United States of America

Contact your travel agent to book your Lusso holiday
MULTI-CENTRE ITINERARY
Canyon Country
Designed by
Gina Riley
“If you love the outdoors then you’ll
adore this route through Utah’s
parks and monuments. If you’re fit
and adventurous, don’t miss the
trek along Angels Landing in Zion
National Park, one of the most
spectacular out-and-back day
hikes in the world. Equally aweinspiring
but far less strenuous is
the mesmerising drive along Scenic
Byway 12, 123 miles of twists and
turns, desolate landscapes and
breathtaking views.”
DAY 6 CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK
From Moab, drive west to spend the day exploring Capitol Reef National Park. Maybe lace up your
boots for a hike to Hickman Bridge, a natural sandstone arch 125 feet high and 133 feet long, or cruise
along the eight-mile Capitol Reef Scenic Drive, stopping to take photos at breathtaking viewpoints.
Check in for the night at the 58-acre Capitol Reef Resort near Torrey, which as well as rooms offers
glamping opportunities in cabins, teepees or even Conestoga wagons.
DAY 7 GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE NATIONAL MONUMENT
Spend the day exploring Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument en route to The Lodge at
Bryce Canyon, where you’ll stay for the next two nights. The monument offers more exceptional hiking
and scenic driving opportunities. It’s home to the most extensive network of slot canyons in Utah and is
awash with active waterfalls, sculpted slickrock, prehistoric sites and abandoned old Western movie sets.
DAY 8 BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK
Discover Bryce Canyon National Park. Despite its name, the park does not protect a canyon but a series
of natural amphitheatres that the elements have sculpted into a forest of bizarre rock pinnacles known as
‘hoodoos’ – one of the most surreal yet spectacular sights you’ll see in the Southwest.
DAYS 9-12 ZION NATIONAL PARK
End your trip with three nights at Cliffrose Springdale, Curio Collection by Hilton, just 200 metres from the
entrance to Zion National Park. Many of the park’s greatest geological wonders are best seen on hiking trails
such as Emerald Pools, The Narrows, The Watchman and Angels Landing. We recommend booking a private
guided walking tour. Drive to Las Vegas on day 12 to catch your flight home.
This 12-day self-drive itinerary takes you right across Utah from Salt Lake City
in the north to the neon lights of Vegas in neighbouring Nevada. In doing so you’ll
travel through some of America’s most spectacular desert landscapes – a geological
kaleidoscope of twisted rock formations, huge stone arches, narrow slot canyons and
soaring sandstone cliffs.
DAYS 1-2 SALT LAKE CITY
Fly into Utah’s state capital, collect your hire car at the airport and drive to the Kimpton Hotel
Monaco Salt Lake City for a two-night stay. A modern hotel housed in an historic downtown
building, the Kimpton is perfectly placed for exploring Salt Lake City and its nearby attractions,
such as Temple Square, the ski resorts of Park City and Deer Valley, and the otherworldly
Bonneville Salt Flats, where several land-speed records have been set.
NEVADA
Salt Lake City
UTAH
Torrey
Bryce Canyon
National Park
Zion
National Park
Capitol Reef
National Park
Arches
National Park
Moab
Canyonlands
National Park
Grand Staircase-Escalante
National Monument
Springdale
Las Vegas
ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCES - OUR SUGGESTIONS
Las Vegas
NUMBER OF DAYS
12
PRICES FROM
11 nights / 12 days from £3,780 per person
Slot Canyons
Dark Sky Parks
Rockies To The Red Rocks
DAYS 3-5 ARCHES & CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARKS
Drive south to Moab for a three-night stay at Hoodoo Moab, Curio Collection by Hilton, just 10
minutes from the entrance to Arches National Park. The park features more than 2,000 natural
stone arches, many of which are near the park road, though we recommend a guided hike to really
get immersed in the red rock landscape. Only a little further afield is Canyonlands National Park, the
largest of Utah’s parks and arguably the most magnificent. Split into three sections by the confluence
of the Green and Colorado rivers, it covers more than 500 square miles of canyons, fissures, plateaux
and faults, scattered with flat-topped mesas, ancient rock art, winding roads and hiking trails.
YOUR ITINERARY INCLUDES
Price is based on two adults sharing a standard room and
includes economy flights from London, compact car hire with
insurance for 12 days and hotel accommodation as detailed.
Utah is home to the largest concentration of slot
canyons in the world – narrow gorges in the soft
sandstone sculpted into unimaginable shapes
by wind, rain and flash floods. We can arrange
visits to suit all levels, including hikes through
neighbouring Arizona's Antelope Canyon with a
Navajo guide, and technical trips for the wouldbe
adventurer using ropes and harnesses.
After the sun sets and the sandstone has cooled,
Utah’s internationally recognised Dark Sky Parks
offer a chance to see the night sky as you may
never have seen it before, unobscured by the
glow of urban settlement. A lot of national and
state parks offer ranger-led stargazing tours.
Bryce Canyon National Park even holds an
annual Astronomy Festival in June.
Journey through two days of extraordinary
landscapes between Moab and Denver aboard
luxury train the Rocky Mountaineer. Vast canyons,
inspiring deserts, stone archways and enchanting
hoodoos are just the start. You’ll spend time in
Moab, Glenwood Springs and Denver, cross the
Continental Divide and enjoy the legendary
Rocky Mountaineer hospitality.
54
55