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6-Nights Highlights Of The Canyonlands from $1,699
Cosmos
OFFER ID 1517206
Explore the captivating canyonlands and experience spellbinding landscapes on this unforgettable National Parks tour! You’ll start and end in Las Vegas, and overnight along the way inside Grand Canyon National Park; near Monument Valley in Kayenta; near Lake Powell in Page; near Bryce Canyon National Park in Bryce Canyon City; and St. George, the most important Mormon community in southern Utah. Highlights of this tour are your visits to three magnificent National Parks. You’ll stay inside Grand Canyon National Park, giving you the opportunity to see a stunning sunset over the canyon. If you miss sunset, sunrise is also glorious! 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 mesmerize 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 amazing shots during your 4-wheel-drive tour of mystical Monument Valley and its massive formations. Visit Navajo National Monument, and view artifacts 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 spectacular scenery, this National Parks tour designed for value-minded travelers should not be missed!
6 nights from $1,699 per person
Highlights Of The Canyonlands
Day 1 LAS VEGAS Welcome to exciting Las Vegas, also known as “Sin City!” Your Tour Director is on hand late this afternoon to answer any questions.
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Day 2 LAS VEGAS–WILLIAMS–GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK 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.
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Day 3 GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK–MONUMENT VALLEY–KAYENTA If you miss the sunset over the canyon, sunrise is just as impressive! See the canyon from the sky aboard an optional helicopter flightseeing excursion for thrilling views of the canyon’s flame-colored walls plunging 6,093 feet into the Colorado River. Journey across the Navajo Nation to Monument Valley to experience the American West as it was immortalized on the silver screen. 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. This evening, you’re invited to join in an optional Navajo cookout for dinner, served with a stunning view of the red-rock canyons of Monument Valley.
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Day 4 KAYENTA–NAVAJO NATIONAL MONUMENT–LAKE POWELL–PAGE This morning visit 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 center, view artifacts and one or all three of the films available. Afterward, see Glen Canyon Dam, holding back the waters of the Colorado River in Lake Powell, the country’s second-largest man-made lake. Later, perhaps take the optional hike to see the beautiful view from Horseshoe Bend Overlook.
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Day 5 PAGE–BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK This morning, follow an expert Navajo guide on an optional tour through the amazing natural wonder of Antelope Canyon, and discover for yourself why it’s one of the most photographed destinations in the Southwest. 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 colors, these rocks create a wondrous landscape. (B)
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Day 6 BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK–ZION NATIONAL PARK–ST. GEORGE “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 mesmerize you. You’ll have free time to take a leisurely hike, rent a bicycle and take a spin through the canyon, or board the narrated park shuttle and hop on and off to enjoy the views and take pictures. Depart Zion and head to St. George, where you’ll enjoy an orientation tour of the most important Mormon community in southern Utah. (B)
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Day 7 ST. GEORGE–LAS VEGAS Travel back to Las Vegas, with a stop at 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)
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Vacation Details
* This departure has been designated a guaranteed departure by the operator, meaning that the minimum number of guests has been met, although still subject to weather and other conditions.
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All fares are quoted in US Dollars.
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Swain's Travel, Inc.
35 Old South Road
Nantucket, MA 02554
USA
(508) 228-3201