Mighty 5 From Salt Lake City

Arrive in Salt Lake City, UT any time today.  Transfer on your own to the Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Salt Lake City.  Hotel Check in is at 4:00 PM.  They can hold your bags if you arrive early so you can go and explore the surrounding area.  Enjoy your evening in Salt Lake City, UT

Pick up Monday morning at 7:00 AM at the front Lobby of the Courtyard by Marriott. Then enjoy an easy four hour drive through the majestic Wasatch Mountains over Soldier Summit and through the Dinosaur Capital of Utah to Canyonlands National Park.   You will visit the second district of Canyonlands National Park: Island in the Sky. From this large mesa, you will witness a wilderness of countless canyons, buttes, mesas, and other geological features that were carved over millions of years by the Colorado and Green Rivers. You will get to hike along the rims of the canyon, visit one of the most photographed geological features in the park, Mesa Arch, and hike along the edge of the world out to Grandview Point, Murphy Point, or Upheaval Dome. Once finished, you will retire to the local hot spots in Moab, UT for dinner and an enjoyable evening before retiring at the Homewood Suites by Hilton (or similar) Lunch Included

Arches National Park provides an opportunity to explore some of the 2,000+ arches found within its borders. Some have described this park as timeless, dream-like, or from out of this world. With a variety of geological features including fault lines, petrified sand dunes, arches, bridges, balanced rocks, spires, and many others, the list of possibilities are endless in this landscape of ever changing formations. Today, wake with the sun and visit Delicate Arch before the crowds arrive. Afterwards, travel further into the park and explore, Park Avenue, Windows Section, Balanced Rock, Courthouse Wash, and other areas on the front south side of the park. Delicate Arch, Landscape Arch, and Double Arch are all on the list of must see formations. Along with these well-known arches, if time allows, you will get the opportunity to explore the Cove of Caves, Garden of Eden, Petrified Sand dunes, Fiery Furnace Viewpoint, Double O Arch and others. At the end of the day, you will return to Moab, Utah, for one more enjoyable evening before retiring to your hotel. Lodge for the night at the Homewood Suites by Hilton (or similar) Breakfast & Lunch Included.