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.

Places

Route 66 motel nightidea

Day 2 · Neon sign, car parked at the door, diner breakfast — first night on the road, in Seligman.

Grand Canyon — South Rimidea

Day 3, 4, 5 · Sunset on Hermit Road, a short drop below the rim, Desert View Watchtower on the way out.

Cameron Trading Postidea

Day 5 · Historic 1916 trading post — Navajo & Hopi crafts, Navajo tacos, rooms by the Little Colorado.

Monument Valleyidea

Day 6, 7 · The Mittens at sunrise, the 27 km Valley Drive, a Navajo-guided tour.

Grand Teton & Cunningham Cabinplanned

Day 9, 10 · Homestead cabins, barns under the Tetons, moose at dusk.

Themes

Roadside attractionsidea

20 places · Omega Mart, a motel room in a cave, the Oregon Trail, antler arches and a Joseph Smith sphinx.

Native Americanidea

14 places · Navajo, Hopi and Ancestral Puebloan country — museums, trading posts, rock art and Navajo-guided tours.

Christianity in Americaidea

4 places · A megachurch in Vegas, a small-town Sunday service, Temple Square in Salt Lake.

Day by day

Day	Plan	Drive	Sleep
1	BER → LAS Arrive evening local time. Omega Mart if energy left, otherwise next morning. 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

Flights

Outbound · BER → LAS
via Frankfurt, Zurich, Amsterdam or a US hub
Roughly 15–18 h door to door. Arriving in the evening helps with jet lag.
Return · SLC → BER
via Amsterdam (KLM/Delta) or Paris (Air France/Delta)
Delta flies SLC–AMS nonstop. Book as one open-jaw ticket. Alternative: fly out of Jackson (JAC) and skip the last drive.

Before leaving

ESTA for everyone (apply ≥ 72 h before, check current fee)
Pick dates — check seasonal closures (Teton Park Road and Jenny Lake boat are summer-only)
Open-jaw flights BER → LAS / SLC → BER
Rental car LAS → SLC (one-way drop fee!)
Lodging inside/near Grand Canyon — books out months ahead
Monument Valley lodging (The View or Goulding’s)
National park pass — check non-resident pricing
Travel insurance incl. US medical
International driving permit (cheap, sometimes asked for)

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Google Maps export

Everything (stops, route and all pages)

Or one layer at a time: Overnight stops · Route 66 motel night · Grand Canyon — South Rim · Cameron Trading Post · Monument Valley · Grand Teton & Cunningham Cabin · Roadside attractions · Native American · Christianity in America

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