Ideas please for travel between Grand Canyon & Monument Valley
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Ideas please for travel between Grand Canyon & Monument Valley
We are a retired active Australian couple looking for ideas on how to travel between these points of interest in April 2016.
We really would not feel confident driving on the opposite side of the road, which obviously restricts us in getting about.
We thought a tour from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon & perhaps stay overnight.
Any thoughts on where to stay that night?
Then preferably a day trip to Monument Valley.
Would we need to stay overnight somewhere, before heading back to Las Vegas?
We would appreciate any suggestions.
Thanks in anticipation.
Marlene & Barry.
We really would not feel confident driving on the opposite side of the road, which obviously restricts us in getting about.
We thought a tour from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon & perhaps stay overnight.
Any thoughts on where to stay that night?
Then preferably a day trip to Monument Valley.
Would we need to stay overnight somewhere, before heading back to Las Vegas?
We would appreciate any suggestions.
Thanks in anticipation.
Marlene & Barry.
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I drove on the "wrong" side of the road for the first time when we traveled in Scotland in 2007. I was 64 years old. I did fine. American roads are for the most part more forgiving than the narrow roads of old Europe (perhaps similar to Australian roads). I strongly urge you to consider a self-drive tour.
From your questions, it appears that you are not familiar with distances and travel times between locations. For example, a day trip to Monument Valley from where? Not Las Vegas, for sure. Google a location and then use the map to as for directions from another location to find out the distance and travel time it will take to get from one place to the next.
From your questions, it appears that you are not familiar with distances and travel times between locations. For example, a day trip to Monument Valley from where? Not Las Vegas, for sure. Google a location and then use the map to as for directions from another location to find out the distance and travel time it will take to get from one place to the next.
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As on your other thread, driving is really not difficult - none of my Aussie friends (several) have had any problems.
Except IN San Francisco where no one needs a car, driving in the West is the easiest/best way to get around.
One exception is if you just can't bear the thought of driving, there are tours to the GC from LV.
Except IN San Francisco where no one needs a car, driving in the West is the easiest/best way to get around.
One exception is if you just can't bear the thought of driving, there are tours to the GC from LV.
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Definitely get a car and drive yourself. The roads are wide, well marked, and straight, for the most part. Lots of people used to driving on the left do it without problems.
From Las Vegas, you want to drive to the south rim of the Grand Canyon National Park and stay overnight inside the park. Here are lodging links:
5 lodges http://www.grandcanyonlodges.com/ El Tovar, Kachina, Thunderbird, and Bright Angel are right on the rim, Maswick is about 1/4 mile from the rim.
Yavapai Lodge http://www.visitgrandcanyon.com/yavapai-lodge a good 3/4 mile from the rim.
Unless you are an avid hiker, 2 nights at the south rim would be more than sufficient. If you have the time, spend a night at or near Monument Valley. The View hotel and Goulding's Lodge are in Monument Valley ( but pretty expensive) and there are a few hotels north of MV, in Mexican Hat.
If you just wanted to do a day trip to MV, I suggest you spend at least one night in Page (2 would be better). You could see Horseshoe Bend and Antelope Canyon and maybe take a lake cruise or a smooth water river float trip.
From Las Vegas, you want to drive to the south rim of the Grand Canyon National Park and stay overnight inside the park. Here are lodging links:
5 lodges http://www.grandcanyonlodges.com/ El Tovar, Kachina, Thunderbird, and Bright Angel are right on the rim, Maswick is about 1/4 mile from the rim.
Yavapai Lodge http://www.visitgrandcanyon.com/yavapai-lodge a good 3/4 mile from the rim.
Unless you are an avid hiker, 2 nights at the south rim would be more than sufficient. If you have the time, spend a night at or near Monument Valley. The View hotel and Goulding's Lodge are in Monument Valley ( but pretty expensive) and there are a few hotels north of MV, in Mexican Hat.
If you just wanted to do a day trip to MV, I suggest you spend at least one night in Page (2 would be better). You could see Horseshoe Bend and Antelope Canyon and maybe take a lake cruise or a smooth water river float trip.
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