EXPERIENCES - a TJ's Travel Club for Seniors
Promoting Friendship & Memorable Life Experiences through Travel

TJ's Travel Club for Seniors was founded in 1984, by Jeff Reed, Ph.D retired. Jeff has traveled more than one million miles on escorted tours with senior citizens since then. We have chapters throughout the State of Arizona.

We offer hundreds of one, two and three day tours throughout the Southwest, and several Extended Tours and Cruises every year. The Travel Club has chapters in the Phoenix area, the East Valley and the Sun City area.

In addition to providing various trips and tours for our club members, we also customize tours to Arizona and the Southwest for senior groups from around the world.

TJ's Travel Club offers 1, 2 and 3-day tours throughout the Southwest.

We travel, on average, 12 to 14 days each month, visiting interesting destinations throughout Arizona and neighboring States. The Travel Club also sponsors several Extended Tours and Cruises every year to destinations worldwide.

Why not join us, learning first hand why "we are off our rockers and traveling the world!"

It's easy. Call us at (480) 497-2478 or send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Utah's Canyon Country

June 25th - June 28th, Monday - Thursday

Double Occupancy $799  .....Single Supplement $199

This is going to be one exciting trip!  We’re heading into the Four Corners region to the heart of the Colorado Plateau, offering breathtaking canyons, majestic mountains and the winding San Juan River.  We’ll make camp for three nights at the lovely Desert Rose Inn, in the village of Bluff Utah.  Nestled within the sandstone bluffs that give this town its name, Bluff was built on the site of a much older pre-Pueblo community and ancient ruins of that culture still abound!  Many of the Victorian pioneer homes have been, or are being, restored and Bluff is an established artist’s community. 

Day One: We’ll leave the Valley with a stop for coffee and goodies on our way to lunch on self, at the Red Onion Restaurant in Heber, Arizona, a real Travel Club favorite.  After lunch it’s back on the bus, as we make our way to Bluff, Utah!  We’ll check into the charming Desert Rose Inn and after a quick refresh, we’ll head out to the Cottonwood Steakhouse for an 8 oz. top sirloin steak with all the fixin’s, including a beer or a glass of wine and homemade pie to top it all off. (This delicious dinner is included.)

Day Two:  We’ll head into town for breakfast on self at the local diner.  After breakfast we’ll begin our 26 mile rafting tour from Bluff to Mexican Hat.  We’ll make several stops to visit incredible archaeological sites—first the Butler Wash Panel, a 150 yard long rock art panel featuring life-sized figures.  Basketmaker era petroglyphs carved around 1500 B.C. stand out in stark contrast against the darkened cliff face that they were carved into and panels of this size and length are a rarity in the southwest.  We’ll also explore River House Ruin, a well preserved dwelling from the Anasazi time period, which was last inhabited around 1250 A.D.  Later a we’ll be served a great picnic lunch and snacks and beverages will be available throughout this tour.  The scenery is just spectacular and the San Juan River is not a white water river, so there are areas of  flat water, where we’ll be on the lookout for desert bighorn sheep.  We’ll even have time to see fossils and stop by a nice beach to swim if we’d like.  Later in the afternoon, we’ll arrive in the town of Mexican Hat, Utah and a bus will get us back to Bluff for dinner on self and a free evening.

Day Three:   We’ll head into town for breakfast on self at the local diner.  After breakfast we’ll head north to explore Arches National Park, a red rock wonderland!  We’ll discover a landscape of  contrasting colors, landforms, and textures unlike any other in the world.  The park has over 2,000 natural stone arches, in addition to hundreds of soaring pinnacles, massive fins and giant balanced rocks.  Arches is located in a “high desert” and this dramatic landscape contains the greatest density of natural arches in the world!  We’ll enjoy a picnic lunch, included, and after exploring Arches National Park, we’ll make our way to Natural Bridges, Utah’s first National Monument!  Three majestic natural bridges invite you to ponder the power of water in a landscape usually defined by its absence!  Named “Kachina,” “Owachomo” and “Sipapu” in honor of the Native Americans that once made this area their home, these three bridges are stunning!  After this day of sightseeing and exploration, we’ll make our way to dinner on self and call it a night! 

Day Four: Once again, we’ll enjoy breakfast on self, at the local diner and then it’s bags out and we’ll head for home, with plenty of great sightseeing and touring along the way!  This is going to be a fantastic tour, so get your reservations in early! 

Depart: NW 7 a.m. Phx 7:45 a.m. Mesa 8:30 a.m. R: 6 p.m.