See spectacular scenery, unique sandstone formations, majestic mountains, and more on this wonderful Southwest vacation to Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Arizona. Start your trip in Scottsdale and travel to Tucson for a tour of this colorful city. Cross into New Mexico and visit Tombstone—the most authentic Western town left in the U.S.— and Las Cruces. Visit White Sands National Monument, one of the world’s greatest natural wonders with the world’s largest gypsum sand dune. Next up: walking tours of Albuquerque’s Old Town and Santa Fe. In Santa Fe, visit the Georgia O’Keefe Museum and Bandelier National Monument, where the ancestors of the modern Pueblo people built thriving communities 600 years ago. Stop in Taos before crossing into Colorado for an overnight in Durango, a Wild West town founded during the Gold Rush. Stand in awe in Mesa Verde National Park, where you see the ruins of the Ancestral Pueblo people who made it their home for over 700 years—from AD 600 to AD 1300. Today, the park protects over 4,000 known archeological sites, including 600 cliff dwellings. Then head to Utah for Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park and enjoy a 4-wheel drive tour of this area—with its stunning striking spires, mesas, and sandstone buttes. Even more stunning natural beauty awaits you at Grand Canyon National Park. Marvel at breathtaking views as you wander along the canyon rim. For a thrill of a lifetime, take an optional flightseeing ride over the Grand Canyon. Then travel south through cactus-studded scenery to Sedona and see the massive red-rock formations that make Sedona infamous. Your Southwest vacation through Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah ends back in Scottsdale. If you want to see amazing and breathtaking scenery in some of the west’s most gorgeous national parks, don’t miss this tour. You’re sure to return from this vacation with plenty of photos and memories—a trip of a lifetime!
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