Southwest National Parks Adventure

You can find more details on the Before You Depart page.

Welcome to Las Vegas, a desert oasis of neon lights and a city that needs no introduction. After check at to our hotel, we’ll meet your guide and have a chance to experience the sights and sounds of this wonderland first hand.

We'll depart Las Vegas early this morning and make our way to Kingman, one of Arizona’s hidden treasures. Once in Kingman, we'll join Route 66 and travel along the longest stretch that remains of this historic route to Seligman. Evidence of the old road can be seen all along Seligman’s main street where motels, cafés and numerous gift shops beg to be explored. We'll continue to our final destination, Grand Canyon National Park, a natural wonder that has to be seen to be believed. We suggest using our free time to discover the distinct South Rim. This evening, we'll come together for a a welcome dinner.

We can rise early today to watch the sunrise over the Grand Canyon as this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity should not be missed. The Grand Canyon was carved by the Colorado River and is 227 miles long and up to 18 miles wide. Later in the morning, we'll will enjoy a guided hike with our Tour Guide and then the afternoon is free to explore the Grand Canyon at leisure. Consider an optional helicopter tour of the Grand Canyon this afternoon.

Today we’ll journey to another stunning region, Antelope Canyon, the most photographed slot canyon in the world. Formed over hundreds of years of water running through sandstone, Antelope Canyon is both a sacred site for the Navajo and a favorite destination for visitors from around the world. We’ll then continue to the Navajo Nation Indian Reservation before we arrive at our final destination, Kayenta.

This morning, we’ll see some of the most iconic sandstone buttes of Monument Valley and the heart of the sacred Navajo nation. Towering sandstone rock formations starting at the valley floor soar to the skies and have been sculpted over time in this American West wonderland. We’ll enjoy a Navajo-guided jeep tour of Monument Valley and a special BBQ lunch at the Navajo Nation Tribal Park before we continue to Moab.

We'll enjoy a full day in Canyonlands National Park where we will see a wilderness of countless canyons, and fantastically formed buttes carved by the Colorado River and its tributaries. Rivers divide the park into four districts: the Island in the Sky, the Needles, the Maze, and the Rivers themselves. We will have a guided tour of the most scenic spots in the Island in the Sky mesa that rests on sheer sandstone cliffs over 1,000 feet above the surrounding terrain. Later, we'll have some free time and may consider an optional Moab Jet Boat Tour.

Today you will visit Arches National Park, one of Utah’s Mighty 5. Once in the park, you’ll discover a landscape of contrasting colors, landforms, and textures unlike any other in the world. With over 2,000 natural stone arches, in addition to hundreds of soaring pinnacles and giant balanced rocks, this red rock wonderland will amaze you with its formations and inspire you with its most unique scenery.

We'll head west today to Utah’s Bryce Canyon National Park. Bryce Canyon consists of a series of horseshoe-shaped amphitheaters where the power of wind, water and geologic mayhem has etched the pink cliffs & shaped the colorful limestone rock into thousands of spires called “hoodoos”.

We'll continue to Zion National Park, Utah’s oldest national park known for its incredible canyons, lush forests & spectacular views. We can explore Zion National Park at our leisure today and follow the paths of ancient native people and gaze at massive sandstone cliffs of cream, pink, and red that soar into the bright blue sky. Then we'll continue on to Las Vegas. Tonight, we'll enjoy a farewell dinner with our fellow travelers and share stories as you bid farewell to the southwest.

Our tour comes to an end after breakfast.