TURQUOISE DISCOVERY TOUR OFFERS WESTERN ADVENTURE AND SOUVENIR GEMS

JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa Guests Enjoy Off-Road Adventure

PHOENIX -- Guests who experience the AZ Hummer turquoise discovery tour while visiting JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa bring home much more memorable souvenirs than the usual postcards and t-shirts -- real turquoise gems.

In a four-hour family-friendly adventure through the breathtaking Sonoran desert, guests enjoy a thrilling immersion into the Old West to explore abandoned turquoise mines, Native American ruins and ghost towns.

Turquoise, believed by Native Americans to have special healing properties, is abundant in the deserted mines explored in this excursion.

"To their delight, most guests find several turquoise gems which make beautiful souvenirs of their Arizona adventure," says AZ Hummer Tours Director Mike Knoles. "It's very rewarding to uncover a piece of the desert's beauty."

AZ Hummer turquoise discovery tours are offered at JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa for $135 per person and $95 for children under age 12.

For more information or reservations, please call JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa at 800-835-6206.

The largest luxury resort in Arizona features 950 guestrooms (including 81 suites), 240,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space, 10 dining experiences, Marriott's first Revive Spa -- a 28,000-square-foot facility -- eight tennis courts and four acres of elaborately landscaped pools including the Lazy River with serpentine slide, two championship golf courses and Wildfire Golf Club. JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa is located where Phoenix meets Scottsdale, just 20 minutes north of Sky Harbor International Airport, with easy access to the Loop 101 freeway.

For more information about JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa located at 5350 E. Marriott Drive in Phoenix, call 480-293-5000, toll free at 800-835-6206 or visit www.jwdesertridgeresort.com.

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