National Park Explorer - Starting in Los Angeles

Day 1: Los Angeles

Friday: Los Angeles
Welcome to Los Angeles, the capital of the film and television industry, a booming cultural mecca with over 300 museums and perpetual pleasant weather! Upon arrival at the airport, transfer to the hotel either via the hotel’s shuttle (Airport Option) or on a seat-in basis (Downtown Option).

Day 2: Los Angeles

Saturday: Los Angeles
This morning explore Los Angeles during a half-day city tour including the famous Hollywood Boulevard, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, the “Walk of Fame” and Sunset Strip. Afternoon at leisure to relax at the hotel orperhaps to join an optional sightseeing tour.

Day 3: Las Vegas

Sunday: Los Angeles - Las Vegas (270 m / 435 km)
Travel through the desert to the man-made paradise of Las Vegas. Enjoy this boomtown resort, featuring non- stop casinos, fabulous entertainment, great restaurants and attractions.

Day 4: Grand Canyon National Park

Monday: Las Vegas - Grand Canyon (345 m / 555 km)
Departure for one of the seven natural wonders of the world, the Grand Canyon. Its grandiose landscape inspires and overwhelms the senses through its immense dimensions: 227 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and more than a mile (1,600 m) deep.

Day 5: Moab

Tuesday: Grand Canyon - Monument Valley - Canyonlands - Moab (322 m / 515 km)
This morning, continue to the Painted Desert and Monument Valley, land of the Navajo Indian, an enchanted land of buttes and spires. While en route to Moab, catch a glimpse of another wonderful National Park in southern Utah: Canyonlands. Its rugged beauty is only a prelude to the next day’s journey.

Day 6: Rock Springs

Wednesday: Moab - Arches - Rock Springs (290 m / 462 km)
Continue the tour with yet another magnificent National Park: Arches, a symphony of colors and shapes, created by the forces of nature. The tour will reach Rock Springs in the afternoon.

Day 7: Jackson Hole

Thursday: Rock Springs - Grand Teton - Jackson Hole (239 m / 382 km)
Early morning departure for a visit to Grand Teton National Park, where jagged granite peaks reflect into a myriad of alpine lakes. Its lush forests are home to antelope, mule, deer, chipmunks and colorful blue jays. The tour continues to picturesque Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the town that epitomizes the true Wild West.

Day 8: Rexburg

Friday: Jackson Hole - Yellowstone - Rexburg (210 m / 338 km)
Enjoy a day of discovery in America’s first national park: Yellowstone. The park has many special features such as geysers, mud volcanoes, bald eagles and herds of bison roaming freely on the prairies. The entire day is free to explore this natural wonder and with some luck, catch a glimpse of a bear!

Day 9: Salt Lake City

Saturday: Rexburg - Salt Lake City (240 m / 386 km)
Travel south to Utah’s State Capital, Salt Lake City, host of the 2002 and 2034 Winter Olympic Games. Visit Temple Square, the Mormon Tabernacle and the State Capitol before arrival at the hotel.

Day 10: Bryce

Sunday: Salt Lake City - Bryce (284 m / 454 km)
Depart Salt Lake City for Bryce Canyon. Spend some time enjoying the unforgettable landscape: an intricate design of sandstone pinnacles and grottos. This park has a stunning array of colors and shapes that even the most talented artist would have difficulties capturing.

Day 11: Las Vegas

Monday: Bryce - Zion - Las Vegas (238 m / 381 km)
Morning sightseeing of another impressive national park: Zion. The park’s plateaus and stunning landscapes will leave anyone breathless. Continue along the Virgin River to the Mojave Desert and the state of Nevada. In the after-noon, arrive in Las Vegas, the city of lights.

Day 12:

Tuesday: Las Vegas
End of Escorted Tour.