This sweeping tour takes you through some of the Southwest’s best landmarks and most awe-inspiring landscapes. As you journey from the forested rims of the Grand Canyon to the towering cliffs of Zion, discover why this part of the world has inspired explorers and artists for centuries. You’ll travel with a small group (12 guests per departure), allowing for a more intimate and personalized experience. At the Grand Canyon, get a sense of this UNESCO World Heritage site’s staggering scale as your guide leads you to some of the best overlooks before continuing past the towering sandstone buttes that dot the landscape in Monument Valley. Once there, meet a local Navajo guide who will escort you through the Tribal Park to reveal areas accessible only by tour. The next day, take a walking tour of the amazing slot canyons of Antelope Canyon then enjoy the scenery from a different perspective as you glide down the Colorado River on a float trip. Lake PowellThough Bryce Canyon National Park is named for one of its many horseshoe-shaped amphitheaters, you’ll discover the real spectacle here are the otherworldly “hoodoos,” whimsical rock formations created naturally by wind and rain. Enjoy the dramatic vistas from an overlook or hike among the cliffs and waterfalls in Zion National Park, where you can view the vivid hues of the countryside, see delicate arches carved by wind in stone, and marvel at 2,000-foot cliffs that tower majestically against the desert sky. Price includes: • 7 nights accommodations: 1 night each in Sedona, Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, Bryce Canyon National Park and Zion National Park, and 2 nights at the Lake Powell Resort in Page • Daily breakfast, 3 lunches and 2 dinners • All on-tour transportation in 15-passenger customized van with leather captain's chairs and large windows for taking in the countryside • Entry fees to all national parks and monuments • Guided tours of the Grand Canyon, Navajo Tribal Park in Monument Valley, Antelope Canyon, Bryce Canyon National Park and Zion National Park • Float trip on the Colorado River from Lake Powell to Lee’s Ferry

Day 1 - Depart Las Vegas / Sedona
After an early morning departure from Las Vegas (8:00 a.m.), enjoy a brief visit to the Hoover Dam as we enter Arizona. The legendary Route 66, Flagstaff, and the “Billion Dollar Copper Camp” town of Jerome are next as we make our way to Sedona. Upon arrival, there is the opportunity for an optional jeep tour before dinner (at additional cost).
Accommodation: The Orchards Resort - 1 night

Day 2 - Sedona / Grand Canyon
Today offers a morning exploration of Sedona. From Sedona, the route follows the Oak Creek Canyon scenic highway on your way to the Grand Canyon. Take a guided tour of scenic overlooks along the deepest and widest part of Grand Canyon. And for even better views, consider an optional helicopter tour this afternoon (at additional cost). Spend the night near the rim of the canyon.
Accommodation: Grand Canyon National Park Lodge - 1 night

Day 3 - Grand Canyon / Monument Valley
From Grand Canyon Village, tour the East Rim Drive with scenic views of Grand Canyon. Enjoy hundred-mile vistas across the Painted Desert as you travel across the Navajo Nation. Cameron Trading Post is a popular stop along today’s route to Monument Valley. Once in Monument Valley, Navajo guides will share their Tribal Park on a 2.5-hour guided tour. After the tour, enjoy dinner at your hotel.
Accommodation: Gouldings Lodge - 1 night

Day 4 - Antelope Canyon Tour / Lake Powell Resort
With an early departure from Monument Valley, a walking tour of Antelope Canyon is our welcome to the Page/Lake Powell area. This slot canyon tour is one of the highlights of any Southwest tour. The afternoon is yours to enjoy at the Lake Powell Resort. Options include scenic group boat tours, speedboat tours, air tours and kayak tours on Lake Powell and Horseshoe Bend Overlook scenic hike. (Some activities are at an additional cost.)
Accommodation: Lake Powell Resort - 2 nights

Day 5 - Lake Powell Resort Float Trip to Lee’s Ferry
Today begins with a float trip on the Colorado River through Glen Canyon. Enjoy a ground tour of Lee’s Ferry and the Vermillion Cliffs on the return trip to Page. Today also offers optional lake tours and activities with a second overnight stay at the Lake Powell Resort in Page.

Day 6 - Bryce Canyon National Park
From Page, our route to Bryce Canyon National Park takes us 3,000 feet in elevation through the Escalante-Grand Staircase National Monument, with countless colorful bands in the rock that forms towers, arches and amphitheatres. While in Bryce Canyon National Park, views along the 17-mile rim will be available as well as some enticing below the rim walks. Also look out for the unique “hoodoos,” strange rock formations that look even more surreal in the late afternoon sun.
Accommodation: Bryce Canyon National Park Lodges - 1 night

Day 7 - Zion National Park
This morning allows for some final views of Bryce Canyon before our departure for Zion National Park. Zion offers many scenic overlooks, as well as water options and scenic walks and hikes, including Emerald Pools, Virgin River Narrows and the Canyon Overlook Trail. The park’s terrain was created by ancient sand dunes and boasts some of the highest and most beautiful sandstone cliffs in the world. Many of the majestic monoliths were considered temples by the early pioneers, as the 2,000-foot cliffs tower majestically above the rushing Virgin River far below. Tonight, enjoy a Farewell Dinner.
Accommodation: Zion National Park Lodges - 1 night

Day 8 - Zion / Depart Las Vegas
Morning sightseeing in Zion with an early afternoon departure for Las Vegas. Arrival at McCarran airport is 1:00 p.m. Flights should be scheduled for 3:00 p.m. or later.