Introduction
A stimulating blend of natural beauty and urban sophistication. Majestic saguaro cacti and giant granite boulders just minutes from fashionable boutiques and cosmopolitan restaurants. It borrows its taupe-and-tawny colour scheme from the Sonoran Desert, while its unique ambience springs from the cultures of Mexico, Native America and the Old West.
Delve into the attractions of affluent Scottsdale with its breathtaking scenery, vibrant arts and cultural scene and powerhouse shopping, as well as galleries and museums galore. Blessed with 330 days of sunshine a year, it’s the perfect base from which to discover the awesome Grand Canyon National Park by helicopter or plane. Golf is definitely king here, with well over one hundred courses carved out of the desert by some of the sport’s most illustrious names. The jeep tours, horse riding, hot air ballooning and shopping trips are equally inspiring distractions.
Billed as one of the ten most beautiful places in America, Sedona fills the senses and feeds the soul. This is Red Rock country, a four seasons playground with no end of rugged grandeur, archaeological rarities and rich Southwestern history. The city is surrounded by rocky monoliths and lies at the mouth of the unbelievably beautiful Oak Creek Canyon. It’s a great second centre for your meanderings in the Grand Canyon State – a region that is made easily accessible courtesy of non-stop flights from Heathrow to Phoenix with British Airways.
Yet despite all the opportunities for daytime adventuring, it is probably after sunset when Arizona’s own particular brand of magic really begins to take effect. When the sky goes from aquamarine-blue, to flame-red, to jet-black and the stars seem so close you could touch them.
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