This is the route to the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley and Page from Las Vegas

Consider a trip to the west coast of the United States and not visit the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, without a doubt it is taking a trip "lame".

On the other hand, most of us who travel to that area of ​​the country are curious about visit las vegas, and I can tell you that it is certainly worth doing it to see how a city can become a true Theme Park.

But, from my point of view, Las Vegas Above all, it has the great virtue of being the starting point to visit the Grand Canyon and other national parks, such as Monument Valley durante a travel by car.

If on your trip you really only have one day to go to the Grand Canyon from Las Vegas, you have the option to do the small plane excursion to the Grand Canyon.

And if your budget does not allow it, you have the cheapest alternative of signing up for a Grand Canyon day trip by bus.

In this article you have detailed information with all the options on how to get from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon in one day.

National Parks Route from Las Vegas

But if you have more time (and I advise you to organize your trip to have it...), you can visit not only the Grand Canyon, but also others National Parks and inland areas of the west coast.

Next, I am going to propose a Route to go from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley  and other places of Arizona y Utah on your own in a rental car

Route from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado

My first piece of advice is that you should leave early Las Vegas with the aim of getting to enjoy the impressive sunset at the Grand Canyon, taking into account that you face a trip of 458 kilometers.

You will pass through the great Hoover dam, and upon reaching Kingsman, you must deviate to go along the old Route 66, to Seligman,

You will also know the curious place of Hackberry General Store and finally you will reach Williams, a town where you should make a quick visit, and where I advise you not to miss entering the Twisters bar.

In the afternoon you will arrive at Grand Canyon, for whose visit here you have our best tips.

In this impressive place of Arizona, already inside the national park you have hotels on the edge of the South Rim, although it will be more affordable for you stay in Tusayan.

It is a service area located at the gates of the national park itself, next to the airport from where the helicopters fly over it.

Here you have information with all the options where to stay in the Grand Canyon of the Colorado and its surroundings.

That same afternoon will give you time to visit some of the viewpoints of the South rim, from where you can see the great landscapes of the Grand Canyon at sunset.

If you want to enjoy the sensations of fly over the Grand Canyon by helicopter, you must have reserved it in advance of your trip for first thing in the morning.

To resume the route, you must head east along the South Rim) of the Grand Canyon seeing the landscapes from the different viewpoints that you find.

You will finally reach desert view, the last of the park's viewpoints, where the watchtower of the Anasazi Indians.

Route from the Grand Canyon to Monument Valley

From there you leave the national park to go directly from the Grand Canyon to Monument Valley.

It is barely 300 kilometers, but you have to arrive as soon as possible to be able to visit its impressive landscapes.

At Monument Valley you will enjoy the famous panoramic views from the Hotel View viewpoint, and it is possible that you will have time to take the complete tour of the interior of the park, or at least, a large part of it.

To stay you have only two options, sleep in one of the Kayenta hotels, In the Mexican Hat.

Route from Monument Valley to Page

If you only have one more day to do this route, you should know that, for example, if you have slept in Kayenta, you are 650 kilometers from Las Vegas (about 7 hours) by route that goes through Page, north of the Grand Canyon.

You will have time to stop in the aforementioned town of Page, where you can see some outstanding places, such as Horseshoe Bend.

If, however, you have one more day, your first objective will be to complete your visit to Monument Valley (if the day before you have not been able to explore its interior track).

You can sign up for a guided tour of Navajo Indians, or see some of the nearby places, such as San Juan River Goosenecks or Valley of the Gods.

Then you will reach Page, which is about two hours away, with the idea of visit Antelope Canyon in the morning of the next day.

Route from Page to Las Vegas

Of course, you have to keep in mind that to do the Antelope Canyon tour You have to book well in advance of your trip.

The ideal is to visit around 12 in the morning, which is the best time to enjoy the light effects that can be seen in this impressive narrow canyon.

Another option would be to visit the curious natural site of The Wave at Coyote Buttes or sign up for one hummer excursion to visit the landscapes of Water Holes Canyon.

Finally, para go from Page to Las Vegas, to Kanab y St george, you will have to travel 450 kilometers, about five hours.