AMERICANA ROAD TRIP

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 nightstops and highlights to give a truly unique experience!

• Day: 1-2 New York Area & Niagara Falls

Time to leave the sidewalks behind and loosen your legs on some upstate lakeside trails in the Finger Lakes Region. Then from the edge of Lake Ontario, the sensation of crashing water is stupendous, the noise immense, at America's greatest national attractions, Niagara Falls. Wait 'til you're down on the water aboard 'Maid of the Mist', where the cascades pound, churn and foam right before your eyes. That's what you call a front row seat!
Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 3-5 Louisville & Nashville

Within a giant pyramid, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame boasts hand-scribbled lyrics by Lennon, Hendrix, and Jim Morrison's cub scout outfit! Brush up on your bourbon with a Kentucky distillery tour, then soak up the friendly Southern charm of Nashville where country and western fills foot-tapping live venues - then satisfy your urge for thumping bass, rock anthems or whatever gets you on the dance floor.
Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 6-7 Memphis

Memphis, where "Blues sets the mood, Rock 'n' Roll adds rhythm, and the good times never end". Don't forget to call on Elvis, it would be rude to come this far and not stop by Graceland, home of 'The King'.
Accommodation: 2 en-route hotel nights paid locally

• Day: 8-11 Hot Springs, Oklahoma & Amarillo

No prizes for guessing how 'Spa City' earned its nickname. Take a dip in Hot Springs, Arkansas before hitting Oklahoma, and setting up camp where east meets west and legendary Route 66 was born. At Cadillac Ranch, ten vintage cars are stuck front fender first into the Texan dust. Adding graffiti is part of the art. Get creative!
Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 12 Carlsbad Caverns

Do you know your stalactite from your stalagmite? Carlsbad Caverns boasts over 100 limestone caves sporting glinting minerals and telling names like the Hall of the White Giant and Green Lake Room. Then check out the best darned drive in movie theatre in America! Now that's Americana!
Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 13-14 Roswell & Santa Fe

How about a visit to Mulder and Scully's favourite place, The International UFO Museum and Research Centre (and gift shop!) in Roswell! They say Aliens crashed to Earth and they have proof! Next, check out Santa Fe and soak up the artsy vibe of this oldest US capital city high in the desert foothills. Stroll down Canyon Road where locals are peddling their wares and get ready to hit the town tonight.
Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 15-16 Durango & Mesa Verde National Park

Crossing the Colorado border we hit Durango. The buildings on main street still resemble the old wild west, steam trains puff into town and most evenings it's rodeo time. Yee-hah! Check out some prime real estate at Mesa Verde National Park: the stone cut cliff dwellings of Ancestral Pueblans with a back yard of vast terrain; viewings are highly recommended.
Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 17 Monument Valley

Venturing into the desert southwest, we hit the iconic Monument Valley used in Hollywood scenes from Westerns to 2001: A Space Odyssey and everything in between. The only things to pre-date the origins of Native American culture are the towering buttes and mesas which dominate the awe-inspiring landscape. We will have an opportunity to explore some of the areas hidden treasures, learning of the local history and culture on an optional Navajo guided jeep tour. Tonight, experience a stunning sunset overlooking the valley.
Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 18-19 Lake Powell

Get ready for the beach! Swim the deep blue waters of Lake Powell, formerly the great Glenn Canyon, ride a waverunner or just sit back on the shore and soak up the powerful rays of this beautiful and surreal man-made desert oasis.
Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 20-21 Grand Canyon National Park

Next we come face to face with the most awe-inspiring national park of them all, Grand Canyon. Nothing you have ever seen before will prepare you for this spectacular site! Hike from the forest above to the desert below, red rock to white powder, 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: 22-23 Las Vegas

Back to the modern world with a bang - Las Vegas - the greatest show on earth! Cruise "The Strip" in a super-stretch limo, indulge in an all-you-can eat buffet, take in a show or just watch the amazing crowds, neon and attractions that many hotel casinos have to offer. 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. Oh, and there's a saying here: what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.
Accommodation: 2 en-route hotel nights paid locally

• Day: 24-25 Nevada Desert & Lake Tahoe

Along the 'Extraterrestrial Highway', we only promise one close encounter: that's with the town of Rachel, 'UFO Capital of the World'. On to Lake Tahoe - with 300+ days of sunshine every year, the odds suggest you'll hike, pedal or splash around under deep blue skies.
Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 26-27 Yosemite National Park

Prepare to be wowed. Thundering waterfalls, huge granite cliffs shaped by the elements and towering sequoia trees are all perfect camera fodder within this huge wilderness. We have two days to hike, bike, or float through this extraordinary landscape. If you want a real challenge, try the 17 mile round trip hike to the top of Half Dome!
Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 28 San Francisco

Plump for Chinatown, Fisherman's Wharf or a stroll across the Golden Gate Bridge. What a memory to pack up and take home.

Tour ends at approx 17:00 hrs in San Francisco on day 28.

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