The United States
Twelve travellers at most and two-night stops in the heart of the parks
The United States
Deserts and canyons at a slow pace, in a group of 12 at most: Los Angeles, Joshua Tree, Route 66 and a night at the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, two nights in Page with Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend, Bryce Canyon, Zion, Las Vegas and the Valley of Fire, then the ghost town of Calico.
When
April to October
Price
From 5 818€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
12 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-6
From the Mojave Desert to Arizona.
Day 1
Arrival in Los Angeles
Flight to Los Angeles, welcome and transfer to the hotel.
Day 2
Los Angeles
A tour of Los Angeles: Hollywood and its Walk of Fame, the villas of Beverly Hills, Rodeo Drive, then the beach and pier at Santa Monica.
Day 3
Los Angeles – Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree park, its twisted Joshua trees and rock piles, where the Mojave and Colorado deserts meet.
Day 4
Joshua Tree – Kingman
The desert roads of California and Arizona to Kingman, on Route 66.
Day 5
Seligman – Grand Canyon
A stretch of the legendary Route 66 and its vintage gas stations at Seligman, then the Grand Canyon: from the South Rim, the Colorado River flows 1,500 metres below. A night by the canyon.
Day 6
Monument Valley – Page
Monument Valley, on Navajo land, and its red sandstone buttes made famous by westerns (optional 4x4 tour with the Navajo), then Lake Powell and the Glen Canyon dam at Page.
Days 7-14
Utah's canyons.
Day 7
Page
Horseshoe Bend, the Colorado's horseshoe meander, and Antelope Canyon, its wavy walls lit by shafts of light (optional).
Day 8
Page – Bryce Canyon
Bryce Canyon and its amphitheatre of orange hoodoos, seen from Sunrise and Sunset Point.
Day 9
Bryce Canyon – Zion
Zion park, its towering cliffs and the Virgin River at the bottom of the canyon.
Day 10
Zion – Las Vegas
A morning hike in Zion, then Las Vegas.
Day 11
The Valley of Fire
The Valley of Fire, its wind-carved red rocks and petroglyphs, then back to Las Vegas for an evening on the Strip.
Day 12
Calico – Los Angeles
Calico, a former mining town in the Mojave Desert turned ghost town, then the drive into California.
Day 13
Los Angeles – flight home
Free time depending on your flight, then transfer to the airport and fly to France.
Day 14
Arrival in France
Arrival in France during the day.
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