Discover Yosemite, Sequoia, Death Valley, Zion, Bryce, Grand Canyon
15 Nights From €4549 (Per Person)
United States
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National Geographic Journeys||Escorted Tours
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G Adventures has redefined small group travel for 25 years. Travelling with Platinum Travel and G Adventures is the very best way to get up close and personal with your planet in a way you’d never manage on your own. And when you travel with G, you support local communities and help make the world a little bit better for everyone. Welcome to a World of Good.
Adventure travel is more than a holiday. It’s a chance to get to know your world better by putting yourself on a first-name basis with the people, places, and things that make it worth exploring. This is your planet. Come and get it.
G Adventures are the small-group adventure travel experts, and have been for over 20 years. They got that way by listening to travellers and giving them what they want: Top-notch tours in top-notch places with top-notch staff at great prices. The world opens up a little more for a small group than it does for a solo traveller or a big-bus tour. Small groups offer security, access, camaraderie, and an affinity with your destination than you’ll get by travelling any other way.
Producers - 9/10 of all G adventures food suppliers purchase more than half of their supplies rom local producers, markets and farms
Local - 91% of all G Adventures on-tour Hotels, Restaurants and tour providors are owned by legal residents.
Animal Welfare - Every tour is audited to ensure the humane treatment of wildlife. if partners put animals at risk they cease to become partners.
Travel - When you travel with G Adventures you dont just connect with its facinating
Imagine - These aren't just trips they are oppoutunities to see the World.
National Geographic - G Adventures work closely with National Geographic Magazine to help you explore the world like they do in the Magazine
Unique Accommodations - Spend the night in a Jordanian tent, how about a converted fort in India. Accommodations reflect character of where we visit.
Meals - 65% of included meals are based on local food and traditional cuisine
Spend two weeks in the American West, discovering the beauty of many of its most iconic national parks. Encounter the crimson-striped cliffs of the Grand Canyon and
hear the thundering surf at Big Sur. Stroll among the giants of Sequoia National Park and step behind the scenes at the Monterey Bay Aquarium on a tour designed for
National Geographic Journeys. From Yosemite to Death Valley, escape to some of the greatest natural wonders anywhere.
Is this tour for me?
Travel Style: National Geographic Journeys
Greater exploration, insider access, and the freedom to roam – all without sacrificing comfort.
Service Level: Upgraded
Quality accommodations and more inclusions than on other G Adventures tours, like meals, private transport, and activities.
Physical Rating: 3 - Average
Some tours may include light hiking, biking, rafting, or kayaking in addition to walking.
Trip Type: Small Group
Small group experience; Max 15, Avg 12.
Age requirement: 12+
All travellers under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Las Vegas
Arrive at any time.
Las Vegas/Zion National Park
Depart early for Zion, Utah's oldest national park which offers some of the most scenic canyon country in the United States. Catch the shuttle into the park with our
CEO and hike to the Emerald Pools and hanging gardens.
Meals included: Breakfast
Zion National Park
Enjoy a guided hike to the Narrows in Zion National Park. Splash and wade the river which cuts though this stunning slot canyon and view the awe-inspiring beauty of
the high plateaus, towers, temples, mesas, and the earth's tallest-known sheer sandstone walls of pinks and reds.
Meals included: Breakfast | Lunch
Zion National Park/Page
This morning, visit Bryce Canyon National Park for a hike. Famed for the multi-coloured rock pinnacles called 'Hoodoo' that cover the canyon floor – be sure to have
your camera ready to snap shots of these spectacular, natural towers. Continue on to Page, Arizona.
Meals included: Breakfast
Page/Grand Canyon National Park
Start the day with a visit to the incredible Antelope Canyon with a local Navajo guide. Located on Navajo land and accessible only with an authorized guide, this
landmark is considered one of the most visually stunning slot canyon formations in the world. Next, travel to the Grand Canyon with a stop at Horseshoe Bend en
route.
Meals included: Breakfast
Grand Canyon National Park
Spend the day exploring the Canyon with an expert from the Grand Canyon Association Field Institute. Enjoy a walk along the South Rim discussing the unique geology
and botany of the Canyon, as well as human history here. After, visit the Historic Village District viewing iconic park structures then continue down the historic
Bright Angel Trail below the canyon rim and view 2 thousand year-old rock art and 250 million year-old fossils. Also visit historic Kolb photography Studio, home to
photo-pioneers Emery and Ellsworth Kolb, who shared with the world the first pictures of the epic Canyon.
Exclusive Inclusions:National Geographic Journeys Exclusives Grand Canyon Exclusive
Meals included: Breakfast
Grand Canyon National Park/Las Vegas
This morning, visit Lowell Observatory for a tour of the giant telescopes and to learn about the study of astronomy, as well as a lecture on Mars. Continue back to
Las Vegas, but not before getting your kicks on Route 66 in Seligman, Arizona – the birthplace of this famed highway.
Exclusive Inclusions:National Geographic Journeys Exclusives Lowell Observatory Experience
Meals included: Breakfast
Las Vegas
Enjoy a full free day to explore Las Vegas. Wander the Strip, do some shopping, and refuel at one of the many bars or restaurants. Opt to take in a glitzy Las Vegas
show, try your luck at the gaming tables, or head out on a day trip to the Hoover Dam.
Exclusive Inclusions:Carte Blanche
Meals included: Breakfast
Las Vegas/Death Valley National Park
Leave the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas behind, and travel to Death Valley – the lowest, hottest and driest place in North America. Marvel at the extremes of this
landscape and opt to take a jeep tour.
Meals included: Breakfast
Death Valley National Park/Yosemite National Park
Sit back and enjoy the views on this full day drive via the mountain town of Bishop and across the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, via the famed Tioga Pass.
Arrive this evening into the Yosemite area.
Meals included: Breakfast | Dinner
Yosemite National Park
With our CEO, explore stunning Yosemite National Park in the High Sierra. Explore on foot to view majestic waterfalls, crystal clear lakes, lush green meadows and
walk amongst pristine groves in Yosemite.
Meals included: Breakfast
Yosemite National Park/Sequoia National Park
Depart early and walk through California’s Sequoia National Park alongside a naturalist. Learn about these impressive giant trees, enjoy a picnic lunch on the trail,
and then drive to Big Tree Trail for an afternoon hike and learn about how National Geographic deeded tracts of giant trees in the heart of the park to the National
Parks Service for safekeeping. This evening, we return to the park for an evening of stargazing with an expert from the Sequoia Parks Conservancy (SPC).
Exclusive Inclusions:National Geographic Journeys Exclusives Sequoia NP Hike|National Geographic Journeys Exclusives Sequoia Parks Conservancy Stargazing
Meals included: Breakfast
Sequoia National Park/Monterey
Travel to Monterey and marvel at the beautiful coastline and mountain ranges of Big Sur along the Pacific coast.
Meals included: Breakfast | Dinner
Monterey
Go behind the scenes at the Monterey Bay Aquarium on an experience customized for Journeys travellers. Get an inside look at the inner workings of the facility and
learn about sea otters, kelp and all the marine life that call the Aquarium home. After, enjoy a free afternoon, opt to explore the Bay, or wander historic
Fisherman's Wharf and Cannery Row.
Exclusive Inclusions:National Geographic Journeys Exclusives Monterey Aquarium Exclusive
Meals included: Breakfast
Monterey/San Francisco
Continue on a scenic coastal drive along the Pacific Coast Highway to San Francisco for our final evening. Catch a glimpse of the Golden Gate Bridge on the way into
one of America's most popular cities. Opt to catch a cable car ride over the steep hills, explore the city by bicycle or set sail into the setting sun.
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 16
San Francisco
Depart at any time.
Meals included: Breakfast
Platinum Travel are delighted to partner with G Adventures
G Adventures has redefined small group travel for 25 years. Travelling with Platinum Travel and G Adventures is the very best way to get up close and personal with your planet in a way you’d never manage on your own. And when you travel with G, you support local communities and help make the world a little bit better for everyone. Welcome to a World of Good.
Adventure travel is more than a holiday. It’s a chance to get to know your world better by putting yourself on a first-name basis with the people, places, and things that make it worth exploring. This is your planet. Come and get it.
G Adventures are the small-group adventure travel experts, and have been for over 20 years. They got that way by listening to travellers and giving them what they want: Top-notch tours in top-notch places with top-notch staff at great prices. The world opens up a little more for a small group than it does for a solo traveller or a big-bus tour. Small groups offer security, access, camaraderie, and an affinity with your destination than you’ll get by travelling any other way.
Producers - 9/10 of all G adventures food suppliers purchase more than half of their supplies rom local producers, markets and farms
Local - 91% of all G Adventures on-tour Hotels, Restaurants and tour providors are owned by legal residents.
Animal Welfare - Every tour is audited to ensure the humane treatment of wildlife. if partners put animals at risk they cease to become partners.
Travel - When you travel with G Adventures you dont just connect with its facinating
Imagine - These aren't just trips they are oppoutunities to see the World.
National Geographic - G Adventures work closely with National Geographic Magazine to help you explore the world like they do in the Magazine
Unique Accommodations - Spend the night in a Jordanian tent, how about a converted fort in India. Accommodations reflect character of where we visit.
Meals - 65% of included meals are based on local food and traditional cuisine
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As a licensed and bonded Travel Agent we have access to negotiated contract and wholesale fares with airlines worldwide. Our Travel Concierge team members will help you with the best connections and airlines to suit your own personal requirements.
For many destinations a number of flights may be required and sometimes it will include arriving into one airport and leaving from another. We will ensure you have the best combination of flights to do this and make sure you cover the necessary MCT (minimum connecting time) so that you have the best opportunity of a smooth and easy journey.
Several airlines have introduced many ancillary charges such as seat assignments, checked bags, priority boarding etc. Platinum Travel will look after these for you and book you at the best available bundle package at the best price. Upgraded airline fares, lounge access & Fasttrack are also available and again Platinum Travel know how to avail of the best value for these extras.
Platinum Travel are a fully licensed and bonded travel agent so you have a lot more protection with us than with the internet (airlines are not bonded).
