American Wild West
Salt Lake City, Moab, Montrose, Cortez, Albuquerque, Santa Fé, Pueblo, Denver
Discover the landscapes of the American Wild West on this group itinerary through Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico in the United States.
Day 1: SALT LAKE CITY
Arrival in Salt Lake City, capital of Utah and host of the 2002 Winter Olympics, and presentation at the hotel on your own for accommodation for 1 night, with breakfast.
Day 2: SALT LAKE CITY - CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK - MOAB
After breakfast and check-out at the hotel, tour the city's main tourist attractions, such as the Utah State Capitol, Temple Square, and the Mormon Tabernacle.
After the visit, travel to Moab where you have a panoramic visit of the famous Canyonlands National Park at the eastern end of the state of Utah, which is impressive with its natural arches, red hills and views of the Colorado River and its tributaries.
Arrival in Moab and accommodation for 1 night, with breakfast.
Displacement for about 445 km.
Day 3: MOAB - ARCHES NATIONAL PARK - COLORADO NATIONAL MONUMENT - MONTROSE
Breakfast and check-out at the hotel. Visit to the Arches National Park, a symphony of colors and shapes created by the force of nature. Years of wind and rain shaped the rocks creating more than 2,000 natural arches.
Travel to Colorado to visit the Colorado National Monument, a park known for its red sandstone rock formations, which were sculpted by millions of years of wind and water erosion.
Continuation of the trip to Montrose and accommodation for 1 night, with breakfast.
Displacement for about 296 km.
Day 4: MONTROSE - GUNNISON BLACK CANYON NATIONAL PARK - SILVERTON - DURANGO - CORTEZ
After breakfast and check-out at the hotel, visit Gunnison Black Canyon National Park, which is named after the fact that its layers receive only 33 minutes of sunlight a day.
Continue to Silverton on the famous “Million Dollar Highway”, one of the most scenic roads in Colorado that connects Montrose to Silverton, with a brief stop in the city of Ouray, the “Switzerland of the United States”. A short walk away you can find the “Box Canyon Falls” with a spectacular waterfall of about 26 meters in a narrow gorge.
Then continue the trip to Durango, a classic Western-style mountain city. Accommodation for 1 night in Cortez, with breakfast.
Displacement for about 286 km.
Day 5: CORTEZ - MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK - GALLUP - ALBUQUERQUE
Breakfast and check-out at the hotel. Visit Mesa Verde National Park, former home of the ancient Pueblo Indians, known for containing more than 600 houses built on cliff walls.
Departure to Albuquerque, New Mexico, with a stop in Gallup, located on historic Route 66, and home to the El Rancho Hotel & Motel, which was once home to movie stars like Ronald Reagan.
Arrival in Albuquerque and accommodation for 1 night, with breakfast.
Displacement per case of 493 km.
Day 6: ALBUQUERQUE - PETROGLYPH NATIONAL MONUMENT - SANTA FE
After breakfast and check-out at the hotel, tour the Nob Hill neighborhood and the old center of Albuquerque.
Next, visit Petroglyph National Monument, one of the largest rock painting sites in North America, with designs and symbols carved on volcanic rocks by Native Americans and Spanish colonizers 400 to 700 years ago.
Travel to Santa Fé along the Turquoise Trail, an 80-kilometer scenic highway that connects Albuquerque and Santa Fe, crossing hills and mountains and quaint historic mining towns. Stop in the city of Madrid, a former ghost city that has become a thriving place for artists.
Arrival in Santa Fé and accommodation for 1 night, with breakfast.
Displacement for about 137 km.
Day 7: SANTA FE - TAOS - GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK AND RESERVE - PUEBLO
Breakfast and check-out at the hotel. Journey to Taos, one of the oldest continuously inhabited communities in the USA, crossing the Rio Grande gorge.
Continuation of the trip to the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Reserve in Colorado, a huge “sandbox” that covers about 78 square kilometers, with sand dunes up to 229 meters high.
Arrival in Pueblo and accommodation for 1 night, with breakfast.
Displacement for about 523 km.
Day 8: PUEBLO - GARDEN OF THE GODS - BRECKENRIDGE - DENVER
After breakfast and check-out at the hotel, visit the Garden of the Gods, a gigantic rock garden with huge red sandstone formations sculpted by rain and wind over millions of years, with Pikes Peak mountain covered in snow in the background.
Journey to Breckenridge, a popular ski resort with preserved Victorian homes. Continue to Denver and accommodation for 1 night, with breakfast.
Displacement for about 378 km.
Day 9: DENVER
Breakfast and check-out at the hotel.
this package includes:
- Accommodation for 1 night in Salt Lake City, with breakfast;
- Accommodation for 1 night in Moab, with breakfast;
- Accommodation for 1 night in Montrose, with breakfast;
- Accommodation for 1 night in Cortez, with breakfast;
- Accommodation for 1 night in Albuquerque, with breakfast;
- Accommodation for 1 night in Santa Fe, with breakfast;
- Accommodation for 1 night in Pueblo, with breakfast;
- Accommodation for 1 night in Denver, with breakfast;
- Air-conditioned bus with guide in Spanish;
- Entrance fees to Colorado National Monument, Box Canyon Falls, Petroglyph National Monument, Taos Pueblo, Garden of the Gods, and all national parks as per itinerary;
- Travel kit.
this itinerary does not include:
- International airfare between Brazil and the United States;
- Boarding fees;
- Tourism fees;
- Transfers between the airport/hotel/airport;
- Bank transfer charges related to payment to the foreign supplier;
- Documentation and consular visa expenses;
- Travel insurance;
- Cancellation insurance;
- Excess baggage;
- Early arrival time (early check-in);
- Extension of departure time (late check-out);
- Meals not mentioned as included;
- Drinks not mentioned as included;
- Suggested tips for guide and driver - starting at $7, per day;
- Luggage service;
- Suggested and/or optional tours and excursions;
- Entrance fees to the places where the tours are visited and suggested and/or optional excursions;
- Restaurant reservations for a fee of $10 to $30;
- Personal extras such as: laundry, phone calls, alcoholic beverages, extra food, tips, minibar consumption and everything that is not mentioned as included in the itinerary.
Amounts indicated in foreign currency should be considered as the quotation published on our site on the day of payment.
Additional Information
- Group outings follow an established schedule. Voluntary changes by the traveler to the itinerary or to accommodations are not allowed. The local operator reserves the right to make modifications to better accommodate the group's experience.
- This itinerary does not allow children under 8 years of age.
- The itinerary is carried out in a group (minimum of 2 travelers and maximum of 47 travelers), with departures on predetermined dates and with places subject to confirmation.
- In this itinerary, continental-style breakfast.
- Amounts subject to change without notice and subject to availability and confirmation upon reservation request.
- The amounts entered are NOT valid for festive periods and major events in the cities.
