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Colorful Colorado Bus Tour – June 3 – 8, 2024 (This tour is CLOSED)
Colorful Colorado Bus Tour
June 3 – 8, 2024
Your Tour Includes:
- 5 nights hotel accommodations
- Private motor-coach transportation with pick up locations in Salt Lake City and Provo areas
- 10 meals included
- Royal Gorge Train excursion
- Royal Gorge gondola and bridge adventure
- Garden of the Gods Tour
- Manitou Springs and Pikes Peak Cog railway experience
- Chuckwagon Dinner Show at the Flying W Ranch
- Guided tour of the United States Air Force Academy Campus
- Colorado National Monument visit
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park visit
- S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center Tour
- United States Air Force Academy Campus Tour with local guide
- Services of a Professional Tour Guide to accompany the group
- And more!
$1784 double occupancy
$1710 triple occupancy
$2274 single supplement
All rates are per person
Tour Itinerary
Monday, June 3rd – Your excitement begins as you board the motorcoach for your colorful Colorado tour.
You’ll be amazed with the changing scenery along your route today. A fascinating lunch stop is planned before
we cross the border into Colorado, and then we will visit the massive park know as Colorado National
Monument. This bold, big and brilliantly colored canyon country, with its towering and mesmerizing rock
sculptures, covers 32 square miles of rugged, scenic terrain. Rim Rock Drive is one of the grandest scenic
drives in the American West and offers miles of breathtaking scenery.
Located just east of Grand Junction and in the heart of Colorado’s scenic wine country and sitting amidst 21
acres of vineyards, is the Wine Country Inn. It is here that we will spend the evening at this charming and
picturesque resort that is known for pampering their guests. (lunch included)
Tuesday, June 4th – We will continue today traveling eastbound on scenic Highway 70. As we drive the
Glenwood Canyon section of the highway, you’ll have dramatic views which have been carved by the power of
the Colorado River for over three million years. Our route will pass many ski resort communities and we’ll even
stop in Vail for lunch and stretch our legs at the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens. Before passing through Denver
and continuing to Colorado Springs, we will drive through the Eisenhower tunnel (and under the Continental
Divide) on the famous Highway 70 and learn about the history of this expensive section of Highway.
After we check into our comfortable hotel, the Drury Inn, for our three-night stay, we are headed to the foothills
of the Rocky Mountains to visit the Flying W Ranch, a working cattle ranch since 1953. There’s an enduring
romance to the Old West and it lives on at the Flying W Ranch where cowboys still sing, and hearty western
fare is served up with a smile. There’s an inner cowboy or cowgirl in all of us, so let yours loose tonight as you
enjoy the indoor Flying W chuckwagon supper and western show. (Breakfast and dinner included.)
Wednesday, June 5th – After breakfast today, we will head to the area known as River Country. Here the
Royal Gorge was created when the Arkansas River cut its way through the countryside near what is now
knows as Cañon City. Here we will we will board the Royal Gorge Railroad for a scenic train ride along the
canyon floor. Afterwards we head to the rim of the gorge to truly appreciate more of the beauty. We’ll take the
aerial gondola for the best view. From the gondola, it’s easy to see the bridge and its remarkable engineering
and elegant design. Then you have the chance to walk over the bridge or take the gondola back over the
gorge. Today you experience what President Teddy Roosevelt described as “The trip that bankrupt the
English language!”. (Breakfast and lunch included. Light dinner offered at the hotel.)
Thursday, June 6th – We will start the day off by taking a train ride on the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes
Peak Cog Railway up the spectacular mountain that lends it name to the entire region: Pikes Peak, soaring
nearly 8,000 feet above the plains. Pikes Peaks is called America’s Mountain because the view from the
summit of that purple mountain majesty inspired the song “America the Beautiful” by Katharine Lee Bates.
Our cog railway nine-mile journey will take us from the newly renovated Manitou Springs depot to the soaring
summit of Pikes Peak. Sweeping views, waterfalls and shimmery aspen trees are a given along the way.
Bighorn sheep and yellow-bellied marmots might scamper by as narrators share stories and insights about the
railway and the landscape through which it climbs.
Midday we will enjoy lunch at the Garden of the Gods Trading Post followed by a memorable drive in the
Garden of the Gods Park. Garden of the Gods is a National Natural Landmark and is named the #1 activity in
Colorado Springs by TripAdvisor. The park has 21 miles of multi-use trails that wind through huge red
sandstone rock formations and ancient juniper trees. We’ll make a stop or two allowing for photos of towering
sandstone formations with the majestic Rocky Mountains as a backdrop. It is a photographer’s dream location.
We will wind out our day with a visit to the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum. Here we will learn about the
athletes who have competed at the Summer and Winter Games. There is a series of exhibits in galleries
where you’ll see torches, medals, equipment, costumes and a Hall of Fame. You’ll take part in the Opening
Ceremony and hone your skills in the interactive training gallery. There is no other museum like this museum
and it is well worth your time. You’ll also get to see some of the training facilities where athletes across a
variety of sports have trained their bodies and minds to earn their place on Team USA.
We will wind down or day with a drive through the historical streets of Colorado Springs with our local guide.
(Breakfast and lunch included. Light dinner offered at the hotel.)
Friday, June 7th – Before leaving Colorado Springs today, we will visit the stunning campus of the United
States Air Force Academy. We will make stops at the scenic overlook, a B-52 Bomber, the Visitor Center and
also see the amazing Cadet Chapel, with its 17 futuristic glass and sliver spires soaring skyward.
Next up is more scenic driving as we leave Colorado Springs and head west to the Rocky Mountains.
Big enough to be overwhelming, still intimate enough to feel the pulse of time, the Black Canyon of the
Gunnison National Park exposes you to some of the steepest cliffs, oldest rock, and craggiest spires in North
America. With two million years of work, the Gunnison River, along with the forces of weathering, has sculpted
this vertical wilderness of rock, water, and sky. Our visit to the park will allow you some amazing photo
opportunities of this impressive national park.
We’ll overnight at the Hampton Inn, located in Montrose, Colorado. (Breakfast included)
Saturday, June 8th – Today we’ll say goodbye to Colorado and make our way back to the Beehive State,
having had a week full of memorable experiences. (Breakfast included)
Your Tour Includes:
- 5 nights hotel accommodations
- Private motor-coach transportation with pick up locations in Salt Lake City and Provo areas
- 10 meals included
- Royal Gorge Train excursion
- Royal Gorge gondola and bridge adventure
- Garden of the Gods Tour
- Manitou Springs and Pikes Peak Cog railway experience
- Chuckwagon Dinner Show at the Flying W Ranch
- Guided tour of the United States Air Force Academy Campus
- Colorado National Monument visit
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park visit
- S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center Tour
- United States Air Force Academy Campus Tour with local guide
- Services of a Professional Tour Guide to accompany the group
- And more!
$1784 double occupancy
$1710 triple occupancy
$2274 single supplement
All rates are per person
Tour Itinerary
Monday, June 3rd – Your excitement begins as you board the motorcoach for your colorful Colorado tour.
You’ll be amazed with the changing scenery along your route today. A fascinating lunch stop is planned before
we cross the border into Colorado, and then we will visit the massive park know as Colorado National
Monument. This bold, big and brilliantly colored canyon country, with its towering and mesmerizing rock
sculptures, covers 32 square miles of rugged, scenic terrain. Rim Rock Drive is one of the grandest scenic
drives in the American West and offers miles of breathtaking scenery.
Located just east of Grand Junction and in the heart of Colorado’s scenic wine country and sitting amidst 21
acres of vineyards, is the Wine Country Inn. It is here that we will spend the evening at this charming and
picturesque resort that is known for pampering their guests. (lunch included)
Tuesday, June 4th – We will continue today traveling eastbound on scenic Highway 70. As we drive the
Glenwood Canyon section of the highway, you’ll have dramatic views which have been carved by the power of
the Colorado River for over three million years. Our route will pass many ski resort communities and we’ll even
stop in Vail for lunch and stretch our legs at the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens. Before passing through Denver
and continuing to Colorado Springs, we will drive through the Eisenhower tunnel (and under the Continental
Divide) on the famous Highway 70 and learn about the history of this expensive section of Highway.
After we check into our comfortable hotel, the Drury Inn, for our three-night stay, we are headed to the foothills
of the Rocky Mountains to visit the Flying W Ranch, a working cattle ranch since 1953. There’s an enduring
romance to the Old West and it lives on at the Flying W Ranch where cowboys still sing, and hearty western
fare is served up with a smile. There’s an inner cowboy or cowgirl in all of us, so let yours loose tonight as you
enjoy the indoor Flying W chuckwagon supper and western show. (Breakfast and dinner included.)
Wednesday, June 5th – After breakfast today, we will head to the area known as River Country. Here the
Royal Gorge was created when the Arkansas River cut its way through the countryside near what is now
knows as Cañon City. Here we will we will board the Royal Gorge Railroad for a scenic train ride along the
canyon floor. Afterwards we head to the rim of the gorge to truly appreciate more of the beauty. We’ll take the
aerial gondola for the best view. From the gondola, it’s easy to see the bridge and its remarkable engineering
and elegant design. Then you have the chance to walk over the bridge or take the gondola back over the
gorge. Today you experience what President Teddy Roosevelt described as “The trip that bankrupt the
English language!”. (Breakfast and lunch included. Light dinner offered at the hotel.)
Thursday, June 6th – We will start the day off by taking a train ride on the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes
Peak Cog Railway up the spectacular mountain that lends it name to the entire region: Pikes Peak, soaring
nearly 8,000 feet above the plains. Pikes Peaks is called America’s Mountain because the view from the
summit of that purple mountain majesty inspired the song “America the Beautiful” by Katharine Lee Bates.
Our cog railway nine-mile journey will take us from the newly renovated Manitou Springs depot to the soaring
summit of Pikes Peak. Sweeping views, waterfalls and shimmery aspen trees are a given along the way.
Bighorn sheep and yellow-bellied marmots might scamper by as narrators share stories and insights about the
railway and the landscape through which it climbs.
Midday we will enjoy lunch at the Garden of the Gods Trading Post followed by a memorable drive in the
Garden of the Gods Park. Garden of the Gods is a National Natural Landmark and is named the #1 activity in
Colorado Springs by TripAdvisor. The park has 21 miles of multi-use trails that wind through huge red
sandstone rock formations and ancient juniper trees. We’ll make a stop or two allowing for photos of towering
sandstone formations with the majestic Rocky Mountains as a backdrop. It is a photographer’s dream location.
We will wind out our day with a visit to the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum. Here we will learn about the
athletes who have competed at the Summer and Winter Games. There is a series of exhibits in galleries
where you’ll see torches, medals, equipment, costumes and a Hall of Fame. You’ll take part in the Opening
Ceremony and hone your skills in the interactive training gallery. There is no other museum like this museum
and it is well worth your time. You’ll also get to see some of the training facilities where athletes across a
variety of sports have trained their bodies and minds to earn their place on Team USA.
We will wind down or day with a drive through the historical streets of Colorado Springs with our local guide.
(Breakfast and lunch included. Light dinner offered at the hotel.)
Friday, June 7th – Before leaving Colorado Springs today, we will visit the stunning campus of the United
States Air Force Academy. We will make stops at the scenic overlook, a B-52 Bomber, the Visitor Center and
also see the amazing Cadet Chapel, with its 17 futuristic glass and sliver spires soaring skyward.
Next up is more scenic driving as we leave Colorado Springs and head west to the Rocky Mountains.
Big enough to be overwhelming, still intimate enough to feel the pulse of time, the Black Canyon of the
Gunnison National Park exposes you to some of the steepest cliffs, oldest rock, and craggiest spires in North
America. With two million years of work, the Gunnison River, along with the forces of weathering, has sculpted
this vertical wilderness of rock, water, and sky. Our visit to the park will allow you some amazing photo
opportunities of this impressive national park.
We’ll overnight at the Hampton Inn, located in Montrose, Colorado. (Breakfast included)
Saturday, June 8th – Today we’ll say goodbye to Colorado and make our way back to the Beehive State,
having had a week full of memorable experiences. (Breakfast included)
Pacific Northwest Tour
Join us August 2021 for our small group tour to the cool, green and beautiful Pacific Northwest. Details will be available soon. Please check back or call our office for details.
The Best of Michigan featuring Mackinac Island – Coming in 2025
Your Vacation Package Includes:
Tour information will be loaded in July 2024
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Nonstop airfare from Salt Lake City to Detroit (airfare from other cities can be arranged)
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hotel accommodations plus taxes
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Hosted by Professional Tour Manager
$tba per person double occupancy.
$tba single occupancy
$tba per person triple occupancy
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Call Knight Tours and Cruises
(435) 563-5874
The Best of Michigan including Mackinac Island – coming in 2025
Thanks for checking our website. We are currently developing this tour and should have the tour details available in March of 2024. Please check back or call our office to be put on the tour list and be the first to receive the tour information. Thanks for your patience.
Your Vacation Package Includes:
Tour information will be loaded in July 2024
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Nonstop airfare from Salt Lake City to Detroit (airfare from other cities can be arranged)
-
-
-
hotel accommodations plus taxes
-
-
-
Hosted by Professional Tour Manager
$tba per person double occupancy.
$tba single occupancy
$tba per person triple occupancy
.
Call Knight Tours and Cruises
(435) 563-5874
The Best of Michigan including Mackinac Island – coming in 2025
Thanks for checking our website. We are currently developing this tour and should have the tour details available in March of 2024. Please check back or call our office to be put on the tour list and be the first to receive the tour information. Thanks for your patience.
Alaska -The Last Frontier June 19-25, 2024
We offered this tour in 2022 and it was so amazing that we are returning in 2024. Come join us in June as we discover the highlights of Alaska!
Your Tour Includes:
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- Roundtrip airfare from Salt Lake City (flights can be arranged from other departing cities)
- 6 nights hotel/lodge accommodations
- Transportation via deluxe motorcoach
- Passage on the deluxe dome railcar on a scenic train ride from Talkeetna to Denali Park
- Park admissions to:
Denali National Park
Kenai Fjord National Park
- Kenai Fjord glacier and wildlife cruise
- Tundra Wilderness Bus Tour into Denali National Park
- City Tour of Anchorage
- Admission to Alaska Native Heritage Center
- Visit Musher’s Kennel where you get to meet a Sled Dog Team
- Visit the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
- 10 meals included as indicated in the itinerary
- Visit the quaint villages of Talkeetna and Seward
- Fully escorted by Barry & Wende Knight
- Alaska Guide & Narrator to also accompany the group
$3789 per person/double occupancy
$3525 per person/triple occupancy
$4685 single occupancy
Call Knight Tours
and Cruises
(435) 563-5874
Discover Alaska like never before!
Day 1 – Your morning nonstop flight from Salt Lake City will have you arriving in Anchorage ready for a week of excitement in the “Land of the Midnight Sun.” We will meet up with a local tour guide who will accompany the group and provide narration along our journey each day. This afternoon we will be treated with a city tour of Anchorage featuring: Lake Hood where 190+ floatplanes take off and land daily, Earthquake Park to learn about the 1964 earthquake, and the historic downtown area. There will be time for lunch on your own downtown. Later this afternoon we will enjoy a visit to the Alaska Native Heritage Center where you will have a chance to learn about the history and culture of Alaska. Later, we will check into our hotel the Anchorage Marriott.
Day 2 –
After breakfast we will board our deluxe motorcoach for a scenic drive south to the the coastal community of Seward. Along the way be sure to keep your eyes open for Dall sheep or black bears on the hillsides, as well as beluga whales in the Turnagain Arm (branch of the Cook inlet). Before arriving in Seward we will stop at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center where you will have a chance to see Alaska’s wildlife up close and personal.
You’ll fall in love with this small coastal town nestled between the mountains and the ocean. Our comfortable accommodations for the next two nights will be at the Seward Windsong Lodge. (breakfast included)
Day 3 – Today here in Seward we embark on a scenic cruise through Kenai Fjords National Park. Our cruise is filled with breathtaking views of glaciers, and offers great wildlife watching opportunities for all manner of marine life. Steller sea lions and Puffins can be seen on the rocky islands, and harbor seals are often spotted on ice flows and in the bays. Sea otters bob on the surface, porpoises leap beside the boat, and orca, minke, gray and humpback whales are all frequently sighted. The highlight of the day is a stop at the base of a tidewater glacier in the hopes of seeing it “calve” – shedding gigantic chunks of ice into the ocean with a thunderous crash.
Today you get to experience Summer Solstice in Alaska – the land of the Midnight Sun. How exciting! (breakfast and lunch included today)
Day 4 – After breakfast this morning, we will board our deluxe motorcoach for a beautiful drive north to the quaint town of Talkeetna. On our way we will enjoy a visit to local Musher’s Kennel where you will have a chance to meet an Iditarod Sled Dog Team, and hear tales from the trail. We will continue to Talkeetna arriving in the late afternoon.
The historic village of Talkeetna has spectacular views of North America’s tallest peak, Denali. Talkeetna has an outstanding panoramic view of the Alaska Range that can be enjoyed and photographed from several locations. You will have the remainder of the day to explore on your own, or to purchase an optional activity such as an ATV tour or fishing. Or you can sit near the crackling fireplace in the lodge’s great room and relax – after all, you’re on vacation. Whether you visit an art gallery, gift shop, or restaurant, you’ll notice the friendly frontier hospitality. We will spend the night at the Talkeetna Lodge. (breakfast included)
Day 5 – We will have a leisurely morning in this beautiful setting. Later, we will be transferred to the Talkeetna Rail Depot where we will board a deluxe dome railcar for a scenic train ride north to Denali National Park. Much of your relaxing ride will be along the Susitna River. You’ll have chances along the way for great photo shots of Mt. Denali.
Upon arrival in Denali we will visit the Denali Visitor Center before checking into our accommodations at the Denali Park Village. You will have the rest of the day at your leisure to explore on you own. (breakfast and lunch included today)
Alaska Wilderness Dome Train Car
Day 6 – This morning after breakfast we will travel deep into Denali National Park on an amazing narrated tour. Keep an eye out for animals that call this place home such as grizzly bear, moose, caribou, and Dall sheep. Take time to soak in the breathtaking scenery. A box lunch will be included during the outing. The Alaska Mountain Range rises over 20,000 feet and runs through Denali National Park. Its grandest mountain, Mt. Denali (formerly known as Mt. McKinley), stands 20,320 feet above sea level and is the highest peak in North America. We will return to the same lodging for a peaceful evening in Alaska, the Great Land. (breakfast and box lunch included today)
Day 7- The morning will be at your leisure to explore Denali on your own, or purchase an optional tour such as rafting, flightseeing, guided hikes, as well as many others to choose from. Or just relax and soak in the scenery. Later, we’ll board our deluxe motorcoach for a scenic ride south to Anchorage. Upon arrival into Anchorage there will be time for dinner on your own. This evening we will arrive at the airport for our late evening flight home filled with many memorable experiences of amazing Alaska. (breakfast and lunch included).
All the pictures here on this page were taken on our
2022 Alaska Tour.
Call Knight Tours and Cruises (435) 563-5874
Europe River Cruise coming in October 2025
This amazing cruise features ports of call in Greece at: Santorini, Mykonos, and Crete. Other ports of call include: Venice, Italy; Split, Croatia; Dubrovnik, Croatia and Ephesus, Turkey.
CRUISE RATES
Rates listed below INCLUDE:
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details will be loaded later in 2024
Airfare can be arranged from other cities
Cruise & Airfare Package Rates:
$ tba Stateroom
Government fees and taxes additional
are an additional $565.85
Rates are per person based upon double
occupancy. Call for single, triple & quad rates.
Southern Mississippi River Cruise
Trip Itinerary
Details will be loaded in 2024. Please check back or call our office for more information.
Call Knight Tours and Cruises (435) 563-5874
CRUISE RATES
Rates listed below INCLUDE:
-
-
details will be loaded later in 2024
Airfare can be arranged from other cities
Cruise & Airfare Package Rates:
$ tba Stateroom
Government fees and taxes additional
are an additional $565.85
Rates are per person based upon double
occupancy. Call for single, triple & quad rates.
Southern Mississippi River Cruise
Trip Itinerary
Details will be loaded in 2024. Please check back or call our office for more information.
Call Knight Tours and Cruises (435) 563-5874