National Parks of the West — 10 days
Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Yosemite. Day-by-day itinerary: Las Vegas; Antelope Canyon & Horseshoe Bend; Bryce Canyon; Zion NP.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Las Vegas
- 09:00 — Arrival at Las Vegas LAS + car hire
- 16:00 — The Vegas Strip — Bellagio fountains — Las Vegas
- 23:00 — Hotel on the Strip
Day 2 — Antelope Canyon & Horseshoe Bend
- 07:00 — Lower Antelope Canyon (light beams) — Page, Arizona
- Drive to Horseshoe Bend — Page, Arizona → Page
- 13:00 — Horseshoe Bend — a meander of the Colorado — Page
- 18:00 — Drive to Kanab — Page (Arizona) → Kanab (Utah)
- 20:00 — Hotel in Kanab
Day 3 — Bryce Canyon
- 06:00 — Bryce Canyon — sunrise over the hoodoos — Utah
- 11:00 — Queen's Garden Trail hike (3h)
- 20:00 — Bryce Canyon Lodge
Day 4 — Zion NP
- 07:00 — Zion National Park — Angels Landing — Utah
- Park shuttle to the Narrows — Utah → Zion
- 14:00 — The Narrows — hiking in the river — Zion
- 21:00 — Lodge in Springdale
Days 5–6 — Grand Canyon
- 09:00 — Grand Canyon South Rim — Mather Point — Arizona
- 14:00 — Rim Trail + Bright Angel Trailhead
- Jour 6 — Part-way down the Bright Angel Trail (6h round trip)
- 20:00 — Yavapai Lodge, Grand Canyon
Day 7 — Monument Valley
- 08:00 — Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park — Arizona/Utah
- 13:00 — Jeep tour with a Navajo guide
- 16:30 — Drive to Sedona — Monument Valley → Sedona
- 21:00 — Hotel in Sedona
Day 8 — Sedona
- 08:00 — Cathedral Rock + Bell Rock — hike — Sedona
- 14:00 — Tlaquepaque Arts Village + spa — Sedona
- 16:30 — Drive to Phoenix airport — Sedona → Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (PHX)
- 19:00 — Flight Phoenix → San Francisco (2h)
- 23:00 — Hotel in San Francisco
Day 9 — San Francisco
- 09:00 — Golden Gate Bridge + Alcatraz — San Francisco
- 14:00 — Fisherman's Wharf + Lombard Street + the Castro
- 21:00 — Dungeness crab + clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
Day 10 — Yosemite & Departure
- 07:00 — Drive SF → Yosemite (4h)
- 12:00 — Yosemite Valley — views of El Capitan + Half Dome — Yosemite NP
- 16:00 — Drive → San Francisco SFO (4h)
- 22:00 — Return flight from San Francisco