Welcome to the Green Tortoise!

Day 1

Today’s destination is Lake Tahoe.  Take a hike to explore the backcountry and stunning vistas overlooking the lake on the Tahoe Rim Trail.  You may choose to stroll around the many shops and eateries in the Village Shopping Center.  Renting a bicycle is a fun option to explore more of the shoreline. We’ll have dinner out and then experience our first miracle! We’ll transform the interior of the bus from seats to beds and head for the Ruby Mountains!

Custom Sleeper Coach Drive Night

Day 2

Wake up in the beautiful Ruby Mountains in Nevada, for a delicious Green Tortoise breakfast!  Take a hike through the pine-studded flanks of the largest valley in the Ruby Mountains, to the glacier-carved lakes of Lamoille Canyon.  Feel the exhileration of an alpine dip!  In the afternoon, we’ll head to the cascading Shoshone Falls in Idaho, where we share our first dinner together.

Custom Sleeper Coach Drive Night

Optional Swim

Meals Included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

Day 3

This morning, awaken beneath some of the most distinctive mountain peaks on earth. Trek around Jenny Lake and beyond as you explore Grand Teton National Park. Forge deep into the Teton Mountain Range through Cascade Canyon to the 200 foot tall Hidden Falls. In the evening, vistas of the towering Teton Range will guide us to our camp near the gorgeous, crystal clear waters of Jackson Lake.  

Camp Night

Optional Swim / Showers Available

Meals Included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

Day 4

Majestic Yellowstone National Park beckons today, the world’s first national park.  The park preserves the most extraordinary collection of mud pots, geysers, hot springs, and fumaroles on Earth!  The one square mile within Upper Geyser Basin is the most densely concentrated geyser region in the world, including the legendary spout of Old Faithful. Trek to Grand Prismatic to get a better look at the colorful mud pots and bubbling geysers.  Keep your cameras poised — not only are some of the geysers consistently timed, but this mountainous terrain is home to grizzly bears, wolves, and herds of bison and elk.  

Camp Night

Optional Swim / Showers Available

Meals Included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

Day 5

This morning, step back into the Wild West with a stop in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.  Antelope Island on the Great Salt Lake is our ultimate destination today.  We’ll stop in Idaho Falls along the bank of the Snake River for a quick lunch break.  We arrive on Antelope Island in time to swim and explore. Part of the Great Basin, this is the largest of the Great Salt Lake’s islands.  It is home to pronghorn antelope, bighorn sheep, American bison, porcupine, badger, coyote, bobcat, and millions of waterfowl. 

Camp Night

Possibly Showers Available  

Meals Included: Breakfast 

Day 6

We have the chance to ditch the hiking boots for a bit and explore Salt Lake City.  Take a free tour of the gardens at Salt Lake Temple.  You may even catch a free concert!  Take a stroll around downtown to marvel at the art galleries, sculptures, and historical architecture. You may choose to take the time to relax at a local bakery or deli. Later, we’ll spend the night at Mystic Hot Springs and enjoy a soak* in steaming clawfoot tubs.

Camp Night

Optional* Swim / Showers Available

Meals Included: Breakfast / Dinner

Day 7

Onward to Bryce Canyon National Park! This lesser-visited park is home to a brightly layered landscape rivaling the Grand Canyon. Bryce is not actually a true canyon, but instead a series of amphitheaters that cut into the earth. You can hike to the wind-sculpted “hoodoos,” otherworldly looking spires of rock, that rise alongside the Rim Trail. The trail stretches five miles to Fairyland, Inspiration Point and the Queens Garden.  

Camp Night

Showers Available

Meals Included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

Day 8

Today, explore beneath the towering sandstone cliffs of Zion National Park.  Challenge yourself on an exhilarating hike to Angel’s Landing or take a short walk to witness the hanging gardens on the sandstone arch of Weeping Rock.  Wade through the legendary Zion Narrows, where the north fork of the Virgin River has etched and carved its way through copper-colored sandstone creating a stunning slot canyon.  If you’d simply like to cool your heels, splash around in the crystal clear Virgin River.  Your adventure ends with a transfer to Las Vegas, Nevada. See you next time!

Meals Included: Breakfast /  Lunch 

Optional Swim / Showers Available / Access to Laundry Facilities

• 70% of Meals
• Travel by Custom Coach
• National Park Entrance Fees
• Semi-Guided Exploration of the Parks
• Camping Fees

• • Sleeping Bag 
  • Sleeping Pad
  • Tent
    • Camping gear available for rent upon booking

• • Bike Rental
  • Inner Tube Rental
  • Hot Springs Soak

You’ll be traveling in a custom sleeper coach! 

A sleeping bag and sleeping pad are required for this adventure.  If you don’t have one, rent one from us upon booking!  

A tent is required.  On most occasions you are welcome to sleep on the bus or sleep beneath the stars.  However, you must bring along a tent for privacy and comfort on certain campouts. You may rent a tent from us (subject to availability).

Our coaches are equipped with a camp kitchen.  No need to bring your own cookware or utensils.  Bring a reusable lunch container to store your packed lunch and a reusable water bottle.

Once you’re booked, you will receive a detailed packing list in your e-ticket.

Departure: 7:00 AM – San Francisco, CA, Columbus and Montgomery St. Bus Loading Zone

Arrival: 10:30 PM – Harry Reid International Airport – Las Vegas, Nevada