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The Trailblazer
Tour Code: TRA
8 Day Trip
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$1340 Land Only Rate before Discount
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Departures are available through July 2009.
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One of the Wonders of the World, The Grand Canyon
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Trip Itinerary
Day 1 Fly to Las Vegas
VIP Door-to-Door Transfer to your local airport for your flight to Las Vegas. A complimentary transfer is provided to your hotel. Your Tour Director is available at the hotel this afternoon to greet you and answer your questions. Join us at 6:00pm for a Welcome Drink at the hotel.
Day 2 Las Vegas
Today is free for you to do as you please. Relax by the swimming pool, attend one of the shows, or try your luck at the casinos. Perhaps explore the theme hotels on the Strip and let yourself be swept away by the wonders both inside and out.
Full Breakfast Included
Day 3 Las Vegas - Montezuma Castle National Monument - Sedona
Leaving behind the bright lights of Las Vegas, travel along parts of historic Route 66 into the desert landscapes of central Arizona. Visit the ruins at Montezuma Castle National Monument before winding through some of the West’s most famous Red Rock Country scenery to the quaint town of Sedona, an eclectic mix of Western, Native and New Age cultures.
Full Breakfast and Dinner Included
Day 4 Sedone - Grand Canyon National Park
Enjoy free time in Sedona to shop, or visit the town’s many art galleries. Then climb through dramatic Oak Creek Canyon, with incredible views looking back over Sedona and Red Rock Country. Continue into the pinecovered Kaibab Plateau for our first view of the amazing Grand Canyon at Mather Point. Enjoy the changing views of this natural wonder as we travel to our hotel located near the South Rim. As the sun sets, join your Tour Director on a stroll along the rim and watch the colors change on the canyon’s walls.
Full Breakfast Included
Day 5 Grand Canyon - Navajo Country - Lake Powell
There is time this morning to admire the canyon’s amazing colors in the sunrise light. Or for an entirely different perspective, why not take an optional flightseeing tour for a spectacular bird’s eye view of the Grand Canyon? Journey east into the vast Navajo Indian Reservation and stop at a historic Indian trading post with a chance to purchase native handicrafts. Then it’s on through the Painted Desert to Glen Canyon Dam, spanning the Colorado River and backing up its waters to form the magnificent Lake Powell. With over 1,900 miles of towering sandstone shoreline, the lake’s deep blue waters fill thousands of tiny fingers and hidden coves.
Full Breakfast and Dinner Included
Day 6 Lake Powell - Bryce Canyon National Park - Zion National Park
The incredible beauty of Utah comes to life today. Journey to Bryce Canyon National Park and view the otherworldly collection of pink, orange, and red sandstone spires called 'hoodoos.' Travel along the rim of the amphitheater and marvel at the magnificent formations carved by Mother Nature into a fantastic landscape of fairytale castles, cathedrals, and amaze of trails and hideaways. We drive through some of the West’s most breathtaking scenery and journey through the Checkerboard Mesa before arriving at the impressive Zion Canyon. Witness the amazing results of millions of years of erosion, including the Great Arch of Zion. Arrive at your hotel for a two night stay.
Full Breakfast Included
Day 7 Zion National Park
You have the entire day to explore Zion National Park. After a stop at the Zion Canyon Visitors Center, explore Zion Canyon at your leisure aboard the Zion Canyon Shuttle and discover this masterpiece of deep red canyons, mesas, buttes, massive monoliths and colorful towering cliffs rising steeply one-half-mile above the lush greenery of the canyon floor. This evening join your newfound friends for a Farewell Dinner.
Full Breakfast and Dinner Included
Day 8 Zion - Depart Las Vegas
We travel through historic St. George, home of Utah’s first Mormon temple, and down the spectacular Virgin River Gorge. Entering the vast Mojave Desert, we arrive back in Nevada and Las Vegas where the tour ends. A complimentary transfer is provided to Las Vegas International Airport.
Full Breakfast Included

Please do not schedule any flights before 3:00pm