Day 1
Travel to Phoenix
- Fly into Phoenix Sky Harbor, check in
- Rest up — 6 am departure tomorrow
Day 2
Grand Canyon South Rim
- Leave PHX at 6 am, arrive South Rim ~10 am
- Mather Point — first look at the canyon
- Rim Trail east: Yavapai Point overlook, Museum of Geology, Trail of Time
- Lunch at Grand Canyon Village
- Hermit Road shuttle — all 8 overlooks west to Hermits Rest (Trailview, Maricopa, Powell, Hopi, Mohave, Pima, Monument Creek Vista)
- Sunset from Hopi Point or Mohave Point
- Drive to Tusayan for dinner
Day 3
Antelope Canyon & Horseshoe Bend
- 3-hour drive to Page, AZ
- Lower Antelope Canyon guided tour (~1.5 hrs) — light beams through the slot canyon
- Lunch in Page
- Horseshoe Bend — 1-mile round trip walk to the overlook
- Stay for sunset at the bend
- Drive back to Tusayan, dinner
Day 4
South Kaibab Trail Hike
- Pack lunch in Tusayan, early departure
- South Kaibab Trailhead → Ooh Aah Point (0.9 mi) → Cedar Ridge (1.5 mi) → Skeleton Point (3 mi)
- ~5 hours round trip, ~1,800 ft elevation change
- Lunch at Cedar Ridge on the way back up
- Drive east on Desert View Drive — stop at overlooks along the way
- Sunset at Desert View Watchtower
- Drive to Flagstaff for dinner, then home to Phoenix