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Day
1:
Las Vegas
Welcome to
Las Vegas, the world-renowned city of lights, shows,
gambling, world class shopping, and more. Travel
Dream West invites you to dinner where we will get
to know each other and your tour guide will hand out
a tour documentation. |
Las Vegas Strip |
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Day 2: Valley
of Fire SP - Red Canyon - Panguitch/Bryce
Canyon
Drive to Bryce Canyon
National Park. On the way, visit
to unique red colored Valley of Fire State Park with petroglyphs and marvelous sculpted sandstone
cliffs. Continue on to Red Canyon, a fantastic red
sandstone formation for an
evening walk, before arriving at comfortable cabins
near Bryce Canyon. |
Valley of Fire State
Park Red Canyon |
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Day 3: Bryce
Canyon National Park
Explore Bryce
Canyon, one of the most beuatiful National Parks
of the West. Stop at the visitor center with
interactive displays and a move, drive and walk
along the scenic rim trails, and for those more adventurous
types hike through the deep canyons of Bryce.
Optional horseback ride through the canyons. 2nd
night near Bryce Canyon. |
Bryce Canyon N.P. View
up from hike
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Day
4: All-American-Highway 12 - Kodachrome Basin SP -
Escalante Petrified Forest SP - Calf Creek Falls -
Torrey
Drive on beautiful, most scenic Highway 12, one of
the few designated All American Highways. Stop at
fotogenic Kodachrome
Basin State Park for a walk. At Escalante Petrified
Forest State Park discover colorful fossilized tree
trunks. Depending on temperatures, we plan a longer afternoon hike to Lower Calf Creek Falls. Night in Torrey,
gateway to Capitol Reef National Park. |
Utah Highway 12
Kodachrome S.P. |
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Day 5: Capitol
Reef National Park - Goblin Valley State Park - Moab
Explore Capitol Reef
National Park on a hike through a gigantic slot
canyon (weather permitting). Discover Goblin Valley State Park
on an hours' walk through fun goblin-like rock
formations. Stop at seldom visited Sego Canyon and
see amazing petroglyphs and pictographs. Drive to Moab,
a lively western town and gateway to both Arches and
Canyonlands National Park. Utah. Stay
for 2 nights in Moab downtown.
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Capitol Reef N.P.
Goblin Valley |
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Day
6: Moab - Arches National Park
Spend the morning in Moab, a city
of native art galleries, optional whitewater
adventures, mineral and rock shops, restaurants and
more. Today's highlight are walks and hikes in
Arches National Park including the famous Delicate
Arch. Optional dinner
entertainment available at an authentic Chuck Wagon event. |
Arches National
Park Chuckwagon Dinner |
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Day 7: Canyonlands
National Park - Dead Horse Point State Park -
Durango
In
the morning walk in Canyonlands National Park to
famous view points including Mesa Arch. Then visit
Dead Horse Point State Park overlooking the Colorado
River Plateau, where the Green and Colorado Rivers
meet. Enjoy fantastic views. On to the
Wild West town of Durango, Colorado, where we stay
for 2 nights. Enjoy the evening strolling through
historic downtown with its many galleries, shops and
good restaurants. |
Canyonlands, N.P. Durango City |
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Day 8:
Durango - Silverton - Trimble Hot Springs
Main
attractions are the historic towns of Durango and Silverton.
An optional ride on the historic Durango & Silverton
narrow gauge railway steam train is highly recommended.
This trains has been in operation for 128 years andh was used in 1882 to transport silver and
gold from the San Juan mountains. Afternoon
leisurely swim at nearby hot
springs. Another night in attractive Durango. |
Durango & Silverton train Silverton City |
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Day 9:
Mesa Verde National Park - 4-Corners Monument -
Bluff
Visit
the ancient dwellings of Native Americans at Mesa
Verde National Monument and participate at a ranger
led tour. Stop at the
Four-Corners-Monument for pictures and great-priced
Native American art and fry bread. Evening and night
in small pioneer town Bluff. |
Mesa Verde N.M.
Four Corners Monument |
