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ARCHES & CANYONLANDS WALKING & HIKING TOUR [WUCQ] (5 days)

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BACKROADS

Grand Junction, CO, United States to Grand Junction, CO, United States

Valid for Departures Now Through: 23 Oct 2025
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Canyons stretch across the Colorado Plateau like an enormous wind-scoured sculpture garden. Soaring sandstone spires tinged in brilliant orange and red. Intricate canyon labyrinths in a million crimson variations. Around every delicate arch, behind each massive monolith, the landscape of this red-rock wonderland invites exploration.

Itinerary

Day 1
Grand Junction, CO United States

Hotel: Red Cliffs Lodge
Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Snack

Wind your way up, down and around an adventurous trail leading toward expansive views of the soaring sandstone formations known as Fisher Towers, a series of enormous monoliths |Look for climbers scaling the towers and enjoy sweeping views of Castle Valley, Onion Creek and the Colorado River below | The afternoon is yours to relax at our rustic riverside hotel.

Day 2
Moab, UT United States

Hotel: Red Cliffs Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snack

Prepare to be awestruck in Arches National Park, home to the world's greatest concentration of natural sandstone arches | Hike to some of the park's most iconic features, including Double Arch and Delicate Arch |Explore to your heart's content before returning to the comfort of our lodge | Opt to relax poolside or visit the lodge's Moab Film and Western Heritage Museum.

Day 3
Gateway, CO United States

Hotel: Gateway Canyons Resort
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snack

Marvel at the wilderness and incredible scenery of Canyonlands National Park, the largest and least developed of Utah's national parks | Follow spectacular trails atop the park's Island in the Sky area, a vast mesa with an incredible view of the Colorado River as it twists through a gooseneck canyon 2,000 feet below you.

Day 4
Gateway, CO United States

Hotel: Gateway Canyons Resort
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snack

Walk from the doorstep of our resort onto the scenic Lumsden Canyon Trail | Journey to Colorado National Monument, home to 20,500 acres of sandstone monoliths and red-rock canyons

Day 5
Grand Junction, CO United States

Hotel: None
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Snack

Meander through geologic time on the Monument Canyon Trail.

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