Salt Lake City & Park City Highlights Full-Day Driving Tour
Joined 2021
In 2002, Utah hosted the Winter Olympics at venues primarily in Salt Lake City and Park City. The games were a spectacle with the world watching, very different from how things were in 1847 when pioneers arrived to settle the area. On this tour, we’ll delve into these stories and everything in between, from the first peoples to live in Utah to the tech of Silicon Slopes. This tour includes both Utah’s capitol city and its ski capitol. By the end of the tour, you may even want to move here.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
At your hotel
Your hotel in Salt Lake City or Park City
This tour can begin and end in either Salt Lake City or Park City, depending on your preference and where you're staying.
Historic Park City
We'll begin in Historic Park City, home to the Sundance Film Festival and the largest ski area in the United States. While in Park City, you'll learn about its mining heritage and unique charm. We'll drive down Main Street and see other historic sites related to this history.
Utah Olympic Park
Before leaving Park City, we'll visit Utah Olympic Park, which is an official US Olympic Team training venue. At the park, you'll see the ski jumps and slick track from the 2002 games. If we're lucky, we may get to see someone on the track doing a run in bobsleigh, luge, or skeleton. At the park, we'll visit the 2002 Winter Olympic Games museum and Alf Engen Ski Museum for a glimpse into Utah's ski industry and more. If you would like and it is available, you may even take your turn riding in a bobsled on the track. This can be available all year.
This Is the Place Monument
Located at the place where Brigham Young and around 50,000 other Mormon Pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley, this monument is the largest of its kind in the western United States celebrating Utah's settlement. We'll see the monument and get an introduction to the history and culture of Utah.
Scenic Drive Through Salt Lake City
We'll drive by Rice-Eccles Stadium and the Olympic cauldron, Liberty Park, and Trolley Square. We'll also drive down South Temple Street where we'll see the Salt Lake Masonic Temple, the Cathedral of the Madeleine, the First Presbyterian Church, the Governor's Mansion, and the Enos Wall Mansion.
Lunch at Taste of Red Iguana
We'll get lunch at Salt Lake's favorite Mexican restaurant's City Creek Center food court location.
Temple Square
The heart of Salt Lake City and the headquarters for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. On Historic Temple Square, you'll take a tour of the Assembly Hall and Salt Lake Tabernacle and learn the history of and purpose of the Salt Lake Temple. We'll also see the 21,000-seat Conference Center, Joseph Smith Memorial Building, Beehive House, and more.
Utah State Capitol Building
On Capitol Hill, we'll go inside the magnificent Utah State Capitol Building, one of the largest and most beautiful in the country. At the capitol, you'll learn about Utah's history with women's rights and about some of its icons. You'll also see Council Hall and other monuments on the capitol's grounds.
Ensign Peak Vista Mound - City Overlook
We'll continue up the hill from the capitol building to Ensign Peak. If the weather is good, we'll go on a short walk up to Vista Mound at Ensign Peak Park for amazing views of the Salt Lake Valley.
Drop off at your hotel in Salt Lake City or Park City
After Ensign Peak, we'll drive through the city for a few more sights as time permits on route back to your hotel or other desired drop-off location.
Ending Point
At your hotel
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This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
Guide fee
Hotel pick-up and drop-off in Salt Lake City or Park City
Transportation and fuel (during the tour)
Bottled water
Lunch
Admissions (as necessary)
Souvenirs
Additional Personal Expenses
Optional activities
Tour Important Information
Comfortable walking shoes are recommended as we will be getting out and walking at several points along the tour. You will also want a light jacket or sweater as temperatures can be very different in Park City from Salt Lake City.
I will have complimentary bottled water and snacks in the car.
Please note that times are estimates. Depending on availability and other factors, times and even access to locations on the itinerary are subject to change.
Also, I can tailor this tour to your requests including specific interests (art, architecture, religious heritage, military history, sports, etc.), mobility issues, etc. Please contact me to customize this tour for you.
Important message from the supplier
For larger groups, an additional fee will be charged to rent a vehicle large enough for the group unless the group provides the vehicle.
I'm happy to be a step-on guide for larger groups.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2021
About Tour Guide Kevin E.
Hello! My name is Kevin. I was born and raised in Texas and have lived in Utah off and on for seven years. I've lived in four countries, including China, Australia, and Hungary, and experienced many other amazing places around the world. I love getting a glimpse into the culture and history of places I visit through their architecture, art, beliefs, and people.
Traveling has helped me better understand the value of a great tour guide, something I’ve worked hard to become. I've been blessed (or cursed) with a knack for remembering interesting facts and details. I channel this experience and information into my tours, so that my guests get more than a basic tour. By giving tours, I'm helping people expand their understanding and appreciation of diverse ideas to help make the world a better place.
Although a native Texan, my roots go deep in Utah, six generations back, to the pioneers who settled here in the mid-19th century. It is a beautiful and fascinating place. Utah should definitely be on your list of places to visit, not just for its natural wonders but also for its history.
Despite being raised on stories of the pioneers, I didn't fall in love with the history, places, and stories of Utah until I lived in downtown Salt Lake City as a young college student. That's when I began to explore the city's streets and neighborhoods, which led to an appreciation of the historic architecture and stories of people who helped make Utah what it is today. And, I began to learn how my own ancestors fit in to the fabric of Utah's story.
Utah has changed a lot since my ancestors moved here, growing from frontier settlements founded under the direction of a prophet to a tech hub drawing talent from around the globe to live within easy reach of outdoor recreation. I’d love to share the stories of the people and places that have impacted Utah with you on a tour of Salt Lake City or other nearby attractions. I am a member of the Utah Tour Guide Association, currently serving as president.
$650/ per group
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