Monday 10th June 2013

PH American Tour

Trip of a lifetime? Our American tour might just be that - sign up here

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Seven days touring America's Pacific coast in a muscle car sounds like the perfect PH holiday, right? Well then, here's the need-to-know on the PH American Tour, taking place September 28 - October 5 this year.

The tour takes in three states across eight days with a total of 1,300 miles of driving. Along the way you will experience Death Valley, the Golden Gate Bridge, Route 66, Laguna Seca, Yosemite and the Grand Canyon as well as the best driving roads on the USA west coast.

American roads and American cars - epic!

The week begins in San Francisco, where the tour works its way south on the Pacific Coast Highway to Santa Barbara (including the trip to Laguna Seca) for the first two days. From there the drive continues inland through Barstow, taking in Hollywood, Malibu and Beverly Hills. Before stopping at Las Vegas for a driving break on the fifth day, you'll see the Hoover Dam and experience Route 66. Driving recommences on the sixth day, headed for the Death Valley National Park and the Artist's Drive. Day seven will include the Yosemite National Park, the Sierra Nevada mountains and Napa valley. The Tour makes its way back to the airport via the Golden Gate Bridge.

The cars? It's American muscle or American muscle, appropriately enough. There's a choice of Camaro SS (coupe or convertible), Mustang GT, Dodge Challenger RT or a Corvette C6 convertible. A great selection, no? All excess mileage charges and insurance are paid on the cars, but fuel and toll charges will have to be met by the driver(s).

The PH American Tour costs from £1,699 per person, based on two people sharing a car and a twin or a double room. For solo drivers, the cost rises to £2,079 for a room being shared with another tourist. A solo driver wanting their own room will have to pay £2,579.

For that, every driver gets their choice of car with excess mileage and insurance paid, seven nights hotel accommodation with breakfast (apart from Las Vegas), a loaned TomTom with the routes uploaded and a walkie-talkie for the car if the TomTom fails and help is needed. Hopefully neither circumstance will occur given two tour managers will accompany the group of cars throughout.

Each driver will have to pay for their own fuel, tolls, drinks and return flights to San Francisco. Make the most of breakfast too, as any other food will have to be paid for.

A place on the PH USA tour can be booked by phoning [phone] and placing a £500 deposit. It's only 113 days away after all!

 

[bencollins]

Sounds like good value to me, would be the corvette C6 for me.