2023 Convocation Optional Outings

Thursday, October 19 Guest Excursion:

The Desert Museum is ranked as one of the Top 10 Museums in the country and the #1 Tucson attraction. Unlike most museums, about 85% of the experience is outdoors! The 98-acre Desert Museum is a fusion experience: zoo, botanical garden, art gallery, natural history museum and aquarium. There is over two miles of walking paths through various desert habitats, 242 animal species, plants form 1200 taxa and one of the world's most comprehensive regional mineral collections. Cost: $120 per person.

Friday, October 20 Excursion Options:

Join us on two wheels with the wind in your face while touring the Sonoran Desert by road, paved path, or mountain bike trail.  Professional local guides will provide you with a safe, exciting, and memorable desert bicycling experience. Enjoy a smooth relaxing ride through gently rolling grasslands and dirt roads in the Tortolitas and the Arizona trail. All rentals and guided tours include transportation from the hotel, bikes, gloves, water, sunscreen and medically trained guides. 

 Tee off with red-tinged Arizona desert scenery and looming mountains in the background at our Starr Pass Golf Club, designed by legendary Arnold Palmer. Information on the Rattler/Roadrunner Course. The golf course does rent clubs. The pricing for rentals for (18) holes is $75.00 plus tax per set.