{"id":356,"date":"2018-11-10T03:29:19","date_gmt":"2018-11-10T03:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/?p=356"},"modified":"2019-04-17T17:48:11","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T17:48:11","slug":"top-reasons-to-travel-with-southwest-tours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/top-reasons-to-travel-with-southwest-tours\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Reasons to Travel With Southwest Tours"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"356\" class=\"elementor elementor-356\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f59841 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f59841\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d491aef\" data-id=\"d491aef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-851425d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"851425d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-337b2dd\" data-id=\"337b2dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed6e4fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed6e4fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div><p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Celebrating 35 years of excellence!<\/strong>\u00a0On January 17, 1983\u00a0<em><strong>Southwest Custom Tours<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 began as a one-man operation with Jim Vaughan, owner and founder. Since then we have become the premier van tour company in\u00a0Arizona!<\/span><\/p><\/div><div><div align=\"left\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Having toured thousands of visitors to Arizona over the years, we are the trusted choice for vacationers, travel agents, destination managers and the hospitality industry when booking their guests and clients. Our fleet has no more than\u00a0six (6) fifteen\u00a0-passenger vans, custom seated with captain chairs for up to twelve passengers. We conduct regularly scheduled van tours every day of the year, including all holidays.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">But there are plenty more reasons to to tour with us-<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b9909c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b9909c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b82cbc\" data-id=\"9b82cbc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c3971d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c3971d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-390 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Rainbow-006a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"878\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Rainbow-006a.jpg 878w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Rainbow-006a-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Rainbow-006a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Rainbow-006a-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Rainbow-006a-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Rainbow-006a-396x297.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;\">KNOWLEDGE &#8211; <\/span>\u00a0On your fully-guide tour you will learn facts, history and lots of information. Your guide is always happy to answer your questions about your destination and Arizona in general. Plus your guide will know where to find the best views and avoid the crowds.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a5d64e\" data-id=\"8a5d64e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad71637 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad71637\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-389 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/van-at-el-tovar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"878\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/van-at-el-tovar.jpg 878w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/van-at-el-tovar-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/van-at-el-tovar-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/van-at-el-tovar-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/van-at-el-tovar-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/van-at-el-tovar-396x297.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><span style=\"color: #333333;\">CONVENIENCE &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #333333;\">We pick up from select centrally located hotels and resorts in Phoenix and Scottsdale Arizona. We return you to the same location at the end of the tour. We do the driving and parking so you get to spend more time seeing and experiencing your destination.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e519117 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e519117\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-13b678f\" data-id=\"13b678f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e71725b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e71725b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-395 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/5446230979_688252d6a5_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"878\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/5446230979_688252d6a5_b.jpg 878w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/5446230979_688252d6a5_b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/5446230979_688252d6a5_b-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/5446230979_688252d6a5_b-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/5446230979_688252d6a5_b-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/5446230979_688252d6a5_b-396x297.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><span style=\"color: #333333;\">SMALL GROUPS &#8211;<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u00a0Touring in small groups of no more than 12 people give\u00a0you a high quality, friendly, and relaxing tour with a personal tour feel. Traveling on a big bus tour can get confusing and impersonal. Small groups give you time to talk with your tour guide and ask questions. Many of our guests make new friends with other traveling companions for that day. Small groups are a good value with personalized service at a reasonable price.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d7a189\" data-id=\"4d7a189\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09bc3bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09bc3bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-398 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/013a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"878\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/013a.jpg 878w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/013a-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/013a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/013a-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/013a-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/013a-396x297.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><span style=\"color: #333333;\">FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED &#8211; <\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #333333;\">We love our great State of Arizona and enjoy sharing it with you, our guest. You can be sure you will get very professional, friendly, and personal service from the moment you contact us and even after your tour experience is over.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 14px;\">Your comfort and the quality of your tour is important to us.\u00a0We have a vested interest in making your guided tour fantastic because we own the business!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c7a185 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c7a185\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1bbc6f\" data-id=\"c1bbc6f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49888b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49888b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-411 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P4210310a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"878\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P4210310a.jpg 878w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P4210310a-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P4210310a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P4210310a-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P4210310a-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P4210310a-396x297.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><b>CUSTOMIZATION &#8211; <\/b>\u00a0If you don&#8217;t want to tour with a group you can also arrange a private tour.\u00a0 You decide where we go, when we go, and how long we stay. Individual, family or group tours of any size. From the comfort of a Chrysler Town &amp; Country mini van, to large buses, and everything in between. We have the ability to accommodate your every touring need.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac3d13b\" data-id=\"ac3d13b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-266eea8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"266eea8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-417 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/download_20151129_163523.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"878\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/download_20151129_163523.jpg 878w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/download_20151129_163523-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/download_20151129_163523-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/download_20151129_163523-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/download_20151129_163523-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/download_20151129_163523-396x297.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><span style=\"color: #333333;\">VALUE &#8211;<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Our tours are affordably priced compared to our competitors. Other private tour companies charge from $179 to$195 and up for comparable tours. Plus we&#8217;re often even cheaper than the big bus tours if you&#8217;re with a group. You&#8217;ll get much more out of the money you spent to visit Arizona with Southwest Custom Tours.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fc2654 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0fc2654\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f02c54\" data-id=\"0f02c54\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-aec61fb\" data-id=\"aec61fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrating 35 years of excellence!&nbsp;On January 17, 1983&nbsp;Southwest Custom Tours&nbsp; began as a one-man operation with Jim Vaughan, owner and founder. 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