TOP 10 ALL-AMERICAN EXPERIENCES
We've been criss-crossing North America
for more than 36 years
and done darn near everything under the sun, so we thought it high time we let you in on a little wisdom with our Top 10 list of
unmissable experiences.
If this is your first time to the States then make it the trip of a lifetime by ticking off a few of the boxes below; and if you've been before, see if you've managed to score a 10/10.
If you haven't done the list, then you haven't done North America.
RUSTY'S AUTHENTIC COWBOY CAMP
Time to live like a cowboy or girl... complete with horseback riding and a traditional chuck wagon dinner round the camp fire. Learn to throw a lasso and line dance at one good ole' country ho-down, before curling up under the stars.
- Get down and dirty on the 14-day Westerner
YELLOWSTONE'S BOILING RIVER
Lay back in a natural hot spring in Yellowstone National Park - the world's first ever national park. View the abundant wildlife including bison, bear and moose and the extraordinary geothermal activity like the famous Old Faithful Geyser.
- Get back to nature on the Northwest Escape
A NIGHT WITH THE NAVAJO
Experience an overnight guided tour of the sacred lands of the Navajo Tribe in Monument Valley, exploring regions otherwise inaccessible, complete with ceremonial dancing and traditional music - you'll even spend the night in an authentic Navajo Hogan.
- Go native on the 20-day Western Sun
NEW YEAR'S EVE IN LAS VEGAS
Let your hair down and party on the biggest night of the year amongst the bright lights, bursting fireworks and thunderous roar of none other than Sin City, Las Vegas! There's no city better equipped to ring in the New Year in style.
- Party on the Canyon Xmas - Vegas New Year
WILDERNESS CANOEING IN CANADA
Canoe across a glacier fed lake in Canada on an overnight wilderness trip. Load into 'Indian' canoes and paddle across crystal clear waters, destined for a primitive camp amongst evergreen trees at this remote paradise.
- Go wild on the 21-day Canadian Parks West
SCREAM AT CEDAR POINT AMUSEMENT PARK
Push the barriers of fear at Cedar Point, voted the world's best amusement park for the past 10 years running! With more roller coasters than any other theme park, plus 2 water parks, the thrills and fun won't stop.
- Have a scream on the 21-day Northern Trail
TEXAS, WHERE EVERYTHING IS BIGGER!
Visit the Cadillac Ranch, an interactive art display where you can graffiti one of the many cars buried nose down in the desert, before dining at the Big Texan Steak Ranch along old Route 66. Home of the Big 72oz (2 kilo) steak, if you can finish it in 1 hour you eat for free!
- Everything's bigger on the 21-day Southerner
EXTRATERRESTRIAL HIGHWAY?
Visit Roswell, New Mexico, synonymous with UFOs, and eat at the 'Crash Site Cafe'. Travel along the Extraterrestrial Highway in Nevada, 'Alien Encounters next 51 miles', stopping in the town of Rachel at the Little A'Le'Inn Restaurant. Strange? You betcha'!
- The Americana Road Trip is out of this world
GRAND CANYON SUNRISE!
Sunsets are almost just as good, except that first thing in the morning you often have the view to yourself and it means you got the whole day ahead of you to enjoy! What better way to start off the day than peering off into one of the world's natural wonders?
- Hit the jackpot on the 12-day Gold Rush
GET DOWN IN THE DEEP SOUTH
Where past and present mix, where the ideals of the confederacy can still be found and where the musical heritage is at the forefront of society. From New Orleans' Jazz, Mississippi's Delta Blues, Nashville's Country, to the home of The King in Memphis, the South's culture mixes it all!
- ...and for some warm Southern hospitality
