Denver Tours and Trips

June, 2025: Every detail we cared about was taken care of by Trafalgar. We arrived at the Denver Hilton Slate Hotel to overnight and meet our travel group at dinner. It was a former schoolhouse and beautifully appointed. The Guide of Boundless Energy was smart, so interested in making sure we were enjoying every day on or off the bus and was very knowledgeable in explaining the cultural aspects of our stops. She kept us on schedule from place to place and provided snacks on the bus. The driver drove mountainous I-70 as an expert. They both checked ahead and knew when we had to detour due to road construction. There were three single women traveling alone on the trip and they were very comfortable. Our baggage was handled at every stop and right to our hotel room door and back to the bus the next morning. Points of interest were achieved we were promised in the trip writeup. Arches National Park was breathtaking and we had time to walk into the park and explore. There were ample restrooms. Canyonlands Natl. Park was beautiful. A high point was visiting the Puebloan archaeological sites. We stayed overnight in Moab and had the best ham and bean soup at the well known local diner. Check with the hotel staff. The group stayed overnight at a Navajo Reservation hotel. The next morning, drivers in several small busses drove us to some remote areas on the reservation to take pictures. Our female driver/guide sang a Navajo safe-journey song to us near completion of our reservation ride. We visited places we never would have known or been willing to drive to. This trip was such a GRAND SUCCESS for my spouse and myself.... we are taking a September Trafalgar 9- day trip to Colorado 3 months later. Oh.... and the last evening dinner at the Grand Canyon consisted of an open bar and the best steak dinner and sides. The dinner and wishing Adios to new found friends was a wonderful close to the trip.

A great journey to see the countryside and meet the people. Our Travel Director was fantastic, full of knowledge of the area and made the journey so much more enjoyable.

Trafalgar has an awesome itinerary here, but in order to see and do all that we did, the schedule is not for the faint of heart, or anyone looking to have a “rest and relax” kind of vacation. It entails very early mornings, typically 5:45 a.m. every day, in order to have suitcases out the door by 6:30 or 6:45 for loading onto the bus, and a lot of getting on and off the bus for the frequent enough “comfort” stops necessary along with the sightseeing stops. It can be exhausting, especially if there are evening activities that entail late evening arrivals back at the lodging, so my advice is to go into such an adventure knowing that although there is ample “down time” on the bus to rest up in between stops, it takes a fair amount of energy and stamina to keep up with the pace of the activities. Also, because there is a lot crammed into each day, often the stops along the way are hurried a bit more than desired, and one is on a strict time table to adhere to the schedule and not cause any delays. Fortunately, our group was incredibly responsible and considerate of one another, and we never had any issues, but we were on a kind of military time in order to get everything in. Kudos to our Travel Director, though, for keeping us all well informed and reminded often of our time deadlines and for watching out for us so that we didn’t miss any of the sights we were to see or any of the very fun and enjoyable “surprises” he and our wonderful driver, had in store for us almost every day. They were some of the highlights of our trip and well worth looking forward to!!! All in all, it was a fabulous trip, and I would highly recommend it but only with the knowledge going into it that it requires some serious stamina and a sense of willingness to be adventurous, even despite the repeated very, very early mornings day after day which is the effort that this trip requires.

Amazing scenery. Comfortable seats and enjoyable ride through all of the states. Our tour director was very knowledgeable and I learned a lot about my own state of Arizona.

This was a great opportunity to take in several of the major national parks in a single trip. The hotels were all nice (even those in the parks), food was great, and the guide/driver were friendly and knowledgeable. Highly recommended if you want to take the Grand Canyon and other sites off your bucket list.

Overall the trip was excellent. The only downside was that the stop at Vale of 30 minutes was much too short. An hour would have allowed us to see more of the town.