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Mother Nature has loaded the West with stunning scenery, and on this National Parks tour, you’ll witness some of natures finest. From red-rock formations and breathtaking canyons to free-flowing rivers and alpine landscapes, you’ll marvel at magnificent scenery throughout this tour.
This National Parks tour features Colorado National Monument, with its towering monoliths and canyons; Arches National Park, with its 2,000 preserved sandstone arches; Canyonlands National Park, with its canyons, mesas, and buttes; Dead Horse Point State Park, where massive vertical cliffs intersect with canyons carved by ice and water; Capitol Reef National Park, with one of the most scenic drives in the U.S.; Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, with its spectacular cliffs and terraces; Bryce Canyon National Park, where slow erosion over the ages has created fantastically sculpted rock formations; Zion National Park, a spectacle of massive stone formations; breathtaking Grand Canyon National Park; Monument Valley, where you’ll see the massive formations on a 4-wheel-drive tour; and Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, with its spectacular narrow opening and sheer walls.
Step back in time as you visit Mesa Verde National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where you’ll see the cliff dwellings that Ancestral Puebloans called home from 600 to 1300 AD. Just imagine what life was like living there! Other tour highlights include a scenic ride on the Durango & Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad through San Juan National Forest and a visit to the Garden of the Gods Park in Colorado Springs, with dramatic views, 300' towering sandstone rock formations against a backdrop of snow-capped Pikes Peak and brilliant blue skies.
These are just a few of the many highlights of this value-minded, picturesque vacation!
GRAND JUNCTION Visit Colorado National Monument
MOAB Visit Arches National Park; Canyonlands National Park; and Dead Horse Point State Park
CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK Scenic drive
ESCALANTE NATIONAL MONUMENT Scenic drive
BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK Sightseeing
ZION NATIONAL PARK Sightseeing
NAVAJO NATIONAL MONUMENT Visit the visitor center
SUNSET CRATER VOLCANO NATIONAL MONUMENT Scenic drive
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK Sightseeing
WILLIAMS Historic Route 66
MONUMENT VALLEY 4-wheel-drive excursion with Navajo guide
MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK See the cliff dwellings and visit the museum
DURANGO Ride the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad to Silverton
BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON NATIONAL PARK Sightseeing
COLORADO SPRINGS Visit Garden of the Gods
Inside visits and special features are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including admission charges where applicable.
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Welcome to Denver! Your Tour Director is on hand late this afternoon to answer any questions.
Travel west into the Rockies and stop in Vail, one of America’s most popular mountain resorts. Continue through the massive 1,800-foot-high walls of Glenwood Canyon before reaching the awe-inspiring natural beauty and dramatic red-rock landscape of Grand Junction.
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This morning, visit COLORADO NATIONAL MONUMENT with its canyons that drop as much as 500 feet deep. On to ARCHES NATIONAL PARK, with more than 2,000 preserved natural sandstone arches.
The day begins with magnificent CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK, a colorful landscape carved into countless canyons, mesas, and buttes by the Colorado and Green Rivers. Continue on to DEAD HORSE POINT STATE PARK, where your Tour Director shares the legend behind the name. Stroll along the Rim Walk, towering 2,000 feet directly above the Colorado River. The Mesa provides breathtaking views of southeastern Utah’s canyon country and the pinnacles and buttes of Canyonlands National Park. The afternoon is free for independent activities.
Today’s route past Capitol Reef National Park and Escalante is one of the most spectacular, yet unknown, scenic drives in the USA. The majesty of Capitol Reef will intrigue you with its twisting canyons, massive domes, monoliths, and spires of sandstone. Next, travel along Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument to BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK, where slow erosion over the ages has created fantastically sculpted rock formations resembling castle towers and cathedral spires. The natural amphitheaters and canyons glow with different light throughout the day.
. Today, descend into half-mile-deep ZION NATIONAL PARK. “Zion” means a place of peace and refuge. Marvel at the colorful sandstone walls that rise thousands of feet above the lush greenery of the canyon floor. Later, travel to the shores of Lake Powell, and join the optional cruise on the waters of America’s second-largest man-made reservoir. Overnight in the northern Arizona town of Page, located on the southern shores of magnificent Lake Powell.
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Visit NAVAJO NATIONAL MONUMENT, located within the Navajo Nation, and established to preserve three prehistoric cliff dwellings of the Ancestral Puebloan People. After lunch, SUNSET CRATER VOLCANO NATIONAL MONUMENT! Roughly 900 years ago, the eruption of this volcano reshaped the surrounding landscape. Our journey continues to Williams, a picturesque mountain town with Route 66 as the Main Street and the gateway to the Grand Canyon. Enjoy one of the best preserved stretches of the Mother Road in America. Walk Main Street and you’ll find vintage neon on buildings that are preserved to their original character, and restaurants that have the character of the Route 66 heyday.
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Today, experience one of the Natural Wonders of the World and see the beauty and splendor of GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK. The day is free to enjoy the park at your leisure. Wander along the canyon rim for breathtaking views. For a once-in-a-lifetime thrill, take an optional helicopter flightseeing trip over the Grand Canyon.
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To experience the American West immortalized 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. Then, on to Kayenta, or join the optional Navajo cookout for dinner, surrounded by red-rock canyons.
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First stop this morning is MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where you walk in the footsteps of Ancestral Puebloans and see their mysterious, centuries-old cliff dwellings. Spend time at the park’s museum and visitor center, depicting the story of these people who mysteriously disappeared almost 700 years ago. Afterward, head to Durango in the Animas River Valley, surrounded by the San Juan Mountains.
Board the DURANGO and SILVERTON NARROW-GAUGE RAILROAD this morning for a scenic ride through San Juan National Forest. Experience the adventure of traveling by a coal-fired, steam-powered locomotive on the same tracks that miners, cowboys, and settlers of the Old West took more than a century ago. This historic train has been in continuous operation for more than 125 years, and the locomotives used to pull today’s train are 1923-1925 vintage. The train hugs steep canyon walls as it winds its way through the Rio de las Animas Canyon, with vistas of snow-capped peaks. Free time in Silverton, once a major mining town that owes its name to the bragging statement by an early miner, “We have no gold, but silver by the ton!”
Travel north through the San Juan Mountains, stopping in Ouray, a small community nestled in some of the Rockies’ most rugged and towering peaks. This afternoon, visit one of America’s newest national parks: BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON NATIONAL PARK. The unique and spectacular landscape was formed slowly by the action of water and rock scouring. No other canyon in North America combines the narrow opening, sheer walls, and startling depths that you will see here.
Our journey continues through the beautiful city of Salida, also known as the “Heart of the Rockies,” surrounded by magnificent 14,000-foot peaks. Continue to Colorado Springs, where the view from the top of nearby Pikes Peak inspired Katharine Lee Bates to compose America the Beautiful more than 100 years ago. Visit the GARDEN OF THE GODS, a public park and National Natural Landmark of towering red-rock formations. Return to Denver in the late afternoon for an evening at leisure.
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Your vacation ends this morning. You can extend your vacation with extra nights and explore Denver further.
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On selected tours you can extend your time at the beginning or end of your holiday. To book your holiday with an extension, call us on 0330 0588 237 or speak to your travel agent.
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Located in the heart of Cherry Creek near University of Denver, Cherry Creek Shopping Center and area Hospitals.
4150 E. Kentucky Avenue, Glendale, CO United States
The Grand Vista Hotel offers spectacular views of the Grand Mesa and Colorado National Monument, and features a pool, fitness room and restaurant on-site.
2790 Crossroads Blvd, Grand Junction, CO 81506, USA
The Grand Vista Hotel offers spectacular views of the Grand Mesa and Colorado National Monument, and features a pool, fitness room and restaurant on-site.
2790 Crossroads Blvd, Grand Junction, CO 81506, USA
The Big Horn Lodge is located in the heart of the Canyonlands, just a short distance from Arches National Park. The lodge has a heated outdoor swimming pool, hot tub, restaurant, and guest laundry.
550 S Main St, Moab, UT 84532, USA
The Big Horn Lodge is located in the heart of the Canyonlands, just a short distance from Arches National Park. The lodge has a heated outdoor swimming pool, hot tub, restaurant, and guest laundry.
550 S Main St, Moab, UT 84532, USA
Best Western Plus Ruby’s Inn, this new hotel offers a variety of guest rooms and the finest amenities. Each room has been designed with the necessary features that will keep you comfortable and relaxed. The Bryce Canyon Grand also offers an enclosed courtyard offering guest privacy for the pool, whirlpool, and patio areas. Enjoy Bryce Canyon's newest and most luxurious accommodations and amenities with the best in western hospitality.
Highway U-63 26 South Main Bryce, UT USA
Best Western Plus Ruby’s Inn, this new hotel offers a variety of guest rooms and the finest amenities. Each room has been designed with the necessary features that will keep you comfortable and relaxed. The Bryce Canyon Grand also offers an enclosed courtyard offering guest privacy for the pool, whirlpool, and patio areas. Enjoy Bryce Canyon's newest and most luxurious accommodations and amenities with the best in western hospitality.
Highway U-63 26 South Main Bryce, UT USA
The Quality Inn® at Lake Powell in Page overlooks Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell, in the heart of Indian Country. This Page, AZ hotel provides business travellers with conveniences like computer hook-ups, high-speed Internet access and access to copy and fax services. The Quality Inn at Lake Powell invites you to experience our great location, superior guest accommodations and affordable rates.
287 N Lake Powell Blvd, Page, AZ 86040, USA
The Quality Inn® at Lake Powell in Page overlooks Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell, in the heart of Indian Country. This Page, AZ hotel provides business travellers with conveniences like computer hook-ups, high-speed Internet access and access to copy and fax services. The Quality Inn at Lake Powell invites you to experience our great location, superior guest accommodations and affordable rates.
287 N Lake Powell Blvd, Page, AZ 86040, USA
Nestled in breathtaking views of the pines, this hotel features comfortable guestrooms with pillow-top mattresses, free Wi-Fi, and cable TV, outdoor pool and Jacuzzi, and fitness centre.
1100 Cataract Lake Rd, Williams, AZ 86046, United States
Nestled in breathtaking views of the pines, this hotel features comfortable guestrooms with pillow-top mattresses, free Wi-Fi, and cable TV, outdoor pool and Jacuzzi, and fitness centre.
1100 Cataract Lake Rd, Williams, AZ 86046, United States
Kayenta Monument Valley Inn is located on the largest Indian Reservation in the United States. It has a Native American feel once you step into the lobby, with the artwork displaying bright colours and designs along with traditional Native American music playing in the background, you get a real sense of the Native American culture.
US-160 & US 163, Kayenta, AZ 86033, USA
Kayenta Monument Valley Inn is located on the largest Indian Reservation in the United States. It has a Native American feel once you step into the lobby, with the artwork displaying bright colours and designs along with traditional Native American music playing in the background, you get a real sense of the Native American culture.
US-160 & US 163, Kayenta, AZ 86033, USA
This hotel is situated amidst the hustle and bustle of the downtown area of Durango. The hotel features a restaurant, indoor pool, Jacuzzi, sauna, fitness centre, and guest laundry.
800 Camino Del Rio, Durango, CO 81301, USA
This hotel is situated amidst the hustle and bustle of the downtown area of Durango. The hotel features a restaurant, indoor pool, Jacuzzi, sauna, fitness centre, and guest laundry.
800 Camino Del Rio, Durango, CO 81301, USA
The Comfort Inn® hotel is located on the north edge of Gunnison, surrounded by the vast wilderness of Gunnison County. The Pioneer Museum, Western State College of Colorado, the Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport, the Blue Mesa Reservoir and the Dos Rios Golf Club are minutes from this Gunnison hotel.
911 N Main St, Gunnison, CO 81230, USA
The Comfort Inn® hotel is located on the north edge of Gunnison, surrounded by the vast wilderness of Gunnison County. The Pioneer Museum, Western State College of Colorado, the Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport, the Blue Mesa Reservoir and the Dos Rios Golf Club are minutes from this Gunnison hotel.
911 N Main St, Gunnison, CO 81230, USA
Located in the heart of Cherry Creek near University of Denver, Cherry Creek Shopping Center and area Hospitals.
4150 E. Kentucky Avenue, Glendale, CO United States
Denver, Colorado
Vail, Colorado
Grand Junction, Colorado
Colorado National Monument, Colorado
Arches National Park, Utah
Mesa Arch, Canyonland National Park, Utah
Dead Horse Point State Park, Utah
Chimney Rock, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Zion National Park, Utah
Wupatki National Monument, Arizona
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Arizona
Grand Canyon, Arizona
Monument Valley, Arizona
Four Corners Monument, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Colorado
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado
Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Pikes Peak Cog Railway, Colorado
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