Hiking the American western national parks

• Welcome clients at the boarding gate with a sign displaying the Voyages Gendron logo.
• Welcome message during baggage collection at Las Vegas airport.
• Hotel check-in and room assignment.
• Accommodation at The LINQ Hotel + Experience.

• Free day – possibility to see shows
• Accommodation at The LINQ Hotel + Experience

+/- 3 hours drive (164 miles/265 km) + 1 hour time difference in Utah

• Breakfast on your own ($)
• Departure around 7:00 am for Zion National Park, arrival at the hotel
• Angels Landing hike (9 km round trip, hotel shuttle included / difficulty level 3)
• Optional: if you want to do The Narrows, make sure you don’t have vertigo. Chains to assist (1 km max round trip, difficulty level 4). You must book the day before to obtain a permit – inquire about time slots starting from 2:00 pm.
• Dinner on your own ($)
• Accommodation at the Best Western Plus Zion Canyon Inn & Suite 3*

• Breakfast included
• Departure around 8:30 am to Bryce Canyon (approximately 2 hours drive | 83 miles/133 km)
• 3-4 difficulty level hike, favorite of your guide. Continue to the edges of the Canyon.
• Descend via Navajo Loop, then take the direction of Peekaboo Loop on your right.
• At the junction, turn left. It’s a loop!
• Return to the junction and take the Queens Garden Trail, then go back up to the viewpoint.
• Then, turn right to return to the parking lot (approximately 15 km hike).
• Evening meal at the hotel ($)
• Accommodation at the Best Western PLUS Bryce Canyon Grand Hotel 3*

• Petit déjeuner inclus
• Departure at 8 am for a long drive (4 ½ hours, 273 miles/440 km)
• Arrival at Arches National Park
• Dinner at the visitor center
• Hiking, difficulty level 2: +/- 8 km
  • Start the Park Avenue hike first
  • Then, do the Windows. On the left of the main road, a few meters down, there is an entrance to the primitive loop.
• Return to the hotel
• Dinner on your own ($)
• Accommodation at the Element Moab 4*

• Breakfast included
• Departure at 8 am
• Entry into the national park towards Devils Garden
• Healthy break before the hike
• Hike towards Landscape Double Arch
• Primitive loop hike, following the cairns. (+/- 12 kilometers round trip) Difficulty level 3
• Dinner at the minivans
• Hike to Delicate Arch (5 kilometers round trip) Difficulty level 3
• Return to the hotel
• Free evening meal ($)
• Accommodation at the Element Moab 4*

+/- 4 h 30 hours drive | 190 miles / 300 km

• Breakfast included
• Departure at 8 am
• Hike to Corono Arch, located on Highway 279 near the entrance of Arches National Park (5 km round trip / difficulty level 3)
• Stop to see the petroglyphs on the cliff along the way
• Head to Natural Bridges National Monument
• Stop at the Visitor Center in Blanding for a healthy break
• Return to the minivans
• Turn right to see Muley Point | Breathtaking!
• Take the gravel road before the Moki Dugway descent
• Continue towards Goosenecks
• Proceed to Bluff. You will arrive at the hotel in the late afternoon
• Dinner on your own ($)
• Accommodation at the Desert Rose Inn & Cabins 3★ in Bluff

+/- 4 hours apart from stops (225 miles/360 km)

• Breakfast on your own ($)
• Departure at 8 am
• Heading to Monument Valley
• Stop before arriving for photos of the road and the park in the distance. Just like in the movie Forest Gump!
• Lunch stop in Kayenta
• Departure to the Grand Canyon
• Possible stop for shopping at Cameron Post
• Stop at the Desert View Visitor Center at the park entrance. It’s worth it!
• Return to your hotel
• Dinner on your own ($)
• Accommodation at the 3-star Grand Canyon Plaza Resort at the Grand Canyon

Short distance, in minivans

• Breakfast included
• Choose the meeting point. Your guide suggests the pub at Bright Angel Lodge, where you spent the morning.
• Hike to Indian Garden/Plateau Point (20 km | difficulty level 3 to 4 depending on the distance chosen)
• Return to the meeting point
• Return to the hotel
• Group dinner (additional charges apply)
• Stay at Grand Canyon Plaza Resort 3★ in Grand Canyon

+/- 4 h 30 drive (270 miles/430 km)

• Breakfast included
• Departure at 8 am
• Return towards the Rim
• Rim walk to the right or left
• Return to the Lodge by 11 am
• Possibility of a 8 to 10 km hike (difficulty level 2)
• Eat before hitting the road
• Arrival at the hotel
• Arrange a meeting point in the lobby for those who want to have dinner together
• Accommodation at The LINQ Hotel + Experience in Las Vegas

• Self-service breakfast ($)
• Transfer to the airport
• Departure for Montreal