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Tour Overview - (previously the Transcontinental South)

Experience everything from the down-home charm of the deep South to the canyons and national parks of the desert Southwest, from the beaches and attractions of Florida in the East to the nightlife and wildlife of the West. Discover the South and Southwest, up-close and personal, while traversing seventeen states.

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All camp leaders participants receive a 10% discount off all published prices displayed in the Dates & Prices tab. To receive your discount enter "333222" into the Discount Code field on the first page of the booking system and enter your camp leaders application ID number (6 digits) when prompted. Alternatively, quote the code and details to our reservations staff for telephone bookings. Discount cannot be combined with any other offers.

Book now to guarantee your adventure and you will be also be allowed to make one booking change to any other departure date or TrekAmerica tour for FREE (subject to availability on departures before 30 Sep 2012). If you make a change the balance will be payable or refunded depending on the difference in cost.

Included Highlights

• > Evening illumination visit to Washington DC monuments
• > New Orleans' Bourbon Street
• > San Antonio's Riverwalk
• > Alien spotting in Roswell
• > Scenic walks and hikes
• > Sightseeing in Charleston, St. Augustine, Miami, Florida Keys, Santa Fe and San Diego
• > National parks and monuments - Carlsbad Caverns, Mesa Verde, Arches, Monument Valley, Grand Canyon, Bryce and Zion
• > City tours of Las Vegas & Hollywood
• > Services of a TrekAmerica tour leader
• > All transportation by private adventure vehicle
• > 29 nights camping & equipment (except sleeping bag)

Optional Activities (paid locally)

• > Canoeing US$35-US$75
• > Great National Park hikes US$FREE
• > EPCOT Center US$74
• > Snorkelling US$20-$75
• > Universal Studios US$78
• > SeaWorld Adventure Park US$59
• > New Orleans jazz clubs US$10-$20
• > Mississippi riverboat cruise US$40-$125
• > Southern mansion tour US$10
• > Smithsonian National Museums US$FREE
• > Mountain biking US$45-$95
• > Scenic Grand Canyon helicopter flight US$160-$400
• > Navajo Indian guided backroads tour US$50-$95
• > Cycling US$20
• > Western horseback riding US$45-$95
• > Baseball Game (in season) US$15-$40
• > IMAX theater US$8-$12
• > Las Vegas casinos shows US$20-$200
• > Limos in Las Vegas US$30
• > Swamp tour US$20-$40
• > Jet-skiing US$45
• > San Diego Zoo US$37
• > Disney World US$90
• > Sunset Sailboat Cruise US$35-$95 (Available in season only)
• > The Alamo US$FREE

Trek Notes

In New York, we are now using the Hilton Newark Airport as our gateway and all tours will now depart from this property. The Hilton hotel offers full facilities including restaurant, bar, exercise room/spa and direct rail transportation in to central Manhattan. If you have previously booked accommodation with TrekAmerica, your booking will be transferred to this new hotel.

Private Departures

Why not arrange your own TrekAmerica departure? For groups of 8 or more, we can offer private departures on any of our published itineraries enabling friends, families or organizations to enjoy our classic "Trek" style of travel at special rates. Although tours will run as per our standard itinerary shown here, slight modifications may be considered and dates can be chosen to suit your needs. (Subject to seasonal/operational restrictions). So contact us today and start planning your own adventure.

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Flexible Itinerary

Our routes have been carefully chosen to include the best night stops and highlights. However, as local conditions and passenger requests vary, no two trips will ever be the same. With the guidance of your Trek Leader you may modify certain night stops and highlights to give a truly unique experience!

As this tour departs at 0730 in the morning we recommend that you book pre-tour accommodation. Please request hotel details at the time of booking.

Local Payments - Food Kitty: US$10 per day. En-route Hotels: Approx US$40 x 5 nights

• Day: 1-2 New York Area & Washington D.C

  Washington D.C. is the perfect introduction to the social, cultural and political history of the United States. Explore D.C.'s parks by day and monuments by night. From the impressive Smithsonian Museum to the White House, to Georgetown's trendy bars, the capital has something for everyone.
  Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 3-4 Carolinas, Charleston & St Augustine

  Bond with new buddies as mountain views morph into swamps, plantations and palmetto palms in the Carolinas, then enjoy a cozy campfire. Historic Charleston is next. This place oozes old world charm, especially the gaudy mid-1700 houses of Rainbow Row. Head on to St Augustine, the oldest continually inhabited European settlement on US soil which owes much to it's spanish plaza and sizzling sand.
  Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 6 Miami

  SoBe (aka South Beach) has it all! Stroll the art deco seafront or pose with the beautiful people on sugary sand and in ultra-cool nightspots. Magnificent Miami beckons with miles of white beaches and palm trees swaying in the breeze.
  Accommodation: 1 en-route hotel night paid locally
  

• Day: 7-8 Florida Keys

  Over conch fritters and Key lime pie, admire a crimson sunset and swap tales from teeming reefs, before celebrating with a sunset party!
  Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 9-10 Orlando

  It's not far from strip malls and souvenir shops to the Magic Kingdom. Escape from it all with an optional day at Universal Studios or Disneyworld. Forget your age, it makes a big kid of one and all. With two nights here, fitting in extra thrills and spills is a piece of cake. Maybe slip-slide around Wet 'n' Wild, be drenched by killer whales at SeaWorld or cross the final frontier at Kennedy Space Center. Who wants to grow up anyhow?
  Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 11-12 Panama City Beach

  Dream of lazy beach days or windsurf and jet ski the afternoon away. The heat of the beach simmers beyond sundown in this undisputed good-time town. Pack dancing shoes with your flip-flops as the party spirit simmers far into the small hours at the hippest, hottest haunts of the Gulf Coast.
  Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 13-14 New Orleans

  Now we're talking all that jazz! We head into the enchanting French Quarter of New Orleans! Hear the real deal at Preservation Hall, echoing with chirpy trumpet and smooth sax or sample a Hurricane at Pat O'Brien's! New Orleans has more than just food, drink and music to offer. Do the Huckleberry Finn thing as you chug along the Mississippi River.
  Accommodation: 2 nights en-route hotel paid locally

• Day: 15-18 West Texas

  Look for gators on our optional Louisiana swamp tour through the mysterious bayous of Cajun country (a must do!). Then don your Stetson and toast marshmallows as the Lone Star bids you a big-hearted welcome for four nights in the mighty Texas. The second biggest of the states has plenty of oil, cowboys and southern hospitality. Feel that tumbleweed vibe at the Alamo in San Antonio and don't forget to checkout the Buckhorn Saloon and Museum, crammed with cowboy curiosities.
  Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 19 Carlsbad Caverns National Park

  Do you know your stalactite from your stalagmite? Carlsbad Caverns is one of the largest cave systems in the world and boasts over 100 limestone caves sporting bizarre rock formations.
  Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 20-21 Sante Fe & Mesa Verde National Park

  Soak up the artsy vibe of Santa Fe, the oldest US capital city, high in the desert foothills, and check out the International UFO Museum and Research Centre (and gift shop!) in Roswell! They say Aliens crashed to Earth and they have proof! Mesa Verde National Park is next. Explore the ancient dwellings of Ancestral Pueblans cut into the cliff face on an optional ranger led hike; viewings are highly recommended!
  Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 22-24 Colorado Rocky Mountains & Arches National Park

  Distant peaks sport snowy caps and pines huddle together as you pit yourself against amazing hiking and biking trails in the Rockies before heading to Arches National Park. The park's name says it all. Some 2,000 orange sandstone arches strike their poses. The scenery here is breathtaking and a sunset stroll to Delicate Arch tops most 'to do' lists. Take on the famous "Slick Rock" mountain bike trail, float down the Colorado on a scenic rafting trip or tackle the terrain high above on a guided jeep tour.
  Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 25 Monument Valley

  Navajo legends rise from crimson flats at Monument Valley. The only things to pre-date the origins of Native American culture are the massive towering rock formations which dominate the awe-inspiring landscape. Take the opportunity to experience it close-up with an optional Navajo guided 4x4 ride before setting up camp on the edge of Monument Valley. What a place to swap campfire stories and songs.
  Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 26-27 Grand Canyon National Park

  Next we come face to face with the most awe-inspiring national park of them all, the Grand Canyon. Nothing you have ever seen before will prepare you for this spectacular site! Hike from the forest above to the desert below, or take a helicopter flight above it all and marvel at the brilliant colours. One thing's for sure though, this place looks incredible from any angle, especially walking along the rim at sunset or sunrise.
  Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 28-29 Lake Powell & Bryce Canyon National Park

  It's time for some stunning R&R, basking in the clear blue waters of Lake Powell ringed by deep red rock. Swim, horse-ride in the desert or just sit back on the shore and soak up the powerful rays of this beautiful and surreal man-made desert oasis. Bryce is next with its knobbly hoodoos striking their crazy poses as your camera clicks away at a perfect sunset. What's a hoodoo when it's at home? Actually, Hoodoos are weird and wonderful rock spires arranged in rows as far as the eye can see. They will leave you searching for your own way to describe this 'indescribable' place.
  Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 30 Zion National Park

  Another batch of topnotch trails provides one final hiking fix at Zion National Park. Swim and explore the hidden canyons or maybe hike to the top at Angels Landing. Okay, so getting up there can be devilish at times, but the famous trail puts on a 360-degree display of this magnificent national park.
  Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 31-32 Las Vegas

  Next, Las Vegas - the greatest show on earth! The Strip, the shows, the casinos, the clubs; Sin City's glitziest and brashest spots are sure to impress as you cruise the Las Vegas Boulevard on an optional limo ride! Hop onto one of the world's highest thrill rides at Vegas' Stratosphere and it won't just be your head that's spinning. And if that's not enough, take a helicopter flight down The Strip or just gamble the night away in one of the world class casinos.
  Accommodation: 2 en-route hotel nights paid locally

• Day: 33-34 San Diego

  It's all about the beach: bronzed bodies, big shades and baggy shorts. Wow fellow beachgoers on your surfboard or let the world-famous San Diego Zoo or SeaWorld steal the limelight.
  Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 35 Los Angeles

  That's all, folks! After a whirlwind tour of Tinseltown and Hollywood Boulevard, of course.
  
  This tour ends at approximately 17:00 hrs. We can book you post-tour accommodation at our gateway hotel if required. If you are planning to fly tonight, please do not book a flight that departs before 21:00 hrs.

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