8-Nights Tailor Made Utah: The Mighty Five - Luxury Tailor Made Travel from $15,495

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Abercrombie & Kent: Tailor Made Utah: The Mighty Five

Day 1 Las Vegas, Nevada

Arrive in Las Vegas and meet your private driver-guide who transfers you to your accommodation, located just minutes outside of Zion National Park. If time permits, enjoy a guided hike in Snow Canyon State Park known for its petrified sand dunes, sandstone cliffs, and ancient lava flows.

Situated in the southwest corner of Utah, Zion National Park is a natural preserve with spectacular and diverse geological features, including mountains, canyons, buttes, mesas, monoliths, rivers and natural arches, all of which make for an irresistible destination for explorers of all stripes. Experience this amazing place on a privately guided tour through the park, hiking to incredible lookout points and interpreting the flora, fauna, geology and history of the park with your expert’s help. Take in Zion's spectacular rock formations including the Three Patriarchs, Cathedral Mountain and Checkerboard Mesa, stopping for a gourmet picnic lunch along the way. Enjoy the evening at leisure.

Depart Zion and transfer to Bryce Canyon National Park, home to some of the southwest United States’ greatest geological treasures. The canyon itself is a scenic wonderland of orange, rose and tan sandstone outcroppings, including the dazzling Bryce Amphitheater, which features a forest of rock pinnacles called hoodoos that have been intricately carved by countless centuries of wind and rain. Begin your exploration with a breathtaking private hike, pausing for a picnic lunch among a grove of 2,000-year-old bristlecone pine trees, and continuing to the best viewpoints the park has to offer. Afterward, your driver-guide whisks you away to your next hotel located just outside of Capitol Reef National Park.

Meet your private guide for an action-packed day of adventure, including hiking tailored to your skill-level and a jeep tour through the Cathedral Valley of Capitol Reef National Park. Set in the south-central desert, the park surrounds a long wrinkle in the earth called Waterpocket Fold, with layers of golden sandstone, canyons and amazing rock formations. Take in the great white domes of Navajo sandstone that characterize the park along with a natural bridge high above the Fremont River, and view many impressive sites including the Bentonite Hills, Gypsum Sinkhole, Temple of the Sun and Temple of the Moon.

With so much to see at the hidden gem of Capitol Reef National Park, enjoy another day with your private driver-guide touring and hiking in the park. Your guide will customize your day to your specific interests. Enjoy an afternoon and evening at your leisure. Perhaps soak in the hot tub as the sunsets over the mountains.

After an early breakfast, check out of your hotel and depart with your private driver guide for the journey to Moab. Stop along the way with your guide for exploration of Goblin Valley State Park. The park features thousands of hoodoos, referred to locally as goblins, which are formations of mushroom-shaped rock pinnacles. It's also been the filming location for several major movies, depicting other worldly locations. Proceed to Moab and your accommodations, a luxurious retreat amid the majestic Southwestern desert. This afternoon, join your private driver-guide for a tour of Arches National Park. An Instagram-worthy site, the Park features the greatest concentration of natural stone arches in the world, offering spectacular displays of the natural forces of erosion at work. Set out on short walks to some of the most spectacular structures and unusual geologic formations and learn how these dazzling rock formations formed and about the people who inhabited this area over 1,000 years ago. After a day of exploration, relax and enjoy a red rock sunset to begin an evening at your leisure.

This morning, rendezvous with your expert river guide for a full day rafting trip on the Colorado River, plying one of the waterway’s more isolated stretches. Glide through Westwater Canyon in serene solitude surrounded by red sandstone spires and proceed through ever-deepening sandstone monuments and into the narrow Black Granite Gorge. Then, prepare for action as the river meets opposition from the canyon walls, creating the fast and furious rapids such as Funnel Falls, Last Chance, The Steps, and the infamous Skull Rapid, that give Westwater its reputation as one of the most exciting rafting trips on the Colorado. After navigating your wild ride, pull up on shore for a well-earned picnic lunch.

Explore Canyonlands National Park with your guide, visiting terrain where 1,000-foot cliffs and the weaving Colorado River take center stage. View three hundred million years of Earth's history written in the multicolored, infinitely varied rock layers, as your guide explains the process. Set out on hikes to some of the most spectacular structures, before transferring to Salt Lake City where you check into your hotel. This afternoon, explore the beautiful grounds of the Temple Square, a Mormon Temple that took 40 years to build, starting in 1853. Experience the peace and tranquility of this popular attraction, and then enjoy an afternoon at leisure, soaking up this inviting city’s ambience and perhaps discovering its best restaurants and shops.

After breakfast, meet your private driver for your transfer to the Salt Lake City Airport and depart on your homebound flight.