I can this trip only recommend to anyone. Everything was top organized. Perfect group size. Everything was comfortable and modern van, camping. Super nice and very knowledgeable guide. Thanks Mike! The routes with the van are scenic and eno..ugh stops was inserted for toilet breaks etc. The places we visited were incredible. On the first day, we went to the Zion NP, Bryce Canyon. The second day was for the Antelop C. and Monument Valley. On the third day Grand Canyon!Read full review
If anyone doubting about purchasing this trip, I want to say please don't! This trip was amazing. It was just suitable for a person like me A. who has never been camping before B. who travel alone C. who doesn't drive and D. wants to meet n..ew people while travelling new places. The tour was simple, safe and convenient. Our tour guide Mandy was really professional and did not panic although the weather was pretty wacky throughout the tour. Tents were really clean, easy to set up and down even for a person like me who had never touched tent before the meals were good. I would recommend you to pack a little bit of snack or buy at the stores since you will get really hungry during the hiking Bathroom and shower were really clean. The best part would be the camping at the Monument valley.Read full review
What an incredible experience" I was grateful to see so many amazing places in seven days camping trip. I was lucky to have time with people from UK, Germany, Washington D.C, Korea, NJ, Boston, and NY. We helped each other when setting up a..nd putting down the tent, preparing meals, and encouraged each other when it was hard to hike up trails. First time experience of sleeping in a tent, traveling alone, taking a shower in 6 minutes in Moab,and getting up at 4:40 AM to see the sun rising. It was breath taking sceneries in every moment and I am glad to pick this tour. Justin, tour guide, went above and beyond to make this tour successful. I can't say thank him enough. I highly recommend this trip to everyone.Read full review
"I did the 7-day-tour SouthWest Highlights from 15 to 21 May 2016. It has been one of the best experiences of my life! I have seen otherworldly landscapes, met people from all over the world (8 nationalities represented), and taken part in.. activities I thought I would never do, like a Hummer tour or Canyoneering. As a funny anecdote, several trip mates and I were discussing which was our preferred moment of the whole week. And nobody was able to choose less than 5. Now going into the technical the absolute pros of this tour are the following:
1. Tour guides are very knowledgeable. Mine (Joel Clark) not only knew a whole lot about every place we were visiting, but he also played the guitar and read poems about the West. 2. It is a camping tour. Expect healthy people from ages 20 to 70, eager both to get up at 5AM to catch a sunrise and to stay late drinking around a campfire. 3. If you see the miles per day you will be doing in this tour, and you compare it to other companies such as TrekAmerica, Green Tortoise, Contiki... you realize mos of the time you will be IN THE PARKS, not in the van rushing from one place to another. That was my main factor and I am very happy with the few time we spent driving!Read full review
I took the 7 day Southwest Campingtrip and without doubt I can say that I had the best week of my life. It was the mix (of age, culture, origin) that made our travel group so unique and thanks to our great tour guide Justin we became a litt..le family in one week. Putting up tents together, cooking in a group and sharing unforgettable experience made the time in the group special. The scenery of the National Parks is breathtaking and the well organised structure of the tour gives as much time to explore the parks as possible without getting to stressful. Justin did everything in his power to make it an unforgettable trip and as he always said "we'll make it work" - he did!! I can highly recommend this tour. It is worth it every dollar.Read full review
Very nice excursion from Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon Zion, everything was perfect! The impeccable organization was plenty of time to enjoy parks, picnic, walk and contemplate. Everyone is free. We stay in the parks about 2-3 hours. We chose.. the hotel option and do not regret it. The hotels were 10 minutes from the camp, the guide dropped us in the evening after dinner (about 21h) and collected the morning after having decamped, leaving us a little more time sleeping campers;) . I recommend taking the 2 dinners optional, it's cheap and it's nice to stay in a group. Navajo specialty was very good! Beautiful view from our room in Monument Valley, we could see the sunrise. Campers had a truly stunning view! The bus is comfortable, the road did not seem long to us with many stops. The Antelope option is in my opinion a must, we follow a local guide in the canyon advising us the best pictures, it lasted about 1:30 (perhaps not recommended for claustrophobic). We ended with the helicopter to the Grand Canyon, to make absolutely if you can, the view is totally different, it becomes more account of greatness. If you take the chopper you will have less time to walk to the Grand Canyon, about 2 hours instead of 3 hours. This tour is a perfect overview of the American West, not tourist traps, I can highly recommend it! thank you again to our guide Mike was at the top, passionate and attentive. Thank you so much!Read full review
I really enjoyed this tour! You visit some fantastic locations in a small group we had about 10 people. I chose camping, which was fine. The tents are high quality and we were supplied 2 sleeping bags each it gets cold at night. The food in..cluded was fairly basic, just sandwiches, fruit and packets of crisps for lunch and cereals for breakfast, though the Navajo food truck in Monument Valley was fairly good. Charge your camera batteries beforehand as there are limited options for charging devices while camping. Our tour guide Mike was terrific and willing to help whenever he could, even providing a charging strip in the minivan at one point. There were also local guides around some of the sites i.e. Navajo guides through Monument Valley and Antelope Canyon. All the places we visited were great and the tour was reasonably well timed - not to short or too long a time in any one place. If you are just thinking of visiting the Grand Canyon, do this instead. All the locations were amazing - it would be such a loss to go to Vegas or the Grand Canyon and miss the rest!Read full review
There are no words do describe this tour! Just book it - you won't regret! Thanks to our tour guide Mike we got all the information, facts and quotes about all the places we visited in this 3 days. It was a great experience. Just do it - do.. it - DO IT!Read full review
The most amazing solo trip I have taken in years. Although there is alot of driving from place to place, once you are there, it is hard to explain how amazing it is to just look at the gorgeous canyons and valleys. It was very cold sleeping.. in tents at night my trip was early May, but that's part of the experience and well worth the view when you wake up in the morning overlooking Monument Valley. wish every national park had the option of camping for multiple days. I would HIGHLY Recommend this for individuals who are solo travellers or can't get anyone to go have an adventure with them. The individuals I met also solo adventure travellers are awesomely cool people from all over the world. Two pieces of advice:
-Don't plan on getting much sleep. You will be too busy enjoying nature for as long as possible.
-Forget using a cellphone, your phone will either die from taking pictures or from lack of signal.Read full review
100% Amazing 7 day Southwest USA national parks tour
By: Anonymous | Tue May 24, 2016 at 03.39 PM
This was 7 day/6 night camping trip to that took us from Zion Canyon, Bryce, Arches, Canyonlands, Monument, Grand Canyon and a lot more more. We had a tour guide that exceeded the expectations of every single person on the trip. His name wa..s Justin. He knew so much and provided an amazing education of the natural beauty and geological characteristics of the land. And, he was a real nice guy. This trip wasf antastic because of the camaraderie of the group fostered by Justin, a powerful combination. If you can, ask for Justin ,he'll make the trip over the top. Take this trip while you canRead full review
The local guides Tours, were very well organized and planned everything in detail. Our guide, Justin, was a third-generation expedition leader and took care of us as if we were family. I cannot praise him enough. Our group of 13 campers inc..luded 4 Americans, several Brits, and a delightful mix of other foreign-born travelers. All were stronger hikers than us but we had a great time as well. This trip is great for active hikers looking to visit a lot of places in a short amount of time. We very much enjoyed the optional additional activities of the Hummer tour and the canyoneering outing as well--don't skip these!Read full review
Just have to say what a wonderful adventure we had. Our Guide Jenny Dufour was tireless in her enthusiasm, was so knowledgeable about the parks we visited and the many miles we travelled seemed like a small journey. Myself and my wife had ..married in Vegas the day before our journey and opted to camp under the stars rather than lodge. We are so glad we did, especially on the second night when we woke up to a wonderful sunrise over the magnificent Buttes and Maces at Monument valley. I also recommend the optional Antelope canyon trip with local Navajo guide , it is a photographer's dream. The stop at the Glen canyon dam and the final visit of Grand Canyon, (we opted to have a helicopter flight over it) was the icing on the cake). Thank you Jenny and Thank you Bindlestiff for a memorable three days out in the wilderness, I really hope to have the opportunity to adventure with you again some timeRead full review
We just finished the three day camping tour and would recommend this tour to anyone. All the places visited were amazing. Our tour guide Mike was really helpful and knowledgeable and a great problem solver. We enjoyed this trip, well wor..th it.Read full review
My husband and I had 5 days off and wanted to capitalize on the opportunity. We wanted to cross another bucket list item off of our list (Grand Canyon) and after some extensive research we decided that a guided tour was the best option. The.. 3-Day National Park tour was well crafted to pack in as much as possible in our short vacation time. Our tour guide Mike was laid back, enthusiastic and clearly loves his job! At the end of the three days he was starting to feel like a friend. The tour is planned perfectly with adequate rest stops, plenty of food options, and enough time to enjoy each park. The accommodations are excellent and camping in Monument Valley was an amazing experience. I can't wait to go back to the Southwest and do more exploring!Read full review