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1. Bryce Canyon National Park

   by – Alex McCarty, Tour Manager, North America One of the major natural attractions showcased in the state of Utah is Bryce Canyon National Park. Ebenezer Bryce, a pioneer settler, came to the region in the 1870’s and built a ranch on the land. Friends and family who visited the homestead were overwhelmed by its beauty and word about Bryce’s Bac... more »

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2. Grand Teton Natonal Park

   by – davidg, Tour Manager, North America It’s impossible to miss the Grand Teton Mountain Range as it towers up over the Wyoming plains. At over 4300m (13,000 ft) the three peaks are arguably the USA’s most famous mountain range and they have been sculpted by eons of wind, rain, snow, and glacial action. Technically, the mountain range is made up of ... more »

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3. Yellowstone National Park

   by – Alex McCarty, Tour Manager, North America The most amazing thing about Yellowstone is something most people hope never to see in their lifetime. Just beneath the surface of the world’s first ever national park is a bubbling, roiling cauldron of the molten magma – a super volcano. According to many of the world’s leading geologists, if t... more »

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4. Zion National Park

   by – Alex McCarty, Tour Manager, North America Utah is home to more National Parks than any other state in America and the rugged beauty of the ‘Beehive State’ is most easily typified by Zion National Park, the place named by the Mormon population who settled the territory in the 1830’s. Almost two-thirds of Utah is desert and uninhabitable and when the fi... more »

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5. Grand Canyon

   by – Alex McCarty, Tour Manager, North America Words can only hope to describe the vision that is the Grand Canyon. Those who see it for the first time often find themselves at a loss for words, and others still say seeing it for the first time is ‘like a religious experience.’ Stretching east to west, like a scar across northern Arizona, this World Heritage Site reads like... more »

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6. Monument Valley

   by – Ellen Nowakowski, Tour Manager, USA Monument Valley is a serene getaway with historic and iconic rock formations that should not be missed! A visit to Monument Valley feels as though you have been plucked out of your everyday life and dropped in the center of an old John Wayne western movie! Monument Valley is located in the Navajo nation and exposes you to both breathtaking... more »

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7. Yosemite National Park

   by – Alex McCarty, Tour Manager, North America A trip to California is arguably incomplete without a visit to the spectacular Yosemite Valley. Nestled in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the valley is a major attraction of Yosemite National Park, featuring the world’s largest single piece of granite (El Capitan), North America’s tallest waterfall (Upper and ... more »

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