11 DAYS • 11 MEALS

Days One through Three – Amtrak and Salt Lake City
Board Amtrak’s California Zephyr for the journey to Salt Lake City, Utah, and our welcome dinner. (Dinner)

Day Four – Canyonlands National Park
Travel to Canyonlands National Park, a colorful landscape eroded into countless canyons, mesas and buttes by the Colorado River.

Day Five – Arches National Park
A local guide joins us in the massive sandstone walls of Arches National Park. Enjoy lunch before boarding a raft for a float trip on the Colorado River to hear tales of the area while exploring scenic river passages. (Breakfast and lunch)
Day Six – Mesa Verde National Park
A visit to Mesa Verde National Park shows us the lives of the Ancestral Pueblo people who made it their home for over 700 years in the over 600 cliff dwellings.
(Breakfast and dinner)

Day Seven – Durango & Silverton
Narrow Gauge Railroad
Today we board the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. Voted one of the “Top Ten Most Exciting Train Journeys in the World," it winds through the spectacular canyons of San Juan National Forest pulled by coal-fired locomotives. (Breakfast)

Day Eight – Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
We travel along the original Rio Grande Line aboard the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. Our journey through Cumbres Pass takes us to Osier for an included lunch. Imagine what the region was like when the many miners and loggers traveled the same route long ago. (Breakfast and lunch)

Day Nine – Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe, the oldest state capital in the U.S., remains a wealth of Old World charm. Our walking tour shows us the San Miguel Mission, Loretto Chapel and Santa Fe Plaza. There will be free time to explore on your own before joining your fellow travelers for a farewell dinner. (Breakfast and dinner)
Days Ten and Eleven – Albuquerque and Home
Board Amtrak’s Southwest Chief for the journey home. (Breakfast)