338 on: January 15, 2015, 08:10:18 AM »
Quote from: sam28 on January 14, 2015, 09:33:38 PM
I am going with kids ?
Is that a question?
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #339 on: January 16, 2015, 10:31:57 AM »
Quote from: sam28 on January 14, 2015, 09:33:38 PM
I am going with kids ?

we did the Pink Jeep Tour with a 18 month old.  i let them know in advance and they had prepared a car seat for him.  we really enjoyed it!
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