U.S. National Parks

Itinerary

• Day 1: Arrive in Salt Lake City + Welcome Dinner

  Welcome to Utah, home to the “Mighty Five” National Parks: Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Arches, and Canyonland. Lucky you, you get to explore three of them! We like those odds.

  In the evening, enjoy a Welcome Dinner with fellow travelers at an authentic local spot. Afterwards, you’re free to take the party elsewhere!

  Today's highlights:

  • Arrive in Salt Lake City where you’ll meet an EF representative.
  • Transfer to your hotel to check in and check out your room.
  • Receive the latest schedule from your Tour Director.
  • Meet your fellow travelers at a Welcome Dinner.
• Day 2: Travel to Moab via Canyonlands National Park

  Today, head south to Moab and begin your great American road trip! Moab is known for its dramatic land formations, and acts as a gateway to great National Parks like Arches and Canyonland.

  Today's highlights:

  • Board your private bus bound for Moab and check into your hotel there.
  • Take a few hours to explore the rugged terrain of Canyonlands National Park en route.
• Day 3: Arches National Park

  Today’s the day! Arches National Park is home to more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches. After a guided tour through the parks, enjoy free time on your own to explore all they have to offer.

  Today's highlights:

  • Enjoy a guided tour of Arches National Park with your Tour Director
  • Explore the park’s many natural wonders in your free time
• Day 4: Travel to Kanab via Bryce Canyon National Park

  Make your way through scenic southwestern Utah to tour Bryce Canyon National Park by bus and your own two feet. The park’s crimson-colored rock formation, pink limestone, arches, natural bridges, are more will make you wish you were a sandstone formation so that you could stay in the park forever and ever. You’ll spend the next two nights in Kanab, a city in southwestern Utah that has attracted filmmakers for decades by way of its scenic natural backdrop.

  Today's highlights:

  • Explore Bryce Canyon National Park with your Tour Director.
  • Get up-close and personal with the funky pink limestone and sandstone formations.
  • Take your metaphorical horse to the metaphorical Old Town Road with Kanab’s Wild Wild West vibes.
• Day 5: Zion National Park

  Today you will take a tour of Zion National Park, Utah’s first—and some say most beautiful—national park, located at the intersection of the Great Basin, the Colorado Plateaus, and the Mojave Desert.

  Today's highlights:

  • Travel to Zion National Park, Utah’s first National Park.
  • Walk the same Zion trails blazed by native Anasazi people thousands of years ago.
  • Stare in wonder at 2,000-foot-high sandstone cliffs that line the canyon you’re in.
• Day 6: Travel to Las Vegas

  You’ve been up, now it’s time for some down. Enjoy the endless views of desert wonders on your route to Las Vegas and prepare yourself for Sin City!

  Today's highlights:

  • Arrive in Las Vegas and check into your hotel for a night out.
• Day 7: Las Vegas Sightseeing

  Enjoy a free day in Las Vegas before joining your Tour Director for an evening tour of the legendary Las Vegas Strip. We can’t guarantee you an Elvis Wedding or a penthouse suite in Caesar’s Palace, but we think you’ll still have a great time. Afterwards, the night is yours!

  Today's highlights:

  • Pass by the famous replicas of the Statue of Liberty and Eiffel Tower and check out the gold MGM lion statue.
  • Admire the Venetian and the Bellagio, two of Las Vegas’ most iconic casinos and hotels.
  • Have a staring contest with the Luxor Sphinx before continuing to the older parts of Las Vegas for a short walking tour on Fremont Street, a famous casino street.
• Day 8: Travel to Flagstaff

  Today, you’ll board the bus and venture across the state border into Arizona.

  Today's highlights:

  • Check in at your hotel in Flagstaff, Arizona to chill out for the night.
• Day 9: Grand Canyon National Park

  What better way to end the grand tour than with the grandest of canyons? That’s right, today is a full day in the Grand Canyon. A Natural Wonder of the World, the Grand Canyon is carved out by the Colorado River, and its miles of different colored rock layers are a testament to the billions (yes, billions) of years of geology and nature. And hey, it’s not too bad on the eyes either.

  Today's highlights:

  • Enjoy a guided tour of the Grand Canyon with your Tour Director.
  • Continue on to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon for your first glimpse at the legendary fissure and enjoy the spectacle of its colorful rock walls at sunset.
  • Post that final trip Insta with the world’s best backdrop – no filter needed.
• Day 10: Travel to Phoenix via Sedona + Farewell Dinner

  This is it folks, your last day on the road. Get sentimental listening to that road trip playlist, stare out the window in deep reflection, and journal in your journal like a true road-tripper as you drive to your final destination, Phoenix, Arizona. But first, stop in sunny Sedona for a last look at the red rocks and bright green trees of the great American West.

  Farewell Dinner

  Share some last laughs (and maybe shed a few tears) at an included farewell dinner with the group.

  Today's highlights:

  • Stop and smell the evergreen vegetation of Sedona, Arizona while gazing at the red rocks in the distance
  • Arrive in Phoenix and check into your hotel
  • Say your goodbyes to your new best friends at an included Farewell Dinner
• Day 11: Travel Home

  Goodbye, friends. Your next destination awaits—home. Before you head to the airport, enjoy your last few moments together. Take one more group photo. But this isn’t goodbye. It’s “See you later.” The only question is, where?

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  EXTEND YOUR TRIP 2 WAYS

  1. Double the fun
  A lot of our trips line up back to back! Give us a call—we can help you add another and save big while you're at it.

  2. Go ahead or stay behind
  Extending your trip is easy! During checkout, you'll have the option to fly to (or from) the gateway of your choice for an additional fee. We'll adjust your flights accordingly, but you'll be responsible to take care of your transportation, hotels, and other logistics outside of tour.

  Note: Depending on your desired gateways, additional fees may apply.