Phoenix Self Drive Tours
Get more from your Phoenix self drive with this suggested Phoenix fly drive tour.
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Suggested Self Drive Tour Itinerary For Phoenix
Day 1 Phoenix/Scottsdale Arrival
Arrive at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Pick up your rental car and proceed to your hotel.Hotel: Courtyard by Marriott
Day 2 Phoenix/Scottsdale-Tucson
Distance: 117 MilesTake the day to explore the "Valley of the Sun." Then continue to Tucson. A visit to Old Tucson is optional.
Hotel: Doubletree Hotel at Reid Park
Day 3 Tucson-Tombstone-Ghost Towns-Las Cruces
Distance: 330 MilesBegin your day with a visit to Tombstone, site of the famous "Gunfight at the OK Corral" between the Earp Brothers, Doc Holiday and the Clantons. Then continue by some of the best-preserved ghost towns to Las Cruces. Your hotel is in Old Mesilla.
Hotel: Best Western Mesilla Valley Inn
Day 4 Las Cruces-White Sands-Socorro - Albuquerque - Santa Fe
Distance: 285 MilesSee the brilliant white dunes of White Sands National Monument before driving by Socorro to Albuquerque where you can visit Old Town before arriving in Santa Fe, the end of the famous Santa Fe Trail.
Hotel: Courtyard by Marriott
Day 5 Santa Fe-Taos Indian Pueblo-Durango
Distance: 269 MilesStroll the historic Plaza before leaving for the artists' colony of Taos. Visit Taos Indian Pueblo, one of the country's oldest continuously inhabited settlements and still home to more than a thousand Indians. Then cross the Sangre de Cristo Mountains into Colorado and arrive in the cowboy town of Durango.
Hotel: Holiday Inn Durango
Day 6 Durango
A day at leisure or take an optional cliff-hanging narrow gauge railroad ride through 44 miles of precipitous scenery along the river to the old silver mining town of Silverton.Hotel: Quality Inn & Suites
Day 7 Durango-Mesa Verde National Park-Monument Valley
Distance: 191 MilesVisit the mysterious Indian cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park. Then pass by Four Corners to Monument Valley, the universal image of the American West: fantastical shapes of buttes, mesas and spires, rising from a desert land - the Navajo Indian Reservation.
Hotel: Holiday Inn Kayenta
Day 8 Monument Valley-Lake Powell/Page
Distance: 123 MilesToday continue to Lake Powell where the desert meets the deep blue lake.
Hotel: Best Western Lake Powell
Day 9 Lake Powell/Page
A full day to explore the beauty of Lake Powell. We suggest a boat trip to famous Rainbow BridgeHotel: Best Western at Lake Powell
Day 10 Lake Powell/Page-Bryce Canyon National Park
Distance: 160 MilesBeyond Kanab, once an old trading post, you will ascend the Paunsagunt Plateau to see the fanciful spires, pink cliffs, natural arches and rock formations found in Bryce Canyon.
Hotel: Bryce Canyon National Park Area Accommodations
Day 11 Bryce Canyon National Park-Las Vegas
Distance: 240 MilesFollow the Virgin River along the base of the massive canyon it created in Zion National Park. Continue your drive to Las Vegas, the famous desert "Entertainment Capital of the World."
Hotel: Circus Circus Hotel & Casino
Day 12 Las Vegas-Grand Canyon National Park
Distance: 300 MilesThis morning stop to see one of the world's greatest man-made structures, the Hoover Dam. Continue through Kingman and Williams on your way to the fantastic Grand Canyon.
Hotel: Grand Canyon National Park Area Accommodations
Day 13 Grand Canyon National Park-Phoenix/Scottsdale
Distance: 240 MilesAfter exploring the Grand Canyon this morning, drive south through Oak Creek Canyon. Then visit the scenic red rock town of Sedona before reaching Montezuma's Castle. Continue on to your last night in Phoenix.
Hotel: Courtyard by Marriott
