Trust the chef
1 / 6 · Joshua Eliason
Back to Discover experience · GoSmart Experiences
Santa Fe Solo Reset · Santa Fe
High desert, clear head
1 / 6 · Joshua Eliason
High desert, clear head
Santa Fe Solo Reset · Santa Fe
solo cultural restful desert warm unique
Ready to make it real?
Book it yourself on the next step, or let a GoSmart specialist plan it with you.
Find things to do in Santa Fe Talk to a specialistWhy you’ll love it
Galleries, green chile, and adobe quiet at 7,000 feet. A GoSmart specialist plans and books it around your dates and pace.
Why it works
Adobe walls glowing terracotta in the thin high-desert light, the smell of pinon smoke and roasting green chile, a gallery door standing open onto silence. Santa Fe is a small city that runs slow and clears your head.
Worth knowing
At 7,000 feet the air is thin and dry, so drink extra water, ease into any hiking, and expect cool nights even in summer. The compact center is walkable, with the plaza, the galleries, and the adobe churches close together.
Order your chile red or green, or Christmas for both, and follow the art: Canyon Road's galleries, the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, the folk-art collections. It is an easy, safe place to be alone with your thoughts.
Late spring and fall are lovely, summer brings afternoon monsoon storms, and winter turns it into a quiet ski-and-spa town. The high-desert country around it, and Taos to the north, reward a day-trip or two.