The Penrose Grand Canyon Package
Take a trip to the Grand Canyon during either a
two or three day stay
at the Penrose.
All Grand Canyon tours include the following:
Pickup at The Penrose about 7:25A
Transportation in an air conditioned, 14 or
26 passenger
luxury coach
Narrated tour with video presentations
Travel through Oak Creek Canyon
Drive by the San Francisco peaks one of
which, Mt.
Humphries (12,634 ft), is Arizona’s highest point
Time in the Grand Canyon Village
Stops at scenic points along the South and
East rims
Travel along the Little Colorado River
Gorge
Skirt the edge of the Painted Desert
Travel through the Navajo Indiana
Reservation stopping at
the Historic Trading Post in Cameron
Drop off at The Penrose about 6:30-7:00P
(later
drop
off for the Sunset Tour)
Variations on a theme. Choose one of the
following tours:
1. Grand Canyon Day
Tour. This
tour maximizes
your
free time at the Grand Canyon because it does not include either lunch
or the IMAX movie.
2. Grand Canyon Deluxe tour includes the
world
famous IMAX
movie about the Grand Canyon and lunch in the National Park at either
the Maswik or Yavapai Lodge.
2A. Same as 2 above except tour does not
include Imax movie and lunch is at the scenic Bright Angel Lodge.
3. Grand Canyon El Tovar. Same as 2
except for the
gourmet lunch at the historic El Tovar Lodge. Depending on the
time of year and how crowded the restaurant is, this lunch can take up
to 1-1/2 to 2 hours.
3A. Same as 3 above except tour does not
include Imax movie.
4. The Grand Canyon Sunset Tour. Enjoy a
leisurely
1-mile stroll along the South Rim and stop at the Watchtower
Observatory at Desert View on the East Rim. Enjoy a gourmet
dinner on the South Rim. View a full-length movie on the return
trip home. Most of all, enjoy the changing colors, shadows and
lighting during sunset hours.
Tours 1, 2, 3, and 4 above are offered by Great
Venture Tours while tours 2A and 3A are Pink Jeep tours.
Two-and Three-day packages: Two-day packages include two nights at The
Penrose in any available room and a Grand Canyon Tour. Three-day
packages include three nights at The Penrose in any available room, a
Grand Canyon Tour, and a dinner for two at one of Sedona’s
premier restaurants: Cowboy Club (Southwestern), Cucina Rustica
(Mediterranean), Dahl and DiLuca (Italian), Garlands (in season;
American), Heartline (American and Continental), Rene (Continental),
and Shugrue’s (American and Continental). (Dinner excludes
alcohol. $100 limit.)
Two and three-day Grand Canyon Package prices:
|
Tour
|
Days
at the Penrose
|
Price
|
|
Day Tour (#1 above)
|
2
|
$625
|
|
3
|
925
|
|
Deluxe (2 or 2A) or El Tovar (3 or 3A) or Sunset
(4)
|
2
|
675
|
|
3
|
975
|
|
