Dress to impress for a VIP nightclub experience with hosted entry, curated venues, and skip-the-line entry. Dance beneath LEDs and installations on glittering dance floors as DJs spin through the night.

Your team handles logistics so you can focus on the music, mood, and memories. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour; venues may vary by night and availability.

Take to the skies on a helicopter flightseeing tour over the Grand Canyon. Trace the Kaibab Plateau and sweep through the Dragon Corridor for a rare perspective on temples, buttes, and sheer cliffs and buttes carved by the Colorado.

Headsets narrate geology and landmarks while the canyon’s immensity opens beneath you. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour, subject to weather and flight slots.

Settle in beneath an ink-black sky for stargazing under an International Dark Sky Park. Watch the Milky Way arch overhead as planets and constellations sharpen in the crystal-clear high-altitude skies.

Guidance helps you pick out seasonal highlights while you swap stories with your crew in the cool night air. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour, weather permitting.

Lift off for a hot air balloon ride over the Rio Grande Valley as dawn washes the desert in rose and gold. Drift toward the Sandia Mountains with gentle burners hissing and panoramic views unfolding below.

Known as the world’s Balloon Fiesta capital, Albuquerque offers pristine flying conditions and a storied ballooning culture. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour, subject to weather and availability.

Visit the desert’s most offbeat landmark as you visit Cadillac Ranch, a row of classic tail-finned Caddies half-buried nose-first beside Route 66. Join the playful spray-paint tradition and add your colors to this evolving artwork beneath the wide Texas sky.

Created in 1974 by avant-garde collective Ant Farm, the installation charts the changing silhouettes of Cadillacs through the decades. Pause to admire the gleaming angles and pop-art Americana vibe before capturing bold, color-splashed photos of this roadside icon.

Explore New Mexico’s living heritage with a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER Experience at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. Walk through galleries of pottery, textiles, and contemporary art, and gain insight into the traditions of the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico.

Learn how community-led curation preserves language, dance, and craft. This thoughtfully designed visit supports cultural stewardship and fosters respectful exchange, offering a deeper sense of place through exhibits, stories, and the flavors of Pueblo cuisine available on site.

Explore Arches National Park, where wind and time have sculpted over 2,000 natural sandstone arches. Walk among rust-red fins and balanced boulders as the desert light ignites Delicate Arch’s skyline and casts deep shadows across slickrock.

Short strolls lead to sweeping viewpoints and photogenic formations. With stories of ancient seabeds and uplift underfoot, Arches pairs geology with drama, rewarding every pause with textured rock, juniper scents, and endless horizons of sculpted stone.

Discover Canyonlands National Park, a realm of mesas and buttes carved by the Colorado and Green Rivers. Peer from high overlooks where cliffs drop to labyrinthine canyons, and capture the vast scale from rims dusted with sage and cryptobiotic soil.

Island in the Sky viewpoints reveal deep time in colorful rock layers. Expect wind, silence, and sweeping mesas that dwarf the horizon—an elemental landscape shaped by water, gravity, and sun.

Travel through Capitol Reef National Park, tracing the sinuous spine of the Waterpocket Fold. Stop for photos of crimson cliffs, creamy domes, and narrow canyons, where orchards and cottonwoods green the oasis of Fruita.

Look for historic homesteads and Fremont petroglyphs etched into varnished sandstone. This corridor of geologic uplift reveals a cross-section of the Colorado Plateau, with viewpoints that showcase color-banded strata and far-reaching desert panoramas.

Walk the rim above Bryce Canyon National Park to see a dreamscape of red-rock hoodoos rising from natural amphitheaters. Pause at overlooks as the pink cliffs glow and shadows chisel intricate spires and windows.

Carved by frost and snowmelt, these delicate formations cluster in the famed Bryce Amphitheater. Trails and viewpoints suit every pace, rewarding photographers and contemplative wanderers alike with color-shifting stone and high-country air.

Journey into Zion National Park, where towering Navajo sandstone cliffs shelter cottonwoods, hanging gardens, and clear streams. Choose accessible paths like the Pa’rus or riverside walks to admire sheer walls and birdlife.

Formed by uplift and the Virgin River’s patient carving, Zion blends geology with serenity. Pools and alcoves create oases of green against rose-colored rock, yielding a canyon world that feels monolithic yet intimate.

Walk the sandy path to Horseshoe Bend, where the Colorado River sweeps in a near-perfect loop beneath your feet. Stand at the broad overlook and watch light play across sunlit sandstone walls and emerald water below.

This short hike rewards with one of the Southwest’s most iconic frames. Arrive camera-ready, take time for careful footing near the rim, and let the scene’s scale recalibrate your sense of distance.

Pause at viewpoints above Lake Powell in the heart of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Contrast turquoise water with rust-red buttes and benches, and frame distant mesas in the crystalline desert light.

Shaped by the Colorado River and rimmed with sculpted sandstone, Lake Powell’s shorelines change with wind, season, and sky. It’s a study in color and contour, ideal for wide-angle landscapes and quiet reflection.

Witness golden hour at the Grand Canyon South Rim, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. As the sun lowers, watch sunset over layered strata ignite crimson walls and deepen shadows across the vast chasm.

From vantage points like Mather or Hopi, the canyon’s buttes and temples seem to float in a sea of light. It’s a contemplative finale to a day of desert geology and big-sky horizons.

Step into small-town Americana along Historic Route 66 in Seligman. Stroll past retro diners, classic cars, and neon signs and chrome bumpers, then line up a playful photo stop beneath vintage facades.

Saved by local pride and nostalgia, Seligman celebrates the Mother Road’s heyday with memorabilia and murals. It’s a kitschy, joyous pause that links open-road myth to the towns that kept its spirit alive.

Arrive in style as you cruise the iconic Strip, rolling past themed resorts, fountain displays, and sky-high marquees. Stop for the must-have snap at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign, framed by palms and desert light.

Hear tips on shows, eateries, and neighborhoods while the neon spectacle sets the mood. From pyramids to palaces, Vegas serves fountain shows and fantasy architecture on a glittering drive-by stage.

Clip in for a ziplining adventure above Front Range foothills and creek-cut canyons. Soar from platform to platform as the rush of mountain air and forest scents heighten the views of distant peaks.

Lines vary in length and speed, blending adrenaline with alpine vistas and piney slopes below. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour, with professional guides and safety gear provided.

Buckle up for a guided 4×4 Jeep adventure across Moab slickrock, climbing sandstone fins and rolling over petrified dunes. Crest viewpoints for canyon vistas where red cliffs and winding washes define the desert’s rugged geometry.

Local drivers share insights into geology and land use while you experience the area’s off-road heritage. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour, with routes tailored to conditions.

Saddle up for a horseback ride among Bryce Canyon hoodoos, following wranglers along red-dirt paths scented with pine. Hear tack jingle as you descend gentle red-dirt switchbacks into sculpted amphitheaters and quiet glades.

The rhythm of the trail reveals Bryce’s geology at a thoughtful pace, with close-up views of fins and windows. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour, suitable for beginners.

Test your mettle with the famed Big Texan Steak Challenge: a 72-ounce steak and fixings to conquer within a one-hour countdown. Cheer on friends or step up yourself for sizzling plates and a lively, saloon-style atmosphere.

Wall-of-fame glory and instant bragging rights await successful challengers, while spectators enjoy the show and hearty Texas fare. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour, if you dare.

• 1 Dinner (D)
• 10 Breakfast (B)

• New York City: A modular trip means fellow travellers will join and leave at various locations. There’ll be some goodbyes, sure, but there’ll also be plenty of hellos with new like-minded travellers.
• Los Angeles: The US is a large country – which means this trip involves some long journeys on the coach.  But it also means that you’ll have plenty of time to sit back, relax, enjoy the stunning scenery and get to know your fellow travellers.
• Los Angeles: The climate in this region is extremely varied. In shoulder season (May, September, and October) you can expect temperatures to vary between single digits and warm sunny days, while from June until September temperatures can reach well above 30 C (86 F).
• Los Angeles: It’s always a good idea to bring a warm windproof jacket. No matter which time of year you decide to travel, it can get quite cool at night (especially outside of the cities), so we recommend that you bring a warm jacket or fleece. This trip involves visiting National Parks, walking and light hiking is required to visit all the viewpoints listed. You should pack appropriate clothing for outdoor activities. Closed shoes are required for most activities.
• Grand Canyon National Park: Yes. For new bookings travelling from 01-Jan-2027, non-U.S. residents will be required to pay a separate National Parks entry fee due to new regulations from National Parks authorities. This fee is separate from any existing permits or inclusions. It will be added at the time of booking and paid with your final payment, due 60 days before departure. Please note: this fee is subject to change.
• New York City: You’ll now book and pay for your Free Time Add-Ons through WeTravel — a simple website link where you can browse all the FTAs, pick what you’re keen on, and pay directly by card, in any currency. You’ll get the link in your Welcome Email, usually 3–5 days before your trip starts. Once you’re in, it’s easy: check out the pics, descriptions and prices, add your chosen experiences to your cart, then check out online. You can book before your trip starts or while you’re on the road, up until each activity’s booking deadline.Missed the link? No stress. Your Trip Manager can share it with you on trip too.

• Amarillo: A rainbow-coloured art installation. Made from Cadillacs in the desert. That glows in the dark. Why the heck not?
• Albuquerque: We’ll gather at the gateway to the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico for a truly unique experience, learning all about Pueblo history, culture and art while contributing towards its preservation.
• Canyonlands National Park: So you can forget waiting around in the line!
• Arches National Park: So you can forget waiting around in the line!
• Grand Canyon National Park: You’ll discover the gargantuan beauty of Canyonlands, Arches, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef and the Grand Canyon.
• Capitol Reef National Park: So you can forget waiting around in the line!
• Bryce Canyon National Park: Everything’s bigger in America: even the national parks. Red ‘hoodoo’ rocks and pink cliffs are the ideal backdrop for that magical sunset.   
• Zion National Park: Navigate the red-sand landscape and see the epic canyon, hanging waterfalls and emerald pools.  
• Lake Powell: You’ll be taken aback by its sprawling beauty!
• Horseshoe Bend: AKA the most-photographed stretch of the Colorado River, with very good reason.
• Grand Canyon National Park: So you can forget waiting around in the line!
• Grand Canyon: An experience you’ll want to relive in your mind. Over and over again. #travelgoals
• Grand Canyon National Park: One obligatory ‘road trip’ pic, coming right up.
• Las Vegas: As we make our way along the iconic Las Vegas strip, you’ll have the chance to pop out and get a pic of the ‘Welcome to Las Vegas’ sign.