Go West Tours

18 12 nights Point of interest • Denver • Copper Mountain and Vail • Canyonlands National Park • Moab • Arches National Park • Capitol Reef • Salt Lake City • Temple Square • Jackson • Grand Teton National Park • Yellowstone National Park • Cody • Bighorn National Forest • Deadwood • Badlands National Park • Mount Rushmore • Cheyenne • Fort Laramie • Rocky Mountain National Park Denver - Denver Day 1 : Arrival at Denver . You will be welcomed by your tour director and taken to your hotel. Day 2 : Sightseeing tour of Denver (the Mall, the Capitol), the capital of the state of Colorado and originally a Gold Rush city . You will then drive through the well- known ski resorts of Copper Mountain and Vail and cross through superb Rocky Mountain landscapes where movies like "Thelma and Louise" were filmed. Lunch on your own on the way. Dinner and overnight in Grand Junction. Day 3 : Leave for Island in the Sky , the plateau dominating Canyonlands National Park , one of the most primitive parks in the United States and a labyrinth of gorges with scenic desert overlooks. The park offers a series of colorful landscapes resulting from the erosion of canyons and mesas by the Colorado and River and its tributaries. Lunch. Possibility of organizing a rafting excursion or exploring remote areas of the park by SUV. Dinner on your own and overnight at Moab . Day 4 : Day devoted to visiting Arches National Park with its arid and austere landscape and over 2,000 natural sandstone arches, especially the world-famous Delicate Arch , or others like the Landscape and Double Arches . Balance Rock or The Three Gossips are other unusual land formations of contrasting colors with unexpected shapes. Picnic lunch on your own in the park. Dinner and overnight at Moab . Day 5 : Leave for Capitol Reef , another national park in the state of Utah. The park derives its name from the many white sandstone domes that tower over the Fremont River and resemble the U.S. Capitol dome. This geologic uplift hides numerous cavities carved by erosion with gigantic multicolor sandstone cliffs. Lunch en route. Arrival in Salt Lake City, a city founded by the Mormons and capital of genealogy research. Late afternoon and dinner free. Overnight in Salt Lake City . Day 6 : Sightseeing tour of the Mormon capita l. Visit Temple Square where you can appreciate the Mormon temple from the outside. Stop near the State Capitol, a