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Around mid May, something that we can travel confortable, safe and entertaining for a toddler and teens as well. Thank you for suggestions.
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Unfortunately if you are looking for "Cheap Travel" California isn't the place to travel to. There economy is very different there than other states. Higher income, higher prices. Still though even with higher income it is STILL very expensive. I would suggest certain parts of Florida, say Orlando for something more cost friendly that California will be.
The thing with many parts of California is the hotels are so expensive and say $150.00 a night even really doesn't get you a whole lot for example.
If you go to California, I would suggest flying into LAX and then renting a car, drive to Anaheim area and stay off site and do the whole Disney experience. You could drive down to San Diego as well, but that area tends to price more depending on accommodation choices.
I would recommend contacting a local travel agent. They can help you in finding a property that is not only a good/clean place to stay, but work with your budget as best as they can. Many agents will charge a nominal service fee at time of booking as if you find a good agent they do a lot of research and expertise. Please don't be like some to say they don't "need" an agent, but yet call and "get expert advice" only to go off and try and find that hotel/flight/car on your own to possibly avoid a small fee. If you are going to do that, please try and then just do the research on your own, just be aware that photos/ratings aren't always as they seem.
Some hotels/motels photos are touched up, some the photos don't do them justice. Just depends. That is where we can come in handy, even though granted we don't know all we work with various agents that all have there specialties or knowledge about a location so therefore if your agent you are working with doesn't know the answer they can find out though for you what that answer is! =)
Have a Great Time!
Unfortunately if you are looking for "Cheap Travel" California isn't the place to travel to. There economy is very different there than other states. Higher income, higher prices. Still though even with higher income it is STILL very expensive. I would suggest certain parts of Florida, say Orlando for something more cost friendly that California will be.
The thing with many parts of California is the hotels are so expensive and say $150.00 a night even really doesn't get you a whole lot for example.
If you go to California, I would suggest flying into LAX and then renting a car, drive to Anaheim area and stay off site and do the whole Disney experience. You could drive down to San Diego as well, but that area tends to price more depending on accommodation choices.
I would recommend contacting a local travel agent. They can help you in finding a property that is not only a good/clean place to stay, but work with your budget as best as they can. Many agents will charge a nominal service fee at time of booking as if you find a good agent they do a lot of research and expertise. Please don't be like some to say they don't "need" an agent, but yet call and "get expert advice" only to go off and try and find that hotel/flight/car on your own to possibly avoid a small fee. If you are going to do that, please try and then just do the research on your own, just be aware that photos/ratings aren't always as they seem.
Some hotels/motels photos are touched up, some the photos don't do them justice. Just depends. That is where we can come in handy, even though granted we don't know all we work with various agents that all have there specialties or knowledge about a location so therefore if your agent you are working with doesn't know the answer they can find out though for you what that answer is! =)
Have a Great Time!
Trip to San Diego and Grand Canyon?
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Me and my family is think of having a mini vacation. we have decided to go to san diego , grand canyon, death valley then on our way back meeting with friends in bakersfield. We live in san fransisco bay area. so i need some ideas how should we plan our trip. Is there any thing else to see around grand canyon and death valley. We will be traveling with our toddlers howz weather. and other ideas. Thanks for all the help.
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If you plan to go to the Grand Canyon, consider also checking out the canyon country of southern Utah. Do the "Great Circle Tour" to see Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Arches National Parks and the Grand Canyon. Bryce is one of the most fantastic sights in the southwestern U.S.
http://www.nps.gov/brca/
http://www.nps.gov/zion/index.htm
At Bryce Canyon everyone stays at Ruby's Inn.
http://www.rubysinn.com/
You can cross the Colorado River at Lake Powell
http://maps.google.com/maps?sourceid=navclient&rlz=1T4HPIA_enUS314US314&q=lake+powell+az&um=1&ie=UTF-8&split=0&gl=us&ei=SPibSvXTHZKyswOMn9yUDg&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=image&resnum=1
Utah Route 12 is one of the most scenic roads in the country. Red Canyon and Big Thunder Road in Dixie National Forest is the inspiration for Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain (see the picture I took in link below)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RedRockUtah.jpg
http://scenicbyway12.com/
For the most scenic route, from SF take I-80 to US 50 to Lake Tahoe. You can take US 395 South at Carson City and cut across at CA 59 to I-15 to Las Vegas.
US 395 has some great scenery. It goes through the Ownes Valley which is a graben; a down dropped block of land between two vertical faults. You go along the Eastern side of the Sierras and Mt Whitney is visible from the road. It also passes Mono Lake which is in the caldera of an extinct volcano.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SierraEscarpmentCA.jpg
Time your trip to Vegas right and you can get a really cheap room midweek and great food for a minimum amount. (Imperial Palace $35)
If you like, check out the Hoover Dam tour, It's right outside Las Vegas.
http://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/service/DamTour.html
Get an early morning (dawn) start from Las Vegas, head north on I-15 to St. George, UT and turn off there for Zion and Bryce. You'll be at Zion by 11 AM and spend a couple of hours touring the canyons of the park. Then head to Bryce. You can make Ruby's Inn by sundown. If you time it right you can see sundown on the Hoodos (very impressive)
http://www.desertusa.com/mag03/feb/hoodo.html
Spend the next day or half day in Bryce and head east. You can then take the Route 12 Scenic Byway and head back east toward Arches National Park. From there you can head to the Grand Canyon.
I really want to stress the beauty of Bryce and the Route 12 Scenic Byway. It's one of the most impressive drives I've ever been on.
BTW if you plan to go to more than one National Park, buy the annual pass. It allows a vehicle and its occupants an unlimited number of entrances to all National Parks for a year.
http://www.nps.gov/fees_passes.htm
If you plan to go to the Grand Canyon, consider also checking out the canyon country of southern Utah. Do the "Great Circle Tour" to see Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Arches National Parks and the Grand Canyon. Bryce is one of the most fantastic sights in the southwestern U.S.
http://www.nps.gov/brca/
http://www.nps.gov/zion/index.htm
At Bryce Canyon everyone stays at Ruby's Inn.
http://www.rubysinn.com/
You can cross the Colorado River at Lake Powell
http://maps.google.com/maps?sourceid=navclient&rlz=1T4HPIA_enUS314US314&q=lake+powell+az&um=1&ie=UTF-8&split=0&gl=us&ei=SPibSvXTHZKyswOMn9yUDg&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=image&resnum=1
Utah Route 12 is one of the most scenic roads in the country. Red Canyon and Big Thunder Road in Dixie National Forest is the inspiration for Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain (see the picture I took in link below)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RedRockUtah.jpg
http://scenicbyway12.com/
For the most scenic route, from SF take I-80 to US 50 to Lake Tahoe. You can take US 395 South at Carson City and cut across at CA 59 to I-15 to Las Vegas.
US 395 has some great scenery. It goes through the Ownes Valley which is a graben; a down dropped block of land between two vertical faults. You go along the Eastern side of the Sierras and Mt Whitney is visible from the road. It also passes Mono Lake which is in the caldera of an extinct volcano.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SierraEscarpmentCA.jpg
Time your trip to Vegas right and you can get a really cheap room midweek and great food for a minimum amount. (Imperial Palace $35)
If you like, check out the Hoover Dam tour, It's right outside Las Vegas.
http://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/service/DamTour.html
Get an early morning (dawn) start from Las Vegas, head north on I-15 to St. George, UT and turn off there for Zion and Bryce. You'll be at Zion by 11 AM and spend a couple of hours touring the canyons of the park. Then head to Bryce. You can make Ruby's Inn by sundown. If you time it right you can see sundown on the Hoodos (very impressive)
http://www.desertusa.com/mag03/feb/hoodo.html
Spend the next day or half day in Bryce and head east. You can then take the Route 12 Scenic Byway and head back east toward Arches National Park. From there you can head to the Grand Canyon.
I really want to stress the beauty of Bryce and the Route 12 Scenic Byway. It's one of the most impressive drives I've ever been on.
BTW if you plan to go to more than one National Park, buy the annual pass. It allows a vehicle and its occupants an unlimited number of entrances to all National Parks for a year.
http://www.nps.gov/fees_passes.htm
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