Green Tortoise Adventure Bus Tours provides six bus tours of the western U.S. The nine-day Northern Pioneer Tour explores national parks such as Yellowstone National Park, the Grand Teton National Park and the Zion National Park. During this tour you'll hike in Zion National Park for up-close views of the sandstone cliffs and watch Old Faithful erupt in Yellowstone. The company provides optional excursions such as rafting on the Snake River, tubing on the Virgin River and hiking in Jackson Hole. This tour includes a flexible itinerary due to weather or local events. Accommodations on the tour include the sleeper coach or camping in the national parks.
Intrepid Travel offers 63 bus tours that travel throughout the Western U.S. The eight-day California Discovery Southbound tour visits famous sights such as the Joshua Tree National Park and the Grand Canyon. The tour travels to San Francisco, Las Vegas, Yosemite National Park and Los Angeles. Tour highlights include the Joshua Tree rock formations, Death Valley and the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Optional excursions are available during the tour and include a helicopter flight over the Grand Canyon. This tour departs from San Francisco and ends in Los Angeles, California. The maximum tour size is 13 passengers. As of December 2010, if you book a tour prior to February 2011, you'll receive a discount on the tour.
Operating since 1982, Trek America offers a 28-day Pacific Dream tour that travels from Los Angeles, to San Francisco, Seattle, Vegas and Montana. This tour group visits the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Yosemite National Park, explores Alcatrez in San Francisco, views the Redwood trees in Redwood National Park and searches for bison in Yellowstone. Highlights include hiking in the Grand Canyon, a helicopter tour of the Las Vegas strip and a Navajo guided tour at Monument Valley. Accommodations during the tour include camping in the national parks and staying at hotels in the cities. The Pacific Dream tour departs from either Los Angeles or Seattle, Washington.
