The Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa is an interesting place for families, due to its location on a Native American reservation in Santa Ana Pueblo, NM: the resort offers special cultural activities, such as pueblo bread baking or tribal dances. A visit to New Mexico is a great chance to learn about Pueblo culture.
New Mexico also has a large Hispanic population, for whom Christmas is a major festival; and a beautiful part of this celebration is the appearance everywhere of "luminarias" -- little paper bags, with sand and a small candle inside. Thousands of these small flames line streets, staircases, doorways. You can enjoy luminaria displays in Albuquerque (30 minutes away), in Old Town or at the "River of Lights"; or in Santa Fe, 45 minutes away.
"Festival of Luminarias" package
2007 info: From November 26 through December 30 2007, rates start at $199/room/night, and include $25 resort credit, valet parking and resort service fee, welcome gift, holiday ornament and more.
Special activities (on certain days) include: Gingerbread House and cookie decorating; open-air Native American craft market, with singers and dancers; Christmas Ornament Craft for kids (hand-painted pottery and gourd ornaments) ; Luminaria Making; pottery making; Native American bread baking. Also, caroling, Pueblo dance performances, and Gingerbread Adobe Village.
Other features at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya are horse-riding, three outdoor heated pools, Camp Hyatt for kids, nature trail along the Rio Grande, guided nature walks. Read more about the Hyatt Regency Tamaya for families.
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