From Phoenix to Bozeman

Trip Description

Accomodation

Stay program

• day 1

  Flight from Paris to Phoenix

  Flight to Phoenix. Pick up your vehicle. Discover Phoenix, the capital of Arizona, whose most pleasant district is Scottsdale.

• day 2

  Phoenix / Grand Canyon

  Route north with a stop at Montezuma Castle, a site of 11th-century troglodyte dwellings of the Anasazi people. The environment of the Grand Canyon is not as arid as one might imagine. It is when accessing it through the vast Kaibab forest that one truly realizes this. Carved by the millennia-old erosion of the Colorado, this gaping fiery red scar is an open book on the geological history of the Earth.

• day 3

  Grand Canyon / Canyon de Chelly

  To admire the Grand Canyon from another angle, it is possible to fly over it. Departure for Canyon de Chelly, which you will reach, as you choose, by crossing the Hopi reservation or the Petrified Forest.

• day 4

  Canyon de Chelly / Monument Valley

  Magnificent for its orange sandstone columns over 300 m high, moving for its ruins, the oldest of which date back to the 3rd century, spectacular for its steep cliffs, Canyon de Chelly is still in Navajo territory.

• day 5

  MONUMENT VALLEY / MOAB

  A true symbol of the Wild West, the setting for all the legendary westerns by John Ford, discover the many trails accompanied by Navajos, on horseback or in a specially equipped 4x4.

• day 6

  MOAB

  Moab is your starting point for visiting Arches National Park, made up of magnificent pink rock arches, some of which are truly impressive in size. You can take advantage of this day to go rafting on the Colorado.

• day 7

  MOAB / CAPITOL REEF

  You will cross the lunar landscapes of Canyonlands Park before your arrival at Capitol Reef, an unknown but nevertheless fascinating park, famous for its rocky domes and its cliffs with multiple shades.

• day 8

  CAPITOL REEF / BRYCE CANYON

  Join Bryce Canyon, "the valley of a thousand candles", colored in shades of orange, pink, and white, by taking the scenic route 12 that passes through Escalante and its canyons.

• day 9

  BRYCE CANYON

  Early wake-up to admire the sunrise over the prodigious Bryce Canyon. You just need to go to the visitor center for the rangers to advise you among the many hiking options and the access paths to the best viewpoints, which are Sunrise Point, Sunset Point, Bryce Point, or even Inspiration Point.

• day 10

  BRYCE CANYON / SALT LAKE CITY

  Surrounded by mountains rising to more than 3500 m in altitude, Salt Lake City reflects religious history. Founded by the Mormons in 1847 after eighteen months of exodus across the country, the city is today the capital of Utah, a state that only joined the Union in 1896, once polygamy was abolished.

• day 11

  SALT LAKE CITY / GRAND TETON

  After skirting the Great Salt Lake and crossing the vast plains of Idaho, you will reach the peaks of the legendary Rockies. Crossing Jackson Hole will be an opportunity to discover the western atmosphere.

• day 12

  GRAND TETON

  It is the succession of jagged ridges outlined against the sky, supported by buttresses with rounded slopes, that gave this part of the Rocky Mountains its evocative name. Many hikes can be taken to discover its valleys, peaceful lakes, waterfalls, and fish-filled rivers.

• day 13

  GRAND TETON / YELLOWSTONE

  Entry into the world's first national park since 1872, which is also the largest in the United States. Today, tens of thousands of thermal phenomena fascinate visitors every day, as well as geologists. This unique concentration of geysers in the world takes on its full dimension at the Old Faithful site, which, every 65 minutes, shoots water at 73°C between 30 and 60 m high.

• day 14

  YELLOWSTONE

  Day dedicated to discovering the wonders of this unique park. Other spectacular natural phenomena are within reach: the "Devil's Cauldrons," yellowish mud pots with a sulfurous smell, as well as the impressive Yellowstone River falls.

• day 15

  YELLOWSTONE

  Stroll around Yellowstone Lake, one of the largest high-altitude lakes in the world, whose underwater geysers manage to break through the surface layer of ice in winter.

• day 16

  YELLOWSTONE / BOZEMAN

  Departure north towards Bozeman, a small town in Montana where one of the richest and most interesting museums in North America on Prehistory is located: the Museum of the Rockies. Otherwise, for shopping enthusiasts, note that there is no tax in Montana.

• day 17

  BOZEMAN

  Return of your vehicle. End of stay.