Travel Guide
Deserts are inhospitable areas of the earth characterized by great aridity. In these regions there is very little rainfall and life forms, both animal and vegetable, have to face some of the most hostile conditions on the planet. In deserts, the lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the land to denudation processes. But […]
The Canyon de Chelly National Monument is located on a plateau at a height that varies between 1,700 and 2,100 meters. The climate of the Canyon de Chelly is a semi-desert climate with harsh and sometimes snowy winters. The springs are cool and windy, the winds can sometimes cause sandstorms that reduce visibility. Summer is […]
The Canyon de Chelly National Monument is located in northeastern Arizona in the Navajos Indian reservation. The park entrance is located near the town of Chinle. The territory around the canyon is monotonous, flat and desert. But once you arrive, unexpectedly, the desert shows two deep canyons of a beauty that rivals the Grand Canyon. […]
Route 66 is one of the most famous tourist routes in the United States of America, some sections of this mythical road have been declared National Scenic Byway, the road is a sort of national monument for lovers of two and four wheels. Known as the mother road of the United States of America, as […]
The itinerary described here is a circular itinerary that starts and arrives in Las Vegas (Nevada), it allows the visit in a minimum of 11 nights of some of the most beautiful national parks of Arizona and Utah. The total route excluding detours is approximately 1,400 miles (2,250 km). The diary of this itinerary, but […]
<—- FROM LAS VEGAS TO THE GRAND CANYON Day 3: Grand Canyon National Park- Meteor Crater-Petrified Forest National Park-Holbrook (Petrified Forest National Park) May 3 Trip to American Parks. We get up around 7 and after breakfast, around 8.30 we leave for our next destinations: Humpreys Peak, Meteor Crater and the Petrified Forest national park. […]
The itinerary we made on this travel to American parks was circular. We left Las Vegas, continuing on to the Grand Canyon N.P. (via Hoover Dam), Meteor Crater, Petrified Forest N.P., Canyon de Chelly, Monument Valley, Mexican Hat, Goosenecks of San Juan River, Natural Bridges N.P., Newspaper Rock, Canyonlands N.P. (The Needles), Arches N.P., Dead […]
Saguaro National Park is located in southeastern Arizona. The park is divided into two sections that are located 20 miles (32 km) east and 15 miles (24 km) west of the city of Tucson in Arizona, respectively. The park, as a whole, covers an area of 370 sq km. It takes its name from the […]
Petrified Forest National Park is an Arizona park located in the central-eastern desert part of the state, about 20 miles east of the town of Holbrook, near the border with New Mexico. The park extends over a desert area of 378 sq km formed largely by territory pertaining to the Painted Desert. In this area […]
Canyon de Chelly can be visited with your own car along two roads, North and South Rim Drives, of approximately 35 miles each. These roads pass along the edges of the two canyons and allow visiting the main attractions of the Canyon de Chelly. The southern road follows the Canyon de Chelly, while the northern […]
Monument Valley is one of the symbols of the American far-west. Crossed by the US 163, it is located along the border between Arizona and Utah and is part of the Navajos Indian reserve. The name in the Navajo language is “Valley of the Rocks”. In fact, Monument Valley is a scenic expanse of reddish […]
The Grand Canyon is a continuous succession of tourist attractions. The best light for visiting the Grand Canyon is at sunrise and early morning or late afternoon and sunset. WHAT TO SEE AT THE SOUTH RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON Along the South Rim there are numerous scenic spots, accessible by car, which offer spectacular […]
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona’s most visited park and the second largest in the United States. This park is located in northwestern Arizona. The park covers an area of 4,931 sq km, and includes the most spectacular part of the canyon carved by the Colorado River. The area became a national park in 1919. The […]
The climate of the plateau above the Grand Canyon is desert and semi-rigid climate, with significant temperature ranges that are quite well marked between the day and night. The temperatures of the North Rim (the northern part of the canyon) are generally lower than the South Rim because the altitude difference is about 300 meters. […]
The Tumacácori National Historical Park is located in the high valley of the Santa Cruz River in the extreme south of the state of Arizona. The park is located near the Mexican border, 18 miles north of the city of Nogales and 50 miles south of Tucson. The entrance to the park is located on […]