The United States
A loop from Denver, between Utah's canyons and the Great Plains
The United States
A loop from Denver: the Moab area with Arches and Canyonlands, Salt Lake City and Antelope Island, Grand Teton and Yellowstone, Cody and Billings, Deadwood, the Badlands, Mount Rushmore, then Rocky Mountain park before returning to Denver.
When
June to September
Price
From 3 596€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
12 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-5
Moab, Arches and Canyonlands.
Day 1
Arrival in Denver
Flight to Denver, welcome and transfer to the hotel.
Day 2
Denver – Grand Junction
Across the Rockies by Colorado's passes and valleys.
Day 3
Grand Junction – Moab
Arches park and its 2,000 or so sandstone arches, including the famous Delicate Arch.
Day 4
The Moab area
Canyonlands and the Dead Horse Point overlook, high above the Colorado's gorges.
Day 5
Moab – Salt Lake City
Drive to Salt Lake City, capital of Utah, and Temple Square.
Days 6-8
Geysers, bison and peaks.
Day 6
Antelope Island – Rexburg
Salt Lake City, Temple Square and the Great Salt Lake, then Antelope Island and its bison.
Day 7
Grand Teton – Yellowstone
Grand Teton park, its snow-capped peaks reflected in the lakes, and the western town of Jackson Hole.
Day 8
Yellowstone – Cody – Billings
Yellowstone, the world's first national park: Old Faithful geyser, the colourful Grand Prismatic spring, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, bison and elk. Cody, the town founded by Buffalo Bill, and its museum of the West.
Days 9-14
Deadwood, the Badlands, Rushmore and Rocky Mountain.
Day 9
Billings – Deadwood
The Little Bighorn battlefield, then Deadwood, a gold-rush town.
Day 10
Badlands – Rapid City
Badlands park, its eroded hills with colourful layers and its prairies.
Day 11
Mount Rushmore – Cheyenne
Mount Rushmore and the carved faces of four presidents, the Crazy Horse memorial and Custer park, in the Black Hills.
Day 12
Rocky Mountain – Denver
Rocky Mountain park and Trail Ridge Road, the highest paved road in the United States, then Denver.
Day 13
Denver – 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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