US National Park tours and vacation packages cover the parks of the American West — the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Zion, Bryce Canyon and Antelope Canyon, often combined on Southwest national park loops. Which city you board in decides which parks you reach: Las Vegas for the Southwest canyons, Salt Lake City or Denver for Yellowstone, Los Angeles and San Francisco for Yosemite. Hotels, transport and a guide are included on most multi-day packages.
The parks sit far apart, so most trips cover one area rather than all of them. The Southwest canyons cluster close enough to link on a single loop; Yellowstone stands alone to the north and runs in the summer season only; Yosemite pairs with the California coast.
No one lives at the parks, so every trip starts from a gateway city. Which one you fly into decides which parks are within reach.
| Trip | Days | You'll see | From | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Las Vegas | 1-15 Days | The closest city to the Southwest canyons, and the only one with day trips to the rim | $134 | Short on time |
| From Los Angeles | 3-21 Days | The widest choice of routes — the canyons east, Yosemite and the coast north | $251 | A first trip West |
| From Salt Lake City | 3-9 Days | The shortest route into Yellowstone, so more time inside the park | $579 | Yellowstone in the summer season |
| From San Francisco | 1-11 Days | Yosemite inland, with the coast road south through Monterey | $214 | Parks plus coastline |
| From Denver | 5-15 Days | Yellowstone and Mount Rushmore on the same route, through the northern Rockies | $831 | Wildlife and the Rockies |
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