Dayle

Kay,

One important thing to remember when visiting the American southwest dessert states - it's very low humidity! That means that the cold temps and the hot temps won't "feel" nearly as hot or cold as you are used to in the UK.

It makes a HUGE difference. Hope you get to visit soon!

ElendilPickle

New Mexico is gorgeous in the fall; it's my favorite season here.

Lee Ann

marly528

Hi Kay. We also did a similar trip from the UK in April a couple of years ago. We flew to Phoenix, had a couple of nights there visiting Scottsdale, then stayed in Tucson and visited Tombstone (commercialised but great) they re-enact the shootout at the OK corral.The massive cactus (saguaras, I think) are stunning in the Sonora desert.
Then we drove up to Sedona (beautiful) and on to Flagstaff (route 66. We really felt a drop in temperature here.)We then did a detour to the mountains and visited a little gold mining town called Oatman, where wild horses roam the streets and you can buy food to feed them.
Then it was on to Hoover Dam, had a walk around then on to Vegas for the last couple of nights. We have been to the Canyon before so didn't bother that time. However we hope to return to the area to see Monument Valley and Utah. I must say it was the most enjoyable holiday ever!!

KayF

Hi Marly,
Your trip sounds great. We've been to the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas before but not to Tucson or Phoenix.

I'm curious what the weather was like in April - was it t-shirt weather or jeans and jumpers?

Also, did you fly direct to Phoenix from London? Which airline did you go with? I think BA might go direct but don't know of any others.

Thanks, Kay

lennyba

Hi Kay -

I've flown BA from Phoenix to London. Not sure if there is anything else nonstop.

Tucson and Phoenix in April is definitely t-shirt weather.