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In the Footsteps of the Ancient Ones Day 1:
Arrival in Las Vegas, meet & greet and transfer to your hotel.Day 2: Head for the open spaces with the first stop at Hoover Dam.
Continue to the Grand Canyon, and have a bus tour of the West Rim by a native Hualapai Indian guide, lunch over-looking the Canyon, and time for an optional flight with Papillon Helicopters. Drive to the Grand
Canyon Caverns nearby, with its 3-million-year-old fossils, and on to Seligman, a town on Route 66 which still looks like it did in the 1950's. Overnight in Sedona. Day 3:
Begin the search for the ancient Indian tribes at Tuzigoot National Monument, where the ruins of a 15th century pueblo sit atop the ridge. Continue to Montezuma Well, a desert oasis, and Montezuma Castle National Monument, built in a cliff high above the valley floor by the ancient Sinagua Indians. The trail goes on to Walnut Creek, where your native guide will lead you on a walk beside the gorge. Then enjoy another natural wonder at Sunset Crater Volcano with its black moon-like landscape. Continue to Wupatki National Monument, one of the oldest ruins of the Anasazis. End the day at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon—the most famous overlook point.
Day 4:
Take a tour into the canyon and have time for an optional helicopter flight. Then journey back through time on a visit to the Hopi Indians, whose traditions and culture have not changed for 2000 years. Your Hopi guide will take you to the two oldest continuously inhabited villages in North America; to visit Kachina carvers, pottery-makers, and weavers; and to see how the Hopis live now. Overnight in Chinle.
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Day 5:
First visit the Canyon de Chelly, a 26-mile-long red sandstone canyon containing ruins from four different Indian tribes and still inhabited by the Navajo. As you leave Arizona, stop at Four Corners, then cross into Colorado. Learn more about the Anasazi at Mesa Verde National Park and see the largest and best-preserved cliff-dweller ruins in America, including the impressive Cliff Palace. Day 6: Return to Arizona and stop at Monument Valley with its
beautiful and mysterious sand dunes, buttes, and pinnacles. A Navajo Indian guide will drive you on a jeep tour to see the petroglyphs and dwellings of the Anasazi. Day 7:
Start with an optional relaxing boat ride on Lake Powell, then drive to one of the most fascinating canyons of all—Bryce Canyon. A short hike will take you closer to
the filigree-like reddish rock towers. Continue to Zion Canyon for a hike to a breathtaking panorama. Overnight in St. George. Day 8: Drive to Las Vegas for the flight home. |
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