Utah | Bryce Canyon & Zion National Parks | Family Vacation

This morning your guides will pick you up at your hotel in Las Vegas and drive 2.5 hours to Snow Canyon State Park where you’ll begin your first hike of the trip amid lava flows and sandstone. The lava rock we’ll see along this trail is a result of cinder cones that erupted anywhere between 1.4 million and 27,000 years ago! Indulge in a meal at a nearby restaurant before beginning this afternoon’s adventure. Listen to a short bike talk by your informative guides before you bike under towering red sandstone cliffs and black lava rock, eventually ending up at our first night’s accommodation. Tonight, enjoy some exceptional cuisine at the unique and contemporary Painted Pony restaurant in St. George. The Best Western Plus Abbey Inn will be our home for the night.

About the Best Western Plus Abbey Inn

Conveniently located, the Best Western Plus Abbey Inn provides quick access to Bryce and Zion National parks. These luxurious accommodations offer all the amenities a guest can hope for, including an outdoor heated swimming pool, spa, and fully equipped exercise facility. Enjoy the conveniences in every room and the opportunity to rest up before transferring to the nearby Bryce Canyon entrance.

A freshly prepared breakfast will await you this morning. A short shuttle brings us to Cedar Breaks National Monument where we’ll take a neat hike. Spectra Point Trail at Cedar Breaks will introduce you to even more stunning geology such as hoodoos, arches, and windows as you wind around the outer edge of the gorge. After lunch we will journey to Bryce Canyon National Park for our next hiking adventure. The Bryce Canyon Rim Trail Hike takes us along the rim of the Bryce Canyon to Fairyland trailhead for a 2.5-mile, round trip adventure. Watch as the landscape moves between hundreds of orange, yellow, and white hoodoos that rise from the canyon floor. Check into your home for the next two nights and relax before dinner.

About the Bryce Canyon Grand Hotel

Located in southwest Utah just north of Bryce Canyon National Park, the Bryce Canyon Grand Hotel is surrounded by fantastic scenery, most notably rock spires of every shape and size, known locally as “hoodoos.” Experience for yourself Bryce Canyon’s newest and most luxurious accommodations and amenities with the best in western hospitality. The Bryce Canyon Grand offers an enclosed courtyard offering guest privacy for the pool, whirlpool, and patio areas. You’re invited to experience Bryce Canyon City’s newest lodging facilities while visiting the breathtaking Bryce Canyon National Park.

After a hearty breakfast, embark on a hike through the magical hoodoo rock formations of Bryce’s Peek-A-Boo and Queens Garden trails. Share your favorite parts of Bryce Canyon with the other families in your group as you dine with everyone at the lodge. If you are a night owl, be sure to take advantage of one of the clearest night skies around and try your hand at finding some of the constellations.

Start the day with an easygoing bike ride under the towering cliffs and scattered pine forest of Red Canyon. Shuttle into Zion through an entrance that will leave you in awe as you wind through the magnificent canyon walls and towering cliffs that make up this majestic park. Here we will take time for a short hike to marvel at the dramatic panoramas or towering canyon walls and view of Virgin River. Take the evening to enjoy dinner on your own and explore the artsy town of Springdale.

About the SpringHill Suites

The award-winning SpringHill Suites Springdale Zion National Park offers a comfortable, elegant setting for adventurers. Located only 1 mile from Zion’s gate, the Springhill Suites is centrally located to explore everything southern Utah has to offer. After an exciting day of hiking, treat yourself to the luxuries the SpringHill Suites has to offer. Enjoy the outdoor pool and hot tub with amazing canyon views, splash pad, balconies, patios, and fireplaces, or stroll along the Virgin River to take advantage of the desert dark night sky.

Explore more of the wonders surrounding Zion today. Experience the thrill of canyoneering in the most magnificent slot canyons around Zion National Park. Canyoneering is a unique activity that involves hiking, rappelling and downclimbing, and is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Perfect for beginners, this adrenaline-inducing activity will be led by professionals who will “show you the ropes” so to speak as well as the beauty of the hidden slot canyons of southern Utah. After lunch together, you’ll have free time to explore Springdale or head back into Zion by shuttle to explore on your own. We’ll meet back up this evening for a farewell dinner at Bit & Spur.

This morning we take a short drive to the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve. For our final adventure, prepare to be surrounded by canyon walls and desert features, as we hike the Red Cliffs Nature Trail.  Take in the beauty of this place one last time as we shuttle back to Las Vegas for our departure home.

*Trip itineraries are subject to change without notice due to road, weather, and other factors outside of our control, for the safety and enjoyment of our guests, as deemed necessary and appropriate by Austin Adventures.