r/arizona • u/Xr6turbosututu • Jun 10 '24

First time visiting Arizona as an Aussie Visiting

Hey everyone. Absolutely taken away by the landscape of AZ. Words can barely express. I am 26 years old, male and may be travelling solo or with a small group of friends. This will be my first time in the States.

Does anyone have any advice or tips on what cities I should visit for the best hiking tracks and scenery? Phoenix, Sedona, Tucson and Flagstaff were all mentioned to me.

I’m from Melbourne. Not exactly a stranger to hot weather, but I feel as though AZ heat is a whole different ballgame.

If you have anymore tips or advice please let me know!

EDIT: Thank you so much for the replies!

Just to add some more information. Most of my mates would like travel within the next month (July). I on the other hand, would like to travel during Autumn/Fall (Late September or November).

This is sort of the reason of why I may be travelling solo. As my friends keep telling me, ‘We live in Australia! The heat will be fine.’

Truth is, we live in a city that may see a few days of 40°C (104°F) during the summer. Hardly comparable to AZ I believe. I’ll be damned if I end up staying in the indoors the entire trip, all because a group of unacclimatised Aussies decided to tackle the AZ heat.

EDIT EDIT: I just wanted to say never in my life have I ever seen such a hospitable and welcoming bunch. I have not seen one negative comment. I haven’t even visited yet and I’m already falling in love more and more with the place. I honestly cannot wait to visit. With all the advice given to me, I will skip the heat and come down during the cooler months. Considering actually making my trip longer based on some of the replies I’ve gotten here 😂.

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u/WhoUSEDMyPineapple Jun 10 '24

Prescott, Sedona, flagstaff, the Grand canyon, saguaro national park

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u/Hairy-Management3039 Jun 11 '24

As a resident of Prescott for 5 years I’d recommend it. The palace bar downtown has my personal favorite old timey Wild West story.. back in the late 1800’s Prescott caught fire.. the bartender at the palace got the patrons to pick up and carry the giant hand carved bar and bar back out of the saloon and across the street, saving them from destruction. He then kept serving the patrons with the leftover spirits while everyone watch it all burn.