Explore Bryce Canyon’s great natural amphitheater, where thousands of hoodoos rise in delicate fins and spires. Stroll to rim overlooks for sweeping perspectives as iron-rich rocks glow through a spectrum of oranges and pinks, culminating in the color-shifting hoodoos at sunset.

Hear how wind, frost, and rain carved these whimsical forms from soft sedimentary layers. The quiet, high-altitude air and scent of pinyon and juniper lend a contemplative atmosphere to one of the Southwest’s signature landscapes.

Journey across the vastness of Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, spanning five life-zones from desert scrub to conifer forest. Take in broad panoramas of slickrock domes, stepped plateaus, and winding canyons that showcase the Colorado Plateau’s layered geology.

Travel through country once traversed by Ancestral Puebloan and Fremont peoples, where resilient flora clings to arid sandstone. The shifting light reveals sculpted walls and quiet alcoves that define this remote, fiercely protected landscape.

Experience Capitol Reef’s signature Waterpocket Fold, a 100-mile geologic monocline of tilting layers, crimson cliffs, and pale domes resembling stone capitols. Scenic stops reveal canyons, bridges, and cream-colored sandstone swelling into reef-like barriers.

Trace human presence at Fremont-culture petroglyphs, where figures and bighorn sheep are pecked into varnished walls. Your Travel Director’s insights connect the park’s dramatic forms with the slow forces that uplifted and eroded this remarkable landscape.

Walk among the world’s highest concentration of natural spans in Arches, exploring the Windows Section with up-close views of Double Arch and the North Window. Trails over rust-red slickrock lead to frames of sky and distant buttes that typify Utah’s red-rock country.

Learn how time, frost, and salt weathering sculpted entrances through Entrada and Navajo sandstones. Each arch reveals a distinct geometry, from broad windows to intersecting vaults illuminated by high-desert light.

Venture onto the Island in the Sky, a mesa perched roughly 1,000 feet above the surrounding canyons. From overlooks such as Grand View Point, trace the meanders of the Colorado and Green rivers slicing through terraces of red and ochre rock.

Your drive links dramatic viewpoints where buttes, fins, and distant mesas recede to the horizon. Interpretive stops reveal how erosion and uplift created this vast, stair-stepped panorama.

Make your way into Mesa Verde National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site safeguarding extraordinary Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings. From park overlooks, take in the multi-storied masonry of Cliff Palace, set beneath protective sandstone alcoves.

Hear about kivas, corn agriculture, and migration traditions that shaped life on this mesa from the 6th to 13th centuries. Established in 1906, the park preserves cultural heritage and sweeping views spanning the Four Corners region.

Explore Mystery Valley with a local Diné guide for exclusive access to normally off-limits backcountry. Walk among alcoves, arches, and buttes while discovering Ancestral Puebloan ruins and rock art tucked into secluded canyons.

Interpret ancient panels and pottery sherds as your guide shares cultural context and place names in Navajo. The hush of the desert and sculpted sandstone create a contemplative setting for this rare, authoritatively guided visit.

Board open-air vehicles to journey deep into Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, navigating among towering buttes and mesas immortalized on film. A Navajo Local Specialist interprets the land’s stories, from sacred spires to wind-carved alcoves.

Hear cultural insights and traditional perspectives that bring this sandstone cathedral to life. Photo stops reveal shifting shadows, crimson sands, and sky-wide vistas that define the classic American West.

Taste the Southwest at a starlit cookout featuring traditional Navajo tacos and fry-bread. Travel by open-air vehicle to a secluded site, where you’re immersed in traditional dance and songs and welcomed by community hosts for this MAKE TRAVEL MATTER Experience.

Learn how your visit supports local livelihoods while savoring smoky barbecue flavors and the silhouettes of sandstone buttes at dusk. This shared table embodies hospitality, heritage, and the living culture of the Navajo Nation.

Pause on U.S. 163 at Forrest Gump Point, where the straight-as-an-arrow highway aligns with Monument Valley’s iconic skyline. Line up your shot with the distant Mitten buttes and mesas that define the classic movie backdrop.

Your Travel Director helps you frame the composition as changing light sculpts long shadows across the blacktop. It’s a playful, cinematic moment amid the grandeur of Navajo Country.

Trace the South Rim along Desert View Drive to the historic Desert View Watchtower by Mary Colter. From the 70-foot stone tower, admire murals by Hopi artist Fred Kabotie and gaze across the chasms, mesas, and the distant Painted Desert.

Panoramas reveal rock layers stacked like pages of geologic time, with the Colorado River shimmering far below. Your visit blends architecture, Native artistry, and canyon-scale vistas.

Walk a gentle stretch of the Rim Trail between Mather Point and Yavapai Point, a 1.4-mile (2.25 km) roundtrip with constant canyon views. Paved paths and breezy overlooks make for easy photography and unhurried appreciation of the chasm’s breadth.

This is an included choice activity—select on tour at no extra cost. Along the rim, learn to read rock strata and spot key features etched by the Colorado River.

Join a Local Specialist—often known as “Canyon Tim”—for an engaging presentation on the canyon’s origins, rock sequences, and ecosystems. Hear where you might spot elk and mule deer and how time and water carved this five-million-year story in stone.

This is an included choice activity—select on tour at no extra cost. The talk blends approachable geology with practical tips for appreciating the rim’s habitats and vistas.

Visit the Cameron Trading Post, an early-1900s hub where Native communities and traders met on the Little Colorado River. Step inside the stone trading post to admire Navajo and Hopi craftsmanship—textiles, baskets, and pottery that reflect enduring desert traditions.

Learn how this crossroads fostered cultural exchange across the high desert. Architecture, artwork, and archival displays offer context beyond today’s marketplace setting.

Saddle up for a one-hour horseback ride skirting Bryce country in Dixie National Forest. Follow well-worn trails among ponderosa pines and weathered sandstone as wranglers share local lore and point out distant hoodoos and rim country.

This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour. A relaxed pace and wide-open views deliver a classic Western perspective on the plateau’s forests and cliffs.

Take to the skies on a helicopter or fixed-wing flightseeing over the South Rim, tracing the Colorado River as it bends through temples and buttes. Aerial views reveal the canyon’s vast multicolored strata and sculpted side canyons unreachable by road.

This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour and subject to weather conditions. Headsets provide narration while the panorama unfolds beneath your window.

• 5 Dinner (D)
• 9 Breakfast (B)

• Monument Valley: Dive into Mystery Valley with a local Navajo guide. Normally off-limits to the general public, discover Anasazi ruins and rock art, admire geological formations, and spot petroglyphs carved into the red rocks.

• Business class coach with extended leg room
• Top-rated dining, from farm-to-table to local restaurants
• Premium regional accommodation

• Las Vegas: At 18:00, join your Travel Director and companions for a dinner with wine at Mon Ami Gabi perched directly off Las Vegas Boulevard.
• Bryce Canyon National Park: Enjoy a memorable dinner set against the park’s beautiful surroundings.
• Moab: Enjoy a Dine-Around evening as you choose from a hand-picked selection of mouthwatering restaurants.
• Grand Canyon National Park: Enjoy dinner at the Thunderbird Room with an incredible view overlooking the South Rim.

• Monument Valley: Embark on an exclusive Iconic Experience into Mystery Valley’s relatively unknown haven of Anasazi Ruins and rock art. Explore this intriguing stretch of desert full of graceful geological formations, petroglyphs, scattered artefacts like broken pottery shards and breath-taking views of the spectacular buttes of neighbouring Monument Valley Tribal Park. A true hidden gem, your visit  accompanied by a local Diné (Navajo) guide is a unique opportunity for a guided tour among ancient Indigenous ruins.

• Grand Canyon: Opt for a relaxed hike along the rim of the Grand Canyon from Mather Point to Yavapai Point. 1.4 miles (2.25 kilometers) roundtrip, this scenic hike will provide spectacular views of the canyon’s unique geology. Alternatively, join a Local Specialist at your hotel to learn all about the local flora and fauna of the Grand Canyon.
• Grand Canyon National Park: Join your Local Specialist, Canyon Tim, for an informative talk about the wonders of the Grand Canyon. With over seven years of experience in geology, you’ll learn about the origins of the five-million-year-old canyon, its rock formation and its current impact. You’ll also discover the local flora and fauna, and find out where you might be able to spot elk, mule deer, coyotes, grey foxes, bobcats and mountain lions.

Discover Zion’s sandstone world aboard a guided open-air tram along the Zion Canyon Scenic Drive, following the Virgin River beneath towering Navajo Sandstone walls. Live commentary points out signature viewpoints, including the Court of the Patriarchs and the Great White Throne, as cliff faces shift from cream to rose in the desert light.

Learn how water nurtures hanging gardens and cottonwoods in this high-desert canyon and why Zion became Utah’s first national park. The route reveals the valley floor’s tranquil mood under sheer cliffs carved over millions of years.

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