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10-12 Day Las Vegas,
Nevada/Colorado/Arizona/Utah National Park Activity Tour
This tour is a classic 10-12 day circle Utah
tour that begins and ends in Las Vegas, Nevada. The itinerary
includes each of the five National Parks within Utah as well as
the history of Ancient Puebloan (Anasazi) Indians, and the
Mormon cultural history to the present time.
Day 1 - Las Vegas to Zion National Park
(Travel Interstate 15 north, Scenic Byway 9 east/ ~ 3 hours)
Optional Attractions:
Tour Zion National Park and the
Visitor’s Center & Museum
See a melodrama at the
Bumbleberry Playhouse in Springdale
Enjoy an evening of
entertainment at the Tanner Amphitheater in Springdale
Dine and overnight in the Park
or in Springdale
Day 2 - Zion National Park to Bryce Canyon
National Park
(Travel Scenic Byway 9 east, US 89 north, Scenic Byway 12
east/ ~ 1-1/2 hours)
Optional Attractions:
On Scenic Byway 12, stop in Red
Canyon for a photo shoot
Tour Bryce Canyon National Park
and the Visitor’s Center & Museum
Fly over the Bryce Canyon
National Park in a helicopter
Attend the Bryce Canyon rodeo
Visit the Paunsagaunt Wildlife
Museum in nearby Panguitch
Dine and overnight in the Park
or in Panguitch
Day 3 - Bryce Canyon National Park Tour of
The All-American Road/Hwy 12
(Travel Scenic Byway 12 east/ ~ 1 or more days (optional))
Optional Attractions:
Stop by Ebenezer Bryce’s cabin
in Tropic
Photograph Kodachrome Basin
State Park and Grosvenor Arch
Explore Devils Garden
Explore Spooky Gulch Narrows,
Peek-A-Boo Slot Canyons, and Dinosaur Tracks
4-Wheel Drive to
Hole-In-The-Rock
Drive the Burr Trail
Hike the Lower Calf Creek Falls
Tour the Grand
Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Visit Anasazi Indian Village
State Park & Visitor’s Center
Tour Capitol Reef National Park
Dine and overnight in Tropic,
Cannonville, Henrieville, Boulder or Escalante
Day 4 - Continue Tour of Hwy 12 to Capitol
Reef National Park to Torrey
(Travel Scenic Byway 12 northeast/ ~ 2 hours)
Optional Attractions:
Visit the Entrada Institute
Attend evening programs at the
campground amphitheatre
Dine and overnight in Torrey
Day 5 - Torrey to Arches National Park
(Moab)
(Travel Hwy 24 east to Hanksville, Hwy 24 north to Green
River, Interstate 70 east, and Hwy 191 south to Arches National
Park/ ~ 2 hours)
Optional Attractions:
Visit the John Wesley Powell
Museum - G. R.
Tour Arches National Park and
the Visitor’s Center
Enjoy an evening program at the
campground amphitheatre
Dine and overnight in Moab
Enjoy a movie tour (guided)
Day 6 - Arches National Park (Moab) to
Canyonlands National Park
(Travel Hwy 191 south/ ~ 1 hour)
Optional Attractions:
Tour Dead Horse Point State Park
Visit the Dan O’Laurie Canyon
Country Museum
Tour Canyonlands National Park
Ride the aerial tram
Enjoy evening programs at Squaw
Flat and William Flat campground
Dine and overnight in Moab
Day 7 - Canyonlands National Park to Mesa
Verde National Park
(Travel Hwy 191 south to Monticello, Hwy
666 east to Cortez, and Hwy 160 to Mesa Verde National Park -
~ 3 hours)
Optional Attractions:
View Horse Head Peak on the east
side of the Abajo mountains in Monticello
Take side trip from Cortez to
Mesa Verde National Park
Dine at Far View Lodge in Mesa
Verde National Park and overnight in Cortez
Day 8 - Mesa Verde National Park to
Monument Valley
(Travel Hwy 666 west, Hwy 191 south to Bluff and Hwy 163 west
to Monument Valley/ ~ 2 hours)
Optional Attractions:
Visit the Dinosaur Museum
View the Navajo Indian
Reservation
Explore Monument Valley Navajo
Tribal Park - Jeep Tour
Tour the Edge of the Cedars
State Park Museum
Visit the Natural Bridges
National Monument
Tour the Valley of the Gods
Dine and overnight at Goulding’s
Lodge in Monument Valley
Day 9 - Monument Valley to Lake
Powell/Page (Glen Canyon National Recreation Area)
(Travel Hwy 163 south to Kayenta, Hwy 160 south to Hwy 98
north to Lake Powell/Page/ ~ 2 hours)
Optional Attractions:
Cruise Lake Powell
Dine and overnight at Lake
Powell/Page
Day 10 - Lake Powell/Page to Las Vegas
(Travel Hwy 89 south to Cameron, Hwy 64 west to South Rimm,
Hwy 64 south to Williams, Hwy 40 west to Kingman, and Hwy 93
north to Las Vegas/ ~ 4 hours))
Optional Attraction:
Good opportunity to view the Grand Canyon
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