Cornelius Amann
October 06, 2026
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Utah and Arizona: Zion, Bryce, Monument Valley and the Grand Canyon
8 days from Las Vegas: two nights in Zion, Bryce Canyon, Page and Horseshoe Bend, Monument Valley with a Navajo guide and two nights on the Grand Canyon's South Rim.
8 days · Round trip from Las Vegas · up to 12 guests
A passing summer storm over the Grand Canyon in the late light Photo: Romain Guy from San Francisco, USA, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rain_over_Grand_Canyon.jpg)
The facts
At a glance
- Length
- 8 days, 7 nights
- Start and end
- Round trip from Las Vegas
- Group size
- 7 to 12 guests
- Activity level
Moderate
Walks and short hikes every day, mostly 2 to 6 km on park trails between 1,200 and 2,700 m, with climbs of about 180 m back up to the rim at Bryce and the Grand Canyon and steep steel stairs in Lower Antelope Canyon. Every walking day has an easier choice, and longer options (the Narrows, Cedar Ridge) for those who want them.
- Meals included
- 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 2 dinners
- Room of your own
- + CAD 1,045 (estimated price)
- Season
- April to October; May, June, September and early October are the most comfortable
Highlights
Why this trip
- An early shuttle into Zion Canyon, then the Narrows in the river or the Riverside Walk beside it
- Sunrise over thousands of hoodoos from Bryce's Sunrise Point, after a night in a dark sky park
- Horseshoe Bend in the late light, then Lower Antelope Canyon with a Navajo guide on an early tour
- A night at Monument Valley: a Navajo-guided drive into areas closed to independent visitors, sunset and sunrise over the Mittens
- The Desert View Watchtower and the quiet east end of the South Rim on the way in
- Two nights at the Grand Canyon: a hike below the rim, the Trail of Time and sunset at Hopi Point
- Route 66 in Seligman and the bridge above the Hoover Dam on the way back to Las Vegas
What makes this trip different
Free time is part of the plan
Free time and choices are marked on the days they fall.
Solo without the penalty
A room of your own is + CAD 1,045 (estimated price).
Day by day
Itinerary
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Las Vegas to Zion
Harry Reid International Airport (LAS), Las Vegas, to Springdale at the gate of Zion National Park
- Welcome dinner
- Stay in Springdale (Zion)
- Drive about 3 h
Evening
Your See Sight Tours guide meets the group at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) in the late morning; the exact meeting time comes with your final itinerary, and many guests fly in the evening before. We head north on Interstate 15, past the edge of the city and out across the Mojave, then through the Virgin River Gorge, where the road threads a narrow canyon across a corner of Arizona before climbing into Utah. We stop in St. George for lunch, your choice of place. It is about 265 km and two and three-quarter hours of driving to Springdale, the small town at Zion's south entrance, where we stay two nights. Clocks go forward an hour as you cross into Utah, and we arrive at about 4 pm. Once checked in, we walk the paved Pa'rus Trail beside the Virgin River as the late sun turns the Watchman and the West Temple red. A short briefing on the week follows, then a welcome dinner together in Springdale. The hotel is a short walk from the park gate, which is what makes tomorrow's early start easy.
Included
- Pick-up at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)
- Drive through the Virgin River Gorge to Zion
- Pa'rus Trail walk beside the Virgin River with your guide
- Welcome briefing and welcome dinner in Springdale
Free time: Lunch stop in St. George at your choice
Activity: Plan to land in Las Vegas by about 10 am, or arrive the night before; we can book a pre-trip night on request.
Zion Canyon and the Narrows
Springdale to the Temple of Sinawava by park shuttle, then Zion Lodge and back
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Springdale (Zion)
We ride one of the first park shuttles up the Zion Canyon Scenic Drive, which is closed to private cars for most of the year, and get off at the Temple of Sinawava at its end before the canyon fills. The paved Riverside Walk follows the Virgin River for about 1.6 km each way between walls that close in to a few dozen metres, past hanging gardens of ferns and wildflowers fed by seeps in the sandstone. Where the path ends, the Narrows begin. If the river is open (the park closes it when the flow is high, usually during the spring snowmelt, and whenever flash floods are forecast), those who want to can wade on up the riverbed in rented canyoneering boots with a walking stick, turning round at or before Orderville Canyon. Others walk back, take the shuttle to Zion Lodge and follow the trail to the Lower Emerald Pool.
Afternoon
We meet for a sit-down lunch at the lodge in the canyon.
Evening
The afternoon and evening are free in Springdale: the Zion Human History Museum (open in the main season), a gallery, or a rest out of the midday heat.
Included
- Zion Canyon by park shuttle with your guide, on an early shuttle
- Riverside Walk to the mouth of the Narrows
- The Narrows to about Orderville Canyon, conditions permitting, with boots, neoprene socks and a walking stick included
- Sit-down lunch at the lodge in Zion Canyon
Optional experiences
- Horse ride along the Virgin River (extra, price shown at booking)
Easier option: Keep to the paved Riverside Walk and the short trail to the Lower Emerald Pool, both close to the shuttle stops.
More active option: Wade the Narrows for about three hours. If the river is closed, hike the West Rim Trail to Scout Lookout, about 6.4 km round trip and 330 m of climbing. The chained final section to Angels Landing needs a permit from the park's lottery, which we cannot promise.
Free time: Afternoon and evening free in Springdale
Activity: Wading the Narrows means cold water up to the knees or waist over slippery stones. The park closes the river at high flow; we decide on the morning.
Over the tunnel road to Bryce Canyon
Springdale on the Zion to Mount Carmel Highway to Mount Carmel Junction, then north through Red Canyon to Bryce Canyon
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Bryce Canyon
- Drive about 2.5 h
Morning
We leave Springdale after breakfast on the Zion to Mount Carmel Highway, which switchbacks up the canyon wall to a 1.8 km tunnel finished in 1930. Just past its eastern end we stop for the Canyon Overlook Trail, a 1.6 km round trip along ledges to a viewpoint high above Pine Creek and lower Zion Canyon, best in the morning before the small car park fills. The east side of the park is a different world of pale slickrock domes and the cross-hatched face of Checkerboard Mesa. From Mount Carmel Junction we climb north on US-89, then Scenic Byway 12 runs through the two rock tunnels of Red Canyon. It is about 150 km and about two and a quarter hours of driving.
Afternoon
Lunch is a sit-down stop near the park entrance.
Evening
In the afternoon we walk the Rim Trail between Sunrise Point and Sunset Point, then drop below the rim on the Queen's Garden and Navajo Loop among the hoodoos, the orange limestone spires Bryce is known for. Sunset is from Inspiration Point, and after dark the sky shows why Bryce is a dark sky park.
Included
- Zion to Mount Carmel Highway and the Canyon Overlook Trail
- Checkerboard Mesa and Red Canyon
- Sit-down lunch near Bryce Canyon
- Rim Trail walk and the Queen's Garden and Navajo Loop with your guide
- Sunset at Inspiration Point
Easier option: Walk the level Rim Trail between Sunrise and Sunset Points and skip the descent into the amphitheatre.
More active option: Add the Peekaboo Loop below Bryce Point, about 9 km with more climbing, in place of the shorter loop.
Free time: Evening free
Activity: Bryce's rim is at 2,400 to 2,700 m. The Queen's Garden and Navajo Loop is about 4.6 km with a climb of about 180 m back to the rim; one side of the Navajo Loop sometimes closes for rockfall or ice.
Bryce sunrise, Kanab and Horseshoe Bend
Bryce Canyon south on US-89 to Kanab, then east to Page and Horseshoe Bend
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Page
- Drive about 3 h
Morning
Sunrise is the one early start worth making at Bryce. The amphitheatre faces east, and the first light runs across thousands of hoodoos below Sunrise Point, a few minutes from the hotel; those who would rather sleep meet the group at breakfast.
Afternoon
Then we drive south down US-89 through the Long Valley to Kanab, about an hour and a half, for a sit-down lunch in the town once known as Little Hollywood for the westerns filmed around it. From Kanab the road runs east under the Vermilion Cliffs into Arizona and reaches Page on the shore of Lake Powell, about 255 km in all and under three hours of driving. Arizona does not use daylight saving time, so from spring to autumn you gain an hour. After checking in and a free hour, we drive five minutes south of town to Horseshoe Bend, an easy 2.4 km round trip on a wide path to the rim, where the Colorado River curls around a sandstone tower about 300 m below.
Evening
We stay until the light softens, then the evening is free in Page.
Included
- Sunrise at Sunrise Point, Bryce Canyon
- Sit-down lunch in Kanab
- Horseshoe Bend in the late afternoon with your guide, parking included
Easier option: Skip sunrise and join the group at breakfast; at Horseshoe Bend, the shaded shelters on the path make good rest stops.
Free time: Evening free in Page
Activity: The Horseshoe Bend rim has a railing only at the main viewpoint; stay back from unfenced edges.
Antelope Canyon and Monument Valley
Page to Lower Antelope Canyon, then east across the Navajo Nation by Kayenta to Monument Valley
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in Monument Valley
- Drive about 2.5 h
Morning
We are at Lower Antelope Canyon for one of the first tours of the morning, a few minutes east of Page on Navajo land. The canyon can only be entered with a Navajo guide from an authorised tour company: steel stairs take you down into a slot carved by flash floods, where the walls curve and glow orange as light bounces down from the narrow opening above. The walk takes about an hour.
Afternoon
Then we cross the Navajo Nation, about 200 km and two and a quarter hours east by Kayenta, with a sit-down lunch on the way. Monument Valley straddles the Arizona and Utah border and is a tribal park run by the Navajo Nation, not a national park. In the afternoon a Navajo guide drives us in an open vehicle around the 27 km Valley Drive and into parts of the valley visitors may only enter with a guide, for arches, rock art and the stories behind the buttes.
Evening
We are back for sunset over the Mittens and Merrick Butte, then dinner together near the park, where we stay the night.
Included
- Lower Antelope Canyon with a Navajo guide, on an early tour
- Sit-down lunch on the way through the Navajo Nation
- Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park entry
- Navajo-guided afternoon tour of the Valley Drive and areas closed to independent visitors
- Sunset over the Mittens
- Dinner near the park
Easier option: Lower Antelope Canyon has steep steel stairs. If stairs are hard for you, we book you on Upper Antelope Canyon instead, a level walk along the canyon floor.
Activity: The Navajo Nation keeps daylight saving time, unlike the rest of Arizona, so in summer clocks go forward an hour at Monument Valley; your guide keeps track. Antelope Canyon tours are cancelled when flash floods threaten.
Monument Valley sunrise to the Grand Canyon
Monument Valley by Kayenta and Tuba City to Cameron, then the Grand Canyon East Entrance and Desert View Drive to Grand Canyon Village
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Grand Canyon South Rim
- Drive about 4 h
Morning
Stay in bed or step outside for sunrise, when the sun climbs behind the Mittens and throws their shadows across the valley floor. After breakfast those who want a walk take the Wildcat Trail, a 5 km loop on sand around the West Mitten Butte, while others rest.
Afternoon
Then we drive south by Kayenta and Tuba City to Cameron on the Little Colorado River, about two and a quarter hours, for a sit-down lunch at the historic trading post there. From Cameron the road climbs to the Grand Canyon's East Entrance, and we come in along Desert View Drive, the quieter end of the South Rim. The Desert View Watchtower, designed by Mary Colter and finished in 1932, looks down on the Colorado River as it bends west; Lipan Point and Grandview Point follow, each with a different angle on the canyon. It is about 290 km for the day and about three and three-quarter hours of driving, broken by lunch and three viewpoints, so no stretch is longer than about two and a quarter hours.
Evening
We check in for two nights near Grand Canyon Village and walk out to Mather Point or Yavapai Point for sunset.
Included
- Sunrise over the Mittens
- Sit-down lunch at Cameron
- Grand Canyon National Park entry
- Desert View Watchtower, Lipan Point and Grandview Point with your guide
- Sunset at Mather Point or Yavapai Point
Easier option: Watch sunrise from the hotel and rest until we leave.
More active option: Walk the Wildcat Trail around the West Mitten Butte, about 5 km on sand with little climbing.
Free time: Evening free after sunset
A full day at the Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon Village, the South Kaibab Trail or the Rim Trail, and Hopi Point
- Breakfast and dinner
- Stay in Grand Canyon South Rim
A full day at the canyon with no driving.
Morning
Sunrise from the rim is a short walk from the hotel for anyone who wants it. After breakfast the group splits by choice. The guide-led hike takes the park shuttle to the South Kaibab trailhead and goes below the rim to Ooh Aah Point, about 2.9 km round trip with 180 m down and back up; hiking here is a mountain climb in reverse, so we start early while it is cool. The easier group walks the level Rim Trail from the Yavapai Geology Museum along the Trail of Time, where the rocks beside the path are laid out by age across nearly two billion years.
Afternoon
We meet in Grand Canyon Village around midday among the historic buildings: Hopi House, Verkamp's and the El Tovar hotel. Lunch and the afternoon are free, for the Kolb Studio on the rim, a ranger talk or a rest.
Evening
Late in the day the Hermit Road shuttle takes us west to Hopi Point, where the canyon opens wide for sunset, and we finish with a farewell dinner together.
Included
- Guide-led hike on the South Kaibab Trail to Ooh Aah Point
- Rim Trail and the Trail of Time from the Yavapai Geology Museum
- Grand Canyon Village: Hopi House, Verkamp's and the El Tovar
- Sunset at Hopi Point by the Hermit Road shuttle
- Farewell dinner
Optional experiences
- Helicopter flight over the canyon from Tusayan (extra, price shown at booking)
Easier option: Walk the level, paved Rim Trail and the Trail of Time only, with benches and shuttle stops along the way.
More active option: Continue past Ooh Aah Point to Cedar Ridge, about 4.8 km round trip with about 350 m to climb back out.
Free time: Lunch and the afternoon free in Grand Canyon Village
Activity: The South Rim is at about 2,100 m. Do not try to hike to the river and back in a day; the park warns against it. The Hermit Road shuttle runs from March to November; in winter we drive the road in our own vehicle.
Route 66 and the Hoover Dam to Las Vegas
Grand Canyon South Rim to Williams, Seligman and Kingman, then the Hoover Dam and Las Vegas
- Breakfast and lunch
- Drive about 4.5 h
The longest drive of the trip, about 450 km and four and a half hours of driving, six and a half to seven hours with the stops, because the loop has to close in Las Vegas; four stops break it, so no stretch is longer than about an hour and a quarter. We leave the rim at about 8 am and drive south to Williams, then west on Interstate 40 to Seligman, a small town on a surviving stretch of old Route 66, with vintage cars, neon signs and time for a coffee.
Afternoon
Lunch is a sit-down stop in Kingman, another Route 66 town. From Kingman, US-93 crosses the desert north to the Colorado River, and we stop to walk out onto the Mike O'Callaghan and Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, which looks straight down on the Hoover Dam with Lake Mead behind it. We come into Las Vegas along the Strip, drop anyone staying on at their hotel there, and reach Harry Reid International Airport, at the Strip's south end, at about 3 to 4 pm. In winter Nevada is an hour behind Arizona, so the clock shows an hour earlier.
Included
- Route 66 stop in Seligman
- Sit-down lunch in Kingman
- Walk onto the bridge above the Hoover Dam with your guide
- Along the Las Vegas Strip, with drop-off at your hotel there if you are staying on
- Drop-off at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)
Activity: We leave the rim at about 8 am and reach the airport at about 3 to 4 pm. Book a flight leaving Las Vegas after about 8 pm, or stay on in the city.
- Las Vegasstart
- Springdale (Zion)2 nights
- Bryce Canyon1 night
- Page1 night
- Monument Valley1 night
- Grand Canyon South Rim2 nights
- Las Vegasend
- Overnight stop
- Day trip
- By boat or train
Wildlife and weather: Summer days in Zion, Page and Las Vegas often pass 38 C, and July to September brings afternoon thunderstorms that can close the Narrows and cancel Antelope Canyon tours, so we start early and keep middays slow. Bryce and the Grand Canyon rim sit at 2,100 to 2,700 m: mornings are cool all year and snow is possible from October to April. Mule deer are common in Zion and Bryce, elk graze around Grand Canyon Village, and California condors are sometimes seen gliding along the South Rim.
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Before you book
Right for you?
Good for you if you want
- Travellers who want Zion, Bryce, Monument Valley and the Grand Canyon without driving or planning it themselves
- Walkers who like a choice between an easy trail and a harder one each day
- Sunrise and sunset photographers: the plan is built around the light at each park
- Solo travellers and couples who want a small group and an all-in price
Not for you if you want
- Travellers who want Arches, Canyonlands or Capitol Reef: this route does not reach them
- Step-free access: trails are uneven, Lower Antelope Canyon has steep stairs and the rims are at altitude
- Those who want several nights in Las Vegas included
- Camping or backcountry trekking as the focus
Book flights after we confirm your seat.
7 nights
Where you'll stay
Your hotels are named in your trip confirmation.
- Springdale (Zion)2 nights
- Bryce Canyon1 night
- Page1 night
- Monument Valley1 night
- Grand Canyon South Rim2 nights
One price
What's in the price
Included
Accommodation
- 7 nights in 3-star-plus hotels: 2 in Springdale at the Zion gate, 1 near the Bryce Canyon entrance, 1 in Page, 1 at Monument Valley, 2 at the Grand Canyon South Rim
- Rooms shared, or your own for a supplement
Transport
- Pick-up and drop-off at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS), Las Vegas
- A private vehicle and professional driver for the group, sized so 12 guests have spare seats
- Park shuttles in Zion and on Hermit Road at the Grand Canyon
- Navajo-guided open vehicle in Monument Valley
Your guide
- A See Sight Tours guide for the whole trip
- Navajo guides at Lower Antelope Canyon and Monument Valley, as the Navajo Nation requires
Activities
- Entry to Zion, Bryce Canyon and Grand Canyon National Parks, including the non-resident surcharge where it applies
- Zion: the Riverside Walk and the Narrows with boots, socks and stick, Canyon Overlook Trail
- Bryce Canyon: Rim Trail, Queen's Garden and Navajo Loop, sunrise and sunset
- Page: Horseshoe Bend with parking, Lower Antelope Canyon tour
- Monument Valley: tribal park entry and Navajo-guided tour of the Valley Drive and restricted areas
- Grand Canyon: Desert View Watchtower and Desert View Drive, guide-led South Kaibab hike, Trail of Time, Hopi Point sunset
- Route 66 in Seligman and the Hoover Dam bridge
Meals
- 7 breakfasts
- 6 sit-down lunches (days 2 to 6 and 8)
- 3 dinners: welcome dinner in Springdale, dinner at Monument Valley, farewell dinner at the Grand Canyon
Not included
- International flights to and from Las Vegas
- ESTA or US visa
- Travel insurance
- Meals not listed: lunch on day 1 and day 7, dinners on days 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8
- Drinks
- Tips for your guide, driver and local guides
- Optional activities, such as a Grand Canyon helicopter flight or a horse ride in Zion
- An Angels Landing permit
- Extra nights in Las Vegas before or after the trip
- Personal expenses
Extras
- Room of your own
- CAD 1,045 (estimated price)
When you can go
Dates and prices
Pick your start date when you request to book. We check that date and confirm it in your quote.
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Booking terms
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Questions
What does the price include?
Seven nights in 3-star-plus hotels, 7 breakfasts, 6 sit-down lunches and 3 dinners, airport pick-up and drop-off in Las Vegas, a private vehicle and driver, your See Sight Tours guide throughout, every park entry (with the non-resident surcharge where it applies), Lower Antelope Canyon, the Navajo-guided Monument Valley tour, Narrows gear and Horseshoe Bend parking.
How big is the group?
The small-group trip runs with 7 to 12 guests, in a vehicle sized so everyone has spare seat room and space for a day pack. That is small enough to share one table at lunch and to hear the guide on a narrow trail.
Who leads the trip?
A See Sight Tours guide travels with you from Las Vegas and back, with a separate professional driver so the guide can walk the trails with you. At Lower Antelope Canyon and Monument Valley, Navajo guides lead, as the Navajo Nation requires.
How fit do I need to be?
Moderate. Expect 2 to 6 km of walking most days at 1,200 to 2,700 m, with a climb of about 180 m back to the rim at Bryce and the Grand Canyon. Every walking day has an easier choice, and the harder options, like wading the Narrows, are never required.
I'm travelling solo. Do I pay a single supplement?
A room of your own is CAD 1,045 more for the trip. If you are happy to share, tell us when you request to book: we try to pair you with another solo traveller of the same gender, and if we cannot, the supplement applies. We confirm which before you pay anything.
When is the best time to go?
May, June, September and early October are the most comfortable. July and August are hot in Zion and Page, with afternoon storms that can close the Narrows and Antelope Canyon. From late October to April, Bryce and the Grand Canyon rim can be snowy and cold.
How does booking work?
Pick a date and request to book on this page. No payment is taken at this stage. We check hotels and tour times and confirm your place within 24 hours, then send the next steps.
Can we travel privately or on our own dates?
Yes. The private style is your party only, on a date you choose, with your own guide, driver and vehicle, from CAD 11,080 per person. If you would rather travel independently on your own dates, ask us from the dates section and we will quote the same hotels and Navajo-guided tours.
Do I need a visa?
Canadian citizens need only a valid passport. Most other visitors need an approved ESTA or a US visa before boarding; check the rules for your passport well before you fly. Travel insurance is required, and should cover hiking.
How long are the drives?
Under three hours on most travel days and about three and three-quarter hours from Monument Valley to the Grand Canyon, broken by lunch and viewpoints. Zion and the Grand Canyon each have a day with no driving. The last day, about 450 km back to Las Vegas, is four and a half hours of driving with four stops.
Can we hike the Narrows or Angels Landing?
The Narrows, yes, when the park has the river open: we include the boots and stick. It closes at high water, often in spring, and when floods are forecast. Angels Landing needs a permit from the park's lottery that we cannot guarantee, so our active option is Scout Lookout, just below it.
How is this different from the 5-day Zion and Grand Canyon trip?
This is the long version. It keeps two nights each at Zion and the Grand Canyon and adds Bryce Canyon, Page with Horseshoe Bend and Lower Antelope Canyon, and a night at Monument Valley with a Navajo guide. If you only have five days, the shorter trip covers Zion and the Grand Canyon.
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