Overview
Venture deep into Monument Valley with a Navajo Guide on a 4-wheel-drive adventure, discover the dramatic beauty of Lake Powell and Glen Canyon, and travel through the remarkable Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel. read more Along the way, enjoy character-filled lodges and resort stays that place you close to some of the region’s most celebrated natural wonders.
PLUS, this tour includes your choice of excursions in the Lake Powell area so you can plan your day your way.
Itinerary
Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas!
Arrive in Las Vegas and step into the energy of one of the world's most exciting cities. At 6:00 p.m., meet your Tour Director and fellow travelers for a welcome drink—the perfect way to toast the adventure ahead.
ENHANCED FREE TIME - Explore more in Las Vegas with time to discover the bright lights, bold flavors, and the legendary Las Vega Strip. Try your luck, classic Vegas style, with cards or slots, or head out for a memorable dinner and show. Your Tour Director has tips and suggestions to help make the most of your night
Life is Grand
Leave the sparkle of Las Vegas behind and travel across the storied Mojave, with a stretch of legendary Route 66 leading you toward one of the world's most awe-inspiring natural wonders. Arrive in Grand Canyon National Park and enjoy time to walk the rim, join a ranger-led program or simply watch the canyon glow as the sun begins to set.
TOUR HIGHLIGHT - Grand Canyon National Park spans 278 miles of the Colorado River on the ancestral homelands of 11 associated Tribes. Stand at the rim and take in sweeping vistas carved by water, wind, and time—an unforgettable introduction to the scale, color, and drama of the American Southwest.
Taking the Plunge
This morning, consider an optional flightseeing adventure over the heart of the Grand Canyon for a breathtaking perspective on crimson walls dropping 4,800 feet to the Colorado River below. Later, travel north to the brilliant blue waters of Lake Powell, where sandstone cliffs rise dramatically above the shoreline, creating a striking contrast of water, rock, and desert sky.
TOUR HIGHLIGHT - Set among the red-rock canyons and mesas of the Colorado Plateau, Glen Canyon reveals a landscape shaped by the Colorado River, its tributaries, wind, and time. Here, Lake Powell's vast blue waters frame a region rich in natural beauty, exploration, and more than 10,000 years of cultural history.
Spend Your Day Your Way
This morning, explore more of Lake Powell with your choice of included Globus Choice Excursions.
- SLOTS OF GOLD - Step into one of the Southwest's most breathtaking natural wonders on a guided visit to Upper Antelope Canyon. Follow a local Navajo guide through the canyon's smooth, sculpted sandstone walls as sunlight filters through the narrow passageways, creating the glowing colors and dramatic light beams that made this iconic slot canyon famous around the world.
- WATER'S EDGE - Experience the spectacular scenary of Glen Canyon on this half day float trip along the Colorado River. Enjoy peaceful waters, dramatic red rock cliffs, and incredible views.
The rest of the day is free in Lake Powell, where sparkling water laps against towering red-rock canyon walls and beaches.
ENHANCED FREE TIME - Explore more at Lake Powell with time to enjoy the resort's amenities or choose an optional experience that reveals the landscape from a fresh perspective. Take to the skies for aerial views of Lake Powell, Rainbow Bridge, and Glen Canyon Dam, or relax on an optional panoramic boat ride across the lake's shimmering waters.
Campfire Stories
This morning, travel into Navajo country to Goulding's Lodge, set in the heart of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park. As the iconic buttes and mesas rise into view, you'll understand why this is one of the most photographed landscapes in the American Southwest. Enjoy free time to relax by the pool beneath wide desert skies or visit Goulding's Museum and Trading Post, home to movie memorabilia and Native American artifacts. Tonight, journey with a Local Guide into the red-rock backcountry for a private Navajo country cookout.
LOCAL FAVORITE - Gather around the fire for an authentic Navajo-guided experience. Savor stories and food at a private cookout surrounded by unforgettable canyon views. Hear the legends and folklore that bring this remarkable place vividly to life during an immersive evening in the natural environment of Monument Valley.
Four-Wheeling & Weaving Stories
In the cool morning air, set out on a 4-wheel-drive backcountry tour through Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park with a Local Navajo Guide. Later, continue north to Moab, a red-rock adventure hub surrounded by towering mesas, sandstone arches, and dramatic canyon landscapes. Settle in for a relaxing 2-night stay, then enjoy dinner with a southwestern flair in downtown Moab.
LOCAL FAVORITE - Explore Monument Valley with a local Navajo guide in an open-air safari vehicle, venturing into exclusive areas of the park in the coolness of morning. Take in dramatic desert formations and sweeping views while learning about the customs, traditions, and stories of the Navajo Nation.
Red-Rock Reverie
Today reveals some of Utah's most unforgettable red-rock scenery. Begin in Arches National Park, home to more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches, including the world-famous Delicate Arch, and watch for desert bighorn sheep along the cliffs. Continue to Canyonlands National Park before visiting Dead Horse Point State Park for sweeping views of winding rivers, deep canyons, and layered desert landscapes.
LOCAL FAVORITE - Take in the vast beauty of Canyonlands National Park, where deep canyons stretch across the Colorado Plateau in a maze of crimson cliffs, mesas, and river-carved stone. At Dead Horse Point State Park, look out over the Colorado River as it curves through a dramatic gooseneck canyon 2,000 feet below. The unique geology and striking desert landscape make it one of Utah's most photographed natural attractions.
Rugged Beauty
This morning, follow Utah's Journey Through Time Scenic Byway through Capitol Reef National Park, where towering red-rock walls rise above historic orchards planted by pioneers more than a century ago. Continue past natural bridges, narrow canyons, sweeping viewpoints, and sculpted desert terrain on the way to Bryce Canyon National Park.
TOUR HIGHLIGHT - Travel one of North America's most spectacular drives through rugged, remote, and remarkably varied scenery. Along Journey Through Time Scenic Byway and Capitol Reef National Park, see a landscape folded, twisted, and shaped over millions of years—where slickrock, steep canyons, and bold desert colors create one of the American Southwest's most memorable scenic journeys. Capitol Reef National Park is shaped by the Waterpocket Fold, a massive wrinkle in the Earth's crust that has created a labyrinth of colorful cliffs, domes, and hidden canyons. The result is a landscape that feels both ancient and otherworldly.
Rock Stars
Enjoy a full day to experience the beauty of Bryce Canyon National Park, a masterpiece created by time, where limestone spires, amphitheaters, and glowing canyon walls create one of the Southwest's most distinctive landscapes. Bryce's trail system offers something for every level, from gentle strolls along the rim to unforgettable hikes deep into a surreal landscape of stone spires and natural amphitheaters.
TOUR HIGHLIGHT - Discover Bryce Canyon's fantastically sculpted hoodoos—rock formations that resemble castle towers, cathedral spires, and storybook figures. As the light shifts throughout the day, the canyon glows in vivid shades of orange, red, and gold, creating unforgettable oopportunities for photography, hiking, and exploration.
Stones that Touch the Sky
After breakfast, say farewell to Bryce Canyon's hoodoos and descend toward the soaring sandstone cliffs of Zion National Park. Travel the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway and Tunnel, an engineering marvel built in the 1920s to improve travel through Zion and southern Utah, with sweeping views of high desert, narrow canyons, and the Virgin River along the way. Enjoy a boxed picnic lunch at Zion Lodge with free time to explore, before continuing to Red Cliffs Lodge Zion in Springdale for an overnight stay and farewell dinner.
TOUR HIGHLIGHT - Zion, known as a place of peace and refuge, surrounds you with sandstone walls that rise thousands of feet above lush canyon floors and the winding Virgin River. It's a grand finale of color, scale, and serenity in one of America's most beloved national parks.
LOCAL FAVORITE - Red Cliffs Lodge Zion is nestled amid the striking red-rock landscapes of Southern Utah and offers a peaceful retreat surrounded by spectacular desert scenery. The lodge combines modern comfort with easy access to the region's natural wonders, making it an ideal base for exploring nearby parks, scenic trails, and breathtaking canyon vistas. A tranquil place to conclude your journey through the American Southwest.
Safe Travels Until We Meet Again!
Depart Springdale this morning and return to Las Vegas for a seamless airport transfer to the Harry Reid International Airport. Leave with memories of canyon sunsets, red-rock horizons, and unforgettable national park moments. Please schedule departing flights after 1:30 p.m. Want to explore more in Las Vegas? Extra nights are available for purchase.
Trip Inclusions
- Guided sightseeing in Grand Canyon National Park, one of the world's most iconic natural wonders
- 4-wheel-drive excursion with a Navajo guide in Monument Valley, including a taste of traditional Navajo fry bread amid the region's towering sandstone buttes
- Visit Lake Powell and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, where blue waters meet dramatic red-rock landscapes
- Guided sightseeing in Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park, showcasing natural stone arches, deep canyons, and sweeping desert vistas
- Visit Dead Horse State Park for spectacular views high above the Colorado River
- Globus Choice Excursion in the Lake Powell area: Choose one – a visit to Antelope Slot Canyon with a local Navajo guide or a guided float trip through the Glen Canyon National Recreation area
- Travel Utah's Journey Through Time Scenic Byway through Capitol Reef National Park, revealing colorful cliffs, rock formations, and desert landscapes shaped over millions of years
- Guided sightseeing in Bryce Canyon National Park, renowned for its extraordinary hoodoo rock formations
- Travel through historic Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel for guided sightseeing in Zion National Park, known for its towering sandstone cliffs and dramatic canyon scenery
- Airport transfer on departure day to Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas
- Breakfast daily, 1 box lunch in Zion, 5 dinners
- Las Vegas: Treasure Island (Superior First-Class):
The hotel features an outdoor pool, hot tub, spa, fitness center, gift shops, beauty salon, business center, several restaurants, lounges, nightlife, and casino. Guestrooms are equipped with cable TV, hairdryer, iron/ironing board, and Internet access. - Grand Canyon National Park: Grand Canyon National Park Lodges (National Park):
Each Grand Canyon National Park Lodge has its own unique setting and atmosphere. The specific lodge for your vacation will be confirmed will be confirmed closer to departure. Lodges featured in Grand Canyon National Park are the Maswik North Lodge, Thunderbird Lodge, Yavapai East, and the Kachina Lodge. - Lake Powell: Lake Powell Resort (First-Class):
The Lake Powell Resort is located in Wahweap Marina, right in the heart of all your down lake activities and adventures. The hotel has two outdoor pools, hot tub, beach access, fitness center, guest laundry, gift shop, restaurant, lounge, coffee house, and room service. - Monument Valley: Goulding's Lodge (National Park):
Goulding's Lodge is located in the heart of Monument Valley and features an indoor heated pool, fitness center, guest laundry, gift shop, restaurant, and museum. - Moab: Hyatt Place Moab (Moderate First-Class):
Located only five miles away from the sandstone arches of Moab, Hyatt Place Moab features spacious and comfortable guestrooms, 24-hour dining, pool, fitness center, and complimentary Wi-Fi. - Bryce Canyon National Park: Best Western Plus Bryce Canyon Grand (Moderate First-Class):
Best Western Bryce Canyon Grand Hotel, this new hotel offers a variety of guest rooms, the finest amenities, and a complimentary hot breakfast. Each room has been designed with the necessary features that will keep you comfortable and relaxed. The Bryce Canyon Grand also offers an enclosed courtyard offering guest privacy for the pool, whirlpool, and patio areas. Enjoy Bryce Canyon's newest and most luxurious accommodations and amenities with the best in western hospitality. - Springdale: Red Cliffs Lodge Zion (Superior Tourist-Class):
At Red Cliffs Lodge of Zion, just a short distance from Zion National Park's entrance in Springdale, Utah, you may immerse yourself in the spectacular red cliffs and starry night skies.
- Airport transfers at your arrival and departure destination are not included in the price of the tour.
- Itinerary and inclusions subject to change.
- Price is for land, cruise and specified internal flights. International flights not included.
- The Antelope Slot Canyon choice excursion requires walking roughly 1/4 mile over a dirt/sand path and 4-5 medium flights of metal stairs with handrails up and down to access the canyon.
- Maximum elevation on tour: 8,300 ft (2,530 m).
- This vacation visits national parks and other remote locations where some facilities may not meet the first-class standard you expect from Globus. Some lodges within the parks do not feature televisions and other routinely expected amenities.
- On vacations that include an overnight stay in Las Vegas, at least one member of the traveling party must be 21 years of age or older.
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Trip Reviews (5)
The other people on the tour (a mix of Australians and Americans) were around our age and fun to be with, good humored, readily talkative and always ready to help people who were not so capable - importantly they were always on time too! The tour itself was amazing, photos just don't do these places justice, every stop was jaw-droppingly wow! Hotels were good generally but let down by the staff. There seemed to be a general lack of trained people everywhere and those that were didn't seem to be interested or helpful..
Accommodation was also excellent and several way above expectation. With the exception of Treasure Island Resort at LV where the treatment of staff at times wasn't that great - just such a big hotel and not value for money here at all. At Treasure Island check in queues on arrival took about an hour. However check in's later were all arranged brilliantly by our Tour Guide. Elsewhere accommodation was definitely excellent value for money especially Red Cliffs Lodge at Moab and Best Western at Zion, where staff and amenities were brilliant. All bookings worked well, with 2 minor points. The transfer we paid for and prebooked on arrival at LV, had a voucher that didn't say the name of transfer company and it took a bit of convincing that they should take us to the hotel - but they did in the end. And we didn't receive name tags in our package of vouchers as most other passengers did and it would have been nice to have these. However these were minor points and I would recommend this trip as a wonderful and brilliantly organised holiday and if Globus has such well arranged tours to other places would definitely go on another again. The Tour Guide played a very big part in this.
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