Western US Desert Tour: Grand Canyon, Bryce, Zion

Explore Grand Canyon, Zion, and Bryce on a 3-day tour from Las Vegas. Discover stunning landscapes and support reforestation with One Tree Planted.

Duration: 3 days
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

LAS VEGAS – GRAND CANYON – PAGE

Grand Canyon National Park - Begin the day by heading southeast through the desert and the Navajo Indian reservation until reaching the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, one of the seven natural wonders of the world. Explore the South Rim and discover how the Colorado River has carved its path to the sea over the years, creating a geological marvel. After lunch, continue east along the canyon, stopping at various Indian marketplaces to peruse handmade arts and crafts.

Grand Canyon Desert View Watchtower - This unique stone tower, designed by Mary Colter, mimics the style of Ancestral Puebloan towers. From here, observe the Colorado River turning north and the Painted Desert stretching towards Navajo and Hopi Indian territories.

Grand Canyon Visitor Center South Rim - Located across the plaza from the Visitor Center, offering books and a variety of Grand Canyon-themed gifts.

ANTELOPE CANYON – BRYCE CANYON

Antelope Canyon - Start the day at a place where, according to local Navajo folklore, “The water runs through the rocks.” Tour the lower Antelope Canyon and marvel at the stunning dunes shaped by wind, water, and sand; words cannot fully capture these natural formations crafted by Mother Nature. After the tour, depart this incredible area and head west to Bryce Canyon, home to some of the world’s most remarkable natural sculptures.

Bryce Canyon National Park - This tour will showcase incredible rock and sand sculptures, perfected over thousands of years by rain, wind, and sunshine. Witness the unique color changes at sunset from one of the park’s vista points (subject to sunset time changes). After the visit, proceed to the town of Kanab.

On certain departures, the tour will continue to Cedar City.

ZION PARK – LAS VEGAS

Zion National Park - Named by the Mormons who settled in the area, they believed visiting the park was akin to a religious experience. The grandeur of the mountains and the tranquility of the wilderness make it feel like a different world. Tour the park and enjoy a short walking trail along the Virgin River that flows through the park, before departing this stunning area for an early evening arrival in Las Vegas, with an option for a late-night return to Los Angeles.

What's Included
  • Grand Canyon Entrance
  • Zion Park Entrance
  • 2-nights hotel accommodation including tax and Continental Breakfast
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Breakfast
  • Antelope Canyon Entrance
  • Bryce Canyon Entrance
  • Professional tour guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Lunch/Dinner
  • Hotel Pick Up/Drop Off
  • Beverages
Additional Information

Explore the sandy terrains of the Western U.S.! This three-day excursion departs from Las Vegas, taking you through Arizona’s Grand Canyon and Lake Powell, as well as Utah’s Bryce Canyon National Park and Zion National Park. Your expert guide will reveal the breathtaking beauty of these canyon rock structures and surrounding waterways. Lean back and enjoy as our thorough tour encompasses all must-visit spots in the American west deserts!

Join us in making the world a greener place for all to journey and discover. In collaboration with One Tree Planted, we plant a tree for each traveler that ventures with us plus an extra tree for those booking multiple journeys.

  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • For tours with fewer guests, vans may be substituted
  • Tours can be bilingual/multilingual as they are offered in many different languages
  • Maximum of three people per room. If traveling with a party of 4 or more, or desire to have separate rooms please make separate bookings.
  • Children under the age of 2 are free, please advise at time of booking if infant is traveling
  • Luggage is limited to one piece and a small carry on per person
Location
Luxor Hotel & Casino
South Las Vegas Boulevard
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Erik_h
Aug 31, 2024
Do it - Good trip, good guide and good driver. You get to see Zion, the Grand Canyon, Antelope Canyon and Bryce Canyon.
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Cruiser692280
Jun 19, 2024
Extraordinary sights and incredible value ! - Having just visited the world’s second largest canyon (Fish River Canyon, Namibia) in March, I was keen to visit the Grand Canyon, while my memories were still fresh. Usually a self drive tourist with a 4x4 and roof tent, this guided bus tour, allowed me to sit back and exclusively take in the grandeur of the sights. Selig, now who has not seen The Cars Movie three gazillion times and would not want to acquaint themselves with the source of inspiration for Radiator Springs ? The Grand Canyon, Antelope Canon Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park - Each so unique and incredibly beautiful! This is one of the most spectacular, trips I have the privilege of participating in. Our tour guide Mark, clearly passionate and enthusiastic about sharing his knowledge was a walking encyclopedia covering geology, history and sharing his thoughts and opinions on a variety of interesting topics concerning the environment. When quizzed, he even answered some questions I had on culture and anthropology. Mark and his assistant Walter, were both attentive to our needs and comfort. The value add was extraordinary, I highly recommend this tour operator. Incidentally, they even came to the rescue by locating a sentimental baseball cap that I left on the bus 5 Star ⭐️ +
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Barry_b
Apr 8, 2024
Great trip, very worthwhile. - Easy way to plan a fantastic trip. Great tour and bus driver. Tour guides Lorenzo and Mark were amazing, very knowledgeable and personable.
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Yannick
Oct 28, 2023
Awesome! If you only have 3 days and want to see the coolest national parks in the USA, then this is the place for you. - It was sensational and I'm not exaggerating. For me personally it was the most impressive thing I've ever seen. You have enough time in the parks themselves and you can also go on a hike in Bryce and Zion (2h - 3h). The guides are super nice and if you're there for such a short time, it makes sense to take one. They know exactly when you have to move on to the next park and where it's best to walk. Plus you don't have to worry about anything 😁. Personally, I will definitely come back privately and with more time in a few years, as you can easily spend a few days in the parks.
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Li_and_vi
Jun 13, 2024
Great national park itinerary but mediocre tour implementation - Conceptually Empire Vacations' 3-day tour is definitely great: covering the significant distances to visit Grand Canyon, Antelope Canyon, Bryce Canyon and Zion Canyon without needing to worry about driving and itinerary details is a significant benefit. The potential availability of guides covering multiple languages would seem to indicate good tour design. Actual implementation of the tour, however, was somewhat mediocre. Communication was not great. Achieving booking, deposit and final payment took multiple emails. Empire Vacations did not provide any means of contacting the tour guides or for participants to be contacted, despite a reasonable assumption that almost everyone would have a mobile phone. Throughout the tour, timing was abysmal. On all three days, toilet stops and lunch stops were much longer than necessary. A long time was also spent at a Route 66 junk gift shop and a native Indian craft shop. Consequently, the key stops at the National Parks were more rushed than needed to be the case. The start in Las Vegas was more than an hour late. Every stop would run at least 10 or 15 minutes longer than indicated, not helped by the tour guide Janet repeatedly indicating that she did not mind people being late - so they were. The net effect was that by the time that the overnight stops were reached, any food outlets were closed or closing. There were no issues with two overnight accommodation venues. As the main guide, Janet was friendly but the level of her trip commentary was poor. Little to no effort was made in preparation for each of the national park sites. For example, at Zion Canyon a number of the shuttle stops and tracks were closed. One would have expected the guides to consult the park website and let the tour participants know what was available and what was closed, but they failed to do this. It was also unfortunate that the tour was undertaken with a truck type bus that was particularly prone to unpleasant vibration and noise and at times seemed to be travelling more slowly than other traffic, although there were no issues with the driver. Despite the particularly poor running of this Empire Vacations tour, I am still giving it a "very good" rating. Each of the canyon stops were great to visit and the overall cost of the tour was worthwhile.
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Frank_m
May 28, 2024
Very good tour of the Grand Canyon (South Rim), Zion and Bryce - Hotel pickup was quick and easy to find in Vegas. The guides Lorenzo, Susan and Jacky were all very good and accommodating. The only downside was the hotel on the second night which was one of the worst hotels I have ever stayed in. The italian tour guide picked a few italian couples to go to the nicer hotel remodeled "La Quinta" which was closer to the center of town while forcing the rest of the group in the cheap hotel "Quality" Inn hotel which had very limited food options within waking distance, this was totally unfair since everyone paid the same price. The Grand Canyon, Zion and Bryce Canyon were incredible.
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Cora_d
Oct 4, 2023
The parks were amazing... - The parks were amazing the hotels were adequate. The bus driver was awesome. The tour guides were not great and too many languages to go through. One tour guide was nasty and the other just gave facts and no interesting stories or fun times.
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Bipra_b
Apr 6, 2024
Good experience!! - We experienced breath taking views unbelievable Mother Nature’s creation❤️! There were some prose and cons like we expected to get WI-FI on the VAN and the hotels you provided us it was medium class and there wasn’t any restaurant close buy to eat dinner except 7/11 and Wendy’S and couple of others they were located 2 or 3 miles from the hotels! I had to walk there at 8 PM with my disability’s 😉
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Jeffrey_q
Oct 3, 2023
Great sceneries - The itinerary and sceneries were awesome. We have an excellent and safe driver. However, i did not expect that the interpreters could be talking at the same time around me which can be very disturbing. I also felt that it seems unsafe for the tour guide to allow tour members to walk to the front of the bus to take pictures during the journey. Tour group will be more ideal if it is smaller in size (my tour group had 45 members)
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Victoria_s
Oct 14, 2023
The tourist guide brought... - The tourist guide brought her dog along the way which is ridiculous, plus her introduction is blind and dull. Their tour is boring and tedious. When they booked the hotels they booked short of 4 rooms making us wait for another hour and half……at night
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