Skip to content
World Travellers RiccartonWorld Travellers Riccarton
  • Destinations
    • Search by Travel Provider
    • Africa
    • Arctic / Antarctica
    • Asia
    • Australia
    • New Zealand
    • South America
    • South Pacific
    • The Middle East
    • UK & Europe
    • USA/Canada/Hawaii
  • About
    • Our Story
    • Meet Our Consultants
  • Blog
  • Business Travel
  • Make a Payment
  • Shop
    • Rental Cars – Driveaway
    • 12 Months Interest Free Travel
    • Book Your Holiday With American Express Membership Rewards
  • Contact

Wonders of the American West

10 Days

  • Tour Description
  • Itinerary
  • Dates & prices
  • Enquire Now
  • Travel Insurance by Allianz

Tour Description

See the best of the American West on this 10-Day guided tour. Join a Local Expert at Grand Canyon National Park for a one-of-a-kind experience: Allow the expert to guide you through the park while teaching you about how this national treasure was formed. On the way to picturesque Lake Powell, stop at the Glen Canyon Dam, then lounge at the pool of your hotel. In Page, enjoy a Navajo inspired taco buffet dinner and performance. Meet a Navajo guide in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, where you will board ATVs, explore the valley and learn about the tribe’s history. Later, eat a traditional Navajo lunch amid the valley’s beautiful buttes and mesas. In Moab, see the ancient pueblo dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park, where the Ancestral Pueblo people once lived. Travel to Bryce Canyon National Park to explore its rock pillars and natural amphitheaters — then feast with your fellow travelers overlooking the park’s iconic orange rock formations.

Priced From:

$ 6296pp *

From: 2023-06-25

To: 2023-10-15

Start Location: Las Vegas (NV), United States Of America

End Location: Las Vegas (NV), United States Of America

Trip Type: Western USA

Tour Advisors

Tiffany McCrea-Lennon

Managing Director

Russell Mein

Travel Specialist

Caitlin Lennon

Travel Coordinator

Michelle Baldwin

Travel Specialist

Gaylyn Murdoch

Administration Manager

Holly Skene

Travel Co-ordinator

Kim Thomas

Broker

Itinerary

Arrive in Las Vegas
Day 1
Duration: 1
Accommodation: Paris Las Vegas
Experience everything you love about Paris, right in the heart of the Strip. At Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, see the City of Lights with the same passion, excitement, and ambiance of Europe's most romantic city. At 18:00, join your Travel Director and companions for a Welcome Dinner with wine.
The Wonders of the Grand Canyon
Day 2
Duration: 1
Accommodation: Grand Canyon National Park Lodge
Journey on to Grand Canyon National Park. Choose to hike along the scenic Rim Trail with your Travel Director. Alternatively join a Local Expert, Canyon Tim, for a fascinating discussion on the wonders of this natural phenomenon, and learn about the local flora and fauna, and find out how you might be able to spot the local wildlife.
Grand Canyon and Lake Powell
Day 3
Duration: 1
Accommodation: Lake Powell Resorts and Marinas
Wake up to the backdrop of the Grand Canyon and enjoy some peace and tranquility before the day trippers arrive. You may take an optional flight-seeing helicopter ride for stunning views over the Grand Canyon before departing for the majesty of Lake Powell. Stop at Glen Canyon Dam to learn about its impact on the Colorado River before arriving at your lakefront resort. Check in to your room and enjoy the evening at leisure. Watch the sunset as you dine or relax by the pool.
A Leisurely day at Lake Powell Relaxed Start
Day 4
Duration: 1
Accommodation: Lake Powell Resorts and Marinas
Spend the day doing entirely as you please. Perhaps join an optional float trip (signed liability waiver required) down one of the most scenic stretches of the Colorado River or take to the skies and see the sights of Lake Powell, Glen Canyon Dam, and Horseshoe Bend with a 20 minute landing on Tower Butte. ​The incredible 360-degree panoramic view this high is unlike any other. In the evening, enjoy an authentic dinner and performance at Red Heritage, a Navajo owned and operated performing arts theatre.
Monument Valley and the Navajo Nation
Day 5
Duration: 1
Accommodation: Far View Lodge
Journey on through the barren beauty of the desert to Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, where you will MAKE TRAVEL MATTER®. Board a Jeep 4x4 to explore the valley with your Navajo guide. These sturdy all-terrain vehicles offer open sides for spectacular views and a roof to protect you from the sun. Learn about Navajo history from your guide and more about life on their beautiful land. The area is also the backdrop for many Western Hollywood hits, including "Stagecoach" and "Fort Apache." Inspired by these iconic movies, you’ll find “John Wayne’s cabin” at nearby Goulding’s Lodge. This small structure was used for exterior shots in "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon," starring Wayne himself. The venue also holds a cinema dedicated to Wayne and his impressive movie portfolio. Enjoy a Navajo cookout Highlight Lunch amid the giant buttes and mesas of this unique landscape before making your way to Mesa Verde National Park, where the day draws to a close. Your lodge inside the park offers sweeping vistas reaching into three states.
Mesa Verde and Moab
Day 6
Duration: 1
Accommodation: Element Moab
Enjoy a comprehensive visit to the fascinating Mesa Verde National Park. View the ancient pueblo dwellings known as Cliff Palace. Settle in for a relaxing stay at your modern hotel superbly located on the charming Main Street. Later, enjoy a Dine-Around evening and choose from a hand-picked selection of excellent restaurants.
Delve into Canyonlands and Arches National Parks
Day 7
Duration: 1
Accommodation: Element Moab
In the morning, visit Arches National Park, housing the greatest concentration of natural arches in the world. Stop and take a short hike to the Delicate Arch Viewpoint to view the iconic arch. Then it's on to Canyonlands National Park for a drive onto the Island in the Sky, a mesa resting 1,000 feet (305 metres) above the surrounding countryside, offering spectacular views over the dramatic sandstone formations. Back at the hotel, your evening is at leisure. Perhaps enjoy the outdoors or relax in this beautiful natural setting.
Capitol Reef and Bryce Canyon National Parks
Day 8
Duration: 1
Accommodation: The Lodge at Bryce Canyon
Magnificent scenery awaits at Capitol Reef National Park, best known for its Waterpocket Fold, a 100-mile-long (160 kilometre) warp in the earth's crust. Journey along scenic Byway 12 - one of the most beautiful roads in the world, winding through the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. End the night at The Lodge inside Bryce Canyon National Park. Officially designated as a Dark Sky Park, brightly hued sunsets and starry nights are likely to be found here.
Whimsical Bryce Canyon National Park Relaxed Start
Day 9
Duration: 1
Accommodation: The Lodge at Bryce Canyon
Start the day traveling through Bryce Canyon National Park, the great natural Amphitheatre. These whimsical eroded rock formations that characterize this Utah National Park are some of most unusual shapes imaginable, having an abstract artistic feel to them. Learn how wind, erosion and iron oxidation created the spellbinding hoodoos with your Travel Director.  In the evening, join your fellow travelers for a memorable Celebration Dinner set overlooking the park's vivacious orange and red rock formations.
Zion National Park, back to Las Vegas
Day 10
Duration: 1
Enjoy a last look at Bryce Canyon, glowing in the early morning light. Head on to Zion National Park - one of the most scenic canyons in the United States. Here, join a guided tour by a private Zion Canyon Shuttle, with live commentary, and views of the park's best sites. Your journey ends with a departure transfer to Las Vegas International Airport, arriving at 16:00.

Dates & prices

Start Date: 2023-09-10
End Date: 2023-09-19
twin
Child Price: 6940
Adult Price: 7830
triple
Child Price: 5865
Adult Price: 6755
single
Child Price: 5277
Adult Price: 10633
Start Date: 2023-09-17
End Date: 2023-09-26
twin
Child Price: 7085
Adult Price: 7975
triple
Child Price: 5991
Adult Price: 6881
single
Child Price:
Adult Price: 10830
Start Date: 2023-09-19
End Date: 2023-09-28
twin
Child Price: 7058
Adult Price: 7948
triple
Child Price: 5963
Adult Price: 6853
single
Child Price:
Adult Price: 10802
Start Date: 2023-09-24
End Date: 2023-10-03
twin
Child Price: 7003
Adult Price: 7893
triple
Child Price: 5908
Adult Price: 6798
single
Child Price:
Adult Price: 10747
Start Date: 2023-09-26
End Date: 2023-10-05
twin
Child Price: 7003
Adult Price: 7893
triple
Child Price: 5908
Adult Price: 6798
single
Child Price:
Adult Price: 10747
Start Date: 2023-10-01
End Date: 2023-10-10
twin
Child Price: 6975
Adult Price: 7865
triple
Child Price: 5881
Adult Price: 6771
single
Child Price:
Adult Price: 10720
Start Date: 2023-10-15
End Date: 2023-10-24
twin
Child Price: 6481
Adult Price: 7371
triple
Child Price: 5406
Adult Price: 6296
single
Child Price:
Adult Price: 10174
×

Enquire Now

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

×

Book an Appointment

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

World Travellers Riccarton is 100% owned and operated by Kiwis who belong to the fastest growing travel cooperative in New Zealand. We’re more than just a travel agency, we are well established travel professionals, dedicated to providing outstanding service to world travellers just like you. Think of us as your personal travel concierge – at no extra cost!

Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy

[email protected]

03 341 0170 / 0800 30 30 80

47 Mandeville Street Riccarton, Christchurch 8011

Monday-Friday 9am - 5pm

Website Designed & Developed by Verum

Website Designed & Developed by Verum Digital
Copyright 2025 © World Travellers Riccarton
Terms & Conditions / Privacy Policy
  • Destinations
    • Search by Travel Provider
    • Africa
    • Arctic / Antarctica
    • Asia
    • Australia
    • New Zealand
    • South America
    • South Pacific
    • The Middle East
    • UK & Europe
    • USA/Canada/Hawaii
  • About
    • Our Story
    • Meet Our Consultants
  • Blog
  • Business Travel
  • Make a Payment
  • Shop
    • Rental Cars – Driveaway
    • 12 Months Interest Free Travel
    • Book Your Holiday With American Express Membership Rewards
  • Contact