Post Summer Camp USA Tours and Travel Advice
I want to go to camp next summer and I've never been to the states before so I want to travel I thought about renting a car to do route 66 and the grand canyon but I read you need to be 21 so I dont know what is best to do. Should I book a tour? What are some good ones to do? If anyone has any advice let me know, cheers.
I just checked and the minimum age to rent a car in the US is usually 21, hmm. Maybe you could go by Megabus or a touring company?
I did Camp America last summer and travelling after but before I went I struggled to find advice for how much you should budget for, so here you go to give you a rough idea of costs:
$100 a day is what you should budget for for your post camp travels if you want to see and do a lot but it can be done cheaper if you are frugal:
Accommodation $35
Food $25
Travel Expenses $15
Entertainment $25
This worked well for me as I travelled for about a month and a half, covered 19 states, and slept ate well and did all the attractions. New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, DC, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California, Hawaii, (and Canada and Mexico day trips)
Well known tourist attractions(that cost $) I covered:
NY: Empire State building, Statue of liberty and Ellis Island
Washington DC: Everything you see there is Free to Public.
Tennessee: Graceland
Arizona: Grand Canyon
Nevada: Las Vegas
California:
San Fransisco: Cycled the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz
LA: Disneyland, Universal Studios, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Chinese Theatre...
San Diego: Tijuana 😉
Budget for $100 a day some days you will spend less, some days more, but it will average out to about $100, unless you don't eat, or eat terribly.
Food is the only way you can cut costs I found. You will struggle to see everything you want to for less $100 a day
Doing a tour can be a good way to meet new people, see the main tourist attractions and have a lot of fun. Some tours can seem quite expensive but when you take into account they usually include transport, accommodation etc they can be good value for money.
These US tours are popular:
Contiki
• LA Explorer (3 days, Los Angeles, From £335)
• LA to the Bay (11 days, Los Angeles to San Francisco, From £1,888)
• LA to Miami (21 days, From £2,805)
• Best of USA Tour (13 days, Los Angeles to New York, From £2876)
• USA Road Trip (23 days, Miami to Los Angeles, From £3271)
G Adventures
• USA Road Trip - The Best of Cali (9 days, Los Angeles to Venice Beach, From £1646)
• USA Road Trip — California & the Southwest (18 days, Los Angeles to Los Angeles, From £3284)
• California Dreaming: Yosemite, Death Valley & Coastal Camping (7 days, Los Angeles to Las Vegas, from £782)
• USA Road Trip - Highway 1 and San Fran Sun (4 days, Los Angeles to San Francisco, From £602)
• USA Road Trip — California & the Southwest (18 days, Los Angeles to Los Angeles, From £3284)
• California National Park Discovery (7 days, Las Vegas to San Francisco, From £1119)
• Hiking Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and Yosemite (8 days, Las Vegas to San Francisco, From £1124)