Utah: Mighty Five - 7 Days

Depart from the Metro Depart Airport and arrive in Las Vegas. Transfer to a hotel in the heart of Las Vegas. The rest of the day is time on your own to enjoy a show or gaming or just browsing around the area.

Depart Las Vegas, NV at 7:00am and travel to Zion National Park. Enjoy sightseeing and optional hiking in the Beautiful Zion Canyon, explore the Narrows of the Virgin River. Visit the Kolob Fingers Section of Zion on the way to Cedar City. Lodging—Best Western Plus, Cedar City, UT or similar. (B,D)

Travers the San Rafael Swell as you travel from Cedar City to Moab, UT. Hike to Mesa Arch, located within Canyonlands National Park, for an up-cose view of one of the most photographed arches in the Southwestern US. Visit an Ancestral Pueblo Granary. Explore Grand

Viewpoint and Island in the Sky. A scenic drive along the Colorado River showcases ancient petroglyphs depicting animals, humans, and geometric patterns carved onto red-rock walls. Lodging—Moab Valley Inn, Moab, UT or similar (B,L)

This morning enjoy sightseeing of Arches National Park. Visit Balance Rock, the Windows Section with Double Arch and the Delicate Arch Viewpoint. Enjoy a scenic drive to Capitol Reef National Park for sightseeing and optional hiking. Hike to Hickman Bridge, a 133-foot natural bridge, or go down to the Grand Wash to explore Capitol Reef National Park’s deep canyons and narrow. Lodging—Broken Spur Inn, Torrey, UT or similar (B,D)

Traverse the Canyons of Escalante on Highway 12, aScenic Byway, to Bryce Canyon National Park. Enjoy sightseeing and hiking among the Hoodoos of Bryce Canyon. Overnight just outside the park. Lodging—Ruby’s Inn, Bryce Canyon City, UT or similar (B,L)

Rise early to watch the sun rice over Bryce Canyon from one of its many viewpoints. Traverse Cedar Mountain and the Virgin River Rim to Cedar Breaks National Monument. Travel back to Las Vegas, NV. Overnight near the airport. (B)

Transfer to the airport and travel back to Detroit. (B)