Well - I've booked! Very excited about this one. There must be someone out there who's going on the same one as me - 20th May.
Would love to hear from you and hopefully meet up at Heathrow.
Olive
Hi oliveb, well all I can say is that you WILL enjoy this holiday. I did this tour with Travelsphere last year in May when it started in Las Vegas and finished in Rapid City.
Where to start, ok the weather. It was always very warm and hot, 95F in the Arches NP, but then 4 days later it was freezing and snowing in Yellowstone!
Each day is different even though you are getting up early (coach leaves between 7:30 - 8:30am). I chose this particular tour as it combines Yellowstone and Monument Valley.
Bryce Canyon was a big surprise and was my favourite. The ‘Hoodoos’ reminded me of the Chinese terracotta army. Photos do not do it justice. High altitude here 8100ft! Monument Valley (the jeep tour is a must) and Yellowstone were brilliant. Seeing Buffalo close up (don’t forget you camcorder) walking through the river was a great moment and of course ‘Old Faithful’. The other highlights for me were the boat ride on Lake Powell, Mount Rushmore and Arches (amazing rock formation).
Very impressed with Salt Lake City. I think you will be there on Memorial Day (last Monday in May). Very upmarket city, clean. Deadwood was good ( lots of fruit machines) and includes a visit to the graves of Wild Bill Hickock and Calamity Jane. I have not mentioned Grand Canyon, Zion, Mesa Verde and of course Little Big Horn which were more than memorable.
All the hotels were very clean and spacious.
I am going back to the States in May with Just You for the ‘Texas & New Orleans’ and with Travelsphere in September on the ‘San Francisco to Vancouver’ tour. And if you have Dean Saliani as your tour manager you will be well informed as his knowledge was second to none.
All the very
Malcolm