• June 4 - June 14, 2025
• June 9 - June 19, 2025
• Sept 16 - Sept 26, 2025
We’re off to see the wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz Museum. You’ll see all things Oz including the first edition of the books and movie mementos. We’ll travel a little further tonight staying in Salina, KS.
This morning we’ll visit the beautiful Cathedral of the Plains. This afternoon, we’ll take a step back in time and visit the Limon Heritage Museum & Railroad Park built in 1910, you’ll learn about the Rock Island Railroad. Before arriving at our hotel in Colorado Springs, CO, we’ll drive through Garden of the Gods. This beautiful park is home to a plethora of geological rarities.
Today, we will head to Royal Gorge Bridge and Park. You’ll be able to walk on one of the highest suspension bridges in the country. We will have a picnic lunch and then travel to Durango, CO. Along the way, we will cross the Continental Divide at Wolf Creek Pass.
This morning we will drive to Silverton, CO which is nestled between two rugged San Juan Mountain passes. This secluded mining town is a National Historic Landmark with a combination of natural beauty and Victorian charm. You will have time for lunch and shopping before boarding the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Steam Railroad for an adventurous ride through some of the most beautiful mountain regions in Colorado. We’ll spend another night in Durango, CO.
We start the day with a drive to Four Corners National Monument where you can stand in four states at one time and shop in the Native American booths. After that, we’ll drive through portions of Monument Valley where there are dozens of giant monoliths and unique rock formations. We’ll stop for the night near Grand Canyon, AZ.
Today we will spend most of our time at the awe inspiring Grand Canyon National Park, which is layered with bands of red rock revealing millions of years of geological history. We’ll also see a movie about the park at the Grand Canyon Imax Theatre. We’ll spend a second night near Grand Canyon, AZ.
We’ll spend the morning driving through amazing countryside on our way to the beautiful Sedona, AZ where you’ll see amazing rock formations and landscapes and some unique shopping opportunities. This evening we’ll try “Standing on the Corner” in Winslow, AZ.
Our first stop for the day is the Petrified Forest National Park. You’ll experience the world’s largest and most vibrant colored assemblages of petrified wood in the world. Next, we drive through the Painted Desert and take in a landscape of color where nothing grows but rocks. Our hotel tonight is in Albuquerque, NM.
Today, we spend most of the day on Old Route 66. We’ll see several relics of the era and stop at a couple Route 66 Museums. Our final stop is Cadillac Ranch on our way to our hotel in Amarillo, TX.
Day 10 we travel to Tulsa, OK. Along the way we’ll stop for a visit at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, America’s premier institution of western history, art and culture. On Day 11, we head home with a stop at the Will Rogers Museum in Claremore, OK.
These cross country trips are designed so that you can see and do a lot of things in a relatively short time. We use custom built full size touring coaches which are designed to accommodate 22 passengers very comfortably with a lot of special amenities. Some of these amenities include card tables for the avid players, a kitchen, wi-fi, 110 volt outlets, and a couch in the back. Just being able to get up and walk around or lie down and take a nap is a great advantage. We also prepare hot lunches on board and carry our own tables and chairs so we can have picnics at some of the most beautiful places in America. The idea is to create a “family” atmosphere which is easy to do with so few people on each tour. These are not ordinary bus trips.
On all the trips, except those with special exclusions, we have vans pick up passengers within 130 travel miles of Rolla and then meet up with the motorcoach to head out toward the destination (see next section for more details). Each day we will typically see or do one thing in the morning and then another in the afternoon. Since there is so much to see and do, we usually depart by 8:00 am and arrive at our destination city around 6:00 pm that evening. Dinner is on your own; however, we will drive to a neighborhood restaurant if there’s not one very near the hotel. On the last day, we arrive back in Missouri in the late afternoon. If we picked you up, we will take you back home, and everyone else will go to Rolla to get their car.
The price of each trip includes the motorcoach, lodging, hotel breakfasts, lunches and the cost of all venues shown. It also includes the shuttle to and from your home if you live within 130 travel miles from Rolla (if there are several people at the same location, this 130 mile criteria will be extended). Everyone living outside the 130 miles receive a $100 discount. If you live inside 130 miles and choose to drive to Rolla, you will receive a $50 discount.
The price is based on two persons per room. If four people share a room, the price will be reduced by the cost of the saved room divided by four. If you would like your own room, please call our office for a quote. To reserve a seat, you must send a $200 deposit per person. The remainder is due 45 days prior to the trip. The price does not include gratuity for the driver and hostess.
If you cancel more than 45 days prior to the beginning of the trip, you will receive back all but a $50 per person processing fee and any credit card fees that may apply. If you cancel between 45 and 15 days prior, you will receive a 50% refund. If we are able to fill the spot you vacated, you will receive back all of your money except credit card and processing fees. If you have to cancel less than 15 days prior or have to leave during the trip, you will receive a refund of any hotel costs and venues we are able to cancel. If you want a cancellation waiver to cover the potential loss if you have to cancel inside of 45 days, the cost is $100 per person (or $75 for the 5/6 day tours). Our cancellation waiver provides no coverage once the trip begins. If you have previously been on 5 or more of our tours, you will receive the cancellation waiver at no cost.
**Itineraries and arranged sightseeing are subject to change at any time due to circumstances beyond our control. Every effort will be made to operate tours as planned, but alterations may occur after the itinerary has been published.**
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