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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 #880 on: November 12, 2018, 01:34:59 PM »
When I looked into it a few years ago, they were able to do it on the phone. Was just an insane amount of points.

I ended up staying at the regular Phoenician and really enjoyed it.
im looking for a private villa w/pool. do you know of any, not specifically in arizona but somewhere warm in the usa

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« Reply #881 on: November 12, 2018, 05:03:28 PM »
im looking for a private villa w/pool. do you know of any, not specifically in arizona but somewhere warm in the usa
A long time ago we went to Palm Springs. There are villas with private pools. In Orlando you have homes with private pools that are less expensive than villas.
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #882 on: November 12, 2018, 06:27:50 PM »
A long time ago we went to Palm Springs. There are villas with private pools. In Orlando you have homes with private pools that are less expensive than villas.
thanks. Do you know of any that is a starwoods property, such as the Phoenician in Arizona

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #883 on: November 14, 2018, 01:01:53 AM »
thanks. Do you know of any that is a starwoods property, such as the Phoenician in Arizona
kierland villas are great.

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #884 on: November 14, 2018, 10:14:54 PM »
kierland villas are great.
where's that?

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« Reply #885 on: November 21, 2018, 05:06:09 PM »
“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 #886 on: December 23, 2018, 02:43:02 PM »
Think we can get a minyan together at the phonecian first shabbos in February?
Anybody in for a minyan??
We are 2. I can lein and can probably arrange a sefer torah if we can put this together.

Plenty of award availibility that weekend.

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #887 on: December 24, 2018, 10:57:57 PM »
Got a good deal to stay at the Kierland Villas at the end of January. Anyone know how Shabbos friendly it is - locks, a/c, lights, doors, etc ...?

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #888 on: December 25, 2018, 09:57:28 AM »
Got a good deal to stay at the Kierland Villas at the end of January. Anyone know how Shabbos friendly it is - locks, a/c, lights, doors, etc ...?
very shabbos friendly. Standard hotel locks. Nothing automated. It's within the eiruv so that definitely helps

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #889 on: December 25, 2018, 10:51:25 PM »
very shabbos friendly. Standard hotel locks. Nothing automated. It's within the eiruv so that definitely helps
Excellent! Thank you for your help.

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #890 on: December 29, 2018, 08:02:41 PM »
Anybody in for a minyan??
We are 2. I can lein and can probably arrange a sefer torah if we can put this together.

Plenty of award availability that weekend.
Now 3
Still plenty of availability for the first weekend of February
PM me if you'd be interested.

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #891 on: January 07, 2019, 06:15:03 PM »
Any recommendations of winter activities to do with kids aged 5 - 12?



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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #892 on: January 21, 2019, 09:08:34 PM »
Anybody in for a minyan??
We are 2. I can lein and can probably arrange a sefer torah if we can put this together.

Plenty of award availibility that weekend.

How much is it per night

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« Reply #893 on: January 21, 2019, 09:20:59 PM »
Don’t know if there is availability anymore but 60k per night in either the hotel, canyon suites or residences

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #894 on: January 22, 2019, 09:52:10 PM »
Does anyone know if the Chabad Jewish Center of North Phoenix has a daily minyan?

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #895 on: January 31, 2019, 07:38:09 PM »
Will be visiting Scottsdale in February.
I see that there are many restaurants on this website ​that are not mentioned in the Wiki.
Is the Wiki just not updated or is it the opposite?




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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #896 on: February 12, 2019, 01:35:13 AM »
Can anyone recommend a specific area to go to in the Grand Canyon ? Coming from Phoenix so the closer the better. Mainly for views but wouldn’t mind a mild short hike. Thx

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« Reply #897 on: February 12, 2019, 01:42:59 AM »
Can anyone recommend a specific area to go to in the Grand Canyon ? Coming from Phoenix so the closer the better. Mainly for views but wouldn’t mind a mild short hike. Thx
In Phoenician now. Heading out tomorrow to the grand canyon. I just booked a sunset tour with pink Jeep to make sure I dont miss anything.

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #898 on: February 12, 2019, 01:45:27 AM »
In Phoenician now. Heading out tomorrow to the grand canyon. I just booked a sunset tour with pink Jeep to make sure I dont miss anything.
Is it the same kind of tour as the pink Jeep Sedona ? I have done that in the past and I’m not really looking for that kind of thing.

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #899 on: February 12, 2019, 01:48:02 AM »
Is it the same kind of tour as the pink Jeep Sedona ? I have done that in the past and I’m not really looking for that kind of thing.
Same company.   
Never did any tour with them before.   I'm not the hiking type so I decided to book with them and hope they will cover it nicely.