Print program DAY 1 : ARRIVAL AIBUQUERQUE
Arrival in Albuquerque
Welcome to New Mexico, land of Hispanic and Native American culture!
Welcome by our French-speaking guide and transfer to the hotel. Depending on your arrival time, you'll enjoy a first immersion in this colorful city with Spanish influences and its Native American pueblos.
Free dinner.
Overnight at the hotel in Albuquerque.
DAY 2 : AIBUQUERQUE – SANTA FE – TAOS – DURANGO
Breakfast
Visits to:
Santa Fe, the oldest capital city in the United States, enchants with its adobe architecture (terracotta houses), art galleries, and lively streets.
Taos Pueblo, a thousand-year-old Native American village listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, immerses us in the culture of the Pueblo Indians, who still live there today.
Lunch
After a superb drive through arid plateaus and mountains, arrive in Durango, a charming Colorado town where the western atmosphere is still very much alive.
Free dinner.
Overnight at the hotel in Durango.
DAY 3 : DURANGO – SILVERTON – OURAY – MOAB
Breakfast.
Adventure aboard the Durango & Silverton Steam Train, winding through the rugged Animas River Gorge. A journey back in time, following in the footsteps of gold prospectors!
Lunch in the small mining town of Silverton, frozen in time with its 19th-century buildings.
Drive to Ouray, nicknamed the "Switzerland of America" for its alpine scenery.
In the afternoon, head to Moab, a town at the gateway to Utah's most beautiful national parks, passing through breathtaking landscapes.
Dinner.
Overnight at the hotel in Moab.
DAY 4 : MOAB – PRICE
Breakfast
Morning dedicated to Arches National Park, where more than 2,000 natural arches sculpted by erosion offer a magical spectacle. Delicate Arch, the most famous, rises majestically in the middle of the desert.
Lunch Picnic on the banks of the Colorado River, with a breathtaking view.
Stop at Dead Horse Point, offering a breathtaking panorama of the meandering Colorado River.
Drive to Price, through wild landscapes.
Dinner.
Overnight at the hotel in Price.
DAY 5 : PRICE – SALT LAKE CITY – JACKSON
Breakfast.
Visit the Salt Lake City Mormon Temple, the emblem of this city founded by Mormon pioneers in the 19th century.
Lunch in Logan
Drive through the splendid Wyoming landscapes to reach Jackson, a cowboy town with a western feel, its wooden archways and its famous Town Square surrounded by elk horns.
Free dinner.
Overnight at the hotel in Jackson.
DAY 6 : JACKSON – GRAND TETON – WEST YELLOWSTONE
Breakfast.
Cross Grand Tetons National Park, a paradise of mountains, lakes, and forests home to moose, grizzly bears, and golden eagles.
Enter Yellowstone, the oldest national park in the world, and discover the legendary Old Faithful geyser, which erupts over 30 meters high every 90 minutes!
Picnic lunch in the park
Overnight stay in West Yellowstone, at the park's gates.
Free dinner.
Overnight at the hotel in Yellowstone.
DAY 7 : YELLOWSTONE
Breakfast.
Morning at Mammoth Hot Springs, where thermal waters have sculpted spectacular limestone terraces.
Explore Lamar Valley, nicknamed America's Serengeti for its abundant wildlife: bison, wolves, bears, and deer.
Picnic lunch
Discover Tower Falls and Yellowstone Falls, surrounded by colorful canyons.
Free dinner.
Overnight at the hotel in Yellowstone.
DAY 8 : YELLOWSTONE – CODY
Breakfast.
Cross Hayden Valley, home of bison and elk.
Picnic lunch
Arrival in Cody, a town founded by Buffalo Bill, where the spirit of the Wild West is still alive.
Opportunity to attend an authentic rodeo!
Dinner.
Overnight at the hotel in Cody.
DAY 9 : CODY – DEVIL’S TOWER – DEADWOOD
Breakfast.
Drive through the Bighorn Mountains, with spectacular scenery.
Stop at Devil's Tower, a sacred monolith for Native Americans and the legendary site of the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
Lunch in Buffalo
Arrive in Deadwood, the legendary town where Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok lived. Its preserved western town atmosphere immerses us in the era of the Gold Rush.
Dinner.
Overnight at the hotel in Deadwood.
DAY 10 : DEADWOOD – BADLANDS – CUSTER STATE PARK
Breakfast.
Explore Badlands National Park, a lunar landscape with colorful rock formations sculpted by wind and water.
Lunch in Wall
Discover Custer State Park, where numerous bison, antelope, and deer roam freely.
Dinner.
Overnight at the hotel in Deadwood.
DAY 11 : DEADWOOD – MONT RUSHMORE – CRAZY HORSE – CHEYENNE
Breakfast.
Stop at Mount Rushmore, where the faces of four iconic American presidents are carved into the rock.
Visit the Crazy Horse Memorial, a huge statue under construction paying tribute to the Sioux leader Crazy Horse.
Lunch at Crazy Horse.
Drive to Cheyenne, the capital of Wyoming, where the world's largest rodeo takes place every year!
Dinner.
Overnight at the hotel in Cheyenne.
DAY 12 : CHEYENNE – DENVER
Breakfast.
Arrive in Denver, the "Mile High City," for a free day of shopping and exploring its vibrant neighborhoods.
Free Lunch
Afternoon, free time.
Dinner.
Overnight at the hotel in Denver.
DAY 13 : DENVER – DEPARTURE
Breakfast.
Transfer to the airport and return flight.
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