| Day 1: Traveling to Zion |
ACTIVITIES:
- Fly into Las Vegas
- Drive to Zion
- 166 miles from Las Vegas
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LODGING: Stay near Zion
- Zion Ponderosa Resort
- Flanigan’s Inn
- Desert Pearl Inn
- Majestic View Lodge
- Thunderbird Resort
- Best Western - Zion Park Inn
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RESTAURANTS:
- Bumbleberry Restaurant
- Switchback Grille
- Flanigan’s Inn
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| Day 2: Explore Zion National Park |
ACTIVITIES:
- Tour the Zion National Park Visitor Center and Museum
- Ride the shuttle into Zion Canyon or drive Hwy 9, the scenic byway through the park
- Hike some of the many scenic trails. If you’re an avid hiker, try Angels Landing. If you’re looking for a moderate hike, try the Upper or Middle Emerald Pools. Otherwise, try the easy walk to Weeping Rock.
- Watch "Zion Canyon: Tresures of the Gods" on the Giant Screen in Springdale
TRAVEL TIP:
- Park Entrance Fee: $20 per car (valid for 7 days), or $50 for a National Park Pass (valid for one year).
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| Day 3: Traveling to Bryce Canyon |
ACTIVITIES:
- Drive to Bryce Canyon
- 83 miles from Zion
- Enjoy the scenic drive through Zion and up HWY 89.
- Be sure to walk one of the trails in Bryce Canyon at sunset, the colors are stunning.
TRAVEL TIPS:
- Park Entrance Fee: $20 per car (valid for 7 days), or $50 for a National Park Pass (valid for one year).
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LODGING: Stay near Bryce
- Ruby’s Inn
- Bryce View Lodge
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RESTAURANTS:
- Ruby's Inn
- Foster’s Steak House
- Hoo-Doos 2 Restaurant
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| Day 4: Horseback, ATV riding near Bryce |
ACTIVITIES:
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Enjoy a horseback ride through the beautiful red rocks of Losee Canyon in Red Canyon. Minimum age is 7 years old.
- Take a guided ATV ride through the Dixie National Forest surrounding Bryce Canyon National Park. You might even retrace the steps of Butch Cassidy!
- Consider spending a day hiking in the park. The visitor center there will have information about hiking trails
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ATV & HORSEBACK GUIDES:
- Ruby’s Inn
- Bryce Canyon Scenic Tours
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| Day 5: Traveling to Capitol Reef |
ACTIVITIES:
- Drive to Capitol Reef
- 125 miles from Bryce
- Drive Historic Highway 12 as you head up to Capitol Reef. Make sure to stop at scenic overlooks and view the Grand Staircase-Escalante. The views are unbelievable!
- Spend the day exploring Capitol Reef National Park.
- Consider a scenic drive through the park (25 miles round-trip)
TRAVEL TIP:
- Park Entrance Fee: $5 per car (valid for 7 days), or $50 for a National Park Pass (valid for one year)
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LODGING: Stay near Capitol Reef
- Sky Ridge Bed and Breakfast
- Red River Ranch
- Austin’s Chuckwagon Motel
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RESTAURANTS:
- Cafe Diablo
- Capitol Reef Inn & Café
- Brink’s Burger’s
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| Day 6: Arches and Canyonlands National Parks |
ACTIVITIES:
- Drive to Moab
- 144 miles from Capitol Reef
- Don’t miss Balanced Rock, Skyline Arch, Double Arch, Fiery Furnace, and the park's most famous geologic feature - Delicate Arch
- Head over to Canyonlands National Park where you can view thousands of feet down to the Green and Colorado Rivers, or thousands of feet up to red rock pinnacles, cliffs, and spires. Park
TRAVEL TIP:
- Park Entrance Fee: $10 per car (valid for 7 days), or $50 for a National Park Pass (valid for one year)
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LODGING: Stay near Moab
- Aarchway Inn
- Big Horn Lodge
- Moab Valley Inn
- Sunflower Hill Inn
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RESTAURANTS:
- Bar M Chuckwagon
- Canyonlands by Night- Dutch Oven BBQ
- Zak's
- Eddie McStiffs
- The Broken Oar Coffee & Grill
- La Hacienda
- Moab Brewery
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| Day 7: Rafting on the Colorado River |
ACTIVITIES:
- Wake up early for an all-day rafting excursion! Enjoy a float trip on the Colorado River or experience class III and IV rapids through Westwater Canyon. Feel your blood pressure rise as you hit Funnel Falls, Last Chance, The Steps, Skull Rapid, and other exciting rapids.
TRAVEL TIP:
- Please bring a hat for the sun, suntan lotion, and clothes in which you will be comfortably wet
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RIVER GUIDES:
- Adrift Adventures
- Canyon Voyages
- Navtec
- Sherri Griffiths Expeditions
- Tag-a-long Expeditions
- Western River Expeditions
- Worldwide
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| Day 8: Scenic drive to Monument Valley |
ACTIVITIES:
- Take a scenic drive to Monument Valley
- 155 Miles from Moab
- If you want to go 100 miles out of the way, you can visit Four Corners, the only spot in the United States where you can be in four states at the same time (Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico).
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LODGING: Near Monument Valley
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RESTAURANTS:
- Stagecoach Restaurant at Goulding's Lodge
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| Day 9: Visit famous Anasazi ruins |
ACTIVITIES:
- Enjoy a 3-hour or full day tour of the famous monuments, Anasazi ruins, petroglyphs, and rug weaving
- After your tour, drive to beautiful Lake Powell
- 127 miles from Monument Valley
- At Lake Powell, you will marvel at the red rock canyons, turquoise water, and stunning beaches
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LODGING:
- Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas
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RESTAURANTS:
- Rainbow Room - Wahweap Marina
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| Day 10: Cruise to Rainbow Bridge |
ACTIVITIES:
- Take a day cruise to Rainbow Bridge National Monument, the world’s largest stone bridge. The tour departs at 8:00 am or 10:00 am. We recommend bringing tennis shoes or hiking shoes for the trail (3 miles round-trip). Lunch is provided
- After your cruise, drive to Kanab
- 75 miles from Lake Powell
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TOUR GUIDES:
- Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas
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LODGING:
- Victorian Charm Inn
- Holiday Inn Express
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RESTAURANTS:
- Nedra's Too
- Fernando's Hideaway
- The Wok Inn
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| Day 11: North Rim of the Grand Canyon |
ACTIVITIES:
- Visit the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, located 8,000 feet above sea level.
- Drive back to Las Vegas
- 266 miles from the Grand Canyon
- Spend the night on the "Strip" or catch a flight home
TRAVEL TIP:
- Park Entrance Fee: $20 per car (valid for 7 days), or $50 for a National Park Pass (valid for one year). Visitor services and facilities inside the national park on the North Rim are only open from mid May to mid October
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