Day 1 Los Angeles - Las Vegas (270 miles)
Day 2 Las Vegas - Grand Canyon East Rim - South Rim - Horseshoe Bend - Page (379 miles)
Day 3 Antelope Canyon - Glen Canyon Dam - Lake Powell - Bryce Canyon - Salt Lake City (341 miles)
Day 4 Salt Lake City - Jackson Hole - Grand Teton - Yellowstone (571 miles)
Day 5 Yellowstone National Park - Salt Lake City (610 miles)
Day 6 Salt Lake City
Day 1:
Los Angeles - Las Vegas (270 miles)
Today, you will travel through the breathtaking Mojave Desert, photographing the iconic Joshua trees as you make your way to Las Vegas. Your destination is the renowned Resorts World Las Vegas, where you will spend an evening immersed in entertainment.
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Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas is known as the "Entertainment Capital of the World" for a good reason-- casinos and hotels line its streets, and visitors can gamble, see shows, and shop at virtually any hour of the day or night.
Las Vegas Night Tour
See the Sphere's amazing lights, enjoy Bellagio's famous water show, tour inside fancy Caesars Palace, and explore old town Las Vegas. Experience the best of Vegas, from new wonders to classic spots, inside and out!
Tour Fee (Optional): Adult $50; Child $50|Duration: 2-3 Hours
Day 2:
Las Vegas - Grand Canyon East Rim - South Rim - Horseshoe Bend - Page (379 miles)
Experience the Grand Canyon's East and South Rims at a comfortable pace. For an unforgettable perspective, you'll have a chance to see the Grand Canyon by helicopter. You'll visit Horseshoe Bend for a perfect photo, capturing the breathtaking beauty of this iconic landmark.
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Grand Canyon, AZ
Considered one of the seven natural wonders of the world, the Grand Canyon was carved over 17 million years by the Colorado River. This breathtaking, 18-mile-long canyon has been stunning visitors for hundreds of years.
Grand Canyon East Rim
Desert View Drive is a scenic route to the east of Grand Canyon Village on the South Rim which follows the rim for 25 miles out to the Desert View Watchtower and East Entrance. Meanwhile, the Watchtower also commands a magnificent view of the Grand Canyon.
Grand Canyon South Rim
More than five million people every year visit the South Rim of the great Grand Canyon. The South Rim offers a wealth of activities, including driving and walking tours and campgrounds. The South Rim area includes hotels and other amenities.
Grand Canyon IMAX
Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets, currently being shown on an impressive IMAX screen in a theater located on the South Rim of the canyon, focuses not on the geology of the canyon, but on the history of human involvement.
Admission (Optional): Adult $27; Child $27
South Rim Helicopter Tour
This helicopter tour is the best way to catch a panoramic view of the majestic South Rim of the Grand Canyon, viewing the massive canyon walls glimmer and reflect in the sun.
Tour Fee (Optional): Adult $289; Child $289
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Page, AZ
Page is a city in Coconino County, AZ, near the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell. Page was founded in 1957 as a housing community for workers and their families during the construction of nearby Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River.
Horseshoe Bend
Horseshoe Bend, located within the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area about 5 miles downriver from Lake Powell, is a sharp turn in the Colorado River that formed from erosion over the course of millions of years.
Day 3:
Antelope Canyon - Glen Canyon Dam - Lake Powell - Bryce Canyon - Salt Lake City (341 miles)
Embark on a journey to explore the famous natural wonder in the American West - Antelope Canyon. Next, travel through the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell before reaching the magnificent Bryce Canyon National Park.The final stop of the day will be the crossroads of America - Salt Lake City. You will stay overnight in Salt Lake City, preparing for the adventures that lie ahead on your journey.
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Antelope Canyon, AZ
Antelope Canyon is a beautiful slot canyon located on the Navajo Nation near Page, Arizona. All areas of the Antelope Canyon are only accessible via Guided Tour at an additional cost.
Lower Antelope Canyon
The lower canyon is in the shape of a "V" and Longer, shallower than the Upper Antelope. Lighting is better in the early hours and late morning. It draws a considerable number of photographers.
Those who do not participate this tour will be picked up from hotel after Antelope tour ends.
Admission (Optional): Adult $98; Child (3-12 yrs) $98; Infant (Under 3 yrs) $20; Suggested tips to Navajo Guide: $5/person.
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Page, AZ
Page is a city in Coconino County, AZ, near the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell. Page was founded in 1957 as a housing community for workers and their families during the construction of nearby Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River.
Glen Canyon Dam (Passing By)
This concrete arch dam in northern Arizona barricades the Colorado River and creates Lake Powell, the second-largest man-made lake in the country. Lake Powell is a haven for water-skiers and boaters, and is also popular with fishermen.
Lake Powell (Passing By)
Lake Powell is a beautiful reservoir along the Colorado River amid the vast desert expanses of Utah. It is in the vicinity of the Rainbow Bridge, Ticaboo Canyon, and iconic Antelope Canyon.
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Bryce Canyon National Park, UT
Bryce Canyon National Park is named for just one of many canyons which form a series of horseshoe-shaped amphitheaters on the edge of the Paunsaugunt Plateau in southern Utah.
Duration: Approx. 1 Hour
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Salt Lake City, UT
Utah's gorgeous capital city sits amidst the mountains of the American Southwest on the shores of the breathtaking Great Salt Lake. The city is steeped in history and architecture in addition to wondrous vistas and scenery.
Day 4:
Salt Lake City - Jackson Hole - Grand Teton - Yellowstone (571 miles)
Today we will travel to Jackson Hole. Be sure to visit the Elk Antler Arches Square located in the center of Jackson! Afterwards, we will head to Grand Teton National Park. We will visit Yellowstone National Park in the afternoon, stopping at Grand Prismatic Spring, Old Faithful Geyser, the West Thumb Geyser Basin, Fountain Paint Pot, and many more places. We will spend the night in West Yellowstone.
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Jackson Hole, WY
Famous frontier town, located at the crossing of Grand Teton and Rocky Mountains, it became a heaven for outdoors sports enthusiast. The widely praised Elk Antler Arches Park, with its four arches made with thousands of elk antlers is a must see.
Antler Arches
Constructed in the early 1960s, the Antler Arches stand at each of the four corners of Jackson's town square. As the name suggests, they were built from the shed antlers of deer, which were intertwined into their current shape.
Duration: Approx. 1 Hour
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Grand Teton National Park, WY
Grand Teton National Park is located in the Rocky Mountains, Northwest Wyoming. Grand Teton National Park is noted for its stunning mountain vistas, its shimmering alpine lakes and its abundant wildlife.
Duration: Approx. 1 Hour
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Yellowstone, WY
The largest, oldest, and most famous national park displays a fascinating scenery of hot springs, geysers, canyons, waterfalls, and nature everywhere you look!
Duration: Approx. 3 Hours
Grand Prismatic Hot Spring
The third largest hot spring in the world, the Grand Prismatic Hot Spring gets its color from bacteria around its rim that feed off of the mineral-rich water. In the summer months, the hot spring is a vivid red-orange shade.
Duration: Approx. 40 Minutes
Old Faithful Geyser
Old Faithful is a cone geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park. It is one of the park's most well-known natural features, and is famous for its predictability. It generally erupts every 91 minutes.
Duration: Approx. 1 Hour
West Thumb Geyser Basin
The West Thumb Geyser Basin is the largest geyser basin at Yellowstone Lake, and an impressive area of geothermal activity that contains hot springs, mud pots, and geysers-- some of which are even in the lake itself.
Duration: Approx. 45 Minutes
Fountain Paint Pot
Fountain Paint Pot, heated by the region's underground hot springs, F.P.P is half hot spring, half mud basin. The spring releases natural shades of red and yellow because of the oxidation of iron in the soil.
Yellowstone Lake
Yellowstone Lake isn't just the largest single body of water in Yellowstone National Park, but the largest elevated freshwater lake in the US. The lake contains several underwater hot springs that melt its otherwise thick ice sheets in the winter.
Day 5:
Yellowstone National Park - Salt Lake City (610 miles)
We will continue to explore Yellowstone National Park, then bid farewell to this natural wonder and drive to Salt Lake City. On the way back, you will enjoy the continuous mountains and vast plains, providing an excellent opportunity to reflect and appreciate the natural beauty experienced over the past few days. Upon reaching Salt Lake City, we will stay overnight there.
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Yellowstone, WY
The largest, oldest, and most famous national park displays a fascinating scenery of hot springs, geysers, canyons, waterfalls, and nature everywhere you look!
Fishing Bridge
Located near the mouth of the Yellowstone River, the Fishing Bridge is a great location to spot the native Cutthroat trout. There is an RV park of the same name nearby.
Hayden Valley
A large, sub-alpine valley in Yellowstone National Park straddling the Yellowstone River between Yellowstone Falls and Yellowstone Lake. The valley is well known as one of the best locations to view wildlife in Yellowstone.
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
This impressive gap in the earth in the first large canyon on the Yellowstone River. It is 24 miles long, and can reach a quarter-mile in depth and 3/4 a mile in width. It is gorgeously colored.
Upper Yellowstone Falls
Located a quarter-mile upstream of the larger Lower Falls, the Upper Yellowstone River Falls plunge 109 feet down an eroded lava cliff into the basin below. The area below the falls has been subject to heavier erosion than above.
Lower Yellowstone River Falls
The Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River in Wyoming are the largest by volume in the Rocky Mountains of the western United States, and they stand more than 300 feet tall-- almost twice as high as Niagara Falls.
Artist Point
Named after the famous sketches of the waterfalls by Thomas Moran (but not actually the location where the sketched were done) this beautiful location showcases one of the most famous views in Yellowstone National Park.
Norris Geyser Basin
Yellowstone National Park is full of areas like this - geyser basins - large, open areas where geothermic pressure from below the ground's surface force up various geysers and springs. The Norris Basin is one of the more accessible.
Morning Glory Pool
This hot spring in the Upper geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming is famous for it's bright red-orange and blue-green coloring. These colors come from the bacteria which inhabit the geyser's interior.
Duration: Approx. 20 Minutes
Day 6:
Salt Lake City
Drive to Capitol Hill this morning, and visit the most expensive and magnificent State House in America, Utah State Capitol! Take walk in the State Capitol building, and amazed by the architecture, sculptures and the rich history behind it. Afterward, guests will leave for airport for their departure flights. Please see "Departure and Return" for more detailed information regarding when to schedule flights.
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Salt Lake City, UT
Utah's gorgeous capital city sits amidst the mountains of the American Southwest on the shores of the breathtaking Great Salt Lake. The city is steeped in history and architecture in addition to wondrous vistas and scenery.
Utah State Capitol
The home of all of the governmental processes for the state of Utah, the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City. The building is done in the ornate neoclassical revival style, purposefully reminiscent of the nation capitol in DC.
Duration: Approx. 30 Minutes
Temple Square
Approximately ten acres in size, Temple Square is the center of religious activity for the Church of Latter Day Saints, housing the Temple and Tabernacle that are central to the religion.
Duration: Approx. 40 Minutes
Order of the itinerary varies depending on day of departure.
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