Things To Do
Mad Desert Trekking
Camelback Mountain Guided Hiking. Sunrise and sunset hikes available too. This company has many excellent reviews.
Scottsdale Adventure Tours - Jeep Tours
Sonoran Desert Jeep Tour at sunset. This company is highly recommended on trip advisor.
Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center
This is a rescue and rehab facility for wild animals. They rehab and release the majority of the animals back to the wild. For the ones that would not be able to survive back in the wild, the sanctuary is their home for the rest of their lives. Can schedule a visit, but no walk-ins.
Wandering Heart Adventures
Grand Canyon and Sedona day Tour from Scottsdale. Tour two different spots on the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Then in Sedona tour uptown and see Red Rocks. Lunch is provided. 13-14 hour total from start to finish.
Scottsdale wine trail
Visit 7 wineries within walking distance of downtown that have all joined together to make a “wine trail”. The Scottsdale Wine Trail includes: LDV Winery Tasting Room Merkin Vineyards Salvatore Vineyards Tasting Room Carlson Creek Tasting Room Aridus Wine Company Arizona Stronghold Vineyards The Wine Collective of Scottsdale
More activities
Scottsdale is also known for it’s many golf courses and spas. There are multiple shopping centers including the Fashion Square Mall and Scottsdale Quarter. You can also just walk around Old Town (downtown Scottsdale) and see art galleries, boutiques, street art etc.
Recommended Dining and Bars
The Mission-modern latin cuisine Olive and Ivy- Mediterranean Culinary Dropout-Gastropub Citizen Public House-Gastropub Diego Pops-modern Mexican cuisine Rusty Spur Saloon- oldest bar in Scottsdale. A bank turned saloon in the 1940’s, it is now a historic landmark