Before You Depart

Southwest National Parks Adventure

BOOKING YOUR OWN FLIGHTS

Booking your own flights has advantages like flying from your home airport, choosing your own seats, upgrading your seats, and using and collecting airline miles. Tour-only travelers are responsible for arranging their entry and exit flights, as well as their arrival and departure transfers. Unused land services including those caused by air schedule changes and delays are non-refundable and smarTours cannot be held responsible.

When booking your flights, please note that our tour starts in Las Vegas and ends in Las Vegas. We recommend that you:

  • Fly into Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) with enough time to meet the group on Day 1 at 6 PM at the hotel
  • Fly out of Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)

TOUR MEETING POINT

When and where you’ll meet the rest of the group depends on if you purchased our air-inclusive package with group flights from/returning to the U.S. or our tour-only package.

  • smarTours Tour-Only Travelers: Please arrive at your preferred time. Hotel check-in is generally not before 4 PM. The smarTours Tour Director will be available in the hotel lobby from 4 PM–7 PM on Day 1 to greet guests, assist with local sightseeing, and answer any questions.

TOUR ENDING POINT

The final end point for your tour depends on if you purchased our air-inclusive package with group flights from/returning to the U.S. or our tour-only package.

  • smarTours Tour-Only Travelers: The tour ends after breakfast on the last day. Generally, hotel check-out is prior to 12 PM (noon).

TRANSPORTATION & ACCOMMODATIONS

Airfare is not included on this tour. Upon independent arrival in the destination, please make your own way to the hotel.

REAL ID ACT

Beginning May 7, 2025, every air traveler 18 years of age and older will need a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license, state-issued enhanced driver’s license, or another acceptable form of ID to fly within the United States. Click here for more information.

FINAL DOCUMENTS

Final instructions, documents, and travel tips will be emailed to you 10–14 days before the scheduled start of your tour. If you have not received your final documents, please check your spam folder or contact smarTours.

MEETING POINT

This tour begins upon independent check-in at the hotel in Las Vegas. The smarTours Tour Director will be available in the hotel lobby from 4pm–7pm on Day 1 to greet guests, assist with local sightseeing and answer any questions. The tour ends on day 10 after breakfast at the hotel in Las Vegas. Further details will be provided on the final travel documents.

BAGGAGE

Due to limited space on the bus, each passenger may bring two items: one piece of luggage (approximately checked luggage size or smaller) and one personal item like a day pack or purse (sized to fit under your seat). We recommend that you do not over-pack and that you take a variety of separates with climate and comfort in mind.