On arrival at Phoenix airport, take a complimentary transfer to your hotel in the nearby resort town of Scottsdale. Your Tour Director is available at the hotel this afternoon to greet you and answer your questions. Join us at 6 p.m. for a Welcome Reception at the hotel.
Hotel: Scottsdale Marriott Suites Old Town

Head north to the spectacular scenery and towering red rocks of the quaint bohemian colony of Sedona. Browse the stores, galleries and restaurants, or join a fun optional 4WD excursion through the superb landscape. Enjoy one of Arizona’s finest drives through Oak Creek Canyon, before travelling on to Grand Canyon National Park. A stroll with your Tour Director along the rim provides spectacular views as the sun sets on the canyon walls. Spend the night inside the park, enjoying peace and quiet after the crowds have departed. Tonight enjoy dinner in the Thunderbird Room, featuring magnificent views of the Grand Canyon’s south rim.
Hotel: National Park Lodges. (B,HD)

The choice is yours in the morning: wake up early and see the sun rise over the canyon, take a leisurely walk and watch for wildlife, board the park shuttle to explore the various lookout points or take a short hike down into the canyon. Optional flightseeing tours over the Grand Canyon by helicopter or plane are available from your Tour Director. After bidding farewell to this natural wonder, head to the Historic Cameron Trading Post, featuring southwest Native American arts and crafts. The journey carries on through the Painted Desert, a colourful fantasyland of mesas, buttes and badlands, and through the Navajo Indian Reservation. Stop at Glen Canyon Dam to learn about its impact on the Colorado River before arriving at the lakefront resort. The scenery is breathtaking with towering rock walls rising out of the water. Take a leisurely cruise on spectacular Lake Powell and explore scenic Antelope Canyon, with its dramatic steep, sandstone walls.
Hotel: Lake Powell Resort (guaranteed Lake View Rooms.) (B,D)

The entire day is yours to do as you please. Relax and enjoy the resort’s facilities. Perhaps take a scenic flight over the lake to Rainbow Bridge, or join our complimentary excursion to Monument Valley Tribal Park for a guided tour of this spectacular area. The choice is yours; your Tour Director will be happy to assist you in planning your day. (B)

Visit Bryce Canyon National Park in Southern Utah, home to an ever-changing diversity of naturally carved amphitheatres, balanced rocks, gravity-defying bridges and rock spires of pink, red and orange hues. Enjoy a leisurely walk along Sunset Point to view the great amphitheatre of odd-shaped monoliths known as “ hoodoos.” Time at leisure on your own before checking in at the lodge. Selected departures will continue on to Zion National Park for overnight.
Hotel: Bryce Canyon Lodge or Zion Park Lodge.* (B,D)

Travel through more amazing scenery to the lush cliff- and-canyon landscape of Zion National Park. Join a private Zion Canyon Shuttle with live commentary to experience the scenic highlights of the park, followed by some time to explore at your own pace. Keep an eye out for deer and other wildlife, or hike through the narrow pink-coloured gorges and dramatic canyons. A complete change of scenery awaits you in the afternoon when you arrive in Las Vegas, a collection of bright lights and neon signs, huge themed hotels of unbelievable design and the omnipresent slot machine. The remainder of the day is yours to do as you please.
Hotel: Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, a Sheraton Hotel. (B)

Your Enchanting Canyonlands adventure ends with a complimentary transfer to Las Vegas International Airport.(B)

* Note: Hotel Change - Departures on 09 Jun 2009, 16 June 2009, 04 Aug 2009, 1 Sept 2009, 8 Sept 2009 & 15 Sept 2009 will stay at Majestic View Lodge instead of Bryce Canyon Lodge or Zion Park Lodge. This property is just outside the entrance to Zion National Park.