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AMERICA'S CANYON COUNTRY 9 DAYS • 15 MEALS Featuring Four National Parks Meals included: (B) Breakfast, (L) Lunch, (D) Dinner DAY ONE: Arrive in Las Vegas Arrive today in exciting Las Vegas and spend the night on the glittering "Fremont Street Experience". You will have the remainder of the day at leisure for relaxation, enjoying the free entertainment presented on Fremont Street, plus time to test your chances at the gaming tables or slot machines. (D) DAY TWO: Pipe Spring National Monument and the North Rim Heading into Arizona, you will visit the old Mormon fort at Pipe Spring National Monument, then continue on to the North Rim of magnificent Grand Canyon National Park, where you will spend the next two nights just steps away from one of the world's great spectacles. Dinner awaits in the Grand Canyon Lodge dining room. (B, D) DAY THREE: Discover the Grand Canyon and Cape Royal and Point Imperial A full day to experience the wonders of the Grand Canyon begins with an excursion to Cape Royal and Point Imperial, offering incomparable views of this gaping chasm, about one mile deep and ten miles across. Those who have visited the heavily-traveled South Rim will be surprised to see that the views and environment are distinctively different here. You'll have the afternoon for hiking to nearby Bright Angel Point, ranger-conducted programs or simply relaxing. (B) DAY FOUR: Vermilion Cliffs and Lake Powell Cruise A scenic drive along Vermilion Cliffs National Monument brings us to the impressive Colorado River Gorge at Navajo Bridge. Near Page this afternoon, you will visit massive Glen Canyon Dam before a "Canyons Adventure" cruise on sky-blue Lake Powell through Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Dinner has been arranged at the Antelope Point Marina. (B, D) DAY FIVE: Monument Valley Jeep Tour This morning, you will visit Navajo National Monument to view the Betatakin Ruin. Later, you will continue on to incredible Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, where numerous Western movies, television shows and commercials have been filmed. A traditional Navajo lunch and Navajo-guided, four-wheel drive tour are included in our visit. En route to Bluff, Utah, you will pause at Goosenecks State Park for stunning views of the San Juan River Canyons. Dinner tonight is at the Cottonwood Steak House. (B, L, D) DAY SIX: Natural Bridges and Capitol Reef National Park After a visit to the Puebloan ruins at Edge of the Cedars State Park, next comes sightseeing and a picnic lunch at Natural Bridges National Monument, home to three mighty stone bridges, viewable from convenient overlooks. An afternoon scenic drive brings you to impressive Capitol Reef National Park, where white sandstone domes cap massive reef-like cliffs. You will spend the night in Torrey. (B, L) 12 America's Canyon Country Grand Canyon National Park