Wonders of the American West

9 night tour - Starting in Las Vegas, Nevada - ending in Las Vegas, Nevada.

A Premium Escorted Tour with Insight Vacations.

Insight Vacations Premium Escorted journeys are carefully planned with over 35 years experience, enjoy VIP return private UK airport transfers, deluxe hotels, business class legroom and complimentary WiFi and water onboard luxury motorcoaches.

A comprehensive exploration of the American West visits awesome natural wonders and stays at rustic lodges amid dazzling panoramas that no camera can ever quite capture.

2016 Guaranteed departure dates:
May 22nd
June 19th
September 04th & 25th
October 02nd
 
TO BOOK THIS TOUR: CALL US ON FREEPHONE 0800 0336 335 OR EMAIL US RESERVATIONS@PURELYTRAVELGROUP.CO.UK
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Day 1: Arrive Las Vegas

Enjoy your complimentary private V.I.P. door-to-door transfer to your UK departure airport. Welcome to Las Vegas! On arrival at Las Vegas International Airport, your transfer takes you to your tour hotel. At 6.00 pm, join your Tour Director for a Welcome Reception with drinks and a light meal.

Hotel: The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas

Welcome Dinner

Day 2: The Wonders of the Grand Canyon

This morning, head into Arizona to the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park and the historic Grand Canyon Lodge. This evening, watch the colours change by the minute as the sun sets on the canyon. Enjoy a savoury dinner in the lodge's magnificent dining room with superb views of the canyon.

Hotel: Grand Canyon Lodge

Full Breakfast, Highlight Dinner

Day 3: Grand Canyon and Lake Powell

Wake up this morning to the backdrop of the Grand Canyon as you depart 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 into your room which has guaranteed lake views and enjoy the evening at leisure.

Hotel: Lake Powell Resorts and Marinas

Full Breakfast

Day 4: A Leisurely Day at Lake Powell

Today is entirely yours to do as you please. Relax and enjoy the resort's facilities or join an optional float trip down own of the most scenic stretches of the Colorado River. Take a leisurely cruise through scenic Antelope Canyon with its dramatic steep, sandstone walls.

Hotel: Lake Powell Resorts and Marinas

Full Breakfast

Day 5: Monument Valley and the Navajo Nation

This morning, head to Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park and board all-terrain vehicles for a guided tour of the valley floor, used as a backdrop for many Western Films. Visit some of the legendary sites where these movies were made, as well as restricted areas with rock windows and arches of unique shapes and sizes. Then enjoy a Navajo Cookout Highlight Lunch amidst 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.

Hotel: Far View Lodge, Mesa Verde

Full Breakfast, Highlight Dinner, Dinner

Day 6: Mesa Verde, Arches National Park and Moab

Enjoy an in-depth visit to fascinating Mesa Verde. Descend into a canyon for a visit to the impressive Spruce Tree House, an amazing dwelling built into a natural alcove containing 130 rooms and eight ceremonial chambers. Continue North into Dolores and explore the Anasazi Heritage Center – learn about the history and culture of the Puebloans. This afternoon, visit Arches National Park, housing the greatest concentration of natural arches in the world. Settle in at your ranch-style lodge, superbly located under lofty red rock cliffs on the banks of the Colorado River. Tonight, enjoy a Cowboy BBQ dinner with all the fixin's.

Hotel: Red Cliffs Lodge, Moab

Full Breakfast, Highlight Dinner

Day 7: Delve into Canyonlands National Park

This morning, visit Canyonlands National Park and drive onto the ‘Island in the Sky', a mesa resting 1,000 ft. (305 metres) above the surrounding countryside, offering spectacular views over the stark, dramatic sandstone formations. Back at the lodge, the afternoon is at leisure. A variety of optional activities will be available, including an exciting sunset jet boat ride on the mighty Colorado River

Hotel: Red Cliffs Lodge, Moab

Full Breakfast

Day 8: Capitol Reef and Bryce Canyon National Parks, a Symphony in Stone

Magnificent scenery awaits you at Capitol Reef National Park, best known for its Waterpocket Fold, a 100-mile long warp in the earth's crust. Then journey along one of the most beautiful roads in the world, Scenic Byway 12, winding through the stunning Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Hotel: Bryce Canyon National Park Lodge

Full Breakfast

Day 9: Whimsical Bryce Canyon National Park 

This morning, travel through Bryce Canyon and the length of this great natural amphitheatre. The whimsical eroded rock formations which characterise this Natural Park are some of Utah's most unusual shapes. Learn how wind, erosion and iron oxidation created the spellbinding ‘hoodoos'. This evening, join your fellow travellers rim-side for a Celebration Dinner over the Canyon.

Hotel: Bryce Canyon National Park Lodge

Full Breakfast, Celebration Dinner

Day 10: Zion National Park and depart Las Vegas or extend your stay

Enjoy a last look at Bryce Canyon's orange and red rock formations glowing in early morning light before heading to Zion National Park, one of the most scenic canyons in the United States. Here, join a guided tour by private shuttle with live commentary to view the park's best sites. Your tour ends with a departure transfer to Las Vegas International Airport. Please do not schedule flights before 7.00 pm. On arrival at your UK airport, your driver will greet you and escort you to your waiting car for your return private V.I.P. door-to-door transfer home.

Full Breakfast

Your Insight Vacations Tour Highlights

 

SIGNATURE EXPERIENCES

Grand Canyon: Journey along the winding Cape Royal Scenic Drive for dazzling panoramas.

Monument Valley: Board all-terrain vehicles with a Navajo guide for a tour through the mythical formation.

Mesa Verde: Follow the winding path 100 ft (30 m) down to the ancient pueblo cliff dwelling known as the Spruce Tree House.

Anasazi Heritage Center: Learn about the American Indians pueblo cultures in Dolores.

Canyonlands National Park: Visit the ‘Island in the Sky', a vast mesa that rises over the sandstone landmarks.

Capitol Reef National Park: Enjoy the magnificent scenery.

Bryce Canyon National Park: See the whimsical sandstone hoodoos and enjoy the stunning scenery.

Zion Canyon: The most relaxing and informative way to see the grandeur and natural features of this canyon is by private shuttle which includes live commentary.

ADDITIONAL INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS

Arches National Park: Enjoy views of the natural formations.

Lake Powell: Ferry across the second largest man-made lake in America to your lakeside hotel.

Scenic Drives: View the Rocky Mountains from Colorado's Interstate 70. Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway, past Castle Rock. Scenic Highway 211 with superb views of earth-etched canyons. Travel the Trail of the Ancients, through the Ute Reservation. Take the All American Road Scenic Byway 12 through Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Drive along Zion National Park Scenic Byway.

Virgin River Gorge.

SIGNATURE DINING

Monument Valley: Listen to Navajo chanting and drumming at an authentic cookout.

Moab: Chow down on a delicious Cowboy BBQ dinner that offers everything except John Wayne.

Bryce Canyon: Get together with your friends in this wonderful setting for a Celebration Dinner with wine.

Welcome Reception (WD), 9 Full Breakfasts (FB), 1 Highlight Dinner (HD), 1 Dine-Around (DA), 1 Celebration Dinner (CD).

HIGHLIGHT HOTELS AND LOCATIONS

Las Vegas: Where else would you want to stay than the Cosmopolitan. A modern, luxury, upscale, resort, overlooking the heart of the strip!

Experience wonderful accommodations, from a ranch-style lodge along the Colorado River to right-inside-the-park historic lodges in Mesa Verde, Bryce and the Grand Canyon. Marvel at some of the most amazing views available in the West, right from your room in Lake Powell and Monument Valley.

ADDITIONAL FIVE STAR SERVICES

Your expert Insight Tour Director will smooth your way throughout your vacation. Acting as a 'travelling concierge', he or she is also an expert guide, a consummate organiser and your friend in a foreign land

The majority of Insight hotels have free WiFi access in lobby or bedroom areas and WiFi is also generally available on most touring coaches.

We include Personal radio headsets - these give you the freedom to wander during visits to famous highlights without missing any of your local expert's fascinating insights and commentaries

Insight Flourishes - from time to time, your Tour Director will enchant you with local tidbits, each representing an authentic food or beverage of the region

We'll handle your Baggage everywhere, with seamless and prompt delivery to your door at every hotel

Your Hotel and restaurant tips are included - you'll never have to worry about how much to give, nor search for foreign currency

Luxury air-conditioned, 40-guest coach with extended legroom and onboard restroom

VIP DOOR TO DOOR RETURN UK AIRPORT TRANSFERS

Your holiday begins in true style from the moment we collect you from your front door for a relaxed journey to your choice of departure airport. Your wonderfully appointed executive car is reserved exclusively for your use, ensuring an uninterrupted, hassle-free journey to your departure airport.

Each and every Insight tour begins and ends with our unique and truly unrivalled private car door to door transfer service. You will be met at your front door by your driver who will assist with your bags before whisking you to your choice of departure airport in a private executive saloon car, all in plenty of time to make your way to your check-in desk. With Insight you really will experience an exclusive service, enjoying your journey in a standard of car that you would expect to associate with Insight standards. All of our cars are up-to-date models and maintained to the highest standards. We will arrange a convenient pick-up time from your home that suits you, not us or other passengers. Each car is equipped with the latest satellite navigation intelligence to ensure your continued peace of mind and a speedy journey.

At the end of your tour, on arrival at your chosen UK airport, you will be greeted by your waiting driver in the arrivals hall and escorted to your car for the smooth and comfortable journey directly back home.

Should you wish to make your own way to the airport, all you need do is advise us at the time of making your reservation and a discount will be offered.

Terms and conditions apply.

Tour Only Cost: All prices quoted below are per adult person, per tour in British Pounds (GBP)

Departure Dates

Single Twin/Double Triple Quad
May & October 2016 departures £3366* £2454* £2253* Please call
All other departures in 2016 £3408* £2477* £2200* Please call
 
* 2016 Early Payment Discount - Insight's most popular tours fill very quickly. Don't be disappointed, book early and pay your balance in full as below and save up to 10% Off the prices shown above - Ask us at time of booking.
 
Pay for your 2016 tour in full by 29th January 2016 and SAVE 7.5%
Pay for your 2016 tour in full by 29th April 2016 and SAVE 5%
 
Repeat Client Discount - Have you travelled with Insight Vactions before, within the last 5 years ! - if so you qualify for a 5% discount - Ask us at time of booking.
 
Children aged 5-17 may qualify for a discount off up to 10% when sharing a room with 2 adults - Please call us for details. 
 
Not included in your tour cost:
Flights – we can package your tour with flights at very competitive airfares using our airline partners. Please call us to discuss the best airline for your itinerary.
Pre or post accommodation - If you want to extend your stay at the start or the end of your escorted tour or add another destination to your booking please call us and we will be happy to provide a quote.
Meals, other than those listed in the itinerary.
The customary gratuities for the Tour Director and local drivers are not included and are paid locally, if you prefer these can be pre-paid to us in advance for £73.00 per person.
 
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TO BOOK YOUR TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS:

Please call us on FREEPHONE 0800 0336 335 or EMAIL us reservations@purelytravelgroup.co.uk we are open 7 days a week.

We will be happy to answer any questions, check the availability of your tour, offer a quote for flights and any pre or post nights you would like to add.

When you are ready to go ahead with the booking, a non-refundable deposit of 20% will be due at time of booking or the full balance if you are due to travel within 8 weeks.