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High School Photography Sample Itinerary

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DAY ONE – Saturday 

Depart from airport 

Arrive Las Vegas 

Group meets Grand Classroom representative at baggage claim 

Depart for Lake Mead 

Lunch at NV Welcome Center 

Hoover Dam Tour 

Depart for Grand Canyon 

Dinner  

Check into hotel 

Free time at pool

DAY TWO  -  Sunday

 Hotel breakfast

 Morning instruction at hotel

·          Short overview of basic camera controls

·          Discuss use of light in Grand Canyon       

·          Techniques of composition in canyon

 Lunch

 Imax movie Grand Canyon-The Hidden Secrets

 Enter Grand Canyon National Park

 Group gathers for photo at canyon rim

 Free time to photograph

Dinner

 Board bus for photo session-Shoshone Point Sunset

 ·          Instructor will be on hand to coach students

Arrive hotel/ free time

DAY THREE – Monday

Depart hotel for sunrise photo shoot-accompanied by instructor

·          Sunrise - around 5:00 am - Group will hike down into canyon or stay on rim, depending on preference and ability

Breakfast

Rest time in hotel

Check out of hotel

Lunch

Depart for Sedona

Shopping and photo time in Sedona

Dinner

Check into Flagstaff hotel

Swimming and jacuzzi

DAY FOUR – Tuesday

Hotel breakfast

Depart hotel

Visit and photograph:

·          Sunset Crater Volcanic National Monument

·          Wupatki National Monument

Photograph and tour Pueblo Indian ruins

Photograph the Painted Desert in the distance

Lunch

Colorado River Float Trip

Closing dinner and photo display-celebrate everyone’s good work

DAY FIVE- Wednesday

Hotel breakfast

Students load bags on bus

Depart for Las Vegas

Circus Circus Adventure Dome

Other Las Vegas sights as time and crowds allow

Group dropped off at Caesar’s Forum Shops for free time/shopping

Group meets for dinner at Planet Hollywood in the Forum Shops

Group departs for a driving tour of the Las Vegas Strip – photograph the lights of Las Vegas

Drop at Las Vegas airport for departure home

DAY SIX – Thursday

 AM-arrive home

 



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