2008 FLY DRIVE - UTAH PARKS USA
The southern sector of Utah is blessed with more than it’s
fair share of truly outstandingly beautiful
National Parks and this trip will introduce you to a few of them. 10 days may
not be enough and you will find yourself making plans to return another time.
Day 1 Salt Lake City/Red Lion Hotel
Downtown
15 miles airport to town
Salt Lake has more to offer then you might imagine. The Great Salt Lake from which it gets it’s name to the West, mountains to the east that offer winter visitors some of the finest powder snow in the States. There may only be time to collect your car and head for the hotel today as flights arrive in the evening.
Day 2 Salt Lake City/same
50 miles area touring
The Mormon influence has created admiral buildings of all shapes and sizes. If you arrive on a Saturday, a trip to the Tabernacle on Sunday to hear the choir is an unforgettable experience. Visit the Beehive House, home of Brigham Young, one of the founders of the Mormon movement. The Mormon Genealogy Centre is also well worth a visit if you are looking for information about your ancestors.
Day 3 Bryce Park/Bryce View Lodge
275 miles
Today
you are on your way south to one of the most popular areas in Utah. On a very
quiet day you can hear Bryce slowly falling to pieces ! The work of the elements
creates millions of rock shards which fall like gentle rain. Your accommodation
is right outside the Park gate.
Day 4 Zion/Driftwood Lodge (Springdale)
100 miles
To the west of Bryce is another gem. Wind and water have sculpted rock formations and rivers have carved gorges. This is a hikers Park with few roads. So be prepared to hit the trail to view more outstandingly beautiful vistas. As accommodation within the Park is fairly limited, Springdale is just outside and to the south.
Day 5 Page/Quality Inn 125
miles
On the way to Page, take the road from Kanab and see the Vermillion Cliffs. Page is at the bottom of the Glen Canyon and Lake Powell. Here boats are almost as common as cars, houseboats in particular. A trip on the Lake is a great adventure to see wind worn rock formations and natural arches. This is one place you may well want to spend more time at when next you visit.
Day 6 Monument Valley/Goulding’s Lodge
175 miles
This part of the States will be more than familiar to Western film buffs, John Wayne & John Ford used these areas to make many movies. Gouldings is set in the Navajo Homeland and from here you may book tours down into the bottom of Monument Valley. This is an unforgettable experience, the scenery is quite breathtaking.
Day 7 Moab/Ramada Inn
175 miles
For a small town, Moab is one of the most important put-in points for Colorado River rafting companies. Surrounded as it is by numerous Parks, you may want to consider hiking, biking, 4 x 4 tours. Nearby are Canyonlands and Arches, this little town packs an adrenalin punch for those who like adventure.
Day 8 Moab/same 100 miles area touring
Sadly, you probably will not have time to do everything that Moab has to offer but you must see Delicate Arch or maybe an aerial tour over Canyon Country. You may even fit in a half day rafting trip.
Day 9 Torrey/Wonderland
200 miles
Torrey is a small community at the West Entrance to the Capitol Reef National Park. which has one route through the middle, but many people will use jeeps and ATV units to visit other more remote area of this long and skinny park.
Day 10 Salt Lake City/Red Lion Hotel Downtown
225 miles
By the time you return to Salt Lake, time may well be getting on so, as this is your last night, we suggest some last minute shopping and then dinner in one of the many excellent restaurants around the centre of town. Salt Lake also boasts some pretty good clubs too so you may be tempted out until the wee small hours.
Day 11 Return car to Salt Lake City Airport
After a morning catch up on last minute shopping, return your
car to the Airport.
What’s included ?
This tour operates between 1st May to 15th October
2007. Daily departures. The price is based on two sharing and includes the
accommodation on a room only basis with local taxes. A 4 Door Compact car with
unlimited mileage, all insurances and taxes, extra driver fee and first tank of
fuel. You will also receive maps and hotel vouchers plus a suggested itinerary
at your first hotel. Extras are meals, NP entrance fees, fuel and items of a
personal nature. See below for flight information.
Prices:
Double - £545 pp plus August supplement of £20 pp car
Child (11 and under) no charge in room with full paying adult(s)
Flight information:
There
are a number of airlines offering services to Salt Lake City but you have to
change planes with all of them. To keep the changes to a minimum we may suggest
Delta from Gatwick via Cincinnati or NorthWest via Minneapolis. We can offer
Continental Airlines who operate from Gatwick, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester
Glasgow and Edinburgh via Newark in New Jersey and from there on to other
cities.
To book call American Round-Up UK Bonded Tour Operator 01404 881777 or mail : sales@americanroundup.com for further information or a chat. For a tailormade quotation with or without flights, hotels, car hire, or ranch click
on e mail quote form below.