Elite Traveler Spring 2023

LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST USA

SevenTravel is a sustainable luxury travel company that specializes in tailor-made, longer vacations designed to unearth a deep connection with the destination. The operator has launched a series of specialist trips inspired by each destination’s history and local myths. This 14-day itinerary journeys into America’s Wild West and begins in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Visit Crazy Horse, the world’s largest mountain carving (which is still a work in progress) and the Native Americans’ response to Mount Rushmore; and explore Black Hills National Forest with a local guide and learn about Native American folklore. In Sedona, a place renowned for ‘spiritual energy vortexes,’ you’ll explore the area with a part-Cherokee guide and seek out one of the most powerful of these healing energy vortexes on a hike to Cathedral Rock. At the in fi nite Grand Canyon, you’ll experience two unique perspectives — a guided walk takes you to some of its most superb lookouts, while a helicopter fl ight takes in the mighty landmark from above. End your journey through the Old West among some of Arizona’s most remote desert vistas known primarily to Native Americans, and visit a Native American Hopi village, where you’ll meet traditional artists. Accommodations include the cowboy-esque The Ranch at Rock Creek and Under Canvas Mount Rushmore, a glamping site set in an old gold mining settlement. From $22,605 per person. Contact Phil Hammond, senior luxury travel designer, enquiries@seventravel.co.uk, +44 207 659 4433, seventravel.co.uk

Photos Michael Chilcoat