Offroad Driving Holiday in the USA

Next Dates: September 26th to October 10th 2009 .

Grade: 1 to 2

Death Valley and the Moab desert are the areas where we will be running our first Adventure into America. The National Parks in America are where both 4x4 use and enviromental considerations complement each other. Trails are well documented and routes are designed so that you can enjoy both the driving, cultural and scenic experience at the same time. Routes can be as easy or tough as you would like and we will be building scope in the adventure to cater for the beginner as well as expert off road drivers. As with all of our adventures our unsurpassed support teams will be on hand to ensure that you enjoy your time with us in complete safety.

Campsites and Hotels are superb and the infastructure ensures that even if you feel completely in the wilderness civalisation is but a stone's throw away.

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The Route

Day 1.UK to Las Vegas Nevada.

When you arrive in Las Vegas you will be met by the Impala Support team, collect your car and drive to an hotel close by. Camping equipment and Impala radios will be issued. The rest of the day you can relax and rest after the long flight from Great Britian.

Day 2.Las Vegas to Wild Campsite near Beatty. Travelling time of 2 to 3 hours.

After breakfast there will be a briefing so that you can aquaint yourseleves with the adventure. You will enjoy stocking up your cars for the next few days at the supermarkets before heading 120 miles towards Death Valley. On the way it is possible to visit the ghost town of Rhyolite before wild camping near Beatty.

Day 3 and 4.Death Valley National Park.Your route today will be in and around the Death Valley National Park. Off Road tracks as well as normal mettaled roads will be used as you explore the Death Valley.Each night will be a wild camp in this incrediable landscape

Day 5.Death Valley National Park to Bryce Canyon National Park. Travelling time of 6 to 7 hours

Passing back nnorth east through Las Vegas and into Utah on our way to the Bryce Canyon National Pak. You will enjoy the charming character of Ruby's Inn after a long days drive.

Day 6.Bryce Canyon National Park to Torrey . Travelling time of 4 hours.

Bryce Canyon is a spectacular park of limestone spires, mazes, fins and arches where you will enjoy an hour or two exploring its depths. Your journey will continue north east alomg the spectacular highway leading to Capitol Reef NationalPark. The night will be spent at the town of Torrey.

Day 7. Torrey to The Moab. Traveling time of 3 hours.

Capitol Reef is an area of alpine forest,lush meadows and red rock formations where you can drive or walk until it is time to travel to the Moab in the afternoon. Moab is a stunning area to drive off road and the tracks are marked to indicate the severity(or excitement) of off road driving.

Day 8 to 10. Moab.

Canyonlands National Park,Arches National Park and the Islands in the Sky are there for your to explore and enjoy at your own pace. Each night will be a wild camp in this stunning scenary and eventually, reluctantly we will head back towards the town for a comfortable bed and a shower.

Day 11. Moab to Page. Travelling time of 5 hours.

We will leave the monster red rocks of the Moab behind us as our day takes us towards the Navajo Indian country. On the way you will be able to visit the giant monoliths of Monument Valley, which have often been a backdrop to the Western movies. By evening we shall be in Arizona and staying at the town of Page.

Day 12. Page to Grand Canyon National Park and Kanab. Travelling time of 4 hours.

The Grand Canyon is immense and much visited. In true Impala tradition our route around the canyon will be by the little used north rim. The tracks here can be demanding so excitement is ensured. Our route out of the park will be along a dirt road that will take us to our overnight stop at the town of Kamab.

Day 13. Kanab to Zion National Park and Las Vegas. Travelling time 4 hours.

The Zion National Park has some incrediable scenary, in particular "the Narrows" is a gorge of red rock with a milky river squeezing between is mouth. By evening the glittering billboards and lights of Las Vegas will bombard our senses which will seem surreal after our days in "The Country".

Day 14. Las Vegas rest day.

Today you will be able to wash and clean your hire cars before returning them. There will also be time to shop so that you can fll the plane home with goodies.  

Day 15. Las Vegas to Great Britan.

After returning the hire cars you will fly out of the USA and retuen to Britian.

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Special Equipment

Impala Adventures will provide the following equipment in each hire car:

• Tent
• Sleeping bags
• Sleeping mats
• Cooking Equipment
• Eating utensils
• Gas stove
• Two way radio with charger and antenna

Conditions to Expect in the United States of America.

The Impala Roadbook

In order to give our clients an exciting adventure without the constraints imposed by a convoy system, we use roadbook's set out in the following manner:

The roadbook has been designed to be used in conjunction with any maps that you will be required to buy for a particular safari.

Every morning you will be given a briefing on the days route outlining any caution as well as fuel, food and cultural stops. We will also advise you of the crucial waypoints that must not be missed.

The Roadbook Explained.

1. Notes. This section has important information such as 'enter river bed'. We also put symbols here to indicate a food, fuel or photo stop.

2. GPS. The actual position that corresponds to the tulip diagram in latitude and longitude.

3. Tulips. These diagrams indicate the direction to travel, the arrow indicating the track or road to take. Any track or road with a double line across it means that you should not travel that route.

4. Miles. We split Mile markings into 'Partial' and 'Total'. The partial is the amount of miles from the preceding tulip or GPS co-ordinate. The total is the amount of miles traveled so far that day or since the miles were zeroed.

It is important to use all of this information together as you will experience slight discrepancies in both the final GPS numbers and miles. This is quite normal and is often no more than the difference in your cornering lines or where exactly you zeroed the unit.

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Navigational Equipment

You will need to purchase the following navigational equipment. If you are uncertain as to what to get just ask us and we will gladly advise you.

· GPS
· Compass
· TPC maps or Ordinary Maps.

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Driving and Rules for United States of America

1 . Always obey speed limits and traffic signs..

2. On the off road tracks it is often very slippery and you should always use four wheel drive with a locked center diff. Extreme Caution is often needed on bends and brows of hills. Always drive at a speed where you can stop easily in the distance that you can actually see ahead.

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Training Days

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Prices

This adventure will cost £2500 for a car with two passengers. You will need to arrange your own flights and car hire for this adventure to the United States of America

Look what we include:

Booking

Right click on one of the below links and select "Save Target As" to save a booking form to your computer:

Offroad Safari Booking Form (as Word Doc for PC)

Offroad Safari Booking Form (as pdf)

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