Exploring America’s National Parks

Itinerary

• Day 1: UK - Las Vegas

  Welcome to Las Vegas! This evening, meet your Tour Director and travelling companions for a welcome drink.

• Day 2: Las Vegas - Grand Canyon National Park

  Pass through Williams on the historic Route 66 before arriving at the Grand Canyon, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, where you will stay this evening.

• Day 3: Grand Canyon National Park -Monument Valley - Kayenta

  Journey across the Navajo Nation to Monument Valley and take a memorable 4WD tour with a knowledgeable Navajo guide.

• Day 4: Kayenta - Grand Junction

  Head north for Moab and visit Arches National Park, a landscape unlike anything else in the world. Then arrive at Grand Junction. Day 5: Grand Junction - Denver Visit the Colorado National Monument then journey east across the Rocky Mountains to the “Mile High City” of Denver.

• Day 5: Grand Junction - Colorado National Monument - Denver Area

  Discover the dramatic landscapes of Colorado National Monument, where towering sandstone formations rise above deep canyons and desert plateaus. Travel along scenic Rim Rock Drive, passing striking red rock cliffs and opportunities to spot wildlife, before continuing east through the Rocky Mountains to Denver, the famous "Mile High City".

• Day 6: Denver - Custer

  Travel across the windswept landscape of Wyoming. Spend the next two nights in Custer, in the heart of the Black Hills National Forest.

• Day 7: Custer

  Head to Custer State Park, enjoy a scenic drive along Wildlife Loop Road with spectacular terrain and an abundance of wildlife.

• Day 8: Custer - Cody

  Head through high country, making a photo stop at Devils Tower National Monument. Tonight, you will stay in Buffalo Bill’s Western town of Cody.

• Day 9: Cody - Yellowstone National Park

  Make your way to America’s first national park, where you will spend the next two nights.

• Day 10: Yellowstone National Park

  See world-famous Old Faithful Geyser, Mammoth Hot Springs, the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, and Fountain Paint Pots. Look for wildlife including moose, bison, elk, and bear.

• Day 11: Yellowstone National Park - Alpine

  Head south into magnificent Grand Teton National Park, with its snow-crested ridges and glacier-fed Jenny Lake.

• Day 12: Alpine - Salt Lake City

  Travel to Utah’s vibrant capital, Salt Lake City. Take an orientation tour including Temple Square, the Capitol Building, and the downtown area of this city.

• Day 13: Salt Lake City - Bryce Canyon National Park

  Visit Bryce Canyon National Park and witness the brilliant shades of rock, sculpted by nature into pillars called “hoodoos.”

• Day 14: Bryce Canyon National Park - Las Vegas

  Stop at Zion National Park with its steep canyons, stone towers, and verdant vegetation before returning to Las Vegas.

• Day 15: Las Vegas - UK

  Your tour ends this morning. Head to Las Vegas airport for your return flight back to the UK.