This tour is a classic 10-12 day circle Utah tour that begins and ends in Las Vegas, Nevada. The itinerary includes each of the five National Parks within Utah as well as the history of Ancient Puebloan (Anasazi) Indians, and the Mormon cultural history to the present time.

Day 1 - Las Vegas - Zion National Park

Travel Interstate 15 north, Scenic Byway 9 east ~ 3 hours

Optional Attractions:

• Tour Zion National Park and the Visitor’s Center & Museum
• See a melodrama at the Bumbleberry Playhouse in Springdale
• Enjoy an evening of entertainment at the Tanner Amphitheater in Springdale

Dine and overnight in the Park or in Springdale

Day 2 - Zion National Park - Bryce Canyon National Park

Travel Scenic Byway 9 east, US 89 north, Scenic Byway 12 east ~ 1-1/2 hours

Optional Attractions:

• On Scenic Byway 12, stop in Red Canyon for a photo shoot
• Tour Bryce Canyon National Park and the Visitor’s Center & Museum
• Fly over the Bryce Canyon National Park in a helicopter
• Attend the Bryce Canyon rodeo
• Visit the Paunsagaunt Wildlife Museum in nearby Panguitch

Dine and overnight in the Park or in Panguitch

Day 3 - Panguitch - Bryce Canyon National Park

Travel Scenic Byway 12 east ~ 1 or more days

Optional Attractions:

• Stop by Ebenezer Bryce’s cabin in Tropic
• Photograph Kodachrome Basin State Park and Grosvenor Arch
• Explore Devils Garden
• Explore Spooky Gulch Narrows, Peek-A-Boo Slot Canyons, and Dinosaur Tracks
• 4-Wheel Drive to Hole-In-The-Rock
• Drive the Burr Trail
• Hike the Lower Calf Creek Falls
• Tour the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
• Visit Anasazi Indian Village State Park & Visitor’s Center
• Tour Capitol Reef National Park

Dine and overnight in Tropic, Cannonville, Henrieville, Boulder or Escalante

Day 4 - Tropic, Cannonville, Henrieville, Boulder or Escalante - Torrey

Travel Scenic Byway 12 northeast ~ 2 hours

Optional Attractions:

• Visit the Entrada Institute
• Attend evening programs at the campground amphitheater

Dine and overnight in Torrey

Day 5 - Torrey - Moab

Travel Hwy 24 east to Hanksville, Hwy 24 north to Green River, Interstate 70 east, and Hwy 191 south to Arches National Park ~ 2 hours

Optional Attractions:

• Visit the John Wesley Powell Museum - Green River
• Tour Arches National Park and the Visitor’s Center
• Enjoy an evening program at the campground amphitheater
• Tour the local wineries
• Visit the Film Museum
• Enjoy a movie tour (guided)

Dine and overnight in Moab

Day 6 - Moab - Moab

Travel Hwy 191 south ~ 1 hour

Optional Attractions:

• Tour Dead Horse Point State Park
• Visit the Dan O’Laurie Canyon Country Museum and the Daughters of Utah Pioneer Home
• Visit the Moab Information Center and the downtown shopping district
• Combine a jeep and jet boat trip into Canyonlands
• Do a half-day Colorado River Trip
• Take a 4 hour hummer tour in red rock country
• Tour Canyonlands National Park
• Ride the aerial tram

Dine and overnight in Moab

Day 7 - Moab - Cortez

Travel Hwy 191 south to Monticello, Hwy 666 east to Cortez, and Hwy 160 to Mesa Verde National Park ~ 3 hours

Optional Attractions:

• View Horse Head Peak on the east side of the Abajo mountains in Monticello
• Take side trip from Cortez to Mesa Verde National Park
• Dine at Far View Lodge in Mesa Verde National Park and overnight in Cortez

Day 8 - Cortez - Monument Valley

Travel Hwy 666 west, Hwy 191 south to Bluff and Hwy 163 west to Monument Valley ~ 2 hours

Optional Attractions:

• Visit the Dinosaur Museum
• View the Navajo Indian Reservation
• Explore Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park - Jeep Tour
• Tour the Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum
• Visit the Natural Bridges National Monument
• Tour the Valley of the Gods

Dine and overnight at Goulding’s Lodge in Monument Valley

Day 9 - Monument Valley - Lake Powell/Page

Travel Hwy 163 south to Kayenta, Hwy 160 south to Hwy 98 north to Lake Powell/Page ~ 2 hours

Optional Attractions:

• Cruise Lake Powell

Dine and overnight at Lake Powell/Page

Day 10 - Lake Powell/Page - Las Vegas

Travel Hwy 89 south to Cameron, Hwy 64 west to South Rim, Hwy 64 south to Williams, Hwy 40 west to Kingman, and Hwy 93 north to Las Vegas ~ 4 hours

Optional Attraction:

• Good opportunity to view the Grand Canyon South Rim

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