Painted Canyons of the West
Experience Overview
Highlights
- Visit Area: Moab,Las Vegas
- Admittance: Moab,Las Vegas
- Meals included: 11
Trip Details
Product Code: 31489
Tour Type: Group Tour
Accommodation: Moderate
Transport: Private
Guide Language: English
Tour Operator:
Collette (CA)
Supplier Code: 16799
Starts: Denver, CO, United States
Finishes: Las Vegas, NV, United States
Duration: 9 days
Departures: Guaranteed
Physical Rating:
Light
Includes
- Visit Area: Moab,Las Vegas
- Admittance: Moab,Las Vegas
- Meals included: 11
Price
Price per person: (Double Occupancy) CAD $4,449 ($494 /day)
Itinerary
Trek across the Southwest as you take in the sienna-colored canyons, towering spires and desert landscapes found in Utah’s five national parks. Your journey begins in the mile-high city of Denver – an urban gateway to America’s natural beauty. As travelers' arrival times vary greatly, we have no group activities planned during the day.
Hotel Name: Grand Hyatt
The Rocky Mountains are your traveling companions on the drive to Grand Junction. Look out at the natural scenery as you pass by Glenwood Canyon, a product of the Colorado River, carved more than 3 million years ago. Dine together at a family-owned vineyard and enjoy a wine tasting in the midst of Colorado wine country.
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Dinner Included
Hotel Name: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
Admittance: Colorado National Monument
Located on desert land on the Colorado Plateau, the Colorado National Monument hosts a variety of wildlife, including red-tailed hawks, golden eagles, ravens, desert bighorn sheep and coyotes. The area was first explored by John Otto in the early 20th century, when many residents believed the canyons to be inaccessible to humans. The park was then established on May 24, 1911. Today, many come to hike, horseback ride, bicycle and take scenic drives through the park.
Set out to explore the Colorado National Monument this morning along Rim Rock Drive. Make your way to Utah on the Upper Colorado Byway, known by the locals as “River Road.” As the iconic Fisher Towers loom over breathtaking mesas, make your way to Moab, Utah’s outdoor adventure center.
Breakfast Included
Dinner Included
Hotel Name: Homewood Suites by Hilton
Visit Area: Moab
Spend two nights in the picturesque desert town of Moab, Utah, a popular base camp for those seeking to explore both Arches and Canyonlands national parks. You’ll have ample time to do some exploring of the city and the national parks yourself.
Journey through the otherworldly oases of two national parks. Hike* along red rock features as you make your way through Arches National Park. Continue to Canyonlands National Park, resting in the heart of the Colorado Plateau, and discover a world of mesas and canyons. Close by, at the Island in the Sky, look out over a landscape of ethereal valleys and dreamy horizons. Today’s park pilgrimage ends atop the sheer sandstone cliffs of Dead Horse Point State Park.
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Admittance: Arches National Park
Located along the Colorado River, Arches National Park contains over 2,000 natural sandstone arches. One of the most famous attractions in the park is Delicate Arch, which is known worldwide. The national park lies atop an underground salt bed, which is the main cause of the formation of the arches. Humans occupied the region from the last ice age 10,000 years ago up until about 700 years ago. Today, visitors come not only for the view but to hike and rock climb as well.
Travel through the dramatic Utah desert on Scenic Byway 24. Visit Capitol Reef National Park, named for the curved white walls that resemble the U.S. Capitol building. On the Million Dollar Road, take in views of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, where layers of warm reds and oranges melt into smooth sided peaks. Spend the night in Bryce, your jumping-off point to Bryce Canyon National Park.
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Lunch Included
Hotel Name: Best Western Plus Bryce Canyon Grand Hotel
Admittance: Canyonlands National Park
The Canyonlands National Park preserves a colorful landscape eroded into canyons, mesas and buttes by the Colorado River. The park is divided into four districts: the Island in the Sky, the Needles, the Maze and the rivers themselves. The park was first established in 1964 and is now visited by over 450,000 people in a year. Canyonlands is a popular recreational destination. The trails are welcome to hikers, mountain bikers, backpackers and four-wheelers, and the rivers are welcome to rafters and kayakers.
Spend the morning in Bryce Canyon National Park and see the famous hoodoos – vibrant rock formations likened to fairy chimneys. Perhaps you’ll start your morning with a hike,* getting up-close and personal with the graceful geology. Take in the sprawling vistas as you walk along Sunset Point, leading into Sunrise Point Rim Trail. As the day draws to a close, settle into Springdale, a small town perched just outside of Zion National Park.
Breakfast Included
Hotel Name: Hyatt Place Zion
Admittance: Dead Horse Point State Park
Stand atop the sheer sandstone cliffs of Dead Horse Point State Park, and take in awe-inspiring views of the Colorado River and Canyonlands National Park. Legend says the point was used as a corral for wild mustangs that roamed the mesa top.
There are few places on earth that match the beauty of the red and white sandstone cliffs of Zion. Make the most of an entire day exploring this rock-ridden paradise. On Zion’s open-air tram, wind along the Virgin River through the 2,400-foot deep, half-mile wide Zion Canyon. Choose how you spend the afternoon because it’s your choice! Hike* independently -OR- visit Zion’s Human History Museum.
Breakfast Included
Admittance: Capitol Reef National Park
Travel to Capitol Reef National Park, filled with colorful sandstone geological formations, and named in part for the white Navajo Sandstone formations that resemble the U.S. Capitol building.
Age-old nature is replaced with captivating energy, vibrant lights, and endless excitement in Las Vegas. Toast with your travel companions at a farewell lunch. Then, the evening is yours – spend your time along the neon-lit strip however you please.
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Lunch Included
Hotel Name: Planet Hollywood
Admittance: Bryce Canyon National Park
A small national park in southwestern Utah, Bryce Canyon is named after the Mormon Pioneer Ebenezer Bryce, and became a national park in 1928. Known for its unique geology, consisting of a series of horseshoe-shaped amphitheaters, slot canyons, windows, fins, and spires called "hoodoos", Bryce is a virtual stone forest tinted with colors too numerous and subtle to name.
Say goodbye to Las Vegas and the painted canyons of the west as you depart for home.
Admittance: Zion National Park
As Utah's first National Park, Zion became a national park in 1919. The word Zion translates from the Hebrew as a place of safety or refuge. This area that has been settled by people since 6000 BC and became home to Mormon pioneers in the 1860s. A staggering mix of canyons and sandstone mountains, Zion today welcomes over 3 million visitors a year and is Utah's most visited national park.
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Tour Operator
Collette (CA)
A Story of Hard Work and a Passion for Travel “Our first office was so tiny that if you took a step backwards, you fell down an open hole that was stairs to the basement. Now we are a worldwide company with offices in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom.” – Alice I. Sullivan, Chairperson of the Collette Board.Collette is about family As his family grew, Dan’s children took on active roles in the company – in sales, tour development, marketing, tour guiding, and in its charitable arm. Working with a team of dedicated employees, they all stayed true to the original vision of expanding travel opportunities for everyone. That tradition continued as Dan’s eldest child, Dan Sullivan Jr., took the reins as President and CEO in 1990 and the company flourished. Collette_HQ_380x250_v2 The third generation of Sullivans entered the company in the early 2000s, and in 2018 Dan Sullivan Jr.’s daughter, Jaclyn Leibl-Cote, became President & Chief Customer Experience Officer. In 2023, after she successfully steered Collette through the global pandemic, Dan proudly turned the CEO role over to Jaclyn and transitioned to Executive Chairman of the Board. Mrs. Leibl-Cote is only the 4th CEO in the company’s history and its first female leader, making Collette one of the rare companies successfully transfer to the 3rd generation of leadership.
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Reviews
Trusted Customer - Traveled, October 2024
Although I would have preferred a little higher activity level, the rest of the tour was great. Of course the parks are all beautiful. I also enjoyed hearing the history, stories, insights and music presented by our tour guide. I especially liked the wine tasting and dinner at the winery in Grand Junction.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/07/2024
Clarinda Bellen - Traveled, October 2024
The trip was wonderful, and Jane was very accommodating and a pleasure to spend time with.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/06/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, October 2024
Bryce, Zion, And Arches were fantastic! Goblin Valley could have been included, Capital Reef was disappointing. Flight from Vegas to Philadelphia could have had better arrangements.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/03/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, October 2024
A great opportunity to have a quick experience in multiple parks. The guide was well informed and very helpful. Very much enjoyed seeing the sights without having to drive myself.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/01/2024
Barbara Day - Traveled, October 2024
Breathtaking sights! Excellent tour guide, awesome bus driver, great fellow travelers.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/01/2024
Michael Billingsley - Traveled, September 2024
The tour was excellent, the tour manager and bus driver were super. Las Vegas could be skipped entirely.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/25/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, September 2024
Very organized. Excellent tour guide and driver. Scenery was amazing. Bryce Canyon and Zion were the highlights.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/30/2024
Judith Billingsley - Traveled, September 2024
Beautiful itinerary, well worth the journey. Great tour manager. She was very organized and added so much information to the experience.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/23/2024
Joanne Richards - Traveled, September 2024
From the first day to the last day the activities were great. We could walk at our own rate & there was time to take many pictures. I've gone on 26 Collette trips & this would be in the top 5.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/23/2024
Jo Hull - Traveled, September 2024
Excellent tour guide and driver. Coach was clean and comfortable. Adequate and frequent stops. Very congenial group.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/22/2024
Faye Billig - Traveled, September 2024
Everything was great. Great weather.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/23/2024
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