Channel your inner pioneer as you embark on an epic encounter with the peaks, canyons and deserts of what was once the treacherous Wild West. We kick-start our expedition in Denver, exploring the Mile High City at your leisure before meeting our Travel Director and fellow travellers for a Welcome Reception this evening.

Sheraton Denver Downtown

Welcome reception

Kick start your day stopping in Vail, an alpine village and one of Colorado’s great playgrounds known for its epic powder-filled basins that have attracted skiers since the 1960s. Then discover local organic products and meet local farmers over a one-of-a-kind experience at Field to Fork, a four-season organic farm and boutique fruit stand, growing and celebrating the flavours of every season. You’ll love learning the local secrets of organic farming over a tour from the owners followed by a meal of farm-fresh ingredients. This evening in Moab, opt for an exhilarating Optional Experience flying over Canyonlands National Park during sunset.

Best Western Plus Canyonlands Inn

Breakfast, Lunch

Arches National Park is packed with striking natural arches. On your exploration, learn how these 6,000 natural sandstone arches were formed by rain and wind on this guided visit led by your knowledgeable Travel Director. From one stunning landscape to the next in Canyon Country, see how the power of the Colorado River carves through the rocky red landscape at Canyonlands National Park. Drive onto the Island in the Sky – a mesa resting 1,000 feet above the countryside offering spectacular views over the dramatic sandstone formations. Take your experience to the next level with an optional Canyonlands by Night light show, complete with a cowboy-style Dutch Oven Dinner and a trip on the Moab Queen II jet boat cruising by the lit-up canyon walls.

Best Western Plus Canyonlands Inn

Breakfast

This morning travel to the UNESCO-listed Mesa Verde National Park to explore the beautifully preserved ancient dwellings hewn from the sandstone cliff and look down upon the huge Cliff Palace, the largest cliff dwelling in the world. Established by Roosevelt in 1906 the Park protects some of the best-preserved Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites in the US. Deepen your connection with the first nations of this land heading toward Monument Valley – home to the Navajo Nation and the backdrop of many famous Hollywood Western movies.

Goulding’s Lodge, Monument Valley

Breakfast

The arresting beauty of Monument Valley is ours to explore this morning as we join a Local Specialist driving in an open-air vehicle past towering sandstone buttes and mesas that rise from the barren landscape on a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience. ontinue through the ancestral home of the Navajo, winding along Desert View Drive, surrounded by mesmerizing multi-coloured depths. Stop at Desert View Intertribal Cultural Heritage Site to hear stories, family histories and cultural demonstrations by tribal members on another MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience. We’ve saved the best for last: the Grand Canyon. Get a unique perspective from geological expert who reveals the geological wonders on a private nature talk. Join your fellow travellers for a Farewell Dinner to reminisce over the epic landscapes encountered along our journey.

National Park Lodges Grand Canyon

Breakfast, Dinner

Rise early to catch the first rays of light as they illuminate the canyon. Consider an optional helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft flightseeing trip to view this feat of nature from the sky or enjoy a leisurely morning, before we journey to Las Vegas. Desolation gives way to a desert oasis as we cruise back in time past motels, diners and gas stations towards the dazzling lights of the city.

Horseshoe Las Vegas

Breakfast

Our exhilarating adventure through the canyon lands has come to an end. Grab some breakfast as you prepare to say farewell to your friends or consider extending your stay at Horseshoe, Las Vegas.

Breakfast