This tour was excellent, and destinations and accommodations were exactly as promoted. Tour guide Allen was excellent and experienced, providing insights and recommendations at each stop. Long distance bus rides were extremely scenic, and.. even those less scenic long stretches were filled with informative DVD presentations. Driver Rich was excellent and very cautious on our 'snow days' in Denver and throughout Wyoming. Highly recommended.Read full review
By: Praveen Agarwal | Tue Apr 21, 2015 at 12.06 AM
It's an excellent tour designed to perfection. It covers important places like Yellowstone, Grand Tenon, Las Vegas, Mt. Rushmore in such a short time yet never rushes through. I surely recommend this tour.
By: Praveen Agarwal | Tue Apr 21, 2015 at 12.04 AM
It's an excellent tour designed to perfection. It covers important places like Yellowstone, Grand Tenon, Las Vegas, Mt. Rushmore in such a short time yet never rushes through. I surely recommend this tour.
I recently came back from USA and I felt I had to share my experience with everyone.
After a lot of research in internet about which Company to use to travel from Vegas and see the Grand Canyon and the highlights around there, I am so hap..py I finally chose Bindlestiff tours.
My highlight of the trip was of course the helicopter flight over Grand Canyon, which was breathtaking. I would advice anyone to book the 55 mins flight in advance to avoid disappointment, for a bit more money than the 20 mins flight, you will be able to explore the Canyon best.
I was a bit disappointed about not being able to see Bryce national Park, but unfortunately this option is off during the winter.
Our guide, Mike, was very knowledgable , funny but professional and made the whole group bond. We started as 12 strangers and ended the tour as friends .The fact of being a small group made the interaction with each other very easy .
I felt this trip met my expectations if not exceeded them. this is a great choice if you don't have a lot of time to drive freely and you want to see the National Parks highlights around Vegas.
If you are looking and looking and you are not sure which Company you should go for, don't think anymore. Choose bindlestiff tours and it won't disappoint !Read full review
This was an amazing seven day camping trip. Our tour guide Jenn was awesome: organized, knowledgeable, helpful, great story teller, good cook, ... The trip was set up to allow travellers like me, who seldom camp, to be comfortable and see s..ome of the most amazing sights in Utah. Jenn went out of her way to give us a chance to go canyoneering in Moab, woke up at 4:30am and drove us to the rim to see a sunrise at Grand Canyon, and many more. Looking forward to another adventure with Bindlestiff :). Read full review
This trip was no-kidding THE BEST trip I have ever been on. Jen B, our guide was fabulous, energetic, and one of the kindest people I've ever met. She made our trip, educating us on the history of each park we visited, introducing us to so ..many interesting things and people, and sharing her love for nature and travel with us. Camping was great; each campsite we stayed at was clean, safe, and full of interesting people to swap stories with. Bindlestiff Tours was great, sending out reminder emails and keeping us on track up until we left Las Vegas for the actual tour. Great company, fantastic tour leader (more like a super awesome and knowledgeable friend) and the most beautiful scenery to inspire your imagination to dream in colors yet unknown to humanity. Seriously cool stuff, get out there and explore everyone! Thanks, Bindlestiff, and thank you to Jen especially for being totally rad!
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Great tour!
I loved the way we were given options for the daily activities rather than having to follow a set itinerary.
I would have preferred it if the guide could have come along with us on all the hikes.
The food was good and there w..as plenty of it made available.
The guide was very informative regarding the areas we were travelling through and about the hiking options available.
The vehicle was very comfortable. Fantastic memories! thank you Bindlestiff ToursRead full review
I decided to see some of the national parks after realising that just seeing cities wouldn't be the best use of my time during a 30 day holiday. Came across this tour on Bindlestiff Tours and after reading the reviews realised that it would.. be ideal for me as a solo female traveller. I wasn't disappointed at all, the communication from Becky was excellent and she made sure that I was accommodated for as I'm a vegan. Cari, the tour leader, was very approachable and helpful, she went out of her way to ensure that there was food that I could eat and checked labels carefully to make sure there wasn't anything in there that wasn't suitable. Our first day in Zion started at the Canyon Overlook trail, a reasonably easy short trail walking along exposed ledges to a beautiful viewpoint. After that we had a delicious dinner, prepared by Cari. The next day was our free day and I decided to do Hidden Canyon which is a gorgeous (albeit slightly perilous) hike up the side of the cliff and down into a small hidden canyon (hence the name). You use chains to pull yourself up some of the ledges where there are drop offs into a ravine. After that I went hiking down the narrows which is where you walk in the river. The views were stunning! At the end of the day we had another delicious meal around the campfire. After that we went to Bryce Canyon which was equally stunning and stayed at a beautiful campground with a hot tub and pool and beautiful showers. We did the Queen's Garden hike down into Bryce Canyon which was a lot of fun. On to Antelope Canyon which is absolutely spectacular. After that we had navajo tacos at Monument Valley and went on a white knuckle jeep ride of the navajo nation. The high winds (over 40mph) didn't deter us from camping and the next day it was on to the Grand Canyon. I did the South Kaibab trail and saw and photographed a California Condor! The last day on Route 66 was fun, stopping at Seligman. This tour had the perfect pacing and had a great atmosphere.Read full review
We found the tour was excellent. Our tour guide J.D. Boyle was very dedicated to making sure everyone was having a good time , and the tour went very smooth. Thanks J.D.
This was an amazing seven day camping trip. Our tour guide Jenn was awesome: organized, knowledgeable, helpful, great story teller, good cook, ... The trip was set up to allow travellers like me, who seldom camp, to be comfortable and see s..ome of the most amazing sights in Utah. Jenn went out of her way to give us a chance to go canyoneering in Moab, woke up at 4:30am and drove us to the rim to see a sunrise at Grand Canyon, and many more. Looking forward to another adventure with Bindlestiff Tours :). Read full review
I did this tour in July 2014- it was the best tour company i have ever traveled with.
Great itinerary, Tetons and Yellowstone walks were amazing. Great and informative tour guide. Camping was fun and the stars at night were brilliant. All ..round a great experience i will travel with Bindlestiff Tours again and again- thank you!Read full review
I joined 7 day Yellowstone National Park Rocky Mountain Explorer from Vegas in Sep.
Trekking in Bryce,Teton and Yellowstone
Twinkle of the stars, flowing the Milky Way
Having a glorious time at American BBQ
Walking around Salt Lake Ci..ty
Making dinner with tourists
Singing songs like KARAOKE in the running van...
I'm so excited I still.
I'll never forget this experience,
very beautiful view,delicious dinner,and
the veeeeeery kind,tought and brilliant leader guide !
This is the most satisfied tour I've joined of all.
Thank you for the excellent tour !
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I put 20 outta 10 to this adventure! The trip was awesome! Our leader Chris is an amazing guy, best I ever met for over 20 yeasr of travelling world-wide. Grand, Bryce, and of course Antilope canyon - you aint been to States till you got da.. taste of these crazy views. Envy to the ones planning the trip - and as for myself - I'll come back without a doubt! Again - Chris from the tour company really made our trip!Read full review
Our main reason for going to Las Vegas was visiting Monument Valley and the Grand Canyon and we were NOT disappointed on this tour at all. I MUST give praise to our tour guide Vern who is one of the most knowledgeable, funny and nicest peop..le you could possibly want to meet and made the tour even more memorable. During the summer months you start with Zion National Park and I was completely blown away by it!!! Didnt now what to expect with Zion, but outside of Monument Valley it was the highlight of the tour. From here you head to Bryce and the drive there was just stunning with different towns and scenery you drive through. Bryce itself was good but would only need one visit. From there it was to Lake Powell which has kind of been ruined by a coal burning energy facility there. There are three funnels sticking out like an eye sore in this beautiful place, although the company involved has been ordered to remove two of them apparently. From here you have two options, either Antelope Canyon or Horse Shoe Bend. Antelope Canyon has an extra charge and if I could go back and do the tour again, I would have chosen Horse Shoe Bend. Bit of advice as well with Antelope Canyon, if you are elderly or have health problems, DO NOT do this part of the tour as there is some steep climbs up and down ladders also some VERY tight walkways. From here it was on to Monument Valley and this for me was the highlight of the tour and was just incredible!!! Whether you go for the hotel or camping options you should still get to take plenty of photos of the sunset and sunrise. From here it was on to the Grand Canyon and again it is well worth the visit. A few nice surprises thrown in as well along the way on the tour and its well worth the money. Superb tour though and VERY recommended.Read full review
This trip was absolutely perfect across all dimensions.
Great itinerary:
The trip was just packed with great sights and landscapes (ideal if you have limited time). Although we covered around 2,000 km by car (we were told that usually t..he route is shorter but we needed to take a long detour on the first day as part of the highway on the original route was washed away by the flood), the trip did not feel as predominantly sitting in a vehicle. Stops were frequent and well spaced (longest interval was probably ~2h) and time at national parks sufficient to be completely awed (although you could easily spend many days in almost every single location we visited) and not to be rushed. Bryce was my personal #1 (despite the fact that I was not aware of its existence before the trip) followed by Antelope Canyon (this one is outside original itinerary and paid extra - you can skip it but it is extremely worth visiting). Monument Valley felt surreal and familiar (after watching it in multiple movies, my brain was apparently surprised to see it in real life). Grand Canyon is too big to be grasped in a single look. Visit at Zion is a nice stroll. Horseshoe Bend is so big that wide-angle camera would be probably very useful. A small town on the historic Route 66 was largely sleepy. Many areas that we crossed when sitting in a car looked like taken straight from a western movie.
Great narrative:
Our guide was extremely knowledgeable about all places we visited and passed by. He presented a coherent picture of this vast area outlining geology, wildlife, history and culture of the region. He was also clearly emotionally attached to the area bringing stories about his personal experience related to places we visited. Listening to his stories was probably one of the key reasons why the route seemed much shorter than it actually was.
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