Explore Arizona’s Wild West History: Tombstone & San Xavier Mission Private Day Trip

Driving out from Phoenix, the desert opens wide with a steady heat that presses against the windows. This private day trip takes you nearly two hours southeast to Tombstone, Arizona—the infamous "Town Too Tough to Die"—where rugged streets still echo with the clatter of horse hooves and whispered tales of outlaws and lawmen. Before the gun smoke of the Old West clouds your vision, the journey begins at San Xavier del Bac Mission, a striking example of Spanish Colonial architecture standing sentinel in the desert since 1692. Its whitewashed walls bear the weight of centuries, where original frescoes and native artistry meet with carved stone and stucco, inviting visitors into a living piece of Southwest history.