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- Day 1 Welcome to Scottsdale Arrive in Scottsdale beneath the McDowell Mountains and settle into your hotel. Explore Old Town’s gallery lanes, courtyards and public art, or stroll the Waterfront for a first feel of the desert light. This evening, meet your Travel Director and fellow small group travelers for a dinner in a local restaurant, sharing regional flavors and the first conversation of the trip. Locations Visited: Scottsdale US.
- Day 2 Sedona and the Wonders of the Mighty Grand Canyon Drive the Red Rock Scenic Byway into Red Rock Country, then roll into Sedona and pick up its gallery lanes and independent shops, or stop for open views across the sandstone formations. Leave town behind and run Oak Creek Canyon, climbing through Coconino National Forest on a route counted among America’s great scenic drives. Arrive at the Grand Canyon and choose how to take it in: join an Optional Experience flightseeing trip by helicopter or fixed-wing plane, or head straight to the rim viewpoints and the Rim Trail. Later, meet Local Expert “Canyon Tim” at the South Rim where you'll learn to read the canyon through its rock layers and human story, and discover the plants and wildlife that live along the edge. Locations Visited: Scottsdale US, Sedona US, Grand Canyon US.
- Day 3 Sights of Monument Valley Depart the Grand Canyon with your small group and travel across Navajo Nation country to Cameron Trading Post, with time to browse textiles, jewelry and the everyday life of a working trading post. Continue to Shash Diné EcoRetreat where you'll join Baya in her family hogan for Navajo tea and an introduction to Diné life today. You’ll then have the chance to join an Optional MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience, a guided visit to Upper Antelope Canyon led by a Navajo-owned and run team on Navajo land, or enjoy time to relax at the retreat. Later, you’ll arrive in Monument Valley for a guided tour among the buttes and open spaces, then end the day with a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience at a Navajo cookout and dinner. Locations Visited: Grand Canyon US, Page US, Monument Valley US.
- Day 4 Meanders and Rock Formations Start the day in Monument Valley with Insight Choice. Choose a guided visit into Mystery Valley, a quieter backcountry area known for rock art, ancient ruins and sandstone formations, or join the Monument Valley sunrise tour, following the 17-mile loop road with stops at key viewpoints as first light reaches the buttes. Later, you’ll visit Goosenecks State Park for the rim-top lookout over the San Juan River’s dramatic bends, then pause at the famous “Forrest Gump” backdrop on U.S. 163, where the straight road frames Monument Valley in the distance. Locations Visited: Monument Valley US.
- Day 5 From Monument Valley to Zion After breakfast, travel to Horseshoe Bend and take the walk out to the overlook, looking down around 305 m (1,000 ft) to the Colorado River as it makes its 270-degree turn through Glen Canyon. Continue on to Zion National Park for time in Zion Canyon, where the Virgin River runs beneath pale Navajo Sandstone cliffs and cottonwoods line the canyon floor. Later, arrive at your hotel and enjoy a free evening: perhaps step outside for sunset views and a short stroll, or settle in with a drink and a quiet night after a day of canyon country. Locations Visited: Monument Valley US, Zion National Park US, Springdale US.
- Day 6 Explore Bryce Canyon Depart Zion and travel towards Bryce Canyon, with the scenery changing as the road climbs onto the Paunsaugunt Plateau and the landscape opens out beyond the windows. On arrival, Bryce’s natural amphitheatres come into view from the rim, where thousands of hoodoo spires crowd the bowl below at elevations around 2,438 m (8,000 ft) and higher. Then it’s time to explore on foot, choosing the viewpoints and short trails that suit the day, pausing to see the colors and rock layers shift as the light moves across the canyon. This evening, join your small group for dinner and raise a glass together to toast the end of the trip. Locations Visited: Springdale US, Bryce US, Springdale US.
- Day 7 Farewell to the Canyons After breakfast, transfer to the airport, saying goodbye to your small group and Travel Director at the end of your journey through Zion, Bryce and the Grand Canyon. Locations Visited: Las Vegas US.
Name: Enchanting Canyonlands - Small Group
Brand: Insight
Quality: Superior First Class
Tour Type: Escorted
Start City: Scottsdale
End City: Bryce Canyon
Location Summary: Scottsdale, US
Sedona, US
Grand Canyon, US
Page, US
Monument Valley, US
Zion National Park, US
Springdale, US
Bryce, US
Las Vegas, US
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Highlights
- Dining Summary - 3 Dinner (D). 6 Breakfast (B). 1 Lunch (L).
- Authentic Dining - Scottsdale: Enjoy dinner in Scottsdale, a relaxed first chance to get to know your small group and Travel Director. Settle in over a shared meal and ease into the journey ahead before the desert landscapes begin to unfold. . Springdale: Join your small group for dinner this evening and raise a glass together, toasting a week of Southwest icons. .
- Top Rated Highlights - Sedona: Experience the essence of the great American road trip, as you travel through the Red Rock Scenic Byway. Along your journey you will be immersed in the stunning, natural peaks and rock formations of the Red Country, that look as though they could have been shaped by the countless artists they have inspired. . Sedona: With its red stone formations that create a haunting skyline found nowhere else in the world. This is where Arizona keeps the Old West. And this is where a New West has evolved, as a haven for creatives, a center of spiritual health and enlightenment, and an epic playground for outdoor enthusiasts. . Monument Valley: Stop at the famous “Forrest Gump” backdrop on U.S. 163, where the straight highway lines up with Monument Valley’s buttes.. Monument Valley: Visit Goosenecks State Park for a rim-top viewpoint over the San Juan River as it loops through deep, entrenched bends carved into the rock. You’ll look down on one of the Southwest’s most striking river meanders, with wide-open desert views stretching beyond the canyon. . Zion National Park: Beneath soaring Navajo Sandstone cliffs, Zion Canyon follows the Virgin River through hanging gardens and cottonwoods. Look out for the Court of the Patriarchs and the Great White Throne as the canyon walls rise above the valley floor.. Monument Valley: Walk out to the Horseshoe Bend overlook above the Colorado River, where the water curves in a near-perfect horseshoe around a sandstone fin. You’ll reach the rim viewpoint on foot, with time for photos and a clear sense of the scale carved into the desert landscape.. Bryce Canyon National Park: Visit Bryce Canyon and look out over a series of natural amphitheatres carved into the Paunsaugunt Plateau, packed with the park’s hoodoo rock spires. Take in the views from the rim and see the scale of the formations from above. .
- Insight Experiences - Grand Canyon National Park: Meet Local Expert “Canyon Tim” at the South Rim, taking in viewpoints reserved for smaller numbers and away from the busiest lookouts. Tim helps you read the canyon through its rock layers and living landscape, sharing what to look for along the rim as the scale of the place opens up in front of you.. Monument Valley: Join Baya at Shash Diné EcoRetreat in her family’s traditional hogan for Navajo tea. Hear the history of the Diné (Navajo) people and learn about cultural practices that continue today, shared in the traditional setting of a family hogan..
- Make Travel Matter - Monument Valley: Travel into Monument Valley by off-road vehicles to a cookout site for a barbecue dinner hosted by members of the Navajo Nation. You’ll enjoy Navajo tacos and fry bread, then spend the evening with your hosts as they share traditional songs and dances. Your visit directly supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities..
- Insight Choice - Monument Valley: Discover Mystery Valley with a local Diné (Navajo) guide, exploring a quieter corner of the desert framed by Monument Valley’s buttes. Walk among Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) ruins and rock art, with petroglyph panels, weathered stone formations and traces of daily life such as pottery shards scattered across the sand.. Monument Valley: Wake to Monument Valley at first light, starting by the Mitten Buttes before following the 17-mile loop road. Stop at key viewpoints across mesas and sandstone spires as the sun lifts, bringing the valley’s landmark formations into sharp focus. .
- Choice Highlights - Choose between two carefully selected activities. Monument Valley: Discover Mystery Valley with a local Diné (Navajo) guide, exploring a quieter corner of the desert framed by Monument Valley’s buttes. Walk among Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) ruins and rock art, with petroglyph panels, weathered stone formations and traces of daily life such as pottery shards scattered across the sand.. Monument Valley: Wake to Monument Valley at first light, starting by the Mitten Buttes before following the 17-mile loop road. Stop at key viewpoints across mesas and sandstone spires as the sun lifts, bringing the valley’s landmark formations into sharp focus. .
