1st Day
Trek start and welcome meeting at 10.00 a.m. at our hotel in Los Angeles. Sightseeing and shopping in Los Angeles. Afterwards we drive further southward to San Diego, where we visit charming Old Town, founded in 1824.
2nd Day
We reach Nevada’s gambling and entertainment paradise - Las Vegas, with its countless casinos and shows.
3rd/4th Day
After visiting Oak Creek Canyon and Sedona, a Spanish-style town with arts and crafts shops in midst fascinating red rock landscape, we head to the Grand Canyon. As one of the world’s most outstanding spectacles in form, glowing color and geological significance, the canyon spans 450 km long, 6-30 km wide and 1600m deep. We can go hiking or take a helicopter ride in this breathtaking canyon.
5th Day
Our fascinating journey takes us to Glen Canyon. Leading to hidden canyons, sandy coves and towering red cliffs, Lake Powell presents an ever changing, wondrous array of scenery. We can enjoy the crystal-clear waters by boating or swimming.
6th Day
Driving through the Navajo Indian Reservation, we find ourselves surrounded by the majestic red rock towers of Monument Valley. We have the opportunity to explore this fascinating land in jeeps or on horseback.
7th Day
We follow the footsteps of the old Native American cultures by driving to Mesa Verde National Park. Here the Anasazi Indians built their famous cliff dwellings in the 12th century, containing more than 4000 ruin sites.
8th Day
Through the Southern Ute-Indian Reservation we arrive at one of the largest and best preserved Anasazi pueblo ruins in the Southwest - Aztec Ruins National Monument. Then we continue our way to Santa Fé, the capital of New Mexico.
9th Day
Today it’s on to Roswell, famous for its purported sightings of UFO’s. Through former territories of the Mescalero Apaches and following the Rio Pecos, we make our way to one of the world’s largest caves - Carlsbad Caverns National Park. We can explore parts of this incredible natural phenomenon. At sunset thousands of bats swarm out of the caverns.
10th Day
We arrive at the white gypsum sand dunes of White Sands National Monument. We can enjoy a spectacular sunset created by these uniquely colored dunes.
11th Day
Traversing the majestic Rio Grande we reach Tombstone, the legendary mining town with its historic courthouse, church and saloons. Our destination for today is Tucson, nicknamed "The Old Pueblo".
12th Day
We start our day discovering the beauty of Saguaro National Park, which contains stands of rare saguaro cactus. We can view several hundred varied species of fascinating desert animals and plants in the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, before making our way to Phoenix, the capital of Arizona.
13th Day
Driving through the hot deserts of Arizona and Southern California, we cross the Colorado River and enter Joshua Tree National Park, known for its many spectacular desert plants including Joshua Trees, cactuses and Mojave Yuccas. This California desert country also contains striking rock formations and towering mountain ranges. Afterwards we continue to the San Bernadino Mountains.
14th Day
A last opportunity for city sightseeing and shopping in Los Angeles.
Grand Canyon N.P., Lake Powell, Monument Valley Tribal Park, Mesa Verde N.P., Aztec Ruins National Monument, White Sands National Monument, Saguaro N.P., Joshua Tree N.P.
Helicopter flight over Grand Canyon, Imax theater, Wet ‘n’ Wild, horseback riding, water sport activies at Lake Powell, jeep tour, various shows in Las Vegas, Museums, hikes of various lengths.