Hiking US National Parks

Itinerary

Intermediate Hikes in US National Parks  

A COMBINATION OF HIKING, SIGHTSEEING, and PHOTOGRAPHY

THIS TOUR WILL BE OPEN FOR BOOKING IN MAY 2024

Price & Inclusions

Pickup

You will be picked up at Phoenix Airport by your tour guide "IAN".  

Tour Attractions

Sedona, Arizona
The Red Rock Ranger Station has an amazing visitor center where visitors and locals alike will enjoy learning about the area’s many scenic wonders and world-class recreation opportunities.


Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Grand Canyon National Park, located in northwestern Arizona, is the 15th site in the United States to have been named as a national park. The park's central feature is the Grand Canyon, a gorge of the Colorado River, which is often considered one of the Wonders of the World. The park, which covers 1,217,262 acres (1,901.972 sq mi; 4,926.08 km2) of unincorporated area in Coconino and Mohave counties, received more than six million recreational visitors in 2017, which is the second highest count of all American national parks after Great Smoky Mountains National Park.[5] The Grand Canyon was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979. The park celebrated its 100th anniversary on February 26, 2019.


Zion National Park “Utah's First National Park” is a southwest Utah nature preserve distinguished by Zion Canyon’s steep red cliffs. Located at the junction of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert regions, the park has a unique geography and a variety of life zones that allow for unusual plant and animal diversity. Numerous plant species as well as 289 species of birds, 75 mammals (including 19 species of bat), and 32 reptiles inhabit the park's four life zones: desert, riparian, woodland, and coniferous forest. Zion National Park includes mountains, canyons, buttes, mesas, monoliths, rivers, slot canyons, and natural arches. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrF1cSzaeAY&list=RDQM-2HACxu7gis&start_radio=1


Antelope Canyon in Arizona
Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest. Frequently subject to flash floods, Antelope Canyon can only be visited through guided tours because of the extreme danger. Still, it has managed to become the most-photographed and most-visited slot canyon in all of the American Southwest due to its beauty. Formed by millions of years of wind and water erosion, Antelope Canyon’s magnificent smooth and flowing shaped sandstone has made it one of the most famous slot canyons in the world. Located within the LeChee Chapter of the Navajo Nation in Arizona, Antelope Canyon is actually two separate canyons, the upper canyon and lower canyon. (We will visit the LOWER Antelope Canyon) VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4nM1FoUqYs


Horseshoe Bend in Arizona is one of those rare places that is absolutely breathtaking, yet it is accessible to people of all hiking skill levels. A very short hike off a highway takes you to the top of a cliff overlooking Horseshoe Bend and the Colorado River over 1100 feet below. Horseshoe Bend is a horseshoe-shaped incised meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona. Horseshoe Bend is located 5 miles downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell.


Bryce Canyon in Utah (Red Rocks, Pink Cliffs, and Endless Vistas)
Over two million visitors come to experience the otherworldly magic of Bryce Canyon National Park each year. Bryce Canyon National Park in Southwestern Utah is famous for the largest collection of hoodoos (the distinctive rock formations) in the world. Bryce Canyon’s red-orange-pink amphitheaters stage a Norse myth 70 million years in the making. The park’s main road leads past the expansive Bryce Amphitheater, a hoodoo-filled depression lying below the Rim Trail hiking path. It has overlooks at Sunrise Point, Sunset Point, Inspiration Point and Bryce Point. Prime viewing times are around sunup and sundown. Nowhere else in the world can you find rock pinnacles with fantastic shapes like the ones found in Bryce Canyon National Park. Located in the High Plateaus region of the Colorado Plateau in Utah, Bryce Canyon’s elevation, erosion, climate and rock type are all elements that, when combined, form fantastical shapes called Hoodoos.
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/p7kC0EpClCM


Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park
Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park is a state park in southwestern Utah, United States, located between Mount Carmel Junction and Kanab, south and west of U.S. Highway 89 in Kane County. The park features uniquely pink-hued sand dunes located beside red sandstone cliffs.


Angels Landing Hike (steep)
Angels Landing is a strenuous trail in Zion National Park with steep drop-offs and very narrow sections - it is also the most popular hike in Zion. ... The last half-mile (0.8 km) follows a steep and narrow ridge from Scout Lookout to Angels Landing itself, a fantastic observation point 1500 feet above Zion Canyon.
 

The Narrows (will need to rent waders) CAN BE SEEN ONLY IF IT IS OPEN
The Narrows is the narrowest section of Zion Canyon in Zion National Park, Utah, United States. Situated on the North Fork of the Virgin River and upstream of the main canyon, The Narrows is one of the premier hikes in the park and on the Colorado Plateau.
 

Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada
Valley of Fire State Park is a public recreation and nature preservation area covering nearly 46,000 acres located 16 miles south of Overton, Nevada. The state park derives its name from red sandstone formations, the Aztec Sandstone, which formed from shifting sand dunes 150 million years ago


Las Vegas, Nevada
The City of Las Vegas and often known simply as Vegas, is the 28th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County.
Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city, known primarily for its gambling, shopping, fine dining, entertainment, and nightlife. The Las Vegas Valley as a whole serves as the leading financial, commercial, and cultural center for Nevada.


Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (about 30 km west of Las Vegas) lies in Nevada’s Mojave Desert. It’s known for geological features such as towering red sandstone peaks and the Keystone Thrust Fault, as well as Native American petroglyphs. Panoramic viewing spots dot the 13-mile Scenic Drive. The sheltered Ice Box Canyon has seasonal waterfalls. To the south, Spring Mountain Ranch State Park features historic buildings and hiking trails.


**Optional activities in Las Vegas:
• Attend a show - check the schedules here: https://www.vegas.com/shows/
• Fremont Street Experience – ‘Old’ Vegas
• Hotel hopping on the Las Vegas Strip
• See the Volcano erupt at the Mirage
• View the Dancing Waters at the Bellagio + Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Garden
• The Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian
• Visit the Mob Museum (National Museum of Organized Crime) // Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition // The Neon Museum // Madame Tussauds - Las Vegas
• Ellis Island Casino & Brewery
• The LINQ Promenade: an entertainment, shopping, and dining district located between The LINQ Hotel and Flamingo Las Vegas
• Enjoy a great dinner buffet in Las Vegas. Suggestions: https://www.lasvegashowto.com/top-10-las-vegas-buffets

Note

* Please READ the itinerary and make sure it suits your interests/ability before making any booking

Level of difficulty: THIS TOUR IS ONLY FOR INTERMEDIATE HIKERS 
The hikes are 2-4 hours, and some of them are challenging.

Itinerary Changes
The itinerary is subject to change at any time without prior notice due to unforeseen circumstances/weather and road conditions.

Weather in the destination: IN MARCH
Phoenix, Arizona: Average High: 25 C , Average Low: 11 C
Page, Arizona: Average High: 20 C , Average Low: 6 C
Grand Canyon, Arizona: Average High: 12 C , Average Low: -4 C
Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah: Due of its high elevation climate, the weather at Bryce can be relatively cold. Visitors need a jacket! Average High: 7 C , Average Low: -7 C
Zion National Park, Utah: Average High: 13 C , Average Low: -1 C
Las Vegas, Nevada: Average High: 24 C , Average Low: 8 C

Driving Distances in KM. daily:
Day 1) 186 Km = 2 hrs
Day 2) 183 Km = 2 hrs 10 min
Day 3) 215 Km = 2 hrs 25 min
Day 4) 245 Km= 2 hrs 45 min
Day 5) 200 Km = 3 hrs 
Day 6) 95 Km = 2 hrs
Day 7) 390 Km = 5 hrs 
Day 8) 60 Km --- Flight back
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