5 Phoenix Vacation Rentals were found matching your criteria.
These vacation rentals are presented by their owners or managers. Please click on the photos or links below, then contact them directly with your inquiries.
Use the optional search criteria box to refine your search within Phoenix.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
Phoenix
|
 |
|
|
|
Glittering like a jewel under the
bright Southwestern sun, the dazzling surroundings and the eight months of
nearly perfect weather in Phoenix have drawn people to this fascinating
Arizona city. It is easy to understand why Phoenix was chosen as the capital of Arizona, Phoenix is
an ideal travel destination. It is known for its warm temperatures and low humidity. Lying on flat desert and surrounded by mountains and green irrigated fields,
it is a resort, convention, and government center as well as a thriving industrial area.
By day, the sun fairly sparkles, and as evening nears the sunsets splash purple
and blazing orange across the vast horizon. It is because of these wondrous
sights that Phoenix's metro area is called the Valley of the Sun. This once sleepy agricultural town is now increasingly active and constantly expanding.
Residents have no qualms about driving 200 miles for a picnic or a swim, and visitors should
be prepared to follow their example by securing a rental car in order to get around. There
is so much to see and do that you will want to explore in all directions. The highway system is easy to understand and to
follow. Even if you don't venture beyond the downtown area, you will find
a surprising energy and level of activity amid the buildings at Van Buren and Third streets
in the newly restored and renovated Copper Square area. If you have
not visited downtown Phoenix for awhile, the winning combination of quality restaurants,
museums, shops, and nightclubs will
surely exceed your expectations.
The area's awesome beauty, from the top of nearby South Mountain to the distinctive Camelback Mountain, eclipses any manmade building. As you stroll through the desert you will be surprised by the abundance of
blooming vegetation, and moved by the grandeur of rolling hills that are criss-crossed
by hiking trails.
The sun shines all day; the nights are pleasantly cool. There are so many activities and attractions to enjoy while visiting Phoenix. As a vacation spot it
pleases both the sophisticated traveler and the casual vacationer.
|
|
|
Previous Page
|
|
|
|
Joyce's Travel Journal:
Phoenix
|
|
|
|
A little more than 100 years young, Phoenix has been a magnet for vacationers, retirees, and flocks of snowbirds chasing the infamous dry heat
since the mid-1920s. Today, a glass-and-steel skyline glitters in the shadow of mountains and mesas. The streets are dotted with a unique blend of
architectural styles from adobe to Art Deco, the stores filled with Native American handicrafts, Mexican folk art, and contemporary Southwestern designs.
Acres of lush green fairways sprawl among legions of saluting saguaro cacti. All under a sky scrubbed a startling blue more than 325 days of the year.
Here are a few ways to discover the city colorful character that is distinctly Phoenix:
|
•
|
Retrace ancient Indian trails
More than 16,000 acres, South Mountain Park is larger than Manhattan Island—almost all of its 58 miles of trails made by the Hohokam Indians.
Follow the National Trail and Mormon Loop to view petroglyphs—some quite elaborate—of animal, human, and spirit figures.
|
|
•
|
Do the desert in a Humvee
If you’ve already done the cowboy-cookout thing, saddle up a 7,000-pound Humvee. Desert Storm Hummer Tours, Scottsdale. The Sonoran Half
Day Tour was named among America’s top 100 adventures by National Geographic Adventure.
|
|
•
|
Bite into a rattlesnake
It sure beats the alternative. When rattlesnake is “in season,” Rustler’s Rooste restaurant will fry it to a delicate crisp and
serve it up with cucumber dressing. Or simply enjoy the view.
|
|
•
|
Get caught in a vortex
In the early 1980s, psychic Page Bryant claimed she discovered four “vortices,” or psychic energy sites, in Sedona’s red rock cliffs.
New Agers have been flocking there (about 100 miles north of Phoenix) ever since. Take a Jeep tour or browse upscale galleries and
shops at Tlaquepaque, a shopping center that looks like a Mexican village.
|
Phoenix written by Joyce Hadley Copeland. Joyce has been writing about
travel trends and vacation destinations for more than 20 years.
View all of Joyce's articles.
|
|
North America 
