If you don't mind the drive.
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I had pretty much written off one day for the drive from Vegas to LA, so perhaps a few more hours won't make that much difference!
Thats my kind of thinking. ;-)
There is nothing quite like getting there under your own steam and doing as you want. If you decide to go with it and wish to stay in the canyon then it maybe worth booking in advance. Tusayan, the nearest town to the south entrance also has accomodations. This is also the location of the Grand canyon airport and papillon helicopters do flights over the canyon if this is something you still want to do.
We took this 45 min flight and thoroughly enjoyed it, amazing views and a brilliant experience, however it may eat into your short time here.
The more info the better.
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Mrs TT - this may be cheating a little, but is it possible you can share your itinerary you have planned; I have begun the same route planning, but am trying to think about booking flights now (from UK) for next July..??
Hello swiftnic and welcome to the R.T.A forums.
I love the whole planning stage, it's an enjoyable part of the trip as a whole.
You can find so much useful info by searching the forum, but if you need any specific info for your trip then don't hesitate in asking. :-)
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originally posted by Mrs TT Happy to share, and would welcome anyone's comments too!
A well thought out itinerary with a nice relaxed pace. Good job.
There are a couple of "near-impossible" legs
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19-Sep Overnight Carmel/Monterey
20-Sep Drive to Yosemite - 4 hours
Carmel to Yosemite in four hours would be road rallye speeds. You could do it, if there was an interstate highway and no exits between those points (which there isn't), and I know that Google claims you can drive this 203 mile stretch in 4.0 hours but realistically in this world -- you need to allow 5-6 hours.
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22-Sep Yosemite
23-Sep Drive to Death Valley - 6 hours
I guess this depends upon where in Yosemite you are starting from, but only a Google-bot could drive this stretch in six hours. It's only 310 miles, but you will be driving through some of the most gorgeous high desert country in the USA and you need to allow a full 8-10 hours to drive it. Yes, you could probably do a "speed run" between these two points in ~ seven hours, but what a shame that would be. So many great places to stop and enjoy the views -- get freshly baked bread in Bishop, galleries, etc.
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24-Sep Signature at MGM Hotel Vegas
Oooh-la-la -- that is a very nice place!
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27-Sep Drive to South Rim Grand Canyon - 6 hours
That's about right --
That leg from Grand Canyon Village to Anaheim is going to be fatiguing, but doable.
Mark
Grand Canyon beats Disney - no contest
Schedule has changed (again!) thanks to some of our hotel reservations being "cancellable". We have been to Disney in Florida and Europe, so it really was an easy thing to cut back in favour of seeing more of the canyon.
27-Sep Drive to South Rim Grand Canyon - 6 hours
27-Sep Grand Canyon - sunset
28-Sep Grand Canyon - extra day
29-Sep Drive to Anaheim
30-Sep Disneyland California
1-Oct Disneyland then evening flight LAX - LHR
