1) Real American West: 14 nights Denver to Denver (Yellowstone Park) Route: Denver, CO(2) – Rapid City, SD(2) – Cody, WY – Yellowstone Park(2) – Jackson Hole, WY – Flaming Gorge, UT – Grand Junction, CO(2) – Estes Park, CO – Denver
Day 1 Arrival Denver International Airport for two nights stay in Denver Day 2 Full Day in Denver to visit the sights of the Mile High City and Capitol City of Colorado:
Vibrant, walkable downtown/16th Street is pedestrian only Dining: Nationally acclaimed chefs/Farm to table cuisine/Sidewalk cafes/Larimer Square/LoDo-Lower Downtown Arts & Culture: “I See What You Mean” Big Blue Bear/Denver Art Museum/Clyfford Still Museum/Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver Performing Arts Complex/Seven art districts/ Red Rocks Park & Amplitheatre Shopping: 16th Street/Denver Pavilions/Larimer Square or at nearby Cherry Creek Shopping Center Western History: History Colorado Center/Rockmount Ranchwear Store/Buffalo Bill Museum
Day 3 Touring in Denver/Overnight in Cheyenne, Wyoming Day 4 The southern Black Hills of South Dakota/ Rapid City, South Dakota Day 5 Mt Rushmore National Memorial/Crazy Horse Memorial/Rapid City South Dakota Day 6 Devils Tower National Monument/Big Horn Mountains/Cody, Wyoming Day 7 Yellowstone National Park or nearby West Yellowstone/two nights Day 8 Yellowstone National Park Day 9 Jackson Hole, Wyoming Day 10 Flaming Gorge, Utah Day 11 Dinosaur National Monument/Grand Junction, Colorado Day 12 Colorado Wine Country /Colorado National Monument/Grand Junction, Colorado Day 13 Glenwood Springs/Vail/ Rocky Mountain National Park/Estes Park, Colorado Day 14 Rocky Mountain National Park/Denver, Colorado Day 15 Departure from Denver International Airport
2) Mountains to Canyons: 14 nights Denver to Las Vegas Route: Denver, CO(2) – Grand Lake , CO – Grand Junction, CO(2) – Moab, UT(2) – Torrey, UT – Bryce Canyon, UT – Springdale, UT – Page, AZ – Grand Canyon, AZ – Las Vegas,NV(2)
Day 1 Arrival Denver International Airport for two nights stay in Denver
Day 2 Full Day in Denver to visit the sights of the Mile High City and Capitol City of Colorado:
Vibrant, walkable downtown/16th Street is pedestrian only Dining: Nationally acclaimed chefs/Farm to table cuisine/Sidewalk cafes/Larimer Square/LoDo-Lower Downtown Arts & Culture: “I See What You Mean” Big Blue Bear/Denver Art Museum/Clyfford Still Museum/Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver Performing Arts Complex/seven art districts/ Red Rocks Park & Amplitheatre Shopping: 16th Street/Denver Pavilions/Larimer Square or at nearby Cherry Creek Shopping Center Western History: History Colorado Center/Rockmount Ranchwear Store/Buffalo Bill Museum
Day 3 Estes Park, Colorado/Rocky Mountain National Park/Trail Ridge Road-the highest continuous paved roadway in North America/Overnight in Grand Lake, Colorado.
Day 4 Vail Resort/Glenwood Canyon-considered one of the most scenic “interstate highway” drives in the USA/Grand Junction, Colorado
Day 5 Colorado Wine Country/Colorado National Monument/Grand Junction, Colorado
Day 6 Moab, Utah/Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park
Day 7 Moab, Utah
Day 8 Capitol Reef National Park/Torrey, Utah
Day 9 Bryce National Park/Overnight near the park entrance
Day10 Zion National Park/Springdale, Utah
Day 11 Lake Powell and the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area/Page, Arizona
Day 12 Grand Canyon National Park/Overnight near the park
Day 13 & 14 Las Vegas, Nevada
Day 15 Depart from Las Vegas, Nevada
3) Grand Circle/Four Corners Region of the American West: 14 nights Denver to Denver Route: Denver, CO(2) – Grand Junction, CO – Moab, UT – Torrey, UT – Bryce Canyon, UT – Page, UT – Monument Valley, UT – Mesa Verde, CO – Durango, CO – Ouray, CO – Gunnison, CO –Colorado Springs, CO – Denver
Day 1 Arrival Denver International Airport for two nights stay in Denver
Day 2 Full Day in Denver to visit the sights of the Mile High City and Capitol City of Colorado:
Vibrant, walkable downtown/16th Street is pedestrian only Dining: Nationally acclaimed chefs/Farm to table cuisine/Sidewalk cafes/Larimer Square/LoDo-Lower Downtown Arts & Culture: “I See What You Mean” Big Blue Bear/Denver Art Museum/Clyfford Still Museum/Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver Performing Arts Complex/seven art districts/ Red Rocks Park & Amplitheatre Shopping: 16th Street/Denver Pavilions/Larimer Square or at nearby Cherry Creek Shopping Center Western History: History Colorado Center/Rockmount Ranchwear Store/Buffalo Bill Museum
Day 3 Vail Resort/Glenwood Canyon (considered one of the most scenic “interstate highway” drives in the USA)/Grand Junction, Colorado for two nights
Day 4 Colorado Wine Country/Colorado National Monument/Grand Junction, Colorado
Day 5 Arches National Park/ Canyonlands National Park/Moab, Utah
Day 6 Capitol Reef National Park/Torrey, Utah
Day 7 Bryce National Park and overnight near the park entrance
Day8 Zion National Park/Springdale, Utah
Day 9 Page, Arizona/Lake Powell/Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Day 10 Monument Valley Area/Overnight in the park area
Day 11 Four Corners-the only area in the USA where four states come together/Mesa Verde National Park/Overnight in the Mesa Verde Park
Day 12 Durango/Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad/Durango, Colorado
Day 13 Ouray/Montrose/Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park/Crested Butte, Colorado
Day 14 Colorado Springs/Garden of the Gods/Denver, Colorado
Day 15 Departure from Denver International Airport