Scenic Parks Explorer

Visit some of America's greatest national parks, touring Bryce Canyon, Zion, Yellowstone, Mesa Verde, Grand Teton and Arches, each with its own unique landscape. You'll also travel to Mount Rushmore and the monumental Crazy Horse Memorial, ancestral Navajo lands and the Grand Canyon.

Tour Itinerary

Day 1 - Las Vegas

Arrive in fabulous Las Vegas and transfer to your hotel. Meet your Tour Director and later your fellow guests at an early evening Welcome Reception.

Hotel: Las Vegas Hilton

Day 2 - Las Vegas - Zion National Park - Bryce Canyon National Park

Start your journey, passing through St George on the way to Zion National Park with its spectacular rock formations. You'll then move onto Bryce Canyon National Park to see more incredible scenery, with sandstone 'hoodos' filling a vast natural amphitheatre.

Hotel: Ruby's Inn

Day 3 - Bryce Canyon - Salt Lake City

Head northwards to Utah's capital Salt Lake City, founded in 1847 by Mormon pioneers led by Brigham Young. It's now a thriving city of some 1.6 million people and base of the 10-million-strong Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A city orientation tour will take you to sights like Temple Square and the Salt Lake Tabernacle and the Assembly Hall. In the evening you could join an optional dinner at historic Lion House restaurant, visiting Bingham Young's home Beehive House on the way, or you could choose to spend the evening independently.

Hotel: Sheraton Salt Lake City Hotel

Day 4 - Salt Lake City - Jackson

Leave the city behind and skirt the Great Salt Lake to pick up the Oregon Trail, which was the only passable route west in the 19th century. It will take you to Jackson, Wyoming, an authentic old-west town. The snow-capped Grand Teton mountains loom majestically to the north. Enjoy an evening meal in the town square at an atmospheric local restaurant.

Hotel: Antler Inn

Day 5 - Jackson - Grand Teton National Park - Yellowstone National Park (2 nights)

There is an optional trip down a scenic section of the Snake River this morning (seasonal), before the tour continues through Grand Teton National Park to reach Yellowstone National Park for a two-night stay. This geothermic landscape is also home to plentiful wildlife, including bears, elk and one of the few remaining large buffalo herds. You will enter the park from the South Entrance, weather permitting, between mid-May and mid-October; otherwise the tour will travel through the West Entrance.

Hotel: National Park Lodges

Day 6 - Yellowstone National Park

Spend the whole day on a tour of Yellowstone National Park, taking in the Lower Falls, Midway Geyser Basin, Hayden Meadow and plenty of hot pools, mud pots and geysers, including of course, the legendary Old Faithful.

Hotel: National Park Lodges

Day 7 - Yellowstone - Cody - Billings

Today you'll drive to Cody, named after Buffalo Bill Cody, famous Wild West showman, whose life is commemorated at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center along with plenty of other fascinating exhibits about the old west. Continue onwards through the old cattle town of Billings in Montana. You'll have dinner at your hotel in Billings this evening.

Hotel: Holiday Inn Grand Montana

Day 8 - Billings - Deadwood - Rapid City

Travel first to the Little Bighorn National Monument where General Custer made his infamous last stand in June 1876. Next you'll travel to South Dakota to stop at the old west town of Deadwood, made famous from the TV series. There will be a narrated tour on a trolleybus in the town to learn all about it former lawless times. The tour will then move onto Rapid City for a two-night stay.

Hotel: Radisson Rapid City

Day 9 - Black Hills excursion

Start the day by travelling through the Black Hills to reach the Crazy Horse Memorial before stopping at Mount Rushmore, where four American Presidents are carved out of the rock face. Spend the evening at leisure in Rapid City.

Hotel: Radisson Rapid City

Day 10 - Rapid City - Denver

The tour next passes through the Black Hills National Forest where you will see mighty stands of ponderosa pines, aspen and spruce. Continue through South Dakota's prairies into Wyoming to make your way to Denver, the Mile High City and capital of Colorado. Enjoy dinner at the hotel this evening.

Hotel: Sheraton Denver Hotel

Day 11 - Denver

The tour comes to an end, with complimentary transfers to the airport.

Departure Dates & Prices

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There is a no smoking policy in all rooms for all travellers.

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Included Highlights

• Zion National Park
• Bryce Canyon
• Salt Lake City- orientation tour
• Jackson- authentic old west town
• Grand Tetons
• Yellowstone National Park
• Cody Visit the Buffalo Bill Historical Center
• Little Bighorn National Monument
• Black Hills - visit Deadwood, Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorial
• Arches National Park
• Mesa Verde National Park- explore the ancient Indian cliff dwelling
• Monument Valley- tour Navajo lands with a Native guide
• Denver - stay in the Mile-High City
• Grand Canyon - stay inside the park and explore the dramatic South Rim

Dining Highlights

• Welcome Reception in Las Vegas
• 13 Full breakfasts
• Five three-course hotel dinners
• Specialty restaurant dinner in Jackson
• Farewell Dinner with wine at the Grand Canyon

Twenty included meals in total.

First Class Travel Highlights

• Professional Tour Director
• Complimentary airport transfers
• Deluxe air-conditioned motorcoach transport with reclining seats and restrooms
• En suite hotel accommodation with all hotel charges, baggage handling fees and local taxes included (one case per person)