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Petrified Forest National Park: It looks like a wood, but it is not

You can find Petrified wood in many places. But to see the largest collection of stone logs in the world, come with us for a visit to Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. Here the ancient forest of colourful semi-precious stone stumps lying all over the place is a spectacular sight.

Canyon De Chelly National Monument

Canyon De Chelly National Monument is a maze of deep canyons, with ancient pueblos thrown in for more interest. Sheer cliffs line green fields, where Navajo families still farm the land. After the desert landscape of Death Valley, the greenery is a surprising change. Come with us for a visit!

South Kaibab Trail starts with a series of switchbacks, dropping down seriously right at the start. South Rim, Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

South Kaibab Trail (Grand Canyon South Rim)

The South Kaibab Trail is one of the hikes that takes you from the Grand Canyon South Rim down into the canyon proper. As a day hike, you can explore down to Skeleton Point. For an overnight hike, the South Kaibab Trail can take you all the way to the Colorado river.

Grand Canyon South Rim

If there is one place that means ‘US national park’ to us, it is the Grand Canyon. We are not the only ones for whom the Grand Canyon is the must see place – over 4.5 milion visitors a year think the same. Most of them will visit the more popular Grand Canyon’s South Rim

Historic Route 66

There is no better way to travel from Las Vegas to Grand Canyon, than taking the Historic Route 66. The longest paved stretch of old Route 66 runs in Arizona from Kingman to Seligman.

Lake Mead & Hoover Dam

A short visit to Hoover Dam, highest dam in the world when it was built in 1935.