TRANSCONTINENTAL NORTH
28 days
, from
NEW YORK
to
LOS ANGELES
Also departs from
Los Angeles
| Trek Code: | TNN |
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| Destination: | USA Cross Country |
| Departure Months: | May - Aug |
TREK IT OUT!!
- Chicago, Seattle & San Fran
- Yellowstone and Yosemite NP
- Mountains, lakes, plains and coasts, both USA and Canada
TOUR OVERVIEW
See for yourself the Northlands! 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.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Services of a TrekAmerica tour leader
- All transportation by private adventure vehicle
- 22 nights camping fees & equipment (except sleeping bag)
- Niagara Falls Maid of the Mist cruise
- Admission to Crazy Horse Monument
- Admission to all National Parks & Monuments as per the "Flexible Night Stops"
OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES (paid locally)
- Canoeing US$25-US$75
- Whitewater rafting US$30-$150
- Excellent National Park hikes US$FREE
- Mountain Biking US$40-$95
- Sunset Sailboat Cruise US$35-$95
- Western Horseback Ride US$45-$95
- Baseball Game US$12-$35
- Mountain biking in the Rockies US$40-$95
- Seattle Space Needle US$9
- Western Rodeo (in season) US$9-$18
- Museums US$10
- San Francisco Cable Car ride US$10-$20
- Sears Tower US$9
- Sand Dune Buggies US$35
- Casino Shows US$FREE-$50
TREK NOTES
This tour may operate in either direction.
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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 help of your Trek Leader and fellow trekkers you may modify certain nightstops and highlights to give a truly unique experience!
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Days: 16-19
Lake Louise, British Columbia & Vancouver
With the hulking chateau and a fang-like peak on either side, turquoise Lake Louise looks straight off a postcard. No let-up
in the beauty as dark conifers and shadowy summits drift by. Join the sun-seeking, rollerblading Vancouverites in Stanley Park or share their shopping tastes along trendy Robson Street.
Accommodation: 3 nights camping included
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Days: 1-2
New York, Finger Lakes & Niagara Falls
Leave the New York City buzz behind to click down a gear or two or push your limits along the testing hill trails of the aptly-named Finger Lakes. Then onto the Great Lakes and the unmistakable Niagara Falls. From the decks of the Maid of the
Mist cruise, 'Falls' seems an understatement because, boy, the
water absolutely thunders down.
Accommodation: Camping included
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Days: 3-5
Ohio & Chicago
Skirt around Lake Erie then cross Indiana bound for another of the great five: Lake Michigan and the "Windy City", Chicago, famous for music, museums and Lake Shore Drive. 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.
Accommodation: 1 night camping included + 2 nights Chicago hotel approx US$45 pppn in multi-share rooms paid locally.
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Days: 6-8
Minnesota, South Dakota & Black Hills
From the North Star State, span Sioux Indian terrain, where Badlands National Park's expanse of ridged rock draws the eye like a magnet. You'll agree with the Lakota people, from afar the pine-coated hills do appear black. Closer up, Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Monument await inspection.
Accommodation: 3 nights camping included
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Days: 9-11
Cody, Wyoming & Yellowstone National Park
The Rocky Mountains are next! 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. Onto Yellowstone and blaze the awesome trails past granite walls and whooshing geysers, keeping tabs on a whole catalogue of creatures that call the park home.
Accommodation: 3 nights camping included
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Days: 12-15
Montana, Glacier & Banff National Parks
Beyond Montana's 'Big Sky' find trekkers' paradise in Glacier National Park. The alpine meadows, snow-streaked cliffs and glinting lakes sure add a healthy dose of the wow factor. And it doesn't stop here, Banff is next!! Soothe aching limbs in the hot springs, scale Mount Sulphur Mountain by scenic tramway and pound some wildlife-loaded landscapes.
Accommodation: Camping included
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Days: 20-22
Seattle, Oregon & Redwood National Park
Beam yourself up in Seattle! Well, take the glass-fronted elevator up the iconic Space Needle and gaze over the Emerald City. Then beyond the deserted beaches and craggy coves of Oregon to the towering forest giants of Redwood National Park.
Accommodation: 3 nights camping included + 1 night en-route hotel in Seattle approx US$45pppn for multi-share room paid locally
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Days: 23-24
San Francisco
If timings allow, watch the hard-hitters at a baseball game. Then seek out big bay views by cable car and feast on some tasty tidbits from Chinatown.
Accommodation: 2 nights en-route hotel approx US$45pppn in multi-share rooms paid locally.
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Days: 25-26
Yosemite National Park
Get on your bike through canyons and spruce-laden trails or hike to falls fed by Sierra Nevada snow. Either way, this park rocks!
Accommodation: Camping included
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Days: 27-28
Pacific Coast & Los Angeles
Hollywood and its hill-perched sign await as you embark on one final fling with this incredible and diverse continent.
Accommodation: Camping included.
Tour ends at 17:00 hours in Los Angeles on day 28.
TOUR: TNN TRANSCONTINENTAL NORTH departing from NEW YORK
Also departs from
Los Angeles
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