Overview
Late 2027, dates TBD · 12 days, 11 nights on the ground · 2 travellers · fly into LAS, out of SLC
Numbered pins are overnight stops. Dashed line is the order, not the actual road.
Day by day
| Day | Plan | Drive | Sleep |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BER → LAS Arrive evening local time, sleep early. Pick up the rental car next morning. | — | Las Vegas |
| 2 | Vegas → Route 66 If it’s a Sunday: megachurch service first. Hoover Dam, old 66 via Kingman and Hackberry. Neon in the evening. | ~3.5 h with stops | Seligman motel |
| 3 | Grand Canyon — arrival Lunch in Williams, enter via south entrance. Mather Point, sunset at Hopi Point. | ~2 h | Grand Canyon Village |
| 4 | Grand Canyon — Rim + hike Short South Kaibab hike to Ooh Aah Point, Rim Trail in the afternoon. | — | Grand Canyon Village |
| 5 | Desert View Drive → Cameron Leave via east entrance, Desert View Watchtower last. Navajo taco dinner at Cameron. | ~1.5 h with stops | Cameron Trading Post |
| 6 | Monument Valley Guided tour or Valley Drive in the afternoon, sunset from the hotel. | ~2.5 h | Monument Valley |
| 7 | Sunrise, then Moab Sunrise over the Mittens. Forrest Gump Point on US-163 heading north. Optional: Arches at sunset. | ~2.5 h | Moab |
| 8 | Long drive north Longest drive day. Leave early. Groceries + bear spray in Jackson. | ~8 h, 750 km | Jackson |
| 9 | Grand Teton — east side Sunrise Mormon Row, Cunningham Cabin, Oxbow Bend at dusk for wildlife. | — | Jackson |
| 10 | Grand Teton — Jenny Lake Jenny Lake boat + Hidden Falls / Inspiration Point. Menor’s Ferry, Chapel of the Transfiguration. | — | Jackson |
| 11 | Drive to Salt Lake City Morning: Snake River Overlook one last time. Afternoon: Temple Square. Return car at SLC. | ~4.5 h, 450 km | Salt Lake City (airport hotel) |
| 12 | SLC → BER Overnight flight, arrive Berlin next day. | — | Plane |