North America Tours

An epic self-drive tour from Las Vegas to San Francisco via the absolute highlights of the American Southwest: Death Valley, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce, Arches, Canyonlands, Monument Valley and Horseshoe Bend.

New: choose from either small group (max 14 people), private escorted tour, or self-drive with guided excursions at each location.

Destinations	San Francisco, Las Vegas, Yosemite National Park, Grand Canyon, Death Valley National Park, Arches National Park, Monument Valley, Bryce Canyon, Zion National Park
Activity	Family, Nature & Wildlife, National Parks, Active, Trekking, Road Trips, Solo Travel
Tour Type	Group tour, Private tour
Physical Level	Mild

Take a journey through the best of the American Southwest. Starting in Las Vegas you'll have an overnight adventure in iconic Monument Valley, experience the real Wild Wild West, immerse yourself in the amazing Utah landscapes of Zion, Bryce, Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. Take a tour of Antelope Canyon and stare into the mysterious depths of the Grand Canyon before heading back to Vegas.

New: Small group (max. 14 people), private guided, or self-drive options available.

Destinations	Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, Arches National Park, Bryce Canyon, Zion National Park
Activity	Family, Nature & Wildlife, National Parks, Active, Trekking, Road Trips, Solo Travel
Tour Type	Group tour, Private tour
Physical Level	Mild

A four-day trip to some of California's wildest, most desolate and rugged, landscapes. The tour departs from Las Vegas and ends in San Francisco via the hottest place on earth – Death Valley National Park, through the Mohave Desert to the fabulous granite rock formations and waterfalls of Yosemite National Park. After two full days exploring Yosemite return to San Francisco with a city tour across the Golden Gate Bridge, Pier 39, Haight Ashbury and more.

New: choose from either small group (max 14 people), private guided tour, or self-drive with guided excursions at each location.

Destinations	San Francisco, Las Vegas, Yosemite National Park, Death Valley National Park
Activity	Family, Nature & Wildlife, National Parks, Active, Trekking, Road Trips, Solo Travel
Tour Type	Group tour, Private tour
Physical Level	Mild

This three-day trip is for anyone looking to see the greatest parts of the Southwest on a tight schedule. Start the tour off on day one with Zion national park and end with an exploration of the magnificent hoodoos in Bryce Canyon national park. This tour gets better and better as you get deeper into the real Wild Wild West. Tour Antelope Canyon, overnight in Monument Valley and gaze into the mysterious depths of the Grand Canyon before heading back to the entertainment capital of the world – Las Vegas!

New: choose from either small group (max 14 people), private guided tour, or self-drive with guided excursions at each location.

Destinations	San Francisco, Las Vegas, Yosemite National Park, Grand Canyon, Death Valley National Park, Monument Valley, Bryce Canyon, Zion National Park
Activity	Family, Nature & Wildlife, National Parks, Active, Trekking, Road Trips, Solo Travel
Tour Type	Group tour, Private tour
Physical Level	Mild

This popular private tour features stunning views at every step, following an exposed ridge into the depths of the Grand Canyon. There are two main turn-around options on the South Kaibab Trail. The first is Cedar Ridge, which is a broad saddle with stunning views, bathrooms and a bit of shade. Turning around at Cedar Ridge makes the hike an easy-going 3 mile round trip. The other option is Skeleton Point, which offers a breathtaking lunch spot and an incredible vantage point from which to view the Colorado River and Phantom Ranch. Either way, this trail offers mind-blowing views and exciting hiking, much of which is in the first half of the hike.

Destinations	Grand Canyon
Activity	Nature & Wildlife, National Parks, Active, Trekking
Tour Type	Private tour
Physical Level	Moderate

The Grand Canyon Daily Group Hike is an opportunity to enjoy Grand Canyon's most iconic and dramatic trail, South Kaibab, in a small mixed group with a flat per person rate. We meet at the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park and make our way to the South Kaibab Trailhead, where we begin our descent into the Grand Canyon. Our well-maintained trail winds its way down an exposed ridge with panoramic views and epic drop-offs. As we hike, your guide will explain the forces that created the Canyon as well as the incredible geologic story laid bare by the Canyon's sheer walls. There's literally nowhere else like this on Earth!

Our turn-around point is based on the abilities and desires of the group, but our tentative goal is Skeleton Point (6 miles round trip). At a wonderful picnic spot overlooking the Inner Gorge and the Colorado River, we'll enjoy lunch soak up the magic of the Canyon before turning back toward the South Rim. If we turn back earlier, we will enjoy lunch at one of the other amazing spots along this trail, of which there are too many to count!

Destinations	Grand Canyon
Activity	Nature & Wildlife, National Parks, Active, Trekking
Tour Type	Group tour
Physical Level	Moderate

Looking for a more adventurous day hike? This prehistoric trail was improved by Seth Tanner in the 1880s to reach mining claims and was at one time part of the Horse-thief Trail. We will walk this steep trail through limestone and sandstone formations. If adventure-in-a-day is what you're after, join us for this one! This is our most serious day hike. We descend 2-3 miles down the Tanner Trail, which is known by avid Grand Canyon hikers as one of the more serious trails on the South Rim. Be ready to challenge yourself on an exciting hike and soak up quintessential Grand Canyon views!

Destinations	Grand Canyon
Activity	Nature & Wildlife, National Parks, Active, Trekking
Tour Type	Private tour
Physical Level	Strenuous

Walking in the footsteps of prehistoric Native Americans, we follow this ancient trail through the Bright Angel Fault. Bright Angel Trail offers a meandering descent into the Grand Canyon and is the easiest trail that goes far below the rim. There are multiple turn-around points which can make the hike 3 miles, 6 miles, 9 miles, or 12 miles round trip. The shorter and more moderate options are fantastic choices for families and for people who want to push themselves into the Canyon but would like water, bathrooms and shade to be available intermittently. And it's a great choice for more adventurous visitors who want to push themselves on a long, strenuous hike to Plateau Point for a stunning view of the Colorado River (12 miles round trip).

Destinations	Grand Canyon
Activity	Nature & Wildlife, National Parks, Active, Trekking
Tour Type	Private tour
Physical Level	Mild

Originally used by native peoples of the Canyon, the Grandview Trail was rebuilt by miner Pete Berry in 1892 to access his Last Chance Copper Mine. Mining relics from a bygone era, far-ranging views and tremendous Inner Canyon scenery make this a perennial guide’s favorite. Our hike begins on a narrow trail with dizzying drop-offs (not a good choice for children or in winter.) We descend down through steep switchbacks with the Grand Canyon laid out in front of us like a painting on a monstrously large canvas. The Colorado River can be seen winding its way west in the distance, and the East Entrance Watchtower is visible on the rim 50 miles away. We continue down through pine, juniper and oak forests to a saddle that gives us a wonderful rest spot with views into the adjacent side canyon. Our trail begins a long traverse across a broad slope and eventually pops us out at Horseshoe Mesa, where Pete Berry's cabin is still standing and the relics of his Last Chance Silver Mine are visible today. With very ambitious groups, we can hike to the edge of the Mesa for stunning views or visit Cave of the Domes, the only cave in Grand Canyon National Park that visitors are allowed into (headlamps or flashlights required for the latter.) We'll enjoy a picnic lunch, take some amazing photos, and turn back to make our way back to the South Rim!

Destinations	Grand Canyon
Activity	Nature & Wildlife, National Parks, Active, Trekking
Tour Type	Private tour
Physical Level	Mild

The Glacier Gorge Hike takes us into the justifiably very popular Bear Lake - Glacier Gorge part of Rocky Mountain National Park. This area features mountain scenery that is as breathtaking and beautiful as any in the world, literally. Glacier Gorge is a sub-alpine valley that drains several high mountain cirques. Our hike is characterized by dense forests, meadows, waterfalls, alpine lakes, glaciers and mountain cirques. Our hike takes us past Alberta Falls, a beautiful waterfall below treeline. We'll continue up a timbered valley with a tumbling creek to Loch Vale, a mountain lake at over 10,000 feet ringed by granite cliffs. We'll stop on the idyllic shores of Loch Vale and enjoy a picnic lunch. From here we have many options which include hiking to more lakes, continuing to views of glaciers, or returning back the way we came. Your guide will be ready to do whatever is going to make your day an unforgettable one!

Destinations	Rocky Mountain National Park
Activity	Nature & Wildlife, National Parks, Active, Trekking
Tour Type	Private tour
Physical Level	Easy

This great point-to-point hike takes us from Bear Lake into the lake-strewn canyon of Odessa Gorge and the Fern Lake drainage beyond. In just over a nine mile hike, much of which is gentle downhill, we’ll find ourselves in a world of mountain spires and alpine lakes beneath them. We’ll take in views of the Little Matterhorn,The Gable, Notchtop and Knobtop mountains, all near 12,000 feet or higher, as we make our way on this one-way route through the glacially carved canyon.

We’ll enjoy a great lunch along the way, we’ll have time for rest and reflection at any number of alpine lakes we pass, and we’ll enjoy a long and gradual descent for much of our journey - with a handful of steep sections just to keep us on our toes!

Fern Falls flows in an elegant free-fall some 60 feet at 6.6 miles or so, and from there we enter the canyon of the Big Thompson River, past Arch Rocks, and The Pool to the Fern Lake Trailhead and our waiting shuttle back to Estes Park.

Destinations	Rocky Mountain National Park
Activity	Nature & Wildlife, National Parks, Active, Trekking
Tour Type	Private tour
Physical Level	Mild

Chasm Lake is a stunning alpine body of water at the base of the Rocky Mountain's most famous summit, Longs Peak (14,259 feet). More specifically the lake lies in the bottom of a cirque below the 2400-foot-tall, east-facing cliff ("Diamond") that protects Longs Peak's lower flanks. Because of Chasm Lake's views of The Diamond, Longs Peak, Mount Lady Washington (13,281 feet), and Mount Meeker (13,911 feet), it is regarded as one of the most breathtaking destinations in the Park.

The hike to Chasm Lake takes us through dense spruce-fir forests into subalpine stands and finally the big views, stunted trees and scree fields of Colorado's famous alpine mountains. We pass views of distant peaks and waterfalls before finally arriving at the shores of Chasm Lake.

Destinations	Rocky Mountain National Park
Activity	Nature & Wildlife, National Parks, Active, Trekking
Tour Type	Private tour
Physical Level	Moderate

The Continental Divide Trail is one of three mega long scenic trails in the United States. It extends 3,100 miles from the Canada to Mexico, and for one stretch winds through the heart of Rocky Mountain National Park. This tour hikes one of the most stunning sections of the Continental Divide Trail above 12,000 feet. Along the way we’ll have the opportunity to summit multiple peaks including; Flattop Mountain, Hallett Peak, and possibly Otis Peak!

An early start from Bear Lake Trailhead is essential to avoid afternoon thunderstorms. The trail gradually gains elevation as we hike through dense forests of aspen and spruce trees. We’ll be close to treeline as the sun rises, taking a break to enjoy the magnificent views- of alpine lakes and streams below us.

The trail eases as we gain the summit of the aptly named Flattop Mountain (12,324 ft.) and joins the Continental Divide Trail. While this is an accomplishment already, going the extra distance to achieve Hallett Peak (12,713 ft.) is well worth the effort. Its summit rewards with enthralling views of Longs Peak and distant mountain ranges. Ambitious peak baggers and athletic hikers may consider going an additional 2-miles round trip to Otis Peak (12,486). Always keeping an eye on the weather, we will head back the way we came stopping for lunch in route to Bear Lake.

Destinations	Rocky Mountain National Park
Activity	Nature & Wildlife, National Parks, Active, Trekking
Tour Type	Private tour
Physical Level	Moderate

Anticipate a 1:30am - 2am pick up from your hotel. An early morning start and being fully rested is essential for a summit attempt on Longs Peak. A twenty minute shuttle brings us to the trailhead, where your guide will distribute backpacks, hiking poles, and trail snacks. You will quickly warm up as the trail consistently gains elevation for three miles. As the trees vanish, the alpine tundra emerges and the hiking terrain lessens to an easier grade.

A reward for our early departure is reaching Battle Mountain in time to watch the sunrise crest upon the notorious Diamond of Longs Peak, a 1,800 foot cliff face sculpting Longs Peak's east side.

Here forward the terrain turns to boulders and cliff edges. Use of hands, secure footing, and a respect for our surroundings is essential for safety. Passing through the Keyhole (a notch-like pass that allows us access to the summit), we gaze upon a new side of the mountain. We traverse a narrow edge until reaching the Trough, a steep gulley of boulders and scree rock, marking the most physically challenging part our ascent.

As the summit view emerges, so does the most exposed section of the hike. A steep, but walkable, slope leads the way to the top. After congratulations and photos we will descend the same path we hiked up.

Stopping for lunch on the way down allows us an opportunity to stare back up at Longs Peak summit and appreciate what we accomplished. Past the difficult section we descend back to the shuttle vehicle, ideally arriving to the trailhead by 3pm.

Please note: Acclimatization to altitude is very helpful for this climb. We suggest that you have spent a minimum of 48 hours within Estes Park or environs before the day of our hike.

Destinations	Rocky Mountain National Park
Activity	Nature & Wildlife, National Parks, Active, Trekking
Tour Type	Private tour
Physical Level	Strenuous