L' Ouest Sauvage - Les Rocheuses de l' Ouest Américain - Guided in French

L'Ouest Sauvage - Guided tour in French. 13 days/12 nights. Start: Denver - End: Denver.

This American coach tour operator offers BUDGET trips and are sold in several French-speaking countries. Some itineraries are combinations of partial trips. The hotels are mostly budget/tourist class hotels, generally decentralized, the meals simple, all in order to offer these trips at the lowest possible price.

2024 DEPARTURE DATES  EN FRANCAIS
JANUARY No departures
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY       17  
JUNE   7      
JULY   5      
AUGUST   9  
SEPTEMBER   6   13  
OCTOBER No departures
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER

Dag
Jour
Day
2024 Hotels  (or Similar)
category
Maaltijden/Repas/Meals
Breakfast/Ontbijt/Petit-déjeuner
Lunch/Middagmaal/Déjeuner
Dinner/Avondmaal/Diner
No meal/free
1 Denver: Days inn & Suites Airport No meals
2 Grand Junction: Grand Vista Hotel Breakfast, diner
3 Moab: Moab Valley Inn Breakfast, lunch pique-nique
4 Green River: Super 8 Breakfast, diner
5 Salt Lake City: Four Points by Sheraton Breakfast, lunch
6 Rexburg: Americ Inn Breakfast, lunch pique-nique
7 West Yellowstone: Brandin Iron Inn Breakfast, diner
8 Billings: Best Western Clock Tower Breakfast, lunch
9 Deadwood: Travelodge Inn & Suites Breakfast, lunch
10 Rapid City: Travelodge Breakfast, diner
11 Cheyenne: Mircotel Inn & Suites Breakfast, lunch
12 Denver:  Days inn & Suites Airport Breakfast, diner
13 Departure  
  • Day 01: Arrival Denver
  • Day 02: Denver - Grand Junction
  • Day 03: Grand Junction - Moab
  • Day 04: Moab Visit Arches National Park
  • Day 05: Moab - Salt Lake City
  • Day 06: Salt Lake City - Rexburg
  • Day 07: Rexburg - Grand Teton - West Yellowstone
  • Day 08: Yellowstone National Park - Cody - Billings
  • Day 09: Billings - Deadwood
  • Day 10: Deadwood - Rapid City
  • Day 11: Rapid City - Cheyenne
  • Day 12: Cheyenne - Denver
  • Day 13: Departure from Denver
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day 1

Arrival Denver

1 Day

30 km

After arrival, meet and greet by the guide and transfer from the airport to the hotel. Free evening and accommodation.

day 2

Denver - Grand Junction

1 Day

405 km

This morning, orientation tour of Denver, the capital of Colorado and city of the gold rush. Then, drive through the beautiful Rocky Mountain scenery where the movie 'Telma and Louise' was filmed. Continuation to Georgetown where you will board the steam train worthy of the Gold Rush. Free lunch on the way. Arrival in Grand Junction and check-in at the hotel. Dinner and accommodation.

day 3

Grand Junction - Moab

1 Day

200 km

Today you continue to the remarkable Canyonlands Park and Dead Horse Point. This park is one of the wildest in the United States and contains extraordinary rock formations and canyons created by the Colorado River. Picnic lunch. Optional jetboat or 4x4 excursion. Dinner and overnight in Moab.

day 4

Moab Visit Arches National Park

1 Day

90 km

Today is dedicated to a visit and walk in the Arches National Park composed of more than 150 rock arches including the famous 'Delicate Arch', 'Landscape Arch' and 'Double Arch'. This park also contains rock formations with amazing shapes like 'Balance Rock' or 'The Three Gossips'. Lunch on your own. The day ends in Green River for dinner and accommodation.

day 5

Moab - Salt Lake City

1 Day

580 km

Departure to Capitol Reef Park, an area where erosion has formed domes that appear as a series of long asperities, overlooked by a jagged cliff. Lunch on the way. End of the day, arrival in Salt Lake City, city founded by the Mormons and capital of genealogical research. Quick tour of Utah's capital with Temple Square and the State Capitol. Free time and free dinner. Lodging.

day 6

Salt Lake City - Rexburg

1 Day

490 km

This morning, you will explore Antelop Island Park where you will be able to walk around and enjoy beautiful views of the Great Salt Lake. Visit an 1848 ranch and learn about pioneer life and activities in the area. Picnic lunch. Continuation in the early afternoon to Rexburg, you enter the state of Idaho, famous for its potatoes. Check in at the hotel, dinner and overnight stay.

day 7

Rexburg - Grand Teton - West Yellowstone

1 Day

385 km

Departure for Grand Teton Park. Stop at Chapel of the Transfiguration for a superb view of the Tetons, which rise to 4195m. Walk to Jenny Lake, free lunch, then entrance to Yellowstone. Discover this park (the oldest in the USA) nicknamed the land of yellow stone, home to herds of bison, deer, antelope, elk, etc., and discover the magnificent basins, geysers, hot springs and waterfalls such as Yellowstone Falls in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Dinner and overnight in West Yellowstone.

day 8

Yellowstone National Park - Cody - Billings

1 Day

390 km

Continue the visit of this magnificent park and then continue to Cody, city of the famous Buffalo Bill. Visit of Cody and especially Old Train Town, in the footsteps of the western pioneers. Lunch on the spot then on the way to Billings, the largest city in Montana. Check-in at the hotel, free dinner and overnight.

day 9

Billings - Deadwood

1 Day

580 km

Early morning departure for a long day. Drive through Bighorn National Forest, then discover the "Devil's Tower" Hills, a 265 meter high tower in the Black Hills where the movie "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" was shot. This volcano chimney features solidified magma flows that were first climbed in 1893. Lunch. Continue the trip to Deadwood where you can try your luck in the town's casinos or have a drink in Kevin Costner's bar. Free dinner and overnight stay. 

day 10

Deadwood - Rapid City

1 Day

330 km

En route to visit the Badlands Park, famous for its geological formations and wildlife. Scenic stops, then free lunch. This afternoon, departure for the Crazy Horse Memorial site. This impressive sculpture is estimated to be 205 meters long and 180 meters high, the horse's head will be 70 meters high! End of the day, check-in at the hotel, dinner and accommodation.

day 11

Rapid City - Cheyenne

1 Day

520 km

This morning, visit Mount Rushmore where the faces of Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt are carved into the mountain. Lunch. Later, visit Fort Laramie which was once a trading center where Indians and trappers came to sell their beaver furs, then bought out by the army. Continue to Cheyenne, the rodeo town. Free dinner and overnight stay.

day 12

Cheyenne - Denver

1 Day

250 km

After a morning walk, departure for the Rocky Mountains Park where you will discover extraordinary landscapes of valleys and mountains, lakes, waterfalls and abundant wildlife. Lunch on your own then continue to Denver, a stopover for 19th century pioneers. Discovery of Buffalo Bill's tomb located near Denver. After your arrival in town, check into your hotel and have a farewell dinner at the Hard Rock Café or similar. Lodging.

day 13

Departure from Denver

1 Day

35 km

After a restful night and a head full of beautiful images of this fabulous trip, transfer from the hotel to the airport. Return flight or individual extension for an additional fee.

Included

Meet and greet at the airport and transfer Airport - hotel - Airport (day 1 and day 13).
12 nights accommodation in the hotels indicated or similar.
Transportation by modern, air-conditioned bus with the services of a French-speaking guide for a group of 23 people or more, OR transportation by air-conditioned minibus of 25 people with a French-speaking driver/guide for a group of 22 people or less.
Continental breakfasts, half board - except for dinner day 1 and lunch day 12.
Entrance fees to national parks and all visits indicated in the program.
Local taxes.

Departures are guaranteed with a minimum of 10 participants.

Not Included

All services NOT mentioned such as: 

  • International passport and charges for 
    • ESTA - 21 USD per person-Valid for  2 years (USA) and  / or
    • ETA- 7 CAD per person-Valid for 5 years(Canada). 
  • Airline tickets, airport taxes, fuel surcharge, security fee, and more.
  • Eventual costs to comply with sanitairy and health conditions , pasports and or certificates and tests.
  • Transfer from the airport to hotel on arrival and on departure, exept where otherwise detailed in the description
  • Meals at the hotels or outside except if confirmed differently at time of confirmation.
  • Insurances (cancellation insurance, travel and assistance insurance, luggage insurance, etc).
  • All personal expenses (Food & Drinks), souvenirs and more. 
  • The usual tip (part of their salary) for the Driver and the Guide (usually per person 4 usd per day)

Good To Know

FLIGHTS:

Wings 'n Wheels offers you a wide choice of European and American airlines providing daily flights from Brussels (Zaventem) to America and Canada, as well as from the main airports in neighboring countries (e.g. Amsterdam, Paris...).

International & any domestic flights are NOT included in the prices, unless specifically mentioned otherwise. More and more airlines are adjusting prices very quickly according to occupancy and market situation. Send the contact form below to your travel office (Choose from the list the postal number or the name of the municipality or name of travel office) or send the form to info@wnw.be with your desired outward and return dates as well as name, first name and date of birth of each person and Wings 'n Wheels will quickly and without obligation propose the best flight / price combination.

TRIP EXTENSION:

If you want extra nights before or after the guided tour or another extension of your trip, please mention this as detailed as possible in your mail. All this can have an influence on flight combinations and prices.