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7 days / 6 nights to explore Southwest America
Costs based on a minimum of 4 persons traveling together, excluding airfare.
This trip can be experienced with a full-time guide and vehicle or self-drive. Refer to the pricing tab.
St. George - Grand Canyon - Bryce Canyon - Escalante National Monument - Lower Calf Creek Falls & UTV Tour - Capitol Reef National Park & Roping Experience
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Day 1 Arrive into St. George, Utah
Fully guided: You will be met by your guide and transferred to your luxury tented accommodations.
Self-Drive: pick up your rental car (paid directly) and follow the directions to your luxury tented accommodations where you will be met by a camp staff.
Grand Canyon North Rim Luxury Private Camp (D)
Day 2 Grand Canyon National Park
There are several short hikes that offer incredible views of the canyon including Cape Royal & Angels Window. Your private guide will discuss the various options with you to ensure a memorable experience.
Grand Canyon North Rim Luxury Private Camp (B,L,D)
Day 3 Bryce Canyon National Park
Depart on half a day of privately guided hiking in Bryce Canyon exploring the two largest amphitheaters in Bryce Canyon. Trek maze of hoodoos that make Bryce a unique experience. Your private guide will discuss the various levels of activity with you to ensure a memorable experience.
Escalante Luxury Camp (B,L,D)
Day 4 Escalante National Monument
The Escalante region is known for exploring incredible canyons, hoodoos and creeks that dominate the landscape. At your own leisurely pace, your guide will take you to Devils Garden, a unique desert playground of hoodoos and arches. Carved by wind and water over the centuries, the formations stand out in a stark landscape of sand and heat.
Escalante Luxury Camp (B,L,D)
Day 5 Lower Calf Creek Falls & UTV Tour
Calf Creek Falls is one of the most well-known and unique features in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The trail follows Calf Creek to the 126-foot high falls. The hike is 6 miles round trip and takes an average hiker approximately 3 to 4 hours in duration at a nice, leisurely pace. After lunch, depart on half-day excursion on UTV’s which takes you into the backcountry surrounding Capitol Reef National Park. You will travel through the varied landscape surrounding the park boundaries, high mountain plateaus and vast canyons offer the most quality experience which you should come to expect in a southern Utah all-terrain vehicle tour.
Cougar Ridge Lodge (B,L)
Day 6 Capitol Reef National Park & Roping Experience
Explore Capitol Reef National Park by foot. Your private guide will discuss the various options with you to ensure a memorable experience and ensure some scenic routes that are easy to navigate. In the evening, meet your wranglers where you will then get a private roping lesson in which you will learn different lasso techniques while watching the cowboys fine tune their skills. Many of their technique have been passed down over many generations and sill used today.
Cougar Ridge Lodge (L)
Day 7 Depart
Transfer to Salt Lake City Airport for a timely departure