The Interstate is left behind just outside St. George, at the turn off to the small town of Hurricane, as we travel through really picturesque scenery, and a number of tiny towns, on the way to Zion National Park.
You can now extend your tour by spending a night or two in Springdale, which is literally right outside Zion. There is a free shuttle system that will take you into the park. You can order this Zion extension when you check out, although we do not recommend extending at Zion unless the shuttle is running, which is generally from the middle of March to the third week of October. If you extend at Zion, you will carry on with the rest of the tour the next day.
The trip continues as normal for those who are not extending at Zion.
手付かずの撮影スポット、グレート・アーチ・オブ・ザイオン(Great Arch of Zion)を過ぎると、一連のジグザグ道が続き、爆破して切り開かれてできた息を呑むようなトンネルがあります。このトンネルを抜けると、木々が根付いた岩層が聳え、その様は見る人を圧倒します。巨大な砂丘が何千年もかけて岩へと化していく様子が分かります。運が良ければ、道中でオオツノヒツジに出合えるかもしれません。
Feel free to spend an extra night or two just outside Bryce Canyon, at Bryce View Lodge. Please order this option when you check out, and note that it is subject to availability. If you do choose to extend at Bryce Canyon, you will continue with the regular tour after your extension.
There is a free shuttle that runs from a location that is a couple of hundred yards from Bryce View Lodge, into the park and around much of Bryce. Please be aware that this is a seasonal shuttle, which generally runs from the end of April to the end of September, although this is subject to change. We do not recommend extending at Bryce if the free shuttle is not running, as it will be difficult to get around.
You will carry on with the scheduled tour if you do not want to stay a little longer at Bryce.
ナバホ族の小さな町カヤンタ(Kayenta)に近づくにつれ、この地域で非常に有名なメサやビュートが視界に飛び込んで来るようになります。モニュメントバレー・ナバホ族公園(Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park)へ移動する間、古い西部劇映画のシーンを髣髴させるような景色を目撃することでしょう。
We leave Monument Valley and travel across the Navajo Reservation, through the small town of Kayenta. Near Black Mesa, we'll make the turn north towards Navajo National Monument.
There are some great viewpoints here, but the main area of interest is to be found down an easy stroll, to an overlook of some ancient cliff dwellings. Note that the trail slopes slightly downhill getting there, and is a little uphill on the way back. The total distance is about one mile (1.6 km) round trip. If you choose not to go, you can explore the interesting Visitor Centre and souvenir area.
At the end of the trail you will be able to gaze across the canyon to the Betatakin cliff dwellings, which were built in the middle of the 13th century. The alcove in which these were built is one of the biggest to be found anywhere. These dwellings were at one time home to the Ancestral Puebloan People, predecessors of today's Native Americans.
We will now travel along a dirt road to the Shonto Trading Post. Shonto is only visited during the summer months, and also only when the dirt road is in good condition, with no prospect of rain or flooding. When we do not stop at Shonto, we will go straight from Navajo National Monument to Page.
This is an authentic, Navajo owned trading post, unlike the large commercial ones you will find around the southwest. You will meet and talk to Navajo people at the trading post, and also be able to look at and buy handcraft that is made by people living on the Reservation. The rugs are particularly attractive, and are a traditional Navajo item.
You can now extend your stay at the Grand Canyon. Instead of leaving the Canyon now and continuing your tour, you can spend as many extra nights there as you like. When you order the tour, you will see an option to add extra days and nights at the Grand Canyon. Simply add as many additional nights as you want to stay there. Note that we will charge your card for the extra night(s) at the time we make your Grand Canyon hotel booking.
The way it works is that once you have arrived at the Grand Canyon village, your guide will take you to your hotel and check you in. We always try and reserve a room at Bright Angel Lodge, which is at the rim. Depending on how late you book, this is often not possible, and we may book you at either Maswik Lodge, which is about a quarter mile (0.4 km) from the rim, or Yavapai Lodge, which is less than half a mile (0.75 km) from the rim, on the free shuttle route. Rooms with two beds in them are not available at Bright Angel, but can be obtained at the other two lodges.
You will be at liberty to explore the Canyon on your own for the extra time that you choose. Please note that there will not be a tour guide with you for the extra day(s). The extended Grand Canyon stay is subject to lodging availability in the park. We will check this once the order has been placed.
Please also be aware that if the helicopter tour option is available on your tour, and you order the helicopter tour and extend, your guide will take you to the airport for the helicopter tour. After the flight, however, you will need to take a taxi from the airport back to your hotel, which we can help you arrange.
The rest of the group will continue to Las Vegas. If you extend, you will be transferred by coach back to Las Vegas, after you have spent your extra time at the Grand Canyon.
The tour carries on as detailed below, for those who are not spending a night or two at the Grand Canyon.
日 3 - This tour not available on your date? Check out other similar tours.
If this tour is not available on your date, we have three other tours that are similar, which may be available. You can check availability in the tour calendar at the top right of this page.
Best Two Day Tour. This tour goes almost everywhere that the three day tour that you are looking at goes.
Two Day Grand Canyon And More Tour. This two day tour visits all the parks that the three day tour on this page does, except for Monument Valley.
Best National Parks Tour. In four days, not only do you visit all the parks that the three day tour on this page does, you also go to Arches National Park, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef and Moab.