utah arizona itinerary in April
Mar 12th, 2005, 05:32 PM
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utah arizona itinerary in April
Can anyone tell me what they think of this itinerary ?
This trip will be in April
1) Arrive in Las Vegas Sunday afernoon. Drive to Zion National Park and stay there till monday night
2) Drive from Zion to Bryce Canyon on Monday
night and stay there till Tuesday night. Maybe do a short ATV tour.
3) Drive from Bryce on Tuesday night to Lake Powell. Go on the cruise to Rainbow Bridge.
4)Drive Wednesday evening to S rim of Grand Canyon. Spend Thursday at Grand Canyon.
5) Drive from Grnd Canyon to Sedona on Thursday evening. Go on the Broken Arrow tour on Friday. Leave from sedona on Friday afernoon to Phoenix. Fly home from Phoenix on Sunday.
This trip will be in April
1) Arrive in Las Vegas Sunday afernoon. Drive to Zion National Park and stay there till monday night
2) Drive from Zion to Bryce Canyon on Monday
night and stay there till Tuesday night. Maybe do a short ATV tour.
3) Drive from Bryce on Tuesday night to Lake Powell. Go on the cruise to Rainbow Bridge.
4)Drive Wednesday evening to S rim of Grand Canyon. Spend Thursday at Grand Canyon.
5) Drive from Grnd Canyon to Sedona on Thursday evening. Go on the Broken Arrow tour on Friday. Leave from sedona on Friday afernoon to Phoenix. Fly home from Phoenix on Sunday.
Mar 12th, 2005, 11:41 PM
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Sunday: Figure at least an hour to get your baggage and rental car and exit city. 2 1/2 hour drive to Zion, you should be there by 3:30 or 4:00. I would hop on one of the free shuttle buses do the scenic canyon drive to see the park before the sunsets and after the park check into your motel.
Monday: You aren't going to want to wait until night (dark) to exit Zion. The drive out the east entrance & the checkerboard mesa after the Zion Tunnel is worth seeing while there is still daylight.
Tuesday: The ATV's are not allowed in Bryce Canyon so you won't be seeing the park on one of these tours. Again it would be ashame to drive from Bryce to Lake Powell in the dark.
Wednesday: Again, you won't want to be missing the scenery from Lake Powell to the Grand Canyon if you drive this after dark. You will also miss out on some really great views of the Grand Canyon that can be seen from Desert View to the Canyon Village along Hwy 64.
It's a very tight schedule, but do able.
Utahtea
Monday: You aren't going to want to wait until night (dark) to exit Zion. The drive out the east entrance & the checkerboard mesa after the Zion Tunnel is worth seeing while there is still daylight.
Tuesday: The ATV's are not allowed in Bryce Canyon so you won't be seeing the park on one of these tours. Again it would be ashame to drive from Bryce to Lake Powell in the dark.
Wednesday: Again, you won't want to be missing the scenery from Lake Powell to the Grand Canyon if you drive this after dark. You will also miss out on some really great views of the Grand Canyon that can be seen from Desert View to the Canyon Village along Hwy 64.
It's a very tight schedule, but do able.
Utahtea
Mar 13th, 2005, 04:27 AM
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I totally agree with Utahtea. Would want to do all those drives during the day. Maybe you could stay in Zion two nights?
It's definitely a tight trip but doable...especially if you are mostly going to view the sights from your car or short walks (as opposed to hikes).
It's definitely a tight trip but doable...especially if you are mostly going to view the sights from your car or short walks (as opposed to hikes).
Mar 13th, 2005, 05:34 AM
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Hi E,
I agree not to drive after dark (unless it's a full moon)! One of the main points of coming to southern Utah is the scenery.
I will also probably open a can of worms with this comment, but if it were me, I would just skip Sedona.
I went there once many years ago and it was not at all what I expected. You see the beautiful pictures of the red rocks, but what you don't see is the development and sprawl that completed surrounds them. Very touristy town, very commercial, pretty, but a big let down after the national parks - the real thing.
If you skip Sedona, you have more time for the others!
Have fun!
I agree not to drive after dark (unless it's a full moon)! One of the main points of coming to southern Utah is the scenery.
I will also probably open a can of worms with this comment, but if it were me, I would just skip Sedona.
I went there once many years ago and it was not at all what I expected. You see the beautiful pictures of the red rocks, but what you don't see is the development and sprawl that completed surrounds them. Very touristy town, very commercial, pretty, but a big let down after the national parks - the real thing.
If you skip Sedona, you have more time for the others!
Have fun!
Mar 17th, 2005, 10:20 AM
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Las Vegas to Zion 165 miles approx 2 1/2 - 3 hours.
Zion to Bryce 86 miles, approx 2 hours (but there is site seeing on the way for allow for extra time)
Bryce to Page, AZ via Hwy 89 155 miles allow 3 hours
Page to Grand Canyon Village is 137 miles and approx 3 hours but there are many great overlooks once you enter the park between Desert View and the Canyon Village so allow a couple more hours.
Grand Canyon to Sedona is 118 miles and depending on the route allow 2 - 2 1/2 hours.
Sedona to Las Vegas is 285 miles and allow 5 hours.
Utahtea
Zion to Bryce 86 miles, approx 2 hours (but there is site seeing on the way for allow for extra time)
Bryce to Page, AZ via Hwy 89 155 miles allow 3 hours
Page to Grand Canyon Village is 137 miles and approx 3 hours but there are many great overlooks once you enter the park between Desert View and the Canyon Village so allow a couple more hours.
Grand Canyon to Sedona is 118 miles and depending on the route allow 2 - 2 1/2 hours.
Sedona to Las Vegas is 285 miles and allow 5 hours.
Utahtea
Mar 18th, 2005, 05:09 AM
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Many thanks! Just one more question, in my other post about things to do with "teenagers" you mentioned a float trip on the Colorado River out of Page/Lake Powell area - 1) do you have any contact information for those folks and b) with the drought will it still be do-able? Again, thanks for your wonderful help!!!
Mar 18th, 2005, 08:52 AM
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Wilderness River Adventures is the only place that does the Float Trips. The first link is their website and the second one is national park website with links to reservations.
http://www.riveradventures.com/trips_float_trips.shtml
http://www.lakepowell.com/index.php
I've read that they had pretty normal snow in the Rockies this winter and it will take years before Lake Powell is back to full, but the reason for the dam is to store water for down stream use, so they will still be releasing water and they should still have a float trip.
Utahtea
http://www.riveradventures.com/trips_float_trips.shtml
http://www.lakepowell.com/index.php
I've read that they had pretty normal snow in the Rockies this winter and it will take years before Lake Powell is back to full, but the reason for the dam is to store water for down stream use, so they will still be releasing water and they should still have a float trip.
Utahtea
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