Day 4 : Grand Canyon
It's an early start today for an adventure that's on everybody's bucket-list, a trip to the Grand Canyon! You'll check out of your hotel and store your luggage with the resort pending your return. Pack just what you need for an overnight.
The tour travels through the expansive Sonoran Desert filled with the native saguaro cactus. The scenery begins to change as you increase elevation and views of the cactus fade into pine trees. In Northern Arizona, you'll travel the outskirts of the Route 66 town of Flagstaff - whilst witnessing the San Francisco Peaks among the seemingly endless Ponderosa Pine Forest, the largest contiguous forest of ponderosa pines in the world.
The historic Route 66 town of Williams is your first stop and you'll get the opportunity to “Get Your Kicks on Route 66” with walks along the original route and plenty of photo -ops highlighting a bygone era in America's history. From there, you'll enter Grand Canyon National Park and at South Rim you will have opportunities to walk the rim, shop and enjoy the view over lunch.
Your guide will assist you with your hotel check in around 4pm and then the remainder of the day is on your own to relax overlooking one of the Natural Wonders of the World. Make sure you're at the rim at sunset - it's spectacular!