Hi I agree with all the destinations that Hils mentions, it would be great to see JY do them - especially Namibia and Tanzania! I may have to do Indonesia with Travelsphere in a few years if JY don't introduce it. Borneo would be great too.
Hils, be patient and you might be rewarded! I've just booked Costa Rica and Nicaragua for next March, can't wait! I'm sure JY introduced that date at least in part to try and keep me quiet for a bit! Perseverence sometimes pays off....
Ann, I've a couple of suggestions for you although I don't know how helpful they are! First of all, I did the Golden West tour a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it - my first ever long haul tour. San F was brilliant, really loved it. Drive south was interesting via Carmel, Monterey, Solvang and 17 Mile Drive. San Luis Obispo was just a stop off point. LA didn't impress me that much, though interesting to see. I really liked Palm Springs and loved Vegas (I didn't think I would!). With the half day spent at the Grand Canyon (leave 4am, back around 2pm), there wasn't that much free time to fill in around Vegas, just about right I thought. The trip to the GC was great - a short bus trip to the airport, a flight in a 20 seater plane and then at the GC most of us did the 3-in-1 helicopter ride to the bottom, boat trip, chopper ride back up then a bus tour - plenty of time to enjoy the view and take photos. So I'd say it was all well worth it and not rushed. The other option would be to do the Park, LBH and Mount Rushmore tour - I'm doing it in Sept - and we stay near the GC, and spend a morning there but go on the Lake Powell later in the afternoon. The choice is yours, but you definitely have to see the GC one way or another, it's truly astonishing!
Cheers,
Bob