Welcome to Salt Lake City, Utah. With flights arriving from across the country, meet your Tour Manager in the hotel lobby at 6:00 p.m. for dining suggestions.
Enjoy a panoramic tour of Salt Lake City, founded by Mormon settlers more than 150 years ago. Then, venture into Dead Horse Point State Park with its amazing views of the Colorado River as it snakes it is way through massive sandstone walls and colorful canyons. Continue to your hotel in Moab. Meals: B, D
Arches National Park contains the largest concentration of stone arches in the world. A local guide shows you the massive sandstone arches and describes the culture of those that have occupied the region. Enjoy lunch before boarding a raft for a float trip on the Colorado River where your oarsman relates tales of the Fisher Towers and Professor Valley. Meals: B, L
After a visit to the Puebloan ruins at Edge of the Cedars State Park, come to the incredible Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, where numerous Western movies, television shows and commercials have been filmed. A traditional Navajo lunch and Navajo-guided, four-wheel drive tour are included in your visit. Meals: B, L, D
Today visit the iconic and majestic viewpoint at Horseshoe Bend. This leisurely .6 mile hike leads to one of the most spectacular views of the Colorado River as it meanders through the colorful rock. Later, you will see the massive Glen Canyon Dam and take a cruise on sky-blue Lake Powell through Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Enjoy dinner tonight in the resort’s famed Rainbow Room. Meals: B, D
Depart Page this morning and travel to the Grand Canyon’s magnificent South Rim. Entering through the East gate brings you to the Desert View Overlook. Here, the 1932 Stone Watchtower offers 360-degree views of the Colorado River and Painted Desert. Experience the wonders of the Grand Canyon and take in the unique beauty of the area before heading to the historic Cameron Trading Post. Here, have lunch on your own and shop for Native American arts, crafts and souvenirs. Later, arrive in Springdale. Meal: B
Begin the day with a drive to the famed “Pink Cliffs” of Bryce Canyon National Park. Follow the Rim Drive to view the vividly-colored, fantastic rock formations approximating castles, temples and even whole cities sculptured in stone! Called hoodoos, these structures have been formed by frost weathering and stream erosion of the river and lake bed sedimentary rocks. Meals: B, D
Begin today in Zion National Park, where the Virgin River has cut a dramatic rugged gorge through multi-hued sandstone, shale and limestone. Admire the towering rock walls surrounding you while touring aboard open-air sightseeing tram. Later arrive in glittering Las Vegas to enjoy the excitement, energy and a special farewell dinner hosted by your Tour Manager. Meals: B, D
Your tour ends with a group transfer to the Harry Reid International Airport at 9:00 a.m. for flights out after 12:00 p.m. Meal: B
