Zion Camp
Camping
Days 1, 2
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Seven days and five parks, with a below-rim walk. The same loop in motels further from the gates, on a shared van, without the Angels Landing attempt.
Zion Canyon runs its own shuttle from March to November; private cars cannot enter the scenic drive at all in that window.
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| Springdale |
| Zion Canyon |
| Watchman |
Angels Landing needs a permit won in a lottery, and the final half-kilometre is a chained ridge with drops on both sides. People have died on it.
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| Angels Landing |
| Walter's Wiggles |
| The Narrows |
| Virgin River |
Bryce is not a canyon — it is an eroding escarpment, and the hoodoos are what is left as it goes. It sits at 2,400 m and is much colder than Zion.
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| Bryce Amphitheatre |
| Thor's Hammer |
| Wall Street |
| Sunset Point |
Antelope Canyon is on Navajo Nation land and can only be entered with a Navajo guide. Eleven people drowned in it in a 1997 flash flood.
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| Antelope Canyon |
| Horseshoe Bend |
| Lake Powell |
The self-drive loop covers a fraction of the valley. The backcountry is closed except with a Navajo guide, and it is where the arches and the petroglyphs are.
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| Mittens |
| Totem Pole |
| John Ford Point |
| Valley Drive |
Going below the rim is the difference between seeing the canyon and being in it. Cedar Ridge is far enough — everything below it is a serious undertaking.
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| South Kaibab |
| Ooh Aah Point |
| Cedar Ridge |
| Mather Point |
Four and a half hours back to Las Vegas. Book an evening flight or a night in the city.
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6 breakfasts and 1 dinner across 7 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 7.
7 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
Did this over 7 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. Worth every rupee.
Utah & Arizona in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp. Camp was pitched and the kitchen going by the time we walked in each evening. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing. Would book with them again.
The route is beautiful and the pacing was sensible — nobody was rushed on the climb. The campsites were well chosen — sheltered, and close enough to water. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing. No hesitation recommending them.
Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.
Well organised from the pickup onwards. The daily distances were honest about what they'd be. The campsites were well chosen — sheltered, and close enough to water. Would send friends their way.
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