North America › United States
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PRICE PER DAY MY OWN ROOM
209 £
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1449 £
TOUR ONLY
Chicago to San Francisco Road Trip 17 days › Chicago to San Francisco
✓ Camping along the Mississippi ✓ Hiking the Badlands ✓ Witnessing geysers at Yellowstone ✓ Meeting the wildlife of Grand Teton National Park ✓ View the presidents at Mt Rushmore
Remember the country they sing about in ‘America the Beautiful’? The one with the spacious skies, gleaming alabaster cities and majestic purple mountains? It’s still out there. Come see it with us. Ideal for wildlife enthusiasts and outdoorsy folk who want to see the country by day and revel downtown by night, this trip takes you across the Great West, from the City of Big Shoulders through Yellowstone and Yosemite and past herds of grazing bison to the City by the Bay. In a word: Perfect.
Itinerary & Sightseeing
Day 1 Chicago Arrive at any time. › Day 2-3 Wisconsin/Sioux Falls/ Kennebec (1B,1L,2D) Tour the Miller Brewing Company in Milwaukee and explore charming Madison. Head into Sioux territory and the Great Plains with a stop at the Devil’s Gulch. › Day 4-6 Badlands National Park/Custer State Park (3B,3L,2D) Discover moon-like landscapes on the trails of the Badlands. Dodge free-roaming bison herds while hiking in Custer SP. Visit Mount Rushmore and Keystone, the ‘City of Gold’. › Day 7-8 Devil’s Tower/Cody (2B,1L,2D) Take a self-guided walking tour of the Wild West at Deadwood. Marvel at the scenery of Spearfish Canyon. On the way to Cody, the ‘rodeo capital of the world’, drive through the Bighorn National Forest. › Day 9-10 Yellowstone National Park (2B,2L,2D) Travel to Yellowstone, the park with the most wild animals in the US plus Mammoth Hot Springs, Norris Geyser Basin and Old Faithful. › Day 11-12 Grand Teton National Park/ Jackson/Salt Lake City (2B,2L,1D) Enjoy the view of more than 12 peaks. See the sights of Salt Lake City on an orientation tour. › Day 13 Tonopah (1B) Travel the ‘Loneliest Road in America’ towards Tonopah. Gaze up at one of the best night skies for some stargazing. › Day 14-15 Yosemite National Park (1B,2L,2D) Hike to majestic waterfalls, lakes and meadows and walk amongst giant sequoias. Option to rent bikes for a ride in Yosemite Valley. › Day 16-17 San Francisco (1B) Check out Fisherman’s Wharf and the Golden Gate Bridge.
Grand Teton NP Tonopah Yosemite NP Salt Lake City San Francisco US A Cody Kennebec Badlands NP Energy Level Tour Code: NUCFG Yellowstone NP Devils Tower Custer SP
Milwaukee Winona
Chicago Discovery CANADA
What you need to know
What’s included: Entrance fees to all National Parks, State Parks and National Monuments with hiking and walking excursions. Orientation tours of Salt Lake City and San Francisco. Beer tasting in Milwaukee.
Accommodation: Hotels (3 nts), participation camping (13 nts). Transport: Air-conditioned private touring van. Group size: Max 13, avg 10. Group leader: Group Leader throughout. Meals included: 13 breakfasts, 11 lunches, 11 dinners. B = breakfast, L = lunch and D = dinner. Meal budget: Allow USD125-150 for meals not included.
This tour runs in the following months: Jan
May Sep
Feb Jun Oct
Mar Jul
Nov
Apr Aug Dec
For full details of tour dates and prices visit
www.edgeadventures.com/tours/nucfg
or call us on 0844 225 3135 81
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