{"id":7467,"date":"2023-02-25T14:07:54","date_gmt":"2023-02-25T01:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kiwitravelclub.co.nz\/?page_id=7467"},"modified":"2023-02-27T14:22:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T01:22:27","slug":"west-usa-national-parks-itinerary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kiwitravelclub.co.nz\/west-usa-national-parks-itinerary\/","title":{"rendered":"West USA National Parks Itinerary"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On arrival take the hotel shuttle and enjoy a good night\u2019s rest before joining the Alaska cruise the following day.<\/p>\n
Today you will be transferred from your hotel to the cruise terminal. For more detail on the cruise see separate page.<\/p>\n
Once you disembark the cruise ship you take the train from the cruise terminal to the airport and board the flight to Seattle. One night hotel accommodation with breakfast and transfers are included. Motorhome pickup is the following day.\u00a0THIS FLIGHT SHOULD BE BOOKED WITH YOUR INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Transfers will be provided from the hotel to the motorhome rental company depot where staff will show you how to operate the onboard equipment and answer any questions. As we make our way to the National Parks, we make a visit to a restored Bavarian Town. Great German\/Swiss food and shops that sell most things including cuckoo clocks. On arrival travel to a local supermarket for supplies and on to the RV Park for your first happy hour.<\/p>\n The group will stay at Lake Coeur d\u2019Alene RV Resort a few miles past Spokane. You can take the freeway, but we recommend you take the scenic route which takes you up a mountain pass and onto the flat plains, with farms and fields of wheat that seem to stretch for miles and small service towns. This really is in the USA heartland! You have two nights here with time for a two-hour lake cruise and views of how the other half live in multimillion dollar holiday homes.<\/p>\n Located around 180 miles from Yellowstone National Park our overnight stop provides an opportunity to stock up on supplies for the journey ahead, visit a preserved working ranch, an old prison and view an impressive collection of classic cars.<\/p>\n During your three-night stay at West Yellowstone, you will likely see plenty of wildlife including bears, buffalo, deer, and groundhogs. You can view the world famous “Old Faithful Geyser” in this famous National Park. Our RV Park is in the park close to the grand circle touring route which takes you past lakes, thermally active areas, hot springs and even the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.<\/p>\n Situated next door to Yellowstone this National Park is perhaps one of the USA best kept secrets. It is home to glacial lakes, picture-perfect mountains, and sage-covered valleys. A real photographers dream. It is only 96 miles from Yellowstone, and we make several stops along the way. The group will stay at Jackson Hole, a western town with wooden boardwalks and cowboy bars. There is a full day self-drive tour here stopping at all the major sightseeing spots through this National Park.<\/p>\n We use a touring route from Jackson Hole that has some great scenery. We then join the freeway for our overnight stop at Provo. More details are in your trip notes.<\/p>\n The stunning Bryce Canyon National Park is famous for its Hoodoos and extraordinary sunrises. We have an included group meal here and a half day coach tour with commentary to Rainbow Point.<\/p>\n We travel through the not to be forgotten Mt Carmel tunnel and enjoy spectacular views along the way, on the short 90-mile trip. A shuttle bus service operates within the park providing easy access to the many short and extended walks to explore the wonderful desert scenery.<\/p>\n You have an unforgettable three nights at the Grand Canyon South Rim. Our campground is located within the park boundary. The campground has full hookups (Power water and sewer) but showers and laundry are in an adjacent campground. You can view the South Rim at your leisure using the free shuttle buses which take you to the main canyon viewing points. Shuttle buses depart from the campground entrance.\u00a0\u00a0 Helicopter flights depart from Grand Canyon airport located some 20 miles from our campground. To ensure a place these need to be pre- booked.<\/p>\n On our way down to Kingman we visit the town of Williams, the last Route 66 town by passed by the freeway system and then travel a preserved section of old Route 66, with stops at the towns of Seligman and don\u2019t blink or you will miss it, Hackberry. All have a great selection of Route 66 souvenirs.<\/p>\n The group should arrive in Barstow in time for lunch at Peggy Sues for classic USA dinning in a great 1950\u2019s style diner. After lunch visit the Calico Ghost town before returning to the RV park for happy hour drinks.<\/p>\n Yosemite National Park covers nearly 1,200 square miles of mountainous scenery with high cliffs, deep valleys, large wilderness areas and course the ancient giant sequoia tress. It is a very popular park with millions of visitors each year. The park has several campgrounds that can accommodate motorhomes. These campgrounds offer only dry camping with basic facilities.\u00a0 The group has a three-night stay at Yosemite. Subject to availability the group will stay the first night at a full-service RV park located a short distance from the park entrance. The second night will be dry camping within the park returning the following day to the RV park. This arrangement gives two full days within the park.<\/p>\n We end the motorhome tour with a visit to small town America a short drive from Yosmite.<\/p>\n You retrn your motorhome today and transfer to the Hilton (or similar hotel) in centrally located Union Square and the streetcars that will take you to all the top sightseeing attractions including Lombard St, Golden Gate Bridge, and Alcatraz (Needs to be prebooked)<\/p>\n For those that have booked flights you will transfered to the the airport for your\u00a0 journey home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" KIWI TRAVEL CLUB – WESTERN USA NATIONAL PARKS\u00a0 MOTORHOME & CRUISE TOUR – ITINERARY JUNE 2024 DAY 1: \u00a0VANCOUVER, TRANSFER TO AIRPORT HOTEL On arrival take the hotel shuttle and enjoy a good night\u2019s rest before joining the Alaska cruise the following day. DAY 2 \u2013 8: \u00a0INSIDE PASSAGE ALASKA CRUISE VANCOUVER Today you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-7467","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nDAY 10 & 11: LEAVENWORTH, WASHINGTON\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\n
DAY 12 & 13:\u00a0 SPOKANE<\/h6>\n
DAY 14: DEER LODGE MONTANA<\/h6>\n
DAY 15, 16 & 17: YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK MONTANA<\/h6>\n
DAY 18: GRAND TETONS NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING<\/h6>\n
DAY 19: PROVO, UTAH<\/h6>\n
DAY 20 & 21: BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK UTAH<\/h6>\n
DAY 22 & 23: ZION NATIONAL PARK UTAH<\/h6>\n
DAY 24,25 &26: GRAND CANYON, ARIZONA<\/h6>\n
DAY 27: KINGMAN, ARIZONA<\/h6>\n
DAY 28: BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA<\/h6>\n
DAY 29,30 & 31\u00a0 YOSMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA<\/h6>\n
DAY 32: PLEASTON , CALIFORNIA<\/h6>\n
DAY 33,34 & 35: HILTON HOTEL, UNION SQUARE, SANFRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA<\/h6>\n
DAY 26: Onward Travel<\/h6>\n