Your itinerary

DAY 1 DENVER

Make your own way to the hotel where your Holiday Director will meet you for your welcome meeting this evening.

SPRINGHILL SUITES DENVER DOWNTOWN

DAY 2 RAPID CITY

South Dakota’s Black Hills are an impressive sight and Rapid City, where we’ll head today, is nestled on the eastern foothills. En route we’ll pass through Cheyenne and Fort Laramie, where chief Red Cloud signed the treaty that gave much land to the Sioux. We will arrive in Fort Hays for a Chuckwagon Supper and Cowboy Music Show. The venue is located on the film set of the Oscar-winning ‘Dances with Wolves’, which starred Kevin Costner. (B,D)

COUNTRY INN & SUITES BY CARLSON, RAPID CITY

DAY 3 MOUNT RUSHMORE

Mount Rushmore, with its famous granite sculptures of Presidents Roosevelt, Lincoln, Washington and Jefferson, is our destination today. We’ll also take in the Crazy Horse Memorial, the world’s largest mountain carving in progress for over 70 years. We’ll visit Badlands National Park this afternoon. (B)

COUNTRY INN & SUITES BY CARLSON, RAPID CITY

DAY 4 DEADWOOD

Our journey today takes us through the Black Hills into ‘Wild West’ territory and the city of Deadwood, which was frequented many years ago by the likes of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. We’ll continue to Sheridan for an overnight stay (B)

BEST WESTERN SHERIDAN CENTER

DAY 5 LITTLE BIGHORN BATTLEFIELD

The historic battlefield site of Little Bighorn is where General Custer and the 7th Cavalry were outfought by Crazy Horse. You can see where the soldiers fell - markers were placed only days after the battleand absorb all the events of that fateful day on our guided tour. (B)

THE CODY HOTEL, CODY

DAY 6 YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

The world’s oldest national park, Yellowstone is a wonderland of spouting geysers, terraced hot springs, boiling pools and bubbling mud pots. You may see the extraordinary Yellowstone Canyon with its waterfall twice the height of Niagara, the Fountain Paint Pots and, of course, ‘Old Faithful’, which erupts every 93 minutes, during our visit. The park is also a wildlife sanctuary, with wild bears, elk and herds of buffalo roaming freely. (B)

YELLOWSTONE LODGE OR CROSSWINDS INN, WEST YELLOWSTONE

DAY 7 GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK

We'll visit the Teton National Park today, it's famed for its beautiful landscapes dominated by snow-capped peaks, serene lakes and mighty glaciers. (B)

YELLOWSTONE LODGE OR CROSSWINDS INN, WEST YELLOWSTONE

DAY 8 WEST YELLOWSTONE - SALT LAKE CITY

Named after the Great Salt Lake, Salt Lake City was founded by the Mormons. We’ll travel here today with time in the afternoon to explore the city. (B)

CRYSTAL INN HOTEL & SUITES, SALT LAKE CITY

DAY 9 CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK

Today we make our way to Canyonlands National Park, an incredible rugged landscape of canyons carved by the Colorado river. The Islands in the Sky district of the park offers expansive views from many overlooks of the canyon wilderness below. Later we will arrive in Moab for an overnight stay. (B)

ARCHWAY INN, MOAB

DAY 10 ARCHES NATIONAL PARK

It’s easy to see how Arches National Park was given its name. It’s home to the world’s greatest concentration of red sandstone arches - natural rock formations carved by the elements over millions of years. We’ll discover this and more today. (B)

BAYMONT CORTEZ

DAY 11 MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK

Mesa Verde National Park is an archaeological masterpiece famed for its cliff dwellings. Cliff Palace, the largest of these homes carved into the rock face, has more than 200 rooms, and we’ll see it today. (B)

BAYMONT CORTEZ

DAY 12 MONUMENT VALLEY

Today we’ll head to Monument Valley, instantly recognisable to film-goers as the setting for many movies thanks to its spectacular and unique rock formations. Enjoy lunch at this stunning location and take in the wonderful views whilst sampling some of the Navajo-style dishes on offer. An optional, narrated four-wheel drive tour will be available today. (B,L)

GRAND CANYON PLAZA HOTEL, TUSAYAN

DAY 13 GRAND CANYON

Eroded over millions of years by the ebb and flow of the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon is surely one of the world’s most intense and absorbing sights. From the South Rim, you’ll be able to admire the most incredible and spectacular panoramas, and for a bird’s-eye view, why not take an optional flight over the canyon – it’s the only way to get a real feel for the immense scale of this astounding natural wonder. Stop just outside of the National Park and enjoy a Navajo Taco from the Native Grill supported by the Just You Cares project, before continuing to Kanab. You may recognise the scenery here, as the town and surrounding desert has often been used in films. (B)

HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES, KANAB

DAY 14 BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK

Subtle colors, delicate spires of rock and vast natural amphitheaters are all signatures of the unique geology of Bryce Canyon National Park and we’ll discover them today. (B)

HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES, KANAB

DAY 15 ZION NATIONAL PARK

Today is a day of exploration of the sheer cliffs, deep chasms and rock formations of Zion National Park. In complete contrast to the sheer natural beauty of Zion are the bright lights of Las Vegas, which is where we’ll head next. Why not join your Holiday Director for a tour of the city by night. (B)

BALLY’S LAS VEGAS HOTEL & CASINO

DAY 16 LAS VEGAS

Today it's time to say goodbye to your fellow travelers as your trip comes to an end. (B)