A year-round destination with a lot to shout about, Arizona is famously an outdoor state, home to showstopping landmarks like the Grand Canyon and Monument Valley, as well as scintillating cities such as Scottsdale and Sedona.
Arizona is defined by the outdoors with its standout attraction, the Grand Canyon, running a mile deep and best explored from the rim, hiking trail or sky.
Camelback Mountain's twin peaks and the tall saguaro cacti that reach 50ft are hallmarks of the Sonoran Desert, popular with walkers and photographers.
With 330 days of sun, Scottsdale is a hub for art, golf and resort living. Its walkable Old Town is known for native craft and design.
Red-rock formations and pine valleys give spiritual Sedona a distinctive energy, reflected in its spa culture and vortex sites.
Tucson is officially recognised as a City of Gastronomy, shaped by Mexican influence and surrounded by historic ranches.
Few things on earth are as staggering to behold as the Grand Canyon. The mile-deep chasm carved by the Colorado River is 277 miles long and up to 18 miles wide. Its striated walls change colour by the hour and its numerous hiking trails are virtually peerless when it comes to dramatic views.
But Arizona’s wonders don’t end there. The towering Saguaro cacti of the Sonoran Desert can reach 50 feet high. Camelback Mountain rewards climbers with sweeping views over Scottsdale and the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. While on the border with Utah, the magnificent stone monoliths of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park have formed the backdrop to Westerns since the 1930s.
Linking it all together are a string of lavish resorts and a couple of key cities. Scottsdale is a hub for adventure, shopping and culture, boasting a vibrant Old Town filled with bars, restaurants and Native American art, as well as dozens of desert golf courses bathed in sunshine 330 days a year. To the north, Sedona rises against pine-clad hills and red-rock towers, renowned for its energy vortexes and exceptional spas.
Set against the backdrop of Camelback Mountain, The Phoenician has real wow-factor, especially Canyon Suites, a highly exclusive boutique hotel that sits within the wider resort.
More than 100 weekly activities plus exclusive access to one of the greatest destination spas in the whole USA make this remote resort, hidden in the depths of Sedona's red-rock canyons, an unbelievable place to restore mind, body and soul.
Showcasing magnificent views of the high Sonoran Desert, this Four Seasons resort provides guests with a relaxing retreat and priority access to the nearby Troon North golf courses.
Seamlessly woven into the Tortolita Mountain slopes just 30 minutes from Tucson, The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain is a casually luxurious oasis set high in the Sonoran Desert.