This travel guide completely covers the Grand Canyon National Park and the 25 parks surrounding it. This guide does much of the planning research for you so you can spend more time in the enjoyment of not working and having fun! You see, nearly every one of us wants to GO on a vacation, we just don't want to PLAN a vacation. This travel guide solves that dilemma by taking a tremendous amount of the burden out of the vacation planning aspects for a trip to the Grand Canyon and all the cool surrounding sites.

This guidebook gives you everything you need to know in order to have a truly wonderful stay within Grand Canyon National Park. This includes all the various things to see and do, where to go, both on the road and off, plus tips on best lodging and dining. Whether you want to peer over the rim, take a hike, or embark on a multi-day rafting adventure, this book has these and many other scenarios covered.

Most folks do not come just to see the Grand Canyon, as there are dozens of other incredible things to do in the Southwest that are relatively close to the park. We've gathered all of these different places and bundled them into easy to discover Side Trips that you can take either before or after you've completed your visit to the Grand Canyon. There are twelve side trips in all. Each of these trips are designed as a step by step package, but with enough choices built in to allow you to customize your own trip.

Each side trip is complete and has all the details you need, including full descriptions of the places to visit along the way, tips on how to make the most of each side journey, how much time to allow, and again, a list of suggested places for lodging and dining. We also recommend which side trips can be combined. Nearly all of the research has been done for you, making it a lot easier to create your own vacation.

Here is the list of Side Trips included in this guide:

• Ancient Lands
• Mystical Sedona
• Historical Southwest
• Phoenix on the Rise
• Petrified Forests
• Rim to Rim and Beyond
• Monument Valley
• Into Zion and Utah
• The Living Past
• Vegas Baby!
• Havasu Falls
• The Secret Grand Canyon

This book is designed to make you an expert in creating your own perfect Grand Canyon vacation! Happy Travels!