CITY LIMITLESS 2018-2019 Media Tours
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CITY LIMITLESS ®
2018-2019 Media Tours
Visit Mesa offers support to local, domestic and international lifestyle
editors, freelance travel writers, bloggers, photographers, and social media
influencers visiting Arizona on assignment. Visit Mesa will coordinate the
following group press tours limited to six journalists for each tour, with
separate experiential tracks for long-form storytelling and visual content
creators. In addition, Visit Mesa will plan customized, individual media tours
all year long.
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H AV E F O R K W I L L T R AV E L :
A R I Z O N A’ S F R E S H F O O D I E T R A I L™
OCTOBER 18-21, 2018 | Budget Travel magazine named Mesa’s Fresh Foodie Trail ®
“a gourmet oasis in the Arizona desert you have to taste to believe” and a “culinary
motherlode”. Hungry food, wine and travel writers and foodie influencers are invited
to meet Arizona farmers and participate in epicurean experiences such as pasta
making with ancient grains at Hayden Flour Mills, ice cream tasting at Superstition
Farm, tasting cold-pressed EVOO at Queen Creek Olive Mill, and participating in
clean-eating cooking classes at True Garden Urban Farm and Mesa’s newest farm-
to-fork restaurant, Osteria. Discover Arizona’s definition of BBQ at Jalapeno Buck’s
and enjoy the Pumpkin & Chili Party at Schnepf Farms. Also planned is a visit to
Mesa’s newest Foodie Trail offering, Steadfast Farms at Eastmark, focused on bio-
intensive and honest organic farming practices. This full-sensory food journey will
culminate with a seat at the community dinner table hosted by Cloth & Flame in the
stunning Superstition Wilderness.
OUT THERE:
C AV E S & C A N Y O N S
Featuring Tela Peralta in the
Superstition Wilderness
NOVEMBER 15-18, 2018 | Explore Mesa’s wind-
shaped caves and river-carved canyons on this
immersive press tour aimed at showcasing the
endless adventures that can be shared in the
Southwest. Enjoy a guided outfitter hike into the
ghostly and volcanic Superstition Mountains up
the Siphon Draw Trail and capture your silhouette
on the Wave Cave Trail. Guests will learn about
the area’s famous Peralta stones and the many
paths that lead to the Lost Gold along the historic
Apache Trail. This tour will also feature a tour of
the Bull Dog Canyon cliffs, SUP tours of Canyon
Lake and a trip up Mesa’s prominent Wind Cave
Trail to see hanging rock daisies. Visit Mesa
will partner with Tela Peralta, the newest luxury
tented experience in the wilderness, to provide
a one-night stay. Extended stays to include the
Grand Canyon and Native Lands experiences
available upon request. This tour features daily
strenuous physical activity, serious outdoor
enthusiasts only.
MAKING A DENT
IN THE DESERT:
I M P A C T T R AV E L I N M E S A
Featuring Keep it Wild Co.
DECEMBER 9-12, 2018 | More and more travelers
are finding purpose in their journeys and seeking
out ways to leave a lasting impact in the destination
they are visiting. Not only does voluntourism feel
good for the soul, it’s a way to spread the message
of need in the world and invite others to join the
effort. This tour will include the new craze of
‘plogging,’ which has taken hold in Mesa as more
and more visitors plan their adventures with a side
hustle of cleaning up our desert. Our guests will
work with Schnepf Farms and help maintain their
300-acre peach orchard, partner with Mesa Urban
Garden on the winter harvest, and participate in
a wine and weeding class at Agritopia. This tour
will also feature a guided impact hike on our trails
in the Tonto National Forest with Keep it Wild Co.,
a leading Mesa-based clothing company who
advocate for responsible outdoor recreation
through giving.
AW E S O M E B L O S S O M S :
SPRING IN THE DESERT
Featuring the Peach Blossom Festival
at Schnepf Farms
FEBRUARY 21-24, 2019 | Each spring,
wildflowers pave Mesa’s nearby hiking
trails and the desert overflows with hues of
red, purple, orange, yellow and blue – all
accompanied by the vibrant green shades of
Arizona’s indigenous desert flora. The setting
for this tour is Schnepf Farms, a 300-acre
organic peach farm that now offers pampered
glamping in 1950s-era auto trailers at The
Cozy Peach Trailer Park. Overnight trailer
stays will be paired with farm activities such
as seasonal u-pick flowers and produce, bike
rentals, and dinner with the farmers. This
tour will take place during the peach blossom
season. We’ll head to Windmill Winery for
Arizona wine tasting and big red barnyard
fun and meet the winemaker at Garage-East
located inside Arizona’s craftsman collective,
Barnone at Agritopia.
A DESERT OASIS:
SPLASHING AROUND IN MESA
MAY 9-12, 2019 | It comes as a surprise to many that Mesa is home to three lakes
and two rivers offering a variety of options for water recreation. Adventure-focused
writers and influencers can join us for a ride down the ever-flowing Salt River via
inner tube (known as Arizona’s floating picnic!), hop aboard the Dolly Steamboat,
on an astronomy tour of Canyon Lake, ‘wine’ down on The Desert Belle cruise, and
have a SUP adventure along the cactus-studded shoreline of Saguaro Lake - home
to majestic wild horses. The only thing more captivating than these wet and wild
endeavors is the breathtaking desert scenery along the journey. Cool down in
Mother Nature’s playground while the desert heats up!
Y O U R S T O R Y, Y O U R C H O I C E
Throughout the year, Visit Mesa’s Communications team will work with travel
media on customized, tailored visits that can extend from two to four nights in the
destination. Upon request, we will work to expand your visit to include other key
destinations in Arizona to further enhance your planned media coverage with more of
the Grand Canyon State experience. Individual press tours require a minimum of four
weeks’ notice and are dependent on securing interest from our hosts. Please email
Communications Coordinator Johanna Lovett at Johanna@VisitMesa.com.
Priority will be given to travel writers with advance, confirmed assignments and influencers
with agreed-upon parameters for social coverage and posts covering Mesa, Arizona and
our regional experiences. Media-rates are available for all tours upon request. Listed media
tours, themes, and dates may change and all proposed activities are subject to availability.
Participation is not guaranteed.
C O N TA C T S : Johanna Lovett
Michelle Streeter Communications Coordinator
Vice President, Communications 480-682-3678
480-682-3638 Johanna@VisitMesa.com
Michelle@VisitMesa.com
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