The United States
From New Mexico to Dakota, in a group of 12 at most
The United States
A great loop from Denver in a small group: Colorado Springs and the Garden of the Gods, Taos and Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Canyon de Chelly, Monument Valley, Canyonlands and Arches, Salt Lake City and Antelope Island, Grand Teton and Yellowstone, Cody, Thermopolis and its hot springs, Devils Tower, Deadwood, Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse and Rocky Mountain.
When
June to September
Price
From 6 029€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
14 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-5
Pueblos, adobe and Navajo canyons.
Day 1
Arrival in Denver
Flight to Denver, welcome and transfer to the hotel.
Day 2
Colorado Springs – Pueblo
The Garden of the Gods and its red rocks at the foot of Pikes Peak, in Colorado Springs.
Day 3
Taos – Santa Fe
Taos Pueblo, a Native American adobe village inhabited for a thousand years, then Santa Fe and its art galleries.
Day 4
Albuquerque – Gallup
Albuquerque's old town, then Gallup, on Route 66, a hub for Navajo craftsmen.
Day 5
Canyon de Chelly and Monument Valley – Moab
Canyon de Chelly and its Anasazi cliff dwellings, then Monument Valley.
Days 6-10
Arches, Salt Lake City and the geysers.
Day 6
Canyonlands
Canyonlands and the Dead Horse Point overlook, high above the Colorado's gorges.
Day 7
Arches – Salt Lake City
Arches park and its 2,000 or so sandstone arches, including the famous Delicate Arch.
Day 8
Great Salt Lake – Idaho Falls
Salt Lake City, Temple Square and the Great Salt Lake, then Antelope Island and its bison.
Day 9
Grand Teton – Yellowstone
Grand Teton park, its snow-capped peaks reflected in the lakes, and the western town of Jackson Hole.
Day 10
Yellowstone – Cody
Yellowstone, the world's first national park: Old Faithful geyser, the colourful Grand Prismatic spring, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, bison and elk.
Days 11-16
Buffalo Bill, Devils Tower and Rushmore.
Day 11
Cody – Thermopolis
Cody, the town founded by Buffalo Bill, and its museum of the West. Then Thermopolis and its terraced hot springs.
Day 12
Devils Tower – Deadwood
Devils Tower, a column of volcanic rock sacred to Native Americans, and Deadwood, a gold-rush town.
Day 13
Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse – Cheyenne
Mount Rushmore and the carved faces of four presidents, the Crazy Horse memorial and Custer park, in the Black Hills.
Day 14
Rocky Mountain – Denver
Rocky Mountain park and Trail Ridge Road, the highest paved road in the United States, then Denver.
Day 15
Denver – flight home
Free time depending on your flight, then transfer to the airport and fly to France.
Day 16
Arrival in France
Arrival in France during the day.
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