Train travel, once the only long-distance journey across the United States, is becoming popular for family vacations. Guests will enjoy sightseeing, town visits, historic shopping and more without having to drive. Train trips can be entirely by train or a combination of transport by train, field, bus or taxi. While one train can have three guests sleeping in luxury trains, others use local hotels for overnight guests.
California Zephyr with YellowNational Park
Amtrak offers a “California Zephyr with Flavistone National Park vacation where guests’ time is split between time during the day to train and explore cities Overnight guests stay in hotels. November 2010 visitors visit the 2000 acre Yellowstone Park and see sights such as Old Faithful, Isa Lake and the Great Narrows of Yellowstone. Guests see many cities between Salt Lake City, Chicago and San Francisco. This trip is advertised as “wild west” where guests enjoy panoramic views of the Rockies. Amenities include reclining in train seats and optional room upgrades.
New England Rails and Sails
The New England Rails and Sails journey is a journey involving three trains and three ships. The obstacles included the Hobo Railroad, the Essex Steam Train and the Cape Cod Central Railroad. Ships include the Portland Casco Bay Cruise to Diamond Island, the Becky Cooper River Cymbal and the Hyannis Harbor Cruise. Guests visit Boston, MA, Portland, ME, North Conway, NH, Mystic, CT and Hyannis, ma. This trip has travelers seeing where the Declaration was written, Paul Revere’s home and sights like the nation’s oldest school. Nine meals are included in the cost of the trip. Guests dine on lobster on Cape Cod and enjoy the services of a professional road manager.
Barriers Across Colorado
Adventures across Colorado 18 day train trips highlights Colorado features. Guests travel to Denver and see, Grand Junction, Durango, Alamosa, and Colorado Springs. Guests travel across the county but stay overnight in local hotels. See the Rocky Mountains, the Royal Bridge Gorge, Colorado National Monument and Mesa Verde National Park. Guests also stay at the Garden of the Gods, a 1,300-acre natural landscape. Amenities include a dozen tables and a professional road manager.
Grand Canyon Railway
Grand Canyon Railway offers four class travel options; Coach, Class, Dome Car and Parlor Car. Guests ride in classic trains built before 1924. One feature of this tour is the funny robbery with the players. Amenities include a professional tour manager, eight meals included in the standard ticket price and roundtrip airport transfers. Sights include Montezuma Fort National Monument, Verde Canyon, Sedona’s hiking tour, the chapel of Santa Cross and the old. Monk has built a country wagon dinner at the Blazin’ M Ranch and Western shows.
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