Holidays Around America

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Tour Overview - (previously the Transcontinental North)

See for yourself the lands of the North! From New York and Chicago's cosmopolitan centres to the wilds of Yellowstone, Banff, and Yosemite National Parks, from the Atlantic shores to the Golden Gate on the Pacific, this trek captures the diversity of the North.

Included Highlights

• > Niagara Falls Maid of the Mist cruise
• > Walk the Golden Gate Bridge
• > Walk amongst Giant Sequoias
• > Scenic walks and hikes
• > City tours of San Francisco and Hollywood
• > Sightseeing in Chicago, Vancouver and Seattle
• > National parks and monuments - Badlands, Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Yellowstone, Glacier, Banff/Lake Louise, Redwood and Yosemite
• > Services of a TrekAmerica tour leader
• > All transportation by private adventure vehicle
• > 22 nights camping & equipment (except sleeping bag)

Optional Activities (paid locally)

• > Canoeing US$25-US$75
• > Whitewater Rafting (in season) US$60-$175
• > Great national park hikes US$FREE
• > Mountain biking US$45-$95
• > Sunset Sailboat Cruise US$35-$95
• > Western horseback riding US$45-$95
• > Baseball Game (in season) US$15-$40
• > Mountain biking US$45-$95
• > Seattle Space Needle US$12
• > Western Rodeo (in season) US$9-$18
• > Museums US$10
• > San Francisco Cable Car ride US$10-$20
• > Willis Tower (previously Sears Tower) US$9
• > Sand Dune Buggies US$35
• > Chicago Bike & Hike Tour US$30

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 nightstops and highlights to give a truly unique experience!

Local Payments - Food Kitty: US$10 per day. En-route Hotels: Approx US$45 x 5 nights

• Day: 1 Los Angeles & Pacific Coast

  With LA in the rearview mirror, head up the rugged California coast on the Pacific Coast Highway and take in the sights as the surf spirit takes hold of you! Fasten your seatbelt for blockbusting scenery.
  Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 2-3 Yosemite National Park

  Heading east through California's gold country we following the scenic drive into the Yosemite National Park region and a chance to hike or bike, through the extraordinary landscape of glacier-carved granite monoliths and spectacular waterfalls. Either way, this park rocks! Once deep inside Yosemite, keep your eyes peeled for black bears. Coyote roam freely as well and when the sun goes down, their howling often echoes amidst pines and sequoias. Admit it, this is what clicks the spirit of the great outdoors up a notch or two.
  Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 4-5 San Francisco

  Next, "Everybody's Favourite City", San Francisco. This town will blow you away. Sunlight on the bay, wispy fog around Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars climbing steep streets: it's a 24-carat stunner. Maybe view the Bay and Alcatraz on an optional sunset sailboat cruise, then the party people can flock to trendy bars and clubs in North Beach or Haight-Ashbury and that friendly vibe gets even better.
  Accommodation: 2 en-route hotel nights paid locally

• Day: 6-8 Redwood National Park & Oregon

  You will amazed to walk amongst the towering forest giants of Redwood National Park - home to the tallest trees in the world and some of the most spectacular coastal scenery on the Pacific Coast. Leave footprints on what is virtually your private Pacific beach or traipse between gigantic Redwoods, feeling like ants in their mighty shadow. Next up, the rugged Oregon coast is perfect for some dune-buggy fun!
  Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 9 Seattle

  Beam yourself up! Well, take the glass-fronted elevator up the iconic Space Needle (optional) and gaze over the Emerald City with a hot cup of coffee from the very first Starbuck's! Then tonight blare out guitar-loaded classics in the city that gave the world Hendrix and Nirvana.
  Accommodation: 1 en-route hotel night paid locally

• Day: 10 Vancouver

  Straight into Canada and the awesome city of Vancouver. With its stunning combination of mountains and coastline, the city boasts outstanding views. Take to Stanley Park on two wheels, then regain your inner city slicker around A-grade museums and galleries or bustling Granville Market. Why not check out the city nightlife in Gas Town or the eclectic "Robsonstrasse" tonight.
  Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 11-12 British Columbia & Lake Louise

  Heading through BC, appreciate the mirrored lakes, grizzled peaks and spectacular scenery as dark conifers and shadowy summits drift by. A nickname like the "gem of the Rockies" is a lot to live up to, but it's no sweat for Lake Louise. The imposing chateau looks on as mountains cluster round the turquoise surface. As for you, well, you could always hike out to the Plain-of-Six-Glaciers or inspect the scene by paddle power on an optional canoe trip. Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 13-14 Banff National Park

  Blaze show-stopping trails in the footfalls or horse tracks of pioneers of old. Perhaps bounce across the bumpy terrain by mountain bike or hover above all by helicopter. One dunk in the hot springs and a drink or two later, you'll sleep like a log.
  Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 15-17 Glacier National Park & Montana

  With two days in Glacier, you'll have plenty of time to explore the alpine meadows, snow-streaked cliffs and shimmering lakes. Montana is often referred to as 'Big Sky Country' because of its numerous stars, but it is also a trekkers' paradise. This area sure adds a healthy dose of the wow factor.
  Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 18-19 Yellowstone National Park

  Pitch up in the world's first National Park, Yellowstone. This is a superb wilderness of spouting geysers, waterfalls and simmering mud pools. A-grade American stars grace the trails - keep your eyes peeled for this abundant wildlife. Large herds of bison and elk roam the park and if you're lucky, you may even see bear or wolf.
  Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 20-21 Cody, Wyoming & Black Hills

  We're into Wild Wyoming, the heart of cowboy country, and this is what Cody is all about. Named after William Cody (aka Buffalo Bill), the old west is alive and literally kicking here. After all, "Cody is rodeo", with nightly summer shows. You'll agree with the Lakota people, from afar the pine-coated hills do appear black. Mount Rushmore's next and the uniquely sculptured faces of our four greatest Presidents. Close by, another rock-carved epic is shaping up: the Crazy Horse monument, a nod to the famed Lakota Indian war leader, very impressive!
  Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 22-23 Badlands & South Dakota

  Never mind the "bad lands", touching down here feels like a moon landing. Low-slung buttes, chiselled spires and saw-tooth ridges have a bizarre lunar quality. Spend the afternoon exploring the park's surreal landscape and don't forget your camera for sunset! From the North Star State, cross native American Sioux terrain and America's original western frontier. Resident coyotes may utter the occasional howl as you settle back for some shut-eye under canvas.
  Accommodation: Camping included

• Day: 24-26 Chicago & Ohio

  Chicago is next on the menu for two nights, famous for music, museums and Lake Shore Drive. Soar up Willis Tower for dizzying views over the Windy City, trawl the upmarket malls of Magnificent Mile and grab a slice of Chicago's deep-dish pizza before peddling on the optional "Bobby's Bike Hike" tour. Then hit the blues groove, drop into a corner bar or seek out heaving dance and hip-hop beats in the hangouts of Wicker Park and Bucktown. Leaving the shores of Lake Michigan we cross Indiana bound for another of the great five: Lake Erie.
  Accommodation: 1 night camping included | 2 en-route Chicago hotel nights paid locally

• Day: 27 Niagara Falls

  On 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: 28 New York Area

  Today we travel through New York's Finger Lakes region and the Pocono Mountains en-route to the New York Area. This tour is not scheduled to spend any time in New York City so make sure you book extra hotel nights and explore the sights and sounds of the Big Apple on your own. Splurge along Fifth Ave, hit the top of the Empire State Building or soak up the trendy, laidback vibe of Greenwich Village before
  heading home.
  
  Tour ends at approx 17:00 hrs in New York Area on day 28.

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