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Unsurpassed beauty of America’s National Parks will delight everyone in the family on this fascinating and economical 15-day tour. Leave from Las Vegas and visit such history-rich places as the Grand Canyon National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Crazy Horse Memorial, Mount Rushmore, Custer State Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Zion National Park and Monument Valley. This extensive tour takes you to Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming, providing the perfect opportunity to see magnificent wildlife and scenery while learning also about their unique history.
Highlights of this tour include witnessing Old Faithful erupt up to an astounding 180 feet into the air, watching the sunrise or sunset from the Grand Canyon and thunderous waterfalls. Take a drive past spectacular scenery in the South Dakota’s Black Hills and see world-famous Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse Memorial with their iconic carvings out of rock. Sightsee in Salt Lake City and take in the stunning vistas in Bryce Canyon National Park and Zion National Park, with vibrant red-rock canyons and unique mesas. Enhance your visit as Navajo guides share their special insights into the region’s amazing history and culture. More enticing views await at Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming, where you will also feel the excitement of times gone by at the Wild West town of Jackson, Wyoming. Enjoy an incredible vacation experience that will be fun for everyone in the family.
15 Days • fr. $3,299
Welcome to exciting Las Vegas, also known as “Sin City!” Your Tour Director is on hand late this afternoon to answer any questions.
Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino
Depart the glittering lights of Las Vegas for one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK. Journey across the old Mojave gold-strike country, passing through Williams on historic Route 66, and Kaibab National Forest. Arrive at the Grand Canyon by mid-afternoon and marvel at the breathtaking views. Accommodations this evening are inside the National Park.
Yavapai Lodge West - Grand Canyon National Park Lo
If you miss the sunset over the canyon, sunrise is just as impressive! You may want to join an exciting helicopter flight over the canyon for incomparable views of flame-colored walls plunging 6,093 feet into the Colorado River.
Continue across Arizona and into the Navajo Nation. Situated on the Arizona/Utah border, MONUMENT VALLEY’S scenic desert vistas and iconic buttes have appeared in countless classic Western films. See the massive formations on a memorable 4-WHEEL-DRIVE tour. Your knowledgeable Navajo guide will show you some of the valley’s most incredible scenery and share with you local legends and lore.
This evening, join the optional Navajo cookout for dinner surrounded by the red-rock canyons of Monument Valley.
Kayenta Monument Valley Inn
We head north for Moab. Visit the magnificent Arches National Park, where you’ll discover a landscape of contrasting colors, landforms, and textures unlike anything else in the world. This red-rock wonderland will amaze you.
A late arrival into Grand Junction, surrounded by awe-inspiring natural beauty and the dramatic red-rock landscape of the Colorado National Monument.
Grand Vista Hotel
This morning, visit Colorado National Monument. Towering monoliths exist within a vast plateau and canyon panorama. Experience sheer-walled, red-rock canyons along the twists and turns of Rim Rock Drive, where you may spy bighorn sheep and soaring eagles.
In the afternoon the journey then takes us east across the Rocky Mountains to the “Mile High City” of Denver.
Hilton Garden Inn Denver - Cherry Creek
Today, travel across the windswept landscape of Wyoming and into the Black Hills of South Dakota. Spend the next two nights in Custer, in the heart of the Black Hills National Forest, and gateway to Custer State Park, Crazy Horse Memorial, and Mount Rushmore.
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Econolodge of Custer
At Custer State Park, enjoy a scenic drive along Wildlife Loop Road with spectacular terrain and an abundance of wildlife, like the herd of 1,300 bison that roam freely throughout the park.
Afterward, visit Mount Rushmore National Memorial, which stands as a shrine to democracy. See the stunning granite faces of Mount Rushmore, a giant monument to four great American presidents: Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.
Then, visit the Crazy Horse Memorial, a monument carved out of a mountain to honor the great Native American hero, Chief Crazy Horse.
Econolodge of Custer
This morning, head through high country, where open-range cattle kings made war on the homesteaders in the 1890s. Next, make a photo stop at Devils Tower National Monument, established as America’s first national monument by Teddy Roosevelt in 1906.
Overnight in Buffalo Bill’s Western town of Cody.
Buffalo Bill Village
This morning, enjoy free time. Join the optional outing and visit the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, which celebrates the spirit of the American West. This afternoon make your way into America’s first national park, Yellowstone National Park. Spend the next two nights inside the park.
NOTES: Accommodations used by Cosmos in Yellowstone National Park are typically open from late May through late September. Departures before or after these opening dates will stay in West Yellowstone.
Routing and areas visited in Yellowstone National Park are always subject to favorable weather, gate access, and road conditions; therefore, routings may be adjusted.
Brandin Iron Inn
Spend the day exploring all the wonders of Yellowstone National Park, established in 1872 as the world’s first national park. See world-famous Old Faithful Geyser, Mammoth Hot Springs, the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, and Fountain Paint Pots. Keep a lookout for some of the park’s wildlife that can include moose, bison, elk, deer, bighorn sheep, wolf, bear, fox, coyote, and beaver.
Brandin Iron Inn
Head south to the Wild West town of Jackson. Spend the afternoon exploring the shops and museums of historic downtown.
Overnight in Alpine located on the banks of the Snake River.
Flying Saddle Resort
Travel to Salt Lake City, Utah’s vibrant capital. Set on the edge of Great Salt Lake Desert, this center of the Mormon religion is where Brigham Young declared to his followers, “This is the place.” An orientation tour offers a glimpse of Temple Square, the Capitol Building, and the downtown area.
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Crystal Inn & Suites
Today’s highlight is a visit to unique BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK with its 20 miles of sandstone cliffs and ever-changing colors. See some of Earth’s most brilliant shades of rock, sculpted by nature into pillars called “hoodoos.”
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Best Western Plus Ruby's Inn
First stop today is ZION NATIONAL PARK with its landscape carved over millions of years by rushing streams. Steep canyons, stone towers, and verdant vegetation form the scenery of Zion. See fantastic rock structures and some unbelievable scenic beauty.
We then return to Las Vegas and your downtown hotel.
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Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino
Your vacation ends this morning. You can extend your vacation with extra nights and explore Las Vegas further.
All rates listed are per person based on double occupancy and are subject to change without notice. Your land package pricing will be confirmed and guaranteed once your deposit is received and applied to the booking, except where price increases may result from increases in government taxes or fees. Room configurations are subject to availability. Guests added to your party after the booking are priced at the prevailing rate at the time they are added.