3 Hour Jeep Tour Border Wall Old Bisbee Lowell and Open Pits

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3 Hour Jeep Tour Border Wall Old Bisbee Lowell and Open Pits

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Overview

The Diggers Borderwall Tour offers an informative 3-hour Jeep journey through the historic town of Bisbee. Starting in Old Bisbee, experience the charm of brick buildings and miner homes while a 4th-generation local guide shares captivating stories of the town's mining heritage. Visit significant sites like the Lavender Pit and Lowell, AZ, showcasing vintage Americana. The highlight includes a stop at the US–Mexico border wall, where tales of migration and politics come to life. This tour is ideal for history enthusiasts and curious travellers looking to uncover the deeper narrative of Bisbee and its border.

Activity location

Bisbee
- Bisbee, Arizona, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

10 Copper Queen Plaza
- 10 Copper Queen Plaza
- 85603, Bisbee, Arizona, United States

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3 Hour Jeep Tour Border Wall Old Bisbee Lowell and Open Pits

3h
English

Travellers

Language options: English

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Price details

AU$143.03 x 1 AdultAU$143.03

Total

10% off

What's included, what's not

Private transport
Air-conditioned vehicle

Know before you book

Service animals allowed
Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travellers
Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Bisbee

Starting from your selected Guest-Choice pickup location, the Tour introduces the origins of Bisbee, including its founders and the reasons behind its founding. You'll learn about the town's first copper smelter and its environmental impact. Next, the tour takes you to OK Street to explore John Wayne's favourite hangover spot and the miners' historic architecture. You'll pass the first brewery site and go up Brewery Gulch, learning about the miners' flood challenges and driving through the Red Light District with its historical significance. The tour then visits the Lyric Theatre and the Central School car park, showcasing local history and design. A visit to the Old High School provides insights into the area’s educational past. Climbing High Road, you'll enjoy panoramic views and a thorough history lesson on Bisbee. The tour concludes on Main Street via Quality Hill, highlighting historical and architectural details, with three stops that bring Bisbee’s storey full circle.

Lavender Pit

Our rugged 4x4 Jeep rumbles to the brink of the 900-foot-deep Lavender Pit. You’ll stop just five feet from the edge, gazing into a man-made canyon carved by decades of mining. Your expert guide will point out the mining process, and precision blasting techniques that turned solid rock into this industrial marvel. Then, we’ll bounce over to Erie St., where the eerie remains of old leaching ponds shimmer in the sun. Here, your guide explains the chemistry: how sulfuric acid seeps through massive ore heaps, dissolving copper into an orange solution—visible in the stained earth and evaporation ponds that stretch across the landscape. Throughout, we’ll share the human stories—nearby mining towns that boomed then vanished, the cultures that grew around the pits. This exclusive 4x4 journey blends raw industrial power with natural beauty, delivering an unforgettable insider’s look at copper mining’s past, present, and future.

Lowell

You will visit Lowell, AZ, and stroll down Erie Street. This area, with its 1940s classic cars and old-style shops, is perfect for taking pictures. Your guide will also talk about the history of the Junction Mine. Next, you will go to the Shady Dell Hotel. As you pass through its car park, your guide will discuss the hotel's historical and cultural significance. The lot is filled with old cars and vintage items. Your tour then heads to Lowell School, noticeable for its copper roof and doors. The guide will provide historical details and share personal anecdotes related to the school. Another point of interest is a leaching drainage ditch with polluted water. Here, the guide will recount childhood adventures centred around this ditch. The final stop is a drive through the Evergreen Cemetery, a site of national historical importance. Your guide will explain the cemetery's history and its importance to Bisbee.

Naco

You'll visit the iconic Border Wall at two distinct locations: first, your Jeep will pause at a scenic overlook for breathtaking panoramic views of the landscape, then proceed to the nearby port-of-entry, where you'll have the option to step out and touch the wall up close. Along the way, your expert guide will share the gripping storey of the first foreign aerial bombing in American history. The journey continues to historic Fort Naco, where you'll discover the weathered remains of this early 20th-century military outpost, built to defend the border during the Mexican Revolution.

Location

Activity location

Bisbee
- Bisbee, Arizona, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

10 Copper Queen Plaza
- 10 Copper Queen Plaza
- 85603, Bisbee, Arizona, United States

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