A New 7 Continent Commemorative!

We are very happy to announce a new series of personalized commemoratives for people who have traveled to 6 or 7 continents. These new photographic and glass and wood sculptures are exceptional and will be stunning reminders of your life time achievement in world travel. They are being offered by our parent company Grand Canyon Publishing, and will become available in August 2018. Check back with us in the coming months for more details and early discounts on these unique and exceptional works of art! We will post images of all of them here and provide a link to purchase them by mid August!

• Announcing 2019 Tour Season!
  We are now booking for our 2018 Tour Season and want to invite you to join us for dream vacations and trips to the most beautiful places in the world. This year we plan to visit: Bryce Canyon National Park, Zion National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Olympic National Park, Vancouver Island in Canada, Mt. Rainier National Park, Redwood National Park, the Oregon Coast, Olympic Peninsula, Monument Valley, the Painted Desert, Arches National Park, Crater Lake National Park, Alaska, Kenai Fjords National Park, Denali National Park, the Smokey Mountains and the Piedmont.

• Scroll down our tour list and check out our destinations
  • View as many of our photo galleries as you like (there are 22 on our site!)
  • Dream about what you would like to see and photograph
  • Contact us about custom destinations, tours and dates – send us your ideas
  • Send us an email or phone 480-924-4943
  • Let us help you create your trip of a lifetime!

• New! Helpful Articles on Photography by Greg Smith
  Greg Smith shares his insights and experience on photography. Check out Greg's first articles on "Photographing Lighthouses," and "Capturing Images in National Parks" with more to follow during the coming year. Click here.

• Gallery of 2015: A Tremendous Year of Travel!
  Enjoy a presentation of photographs by Greg and Phyllis Smith from the 2015 season. Spectacular photography from their travels in 2015.
  Click here. (PDF File 85M)

• Gallery of 2014: Banner Year!
  This year has been a great adventure as we traveled from Maine to California, and Canada to Texas exploring the beauty of this wonderful continent. Most of the tours have been custom trips fulfilling dreams, celebrating anniversaries and filling out bucket lists for photographers from the Americas and as far away as Australia. We are always excited about designing new itineraries and visiting new places with our client friends and would like to encourage you to send us your ideas and plans, or just join us for one of our wonderful journeys into the landscapes of North America and beyond. For now, visit our Gallery of 2014 images taken on our tours to see what is in store for you in 2015 and beyond. Contact us about your ideas and let’s go exploring in the coming year! .
  
  

• Group/Private/Custom Tours!
  American Photo Tours offers a full range of tour experiences in the US and southern Canada. Our eye opening group tours are listed on this page and are for groups from 1-8 travelers. Our private tours are for one-on-one travelers and small groups from 1-8. These tours allow travelers to choose their own itinerary and time frame for travel anywhere APT goes in North America. Custom tours are for travelers in groups who would like to reserve any of the designated itineraries but wish to select their own time to travel. Call us with your ideas and we will make sure your dreams are realized!

• Retirees and Seniors!
  All of our tours are designed with retirees and seniors in mind. We make special arrangements for people wherever possible, and bring our travelers as close to the wonders of the landscape as possible to reduce walking and increase the comfort of this extraordinary experience. Our private tours, we have already scheduled 7 for the 2013 season, are designed with retirees and seniors in mind to set a comfortable pace and explore the places that you have dreamed about for a lifetime. Contact us about your dreams and personal needs and we will help you realize those dreams through the images you create!

• Choose your own date to travel!
  We will arrange any tour around your schedule for 1-8 travelers, as long as it doesn't conflict with the posted schedule.Travel when you want to!

• You will visit some of the most spectacular national parks and landscapes found in North America.
  After 25 years of providing guidance and educational programs related to these natural wonders, as well as many other sites around the world, we have naturally evolved into a very effective tour company to serve you.

• Avoid the boredom and hassle of long bus rides from Las Vegas, Salt Lake City and Phoenix.
  Our tours start as close to the parks and scenic landscape as possible saving you hours of travel time so you can enjoy your valuable vacation exploring, relaxing and doing what you want to do.  

• Our groups are limited to no more than 8-10 people for any tour. We specialize in small group experiences.
  Our tour groups are from 4-10 people and we stay in very comfortable smaller inns and motels that allow for better rest and an opportunity to relax and enjoy the immense out of doors.

• We concentrate on taking our clients to the most noteworthy locations in the regions we travel to.
  You’ll visit national parks like the Grand Canyon, Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, Yellowstone National park, Grand Teton National Park and Olympic National Park, as well as some of the sites that most people never see in the most scenic regions of the country. We travel to the Columbia River Gorge, Lake Powell by boat and venture into Antelope Canyon and Monument Valley on our photographic adventures.

• Our tour schedule runs from late spring through the autumn months to take advantage of the changing seasons and the best weather for the sites we visit.
  We plan carefully to arrive at our locations at the most interesting times of the year. That might include fog on the west coast, warm sunshine in the canyons or crisp autumn days in the high plateau of Yellowstone. The goal is to make your visit as invigorating and interesting as possible.

• Bring your camera, whether it is a good quality point and shoot, or a high end DSLR or film rig.
  Your trip will always be more memorable with pictures! Whatever your level of experience or interest in photography, if you want to learn a few tips or perhaps new techniques for capturing your life in pixels or on film, we are here to help.