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Camelback corridor
The Phoenician
A 250-acre Luxury Collection landmark at the base of Camelback Mountain, with a nine-pool oasis, a championship golf course, and the expansive Phoenician Spa.
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For private groups
A desert built for the buy-out.
Every signature Scottsdale experience has an exclusive-use version. We assemble them into one seamless week.
Design This TripScottsdale is built for buy-outs. Charter a fleet of balloons with Hot Air Expeditions, run a private jeep convoy with Desert Wolf Tours, and block championship tee times at TPC Scottsdale or Troon North. Every signature experience has an exclusive-use version.
One radius, no long transfers
Lodging anchors well around Paradise Valley and North Scottsdale, the sprawling Phoenician or the secluded casitas of The Boulders, or luxury villa estates for full privacy. A private dinner at Quiessence at The Farm among the pecan groves gives the group a shared evening centerpiece, and the city's compact layout keeps golf, desert, and tables within a tight radius.
We coordinate the manifest across balloons, jeeps, and tee times, stage the group dinners, and keep a single point of contact for the whole party.
What’s inside
- A private balloon fleet and a jeep convoy
- Championship tee times, blocked for the group
- Resort buy-outs or villa estates for privacy
- A private farm dinner as the group centerpiece
- Golf, desert, and tables within a tight radius
A sample rhythm
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Gather
A resort base or villa estate, a relaxed first group dinner.
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Desert day
A private balloon fleet at dawn or a jeep convoy out back.
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Split & choose
Golf, spa, and trail rides in parallel.
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Centerpiece
A private farm dinner among the pecan groves to close the week.
The Scottsdalewe’d build in
The pieces that fit this trip.
Where to stay
Desert resorts beneath the McDowells and Camelback.
From a grand 250-acre Sonoran flagship to an adults-only hideaway on Camelback Mountain, these are the stays a Scottsdale trip is built around.
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North Scottsdale
Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North
Adobe casitas tucked into the high Sonoran Desert beside Pinnacle Peak, set among giant saguaros with two of the area's celebrated Troon North courses next door.
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Paradise Valley
Sanctuary Camelback Mountain
A serene adults-only Gurney's resort on the slopes of Camelback Mountain, known for its mountainside spa, infinity pool, and the acclaimed restaurant elements.
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Paradise Valley
Andaz Scottsdale Resort & Bungalows
A mid-century, art-filled bungalow resort on 23 acres at the foot of Camelback, with a residential feel and a strong local design sensibility.
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Carefree
The Boulders Resort & Spa
Casitas folded among twelve-million-year-old granite boulders in Carefree, with two championship courses and the desert-inspired Spa at The Boulders.
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Paradise Valley
Mountain Shadows Resort
A reimagined mid-century icon framing Camelback and Mummy Mountain, with the short-course Citizens golf experience and the rooftop bar Hidden in the Hills.
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Stadium drama and high-desert target golf.
Scottsdale is one of America's defining golf towns, from the roaring Stadium Course to boulder-strewn target layouts in the north.
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North Scottsdale
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course)
Home of the WM Phoenix Open and its legendary par-three 16th stadium hole, a Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish design open to resort play.
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North Scottsdale
Troon North Golf Club
The Monument and Pinnacle courses thread between giant boulders and saguaros, consistently ranked among Arizona's finest desert golf.
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Fort McDowell
We-Ko-Pa Golf Club
Two highly rated courses on Yavapai Nation land with no homes in sight, pure desert golf framed by the McDowell and Superstition ranges.
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Camelback corridor
The Phoenician Golf Club
A reimagined Phil Smith eighteen tucked into Camelback Mountain, walkable from the resort with city and mountain panoramas.
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North Scottsdale
Grayhawk Golf Club
The Talon and Raptor courses, a longtime host of college and televised events, paired with the well-known Phil's Grill clubhouse.
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Carefree
The Boulders Golf
North and South courses winding through the resort's signature granite formations, a bucket-list desert round in Carefree.
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Balloons at dawn, jeeps, and the Sonoran by horse.
The one-of-a-kind desert days: a sunrise hot-air balloon, a backcountry jeep run, horseback in the foothills, and a guided Sonoran ride.
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North Scottsdale
Hot Air Expeditions
Sunrise hot-air balloon flights over the Sonoran Desert, the area's longest-running operator, finished with a champagne breakfast in the desert.
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Sonoran Desert
Desert Wolf Tours
Guided Tomcar off-road desert excursions deep into the backcountry north of the city, a high-energy way to read the Sonoran landscape.
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North Scottsdale
MacDonald's Ranch
Guided trail rides and a working-ranch setting in the McDowell foothills, the classic Scottsdale horseback morning for all ages.
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Sonoran Desert
Arizona Outback Adventures
Guided hiking, mountain biking, and kayaking outfitter pairing desert trails with calm-water paddles on the lower Salt River.
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Sonoran Desert
Stellar Adventures
Hummer and ATV desert tours plus tactical experiences across private backcountry north of Scottsdale, a fast-paced half day out.
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Tonto National Forest
Saguaro Lake Guest Ranch
Riverside trail rides and tubing along the Salt River below Saguaro Lake, towering canyon walls and frequent wild-horse sightings.
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Chef-driven Sonoran cooking and Old Town tables.
Scottsdale's dining runs from a working-farm restaurant to a neighborhood institution and modern Southwestern tasting menus. We hold the hard reservations.
Resort dining
The Phoenician
Mowry & Cotton
The Phoenician's lively signature kitchen, an eclectic American menu of wood-fired plates served beneath the resort's Camelback views.
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Old Town Scottsdale
FnB
A James Beard Award-winning, vegetable-forward Old Town institution from chef Charleen Badman, with an all-Arizona wine list.
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South Mountain
Quiessence at The Farm
A seasonal, ingredient-led dinner set among pecan groves at The Farm at South Mountain, sourcing from its own gardens and Arizona growers.
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Old Town Scottsdale
Virtu Honest Craft
Chef Gio Osso's Mediterranean tasting menu in an intimate courtyard setting, a perennial local favorite for a special evening.
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Camelback Mountain
Elements at Sanctuary
Mountainside American cooking with sweeping Paradise Valley sunset views, the longtime dining centerpiece at Sanctuary on Camelback.
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Old Town Scottsdale
The Mission
Modern Latin cooking and tableside guacamole in a dim, stylish room beside the historic Old Adobe Mission in the heart of Old Town.
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Desert spas and the slow Sonoran reset.
Scottsdale is a wellness capital: destination spa retreats, Native-inspired rituals, and mountainside treatment rooms built for the unwind.
Destination spa
Carefree
Civana Wellness Resort & Spa
An accessible destination-wellness resort in Carefree with a daily roster of fitness, mindfulness, and spa programming set in the high desert.
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Camelback corridor
The Phoenician Spa
A multi-level spa with a rooftop pool and relaxation deck, drawing on desert botanicals across a deep treatment menu.
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Gainey Ranch
Spa Avania at Hyatt Regency Scottsdale
A chronobiology-based spa that times treatments, lighting, and even the cuisine to the body's daily rhythms.
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Camelback Mountain
The Spa at Sanctuary
An award-winning Asian-inspired mountainside spa with a meditation garden and Watsu pool on the slopes of Camelback.
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Paradise Valley
Joya Spa at Omni Scottsdale Resort at Montelucia
A Moorish-inspired spa with a hammam, rooftop garden, and ritual lounges, set in the Andalusian-style Montelucia resort.
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Old Town Scottsdale
VH Spa at Hotel Valley Ho
A sleek mid-century-modern spa in Old Town, a stylish, walkable option for treatments between dinners and shopping.
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Private group retreat
Let’s design it around you.
Share what you can already picture. A concierge fills in everything still open and sends back a plan, not a quote.