DAY1 Los Angeles - Las Vegas - St George
We start the tour from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. After lunch, we will see the Las Vegas Boulevard along the beautifully decorated hotels and casinos.
*You may join this tour from Las Vegas at 3:00pm at the Tropicana Hotel Bus Stop.
Standard Hotel: America Best Value Inn (915 S Bluff Street, St. George, UT 84770) or similar
DAY2 Lake Powell - Bryce Canyon - Salk Lake City
In the morning we enter Lake Powell from Glen Dam. You will enjoy the many mini canyons on a lake. We then drive along the Red Canyon into an 8000 feet masterpiece, Bryce Canyon National Park, where you will find yourself embraced by several million years of history and standing. After a long day's adventure, we will rest in Salt Lake City.
Standard Hotel: Ramada Limited (2455 South State Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84115) or similar
DAY3 Jackson Hole - Grand Teton - Yellowstone
Wake up and smell the salt and sail by the lake containing seven times as much salt as any other source. On the way towards Yellowstone, you browse through the landscape you can see horses and sheep play on the grass - you are on your way to Wyoming. By noon you will stumble on the soil of the typical western town, Jackson, compose of four 4000 people and a wide spectrum of stores and shops. If you roam through downtown, remember not to miss out on street shows of traditional western cowboys. Followed by the passing of the Snake River, we enter the Grand Teton National Park. This evening, we will reside in Yellowstone National Park.
Standard Hotel: Yellowstone Park Inn (236 Dunraven, W. Y' Stone, MT 59758) or similar
DAY4 Yellowstone National Park
Spend a full day in the park and you will confront great many canyons, waterfalls, hot spring geysers and bracing volcanoes. As a sanctuary, the park also features various wild animals and birds. We will depart from the park and head for Pocatello.
Standard Hotel: Days inn (3306 Washington Blvd, Ogden, UT 84401) or Similar
DAY5 Salt Lake City - Bingham Copper Mine - Las Vegas
As we ensure for our destination Salt Lake City, we will examine the building of this extraordinary culture - how an arid desert surrounded by saline streams can breed such modernized and industrialized society. We will also pay our respect to the Mormon Temple and the State Capital. Later we will arrive at Bingham Copper Mine for a video presentation of the mine operation. We settle overnight at Las Vegas.
Standard Hotel: Stratosphere Casino (2000 Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89104) or similar
DAY6 Las Vegas - Hoover Dam - Grand Canyon West Rim ($67/person Mandatory, pay upon arrival) - Las Vegas
Optional: Grand Canyon West Rim, Skywalk, Helicopter tour and Cruise Combo tour
Morning visit Hoover Dam, which is one of the seven wonders of the Industrial World. Afterwards, proceed to one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Grand Canyon. It is the World's Seventh Natural Wonder. As you gaze out from the rim, you're viewing 2 billion years of geologic history. Millions of people each year stand in awe at the canyon and leave with a sense of fulfillment and realization that they have witnessed nature at her finest. You may take an optional visit to the "Skywalk", which is the new g gigantic construction built on the very edge of the Grand Canyon West Rim. The Skywalk is suspended 4, 000 feet above the Colorado River. This $60 million dollars bridge can withstand the weight of 71 filly loaded Boeing 74 airplanes (more than 71 million pounds). It is the tallest man-made structure in the world. From the bridge, you can step out onto the glass floor for a 720 degree view of the Canyon. You may also take an optional helicopter or boat tour to see the true beauty of the Grand Canyon.
Standard Hotel: Stratosphere Casino (2000 Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89104) or similar
DAY7 Las Vegas - Tanger Outlets - Los Angeles
Visit Ethel M Chocolate Factory and Botanical Cactus Gardens before leaving Las Vegas. Stop at Las Vegas Tanger Outlets for some last minute shopping, and then heading back to Los Angeles. You may stop by Barstow for a short rest before continuing to Los Angeles. Arrive in Los Angeles and transfer to the LAX Airport in the evening.
Please schedule flights to depart from Los Angles after 9:30pm. (If you want to fly from Las Vegas to your hometown directly on the last day of this tour, please make your own transportation to the airport and make sure your flights departing from Las Vegas after 2:00pm. )