Day 1
Arrive in Las Vegas
Welcome to glittering Las Vegas. On arrival at Las Vegas International Airport, your transfer will take you to your hotel. At 18:00, join your Travel Director and companions for a Welcome Dinner with wine at the award-winning Bacchanal Buffet.
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas
Included Meals: Dinner with Wine
Day 2
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. After a sparkling wine reception at sunset, dine at your canyon-side lodge, where you'll take in the incredible orange hues that light up this stunning natural wonder.
Grand Canyon National Park Lodge
Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine
Day 3
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. Depart 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.
Lake Powell Resorts and Marinas
Included Meals: Breakfast
Day 4
A Leisurely day at Lake Powell
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 a leisurely optional cruise through the scenic Antelope Canyon and its steep, sandstone walls.
Lake Powell Resorts and Marinas
Included Meals: Breakfast
Day 5
Monument Valley and the Navajo Nation
Journey on through the barren beauty of the desert to Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, where you will board all-terrain vehicles to explore the valley with your Navajo guide. These sturdy 4x4 jeeps 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.
Far View Lodge
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner with Wine
Day 6
Mesa Verde and Moab
Enjoy an in-depth 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 with Western flair, superbly located just a block away from Main Street. Enjoy a Dine-Around evening and choose from a hand-picked selection of restaurants.
Homewood Suites, Moab
Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine
Day 7
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.
Homewood Suites, Moab
Included Meals: Breakfast
Day 8
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. Head to the sandstone cliffs of Bryce Canyon National Park in Southern Utah. Here you will be met by pine trees and red rock pillars. Take a leisurely walk along Sunset Point to view the great amphitheatres of the odd-shaped monoliths, known as hoodoos.
The Lodge at Bryce Canyon
Included Meals: Breakfast
Day 9
Whimsical Bryce Canyon National Park
Start the day travelling through Bryce Canyon National Park, also known as the great natural amphitheatre. The whimsical eroded rock formations that characterize this National Park feature some of Utah's most unusual shapes. With your Travel Director, learn how wind, erosion and iron oxidation created the spellbinding hoodoos. In the evening, join your fellow travellers for a memorable Celebration Dinner set overlooking the park's orange and red rock formations.
The Lodge at Bryce Canyon
Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 10
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.
Included Meals: Breakfast
