Touring holiday to Nevada, California & Arizona

Murphy_The_Cat

franklally wrote: »

No flying out of SFO so it's not an option.
We've booked to stay one night at the Grand Canyon.
So not much flexibility really!

hmmm, I'm not an expert on this (I'll tell you more in May), but from what I can gather, LAS-GC is not a very inspiring drive, GC-PHX is very nice.

Murphy_The_Cat

franklally wrote: »

I've got a $298 one way fee coming up with Dollar?

have you priced it via usrentacar?

tingtong

franklally wrote: »

I've got a $298 one way fee coming up with Dollar?

Try the dollar.co.uk website. Also, give them a ring to confirm there will be no one-way charges, that's what I did (twice, just to make sure !).

franklally

Thanks MTC - great price with usrentacar and you're right no one way rental fee.

Food for thought with return journey to SFO

jackieblack

Murphy_The_Cat wrote: »

Oh and the weather in April will be perfect !

That's good to know - I had been a little worried - have heard stories about people getting snowed in at the Grand Canyon in April, but we're restricted to school holidays and don't fancy it it the summer, so not much choice!

Murphy_The_Cat

jackieblack wrote: »

That's good to know - I had been a little worried - have heard stories about people getting snowed in at the Grand Canyon in April, but we're restricted to school holidays and don't fancy it it the summer, so not much choice!

I suppose that it COULD happen, but looking at the average weather for the GC, it would seem very unlikely. From what I can gather, the South Rim is a lot milder than the North Rim (but I'm in no way an expert).

I don't know if I mentioned it further up the thread, but I'm not visiting the GC on this trip. My children won't be old enough to appreciate it and it will give us an excuse to go back another time :j

Alikay

Murphy_The_Cat wrote: »

I don't know if I mentioned it further up the thread, but I'm not visiting the GC on this trip. My children won't be old enough to appreciate it and it will give us an excuse to go back another time :j

It's great to have something to go back for! We're off to tour the California coast (San Fran to San Diego) next Friday :j and everyone has been saying "oh, you MUST visit Yosemite!". Nah...not this time, its too cold. We'll have a great time seeing the coast and chilling out for a few days in San Diego at the end. And Yosemite will still be there when we go back another year, maybe in May or Sept when the weather's more suitable.

Murphy_The_Cat

Alikay wrote: »

It's great to have something to go back for! We're off to tour the California coast (San Fran to San Diego) next Friday :j and everyone has been saying "oh, you MUST visit Yosemite!". Nah...not this time, its too cold. We'll have a great time seeing the coast and chilling out for a few days in San Diego at the end. .

You lucky devil - I'm sat here at my desk, smiling at your forthcoming trip.:beer:

Bean_Counter

Murphy_The_Cat wrote: »

hmmm, I'm not an expert on this (I'll tell you more in May), but from what I can gather, LAS-GC is not a very inspiring drive, GC-PHX is very nice.

I've done both these drives and I can confirm what MTC says, the trip to Phoenix is great. Try to stay off the interstate for more scenery.

Bean_Counter

jackieblack wrote: »

That's good to know - I had been a little worried - have heard stories about people getting snowed in at the Grand Canyon in April, but we're restricted to school holidays and don't fancy it it the summer, so not much choice!

It's possible. We went in May and although had no snow at Grand Canyon, almost got snowed in at Bryce Canyon, which came as a surprise given the bright sunshine for the days before that. Having said that there was enough tourist traffic to make the roads driveable, so I would not worry too much. It will be cold though.