Overview
In Bryce Canyon National Park, you’ll be amazed at the bright red, yellow, and pink pillars called "hoodoos." Enjoy the beauty and peace offered at Zion National Park—with its massive canyon walls ascending toward the blue sky. Rushing streams over millions of years have carved these steep canyons and stone towers that will mesmerise you. You’ll have plenty of time here to explore the park, join a park ranger, or take a leisurely hike.
But that’s not all…you’ll also visit Monument Valley, one of the world’s most photographed places with its pinnacles of rock surrounded by mesas, buttes, shrubs, trees, and windblown sand. Have your camera ready for some spectacular shots during your 4-wheel-drive tour of mystical Monument Valley and its massive formations. Visit Navajo National Monument, and view artefacts of the villages built by the prehistoric Puebloan Ancestors that date from 1250 to 1300 AD at the Visitor Center.
You’ll also visit Glen Canyon Dam—the country’s second-highest concrete-arch dam—which holds back Lake Powell, the country’s second-largest man-made lake. Offering stunning scenery, this National Parks tour designed for value-minded travellers should not be missed!
Itinerary
Welcome to exciting Las Vegas, also known as "Sin City!" Your Tour Director is on hand late this afternoon to answer any questions.
Cross the desert and the old Mojave gold-strike country, passing through Williams on historic Route 66, and Kaibab National Forest, to arrive in the Grand Canyon by mid-afternoon. Marvel at one of the Natural Wonders of the World as you experience breathtaking views of Grand Canyon National Park. Accommodations this evening are inside the park.
If you miss the sunset over the canyon, sunrise is just as impressive! For a once-in-a lifetime experience, take our optional flightseeing excursion over the heart of the Grand Canyon for incomparable views of flame-coloured walls plunging 6,093 feet into the Colorado River.
Later today, Navajo National Monument. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the monument was established to preserve three cliff dwellings of villages built by prehistoric Ancestral Puebloans that date from 1250 to 1300 AD. At the visitor centre, view artifacts and one or all three of the films available. This evening, join the optional Navajo cookout for dinner, surrounded by the red-rock canyons of Monument Valley.
To experience the American West immortalised on the silver screen, journey across the Navajo Nation to Monument Valley. Situated on the Arizona/Utah border, the valley's scenic desert vistas and iconic buttes have appeared in countless classic Western films. See the massive formations on a memorable 4-wheel-drive tour with a knowledgeable Navajo guide.
Afterward, see Glen Canyon Dam, holding back the waters of the Colorado River in Lake Powell, the country's second-largest man-made lake. This afternoon, perhaps take the optional hike to see the beautiful view from Horseshoe Bend Overlook.
This morning, consider joining an expert Navajo guide for an optional tour through the amazing natural wonder of Antelope Canyon or take an optional sightseeing flight that includes a unique perspective of Lake Powell with Glen Canyon Dam, Wahweap Marina, and Tower Butte. Then, travel into Utah along the Grand Staircase to Bryce Canyon National Park. Bryce is famous for its unique geology as erosion has created bizarre shapes, including slot canyons, windows, fins, and spires called "hoodoos." Tinted with numerous colours, these rocks create a wondrous landscape. (B)
"Zion" is an ancient Hebrew word meaning a place of refuge or sanctuary. Once a refuge for Mormon pioneers, Zion National Park's striking landscapes of steep canyons and stone towers carved out by rushing streams over millions of years will mesmerise you.
You'll have free time to explore the park and see the Visitor Centre and the Human History Museum or take a leisurely hike. Then board a narrated open-air tram ride that will take you to some of the most treasured spots in the park, like the Great White Throne. Depart Zion and head to St. George, where you'll enjoy an orientation tour of the most important Mormon community in southern Utah. (B)
Travel back to Las Vegas, with a stop at Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport for those with homebound flights. Please schedule departing flights after 12 noon. The trip ends at the Sahara Las Vegas hotel for those guests with extra nights. (B)
Trip Inclusions
- 3 Breakfasts
- Las Vegas Sahara Las Vegas (Moderate Deluxe)
- Grand Canyon National Park Yavapai Lodge West - Grand Canyon National Park Lodge (National Park)
- Kayenta Kayenta Monument Valley Inn (Moderate First-Class)
- Page La Quinta Inn & Suites Lake Powell (Superior Tourist-Class)
- Bryce Canyon National Park Best Western Plus Ruby's Inn (Superior Tourist-Class)
- St George Best Western Plus Abbey Inn & Suites (Moderate First-Class)
- Airport transfers at your arrival and departure destination are not included in the price of the tour.
- Itinerary and inclusions subject to change.
- Price is for land, cruise and specified internal flights. International flights not included.
- This holiday visits national parks and other remote locations where facilities may not be up to the standard you expect from Cosmos. Some lodges within the parks do not have air-conditioning, televisions, and other amenities you would expect from most Cosmos hotels.
- On holidays that include an overnight stay in Las Vegas, at least one member of the travelling party must be 21 years of age or older.
- Maximum elevation on tour: 9,100 ft
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