The following is included in the price:             

• 4 nights of accommodation at a 2-3 Star comfortable hotel
• 3 breakfasts at the hotel
• 3 lunches
• 4 dinners
• Unlimited Water consumption
• 4 days of sightseeing & activities
• All local transportation w. private van
• Zion National Park fee
• Bryce Canyon National Park fee
• Snow Canyon State Park fee
• Valley of Fire State Park fee
• Red Cliffs national Conservation Area fee
• A tour coordinator accompanying you during the tour
• All taxes and fees

• Remaining meals and any snacks between meal
• Any insurance
• Gratuities for your guides/driver (tipping your tour guide is left to your discretion)

Tour Start

We will meet at hotel Excalibur in Las Vegas. Check in is any time after 3 pm. 3850 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV89109. Hotel stay included in your tour price.

Utah is a state of unparalleled natural beauty with no less than 5 National Parks; a true outdoor person’s paradise. On this tour, we will visit two of the parks, Zion and Bryce and some remarkable state parks. 

Snow Canyon State Park

Visit Snow Canyon State Park in Utah. This is a 7,400-acre scenic park full of dramatic landscapes and beautiful sceneries, sculpted by water, wind and time, cutting into the Navajo sandstone cliffs. You may find yourself wondering why this place isn't a National Park - if it was located in any other state but Utah, it probably would be one.

Part of the geology was carved by lava flows exerting their powerful force, reshaping the canyons, and creating the park’s distinctive landscapes. The blend of Navajo sandstone cliffs, petrified sand dunes, and broad lava fields in a strikingly colorful desert environment makes this terrain a fantastic playground for all outdoorsy people alike.

Snow Canyon State Park is located within the 62,000 acre Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, established to protect the federally listed desert tortoise and its habitat. The park offers many activities such as hiking, nature studies, wildlife viewing, photography etc.

We will explore some of the hiking trails within an easy to moderate level. You can choose to hike with your tour leader or on your own.

Zion National Park

Zion National Park is Utah’s first National Park, a prominent feature of the 229-square mile park is Zion Canyon, which stretches 15 miles long and spans up to half a mile deep.

The canyon is created from the Virgin River carving through reddish and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone for millions of years. The park has a unique geography and a variety of life zones that allow for unusual plant and animal diversity.

Zion is a paradise for hikers. You will find everything from easy sidewalk-grade paths with no elevation to narrow slot canyons where you have to wade in water and chain-anchored ascent of vertiginous narrow mountain trails. Zion has it all.  

We are not allowed to drive with our vehicle in the main part of the canyon. The main part is only for shuttle buses which run very frequently. Your day inside the canyon is self-guided, but it is very easy to take the shuttle bus to 9 different stops from where you will find numerous hiking trails of different levels. We will help you plan your day beforehand and give you advice and literature for you to find trails that will fit your comfort level and interest.

Below you will find some photos of hikes that you can immerse yourself into in this beautiful place.

Bryce Canyon National Park

There is no place like Bryce Canyon. Hoodoos (odd-shaped pillars of rock left standing from the forces of erosion) can be found on every continent, but Bryce has the largest collection of hoodoos in the world. Photographs do not do it justice; you just have to come and see it for yourself.

Bryce’s distinctive hoodoos, formed by frost weathering and stream erosion of the river and lake bed sedimentary rocks. The hoodoos are up to 200 feet high. The red, orange, and white colors of the rocks provide spectacular views for park visitors. This surreal landscape is what brings people from around the world to visit Bryce Canyon National Park.

Bryce sits at a much higher elevation than Zion National Park. The rim at Bryce varies from 8,000 to 9,000 feet. Bryce Canyon is usually 15-20 degrees colder than Zion National Park.

We will drive you to a few of the different overlooks from the rim. We will also give you ample time to emerge yourself in a hike below the rim into the expansive Bryce Amphitheater, this is the best way to experience this amazing geography.

If you don’t feel like hiking below the rim, you can stay above and hike part of the flat rim trail.

We will indulge ourselves in one or two hiking trails to see some of these amazing natural sandstone formations.

Red Cliffs National Conservation Area

The Red Cliffs National Conservation Area is a 45,600 acres ecological diverse landscapes located at the transition zone between the Mojave Desert, the Great Basin and the Colorado Plateau. The reserve was created to protect the desert tortoise and other threatened species. You will see jaw-dropping sceneries in this area. We will indulge in a short hike where you see amazing views and even dinosaur tracks.

The hotel where we will stay 3 of the 4 nights has an indoor swimming pool and a hot tub, so make sure to bring your swimsuit.

Food Included in price.

On the first day of exploring, we will drive to a supermarket where you can buy snacks for the whole tour days. And if you want to save money on the one lunch that we don’t include, you can buy food here and use your room’s refrigerator.

Some of the days, we will stop at a place in the mornings where you can buy sandwiches/hoagies etc. to bring on our day trips. We recommend that you bring a collapsible cooler to keep your lunch fresh. 

Recommended Utah Packing List

BAGS: We have limited space in our transportation vehicle. Please don’t bring more than one carry-on size suitcase or duffel bag and one small backpack (What the airline calls a personal item) per person. Check with your airline for weight and size restrictions, but for most US airline’s the maximum size restrictions are for Carry-on bags 22” x 14” x 9” including handles and wheels, and for personal items 18” x 14” x 8”.

If you are flying in many days before or your are staying days after and need more luggage space, we ask you to please find a storage facility for your extra luggage so that you don’t bring more on the tour. Most hotels have luggage storage, and you can find luggage storage facilities through the website www.usebounce.com (Hines Tours is not affiliated with this website).

For your anything you bring on your flight, please make sure that any containers with liquids are limited to 3.4 ounces (100 ml).

Identification

□   Underclothes and socks

□   Long thermal underwear

□   T-shirts

□   Sweaters

□   Light / Fall Jacket

□   Hiking Pants

□   Shorts

□   Swimsuit

□   Hiking Boots / Sneakers with good traction

□   Rain Gear

□   Winter Hat, Gloves & Scarf

ELECTRONICS

□   Phone and charger

□   Camera, charger and maybe extra memory & Battery

MEDICATION

□   Allergy medicine if needed

□   Pain relievers

□   Band-aids

□   Motion sickness medicine if needed

□   Any prescribed medication

TOILETRIES

□   Toothbrush and Toothpaste

□   Travel-sized lotion, shampoo, and body wash

□   Contact lens case and solution

MISCELLANEOUS

□   Insect repellant

□   National Park Passport (if you own one)

□   Sun block and sunglasses

□   Small collapsible cooler for a lunch pack

□   Cash and Credit Card/Debit Card

(We will pay for the hotel room, but you will have to give the hotel your credit card/debit card info which only will be used for incidentals such as long distance phone calls or damages the hotel room including smoking)