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Wonders of the American West
Tour Description:
See the best of the American West on this 10-Day guided tour. Join a Local Expert at Grand Canyon National Park for a one-of-a-kind experience: Allow the expert to guide you through the park while teaching you about how this national treasure was formed. On the way to picturesque Lake Powell, stop at the Glen Canyon Dam, then lounge at the pool of your hotel. In Page, enjoy a Navajo inspired taco buffet dinner and performance. Meet a Navajo guide in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, where you will board ATVs, explore the valley and learn about the tribe’s history. Later, eat a traditional Navajo lunch amid the valley’s beautiful buttes and mesas. In Moab, see the ancient pueblo dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park, where the Ancestral Pueblo people once lived. Travel to Bryce Canyon National Park to explore its rock pillars and natural amphitheaters — then feast with your fellow travelers overlooking the park’s iconic orange rock formations.
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Dates & Pricing
| Sunday 11 Sep 22 — Tuesday 20 Sep 22 | Starting at $4,233 |  SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Tuesday 13 Sep 22 — Thursday 22 Sep 22 | Starting at $4,233 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 18 Sep 22 — Tuesday 27 Sep 22 | Starting at $4,155 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Tuesday 20 Sep 22 — Thursday 29 Sep 22 | Starting at $4,348 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 25 Sep 22 — Tuesday 04 Oct 22 | Starting at $4,079 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Tuesday 27 Sep 22 — Thursday 06 Oct 22 | Starting at $4,266 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 02 Oct 22 — Tuesday 11 Oct 22 | Starting at $4,331 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 23 Apr 23 — Tuesday 02 May 23 | Starting at $4,361 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 07 May 23 — Tuesday 16 May 23 | Starting at $4,361 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 14 May 23 — Tuesday 23 May 23 | Starting at $4,594 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 21 May 23 — Tuesday 30 May 23 | Starting at $4,646 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 28 May 23 — Tuesday 06 Jun 23 | Starting at $5,483 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 11 Jun 23 — Tuesday 20 Jun 23 | Starting at $4,463 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 18 Jun 23 — Tuesday 27 Jun 23 | Starting at $5,381 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 25 Jun 23 — Tuesday 04 Jul 23 | Starting at $4,381 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 10 Sep 23 — Tuesday 19 Sep 23 | Starting at $4,463 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Tuesday 12 Sep 23 — Thursday 21 Sep 23 | Starting at $5,381 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 17 Sep 23 — Tuesday 26 Sep 23 | Starting at $4,463 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Tuesday 19 Sep 23 — Thursday 28 Sep 23 | Starting at $4,437 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 24 Sep 23 — Tuesday 03 Oct 23 | Starting at $4,412 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Tuesday 26 Sep 23 — Thursday 05 Oct 23 | Starting at $4,412 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 01 Oct 23 — Tuesday 10 Oct 23 | Starting at $4,381 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 15 Oct 23 — Tuesday 24 Oct 23 | Starting at $4,208 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 14 Apr 24 — Tuesday 23 Apr 24 | Starting at $4,550 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 21 Apr 24 — Tuesday 30 Apr 24 | Starting at $4,550 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 05 May 24 — Tuesday 14 May 24 | Starting at $5,475 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 12 May 24 — Tuesday 21 May 24 | Starting at $4,675 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 19 May 24 — Tuesday 28 May 24 | Starting at $4,650 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 26 May 24 — Tuesday 04 Jun 24 | Starting at $4,625 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 09 Jun 24 — Tuesday 18 Jun 24 | Starting at $4,550 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 16 Jun 24 — Tuesday 25 Jun 24 | Starting at $4,550 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 23 Jun 24 — Tuesday 02 Jul 24 | Starting at $4,595 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 30 Jun 24 — Tuesday 09 Jul 24 | Starting at $5,425 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 08 Sep 24 — Tuesday 17 Sep 24 | Starting at $4,595 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Tuesday 10 Sep 24 — Thursday 19 Sep 24 | Starting at $4,575 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 15 Sep 24 — Tuesday 24 Sep 24 | Starting at $4,550 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Tuesday 17 Sep 24 — Thursday 26 Sep 24 | Starting at $4,550 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 22 Sep 24 — Tuesday 01 Oct 24 | Starting at $5,395 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 29 Sep 24 — Tuesday 08 Oct 24 | Starting at $4,550 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 06 Oct 24 — Tuesday 15 Oct 24 | Starting at $4,550 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
| Sunday 13 Oct 24 — Tuesday 22 Oct 24 | Starting at $4,295 | SPECIAL | Get a Quote |
Disclaimer: Prices listed are per person, based on double occupancy, and in USD. All promotions are valid for new bookings only, capacity controlled and valid on select dates and departures. Individual Terms and Conditions will apply to all promotions. Any promotion can be withdrawn at any time without notice. Please speak with your Pavlus Travel Planner for complete vendor terms and conditions, including eligible tour and cruise dates.
Destination & Sightseeing
Destination & SightseeingFirst Class Travel Highlights:
From time to time, your Travel Director will delight you with an Insight Flourish, which is a local specialty representing the destination.
Hotel and restaurant tips are included - you'll never have to worry about how much to give, nor search for foreign currency. We also include all taxes and porterage charges at hotels.
We carry your bags for you and promptly deliver them to your hotel door.
If your arrival and/or departure flights are as per the itinerary start and end dates, then transfers are available at scheduled times. If your flights are outside these times, or you have booked additional nights accommodation with Insight Vacations, you may purchase transfers or make your own way from/to the airport.
Our highly-skilled Travel Director will ensure your journey is seamless, serving as your expert guide, consummate organiser, and friend overseas.
Personal radio headsets give you the freedom to wander during visits to famous highlights, without missing any of your Local Expert's fascinating commentary.
Stay connected with friends and family with our complimentary coach and hotel Wi-Fi (where available).
ITINERARY
ITINERARYArrive in Las Vegas
Experience everything you love about Paris, right in the heart of the Strip. At Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, you are transported to the City of Lights with the same passion, excitement, and ambiance of Europe's most romantic city. At 18:00, join your Travel Director and companions for a Welcome Dinner with wine.
The Wonders of the Grand Canyon
Journey on to Grand Canyon National Park. Choose to hike along the scenic Rim Trail with your Travel Director. Alternatively join a Local Expert, Canyon Tim, for a fascinating discussion on the wonders of this natural phenomenon, and learn about the local flora and fauna, and find out how you might be able to spot the local wildlife.
Grand Canyon and Lake Powell
Wake up to the backdrop of the Grand Canyon and enjoy some peace and tranquility before the day trippers arrive. You may take an optional flight-seeing helicopter ride for stunning views over the Grand Canyon before departing for the majesty of Lake Powell. Stop at Glen Canyon Dam to learn about its impact on the Colorado River before arriving at your lakefront resort. Check in to your room and enjoy the evening at leisure. Watch the sunset as you dine or relax by the pool.
A Leisurely day at Lake Powell Relaxed Start
Spend the day doing entirely as you please. Perhaps join an optional float trip (signed liability waiver required) down one of the most scenic stretches of the Colorado River or take to the skies and see the sights of Lake Powell, Glen Canyon Dam, and Horseshoe Bend with a 20 Minute landing on Tower Butte. The incredible 360-degree panoramic view this high is unlike any other. In the evening, enjoy an authentic dinner and performance at Red Heritage, a Navajo owned and operated performing arts theatre.
Monument Valley and the Navajo Nation
Journey on through the barren beauty of the desert to Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, where you will MAKE TRAVEL MATTER®. Board a Jeep 4x4 to explore the valley with your Navajo guide. These sturdy all-terrain vehicles offer open sides for spectacular views and a roof to protect you from the sun. Learn about Navajo history from your guide and more about life on their beautiful land. The area is also the backdrop for many Western Hollywood hits, including "Stagecoach" and "Fort Apache." Inspired by these iconic movies, you’ll find “John Wayne’s cabin” at nearby Goulding’s Lodge. This small structure was used for exterior shots in "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon," starring Wayne himself. The venue also holds a cinema dedicated to Wayne and his impressive movie portfolio. Enjoy a Navajo cookout Highlight Lunch amid the giant buttes and mesas of this unique landscape before making your way to Mesa Verde National Park, where the day draws to a close. Your lodge inside the park offers sweeping vistas reaching into three states.
Mesa Verde and Moab
Enjoy a comprehensive visit to the fascinating Mesa Verde National Park. View the ancient pueblo dwellings known as Cliff Palace. Settle in for a relaxing stay at your modern hotel superbly located on the charming Main Street. Later, enjoy a Dine-Around evening and choose from a hand-picked selection of excellent restaurants.
Delve into Canyonlands and Arches National Parks
In the morning, visit Arches National Park, housing the greatest concentration of natural arches in the world. Stop and take a short hike to the Delicate Arch Viewpoint to view the iconic arch. Then it's on to Canyonlands National Park for a drive onto the Island in the Sky, a mesa resting 1,000 feet (305 metres) above the surrounding countryside, offering spectacular views over the dramatic sandstone formations. Back at the hotel, your evening is at leisure. Perhaps enjoy the outdoors or relax in this beautiful natural setting.
Capitol Reef and Bryce Canyon National Parks
Magnificent scenery awaits at Capitol Reef National Park, best known for its Waterpocket Fold, a 100- mile-long (160 kilometre) warp in the earth's crust. Journey along scenic Byway 12 - one of the most beautiful roads in the world, winding through the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. End the night at The Lodge inside Bryce Canyon National Park. Officially designated as a Dark Sky Park, brightly hued sunsets and starry nights are likely to be found here.
Whimsical Bryce Canyon National Park Relaxed Start
Start the day traveling through Bryce Canyon National Park, the great natural Amphitheatre. These whimsical eroded rock formations that characterize this Utah National Park are some of most unusual shapes imaginable, having an abstract artistic feel to them. Learn how wind, erosion and iron oxidation created the spellbinding hoodoos with your Travel Director. In the evening, join your fellow travelers for a memorable Celebration Dinner set overlooking the park's vivacious orange and red rock formations.
Zion National Park, back to Las Vegas
Enjoy a last look at Bryce Canyon, glowing in the early morning light. Head on to Zion National Park - one of the most scenic canyons in the United States. Here, join a guided tour by a private Zion Canyon Shuttle, with live commentary, and views of the park's best sites. Your journey ends with a departure transfer to Las Vegas International Airport, arriving at 16:00.
Disclaimer: Prices listed are per person, based on double occupancy, and in USD. All promotions are valid for new bookings only, capacity controlled and valid on select dates and departures. Individual Terms and Conditions will apply to all promotions. Any promotion can be withdrawn at any time without notice. Please speak with your Pavlus Travel Planner for complete vendor terms and conditions, including eligible tour and cruise dates.
