Just Ahead is delighted to announce an exciting partnership with Pure Adventures, a company that sets up self-guided tours in destinations all over the world.
Just Ahead audio guides will be featured on the company’s Passport to the American West trips—self-guided drive-bike and drive-hike tours that visit spectacular western national parks. Pure Adventures travelers will enjoy Just Ahead narrated tours of such parks as Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce, Death Valley, and Yosemite, as well as our Interstate 15 guide (Los Angeles to Utah via Las Vegas and Hoover Dam).
Just Ahead and Pure Adventures are a perfect match. Both companies help adventurous travelers get the most enjoyment and value possible from road trips in stunning locations.
The press release below has all the details.
For Immediate Release
Pure Adventures Announces Passport to the US West: Self-Guided Drive and Hike Vacations
Legendary Highways, Distinctive Lodgings, and Iconic National Parks Highlight Pre-Designed Itineraries
SCOTTSDALE, AZ, Nov. 11, 2015 – Pioneers of self-guided cycling vacations, Pure Adventures (http://pure-adventures.com/), announces a new high-end offering, Passport to the American West, one or two-week, self-drive and hike vacations focused on the 2016 Centennial Celebration of the US National Park Service.
These vacations that include a National Park pass, award-winning audio tour guides of visited parks, premier accommodation selections, a detailed road book and suggestions on the best hikes can also be customized to a client’s budget and interests.
With suggested travel during the best times to see the West, Pure Adventures recommends warm season tours from March through November. The deserts are very hot in high summer, but the mountains and canyons are cool. Peak visitors are expected in June-September. Ideal travel months are April, May, June and October.
Passport to the American West: Phoenix to Las Vegas starts in the Valley of the Sun and ends in Las Vegas, with the marvels of Grand Canyon, Zion and Bryce National Parks explored on the one-week, seven-night program. Guests hike from two to four hours each day. The per person double rate from $1,285 includes seven nights lodging, arrival orientation with route book briefing and hiking suggestions and adaptations, detailed hiking and driving route book for the entire tour with notes about what to see and do along the way. Pre trip materials also include maps and necessary info for finding trailheads and enjoying the suggested hikes, driving routes included as well as sites, restaurants, and things to do. Pure Adventures offers limited support by phone with problems during travels, a National Park Pass, some meals and pre-travel documentation and options for additional services. See: http://pure-adventures.com/show-tour/72/US+Passport+to+the+American+West
Passport to the American West – Las Vegas to San Francisco is a seven day, six night program with inclusions similar to the Phoenix to Las Vegas tour. It continues the journey from Las Vegas and incorporates Death Valley, Yosemite, and Kings Canyon/Sequoia National Parks for six nights before concluding in San Francisco. The per person double rate is $1,125/person based on double occupancy. For itinerary and details see: http://pure-adventures.com/show-tour/93/US+Passport+to+the+American+West+Las+Vegas+To+San+Francisco
For security and enlightenment while on the highway and inside each national park visited, travelers will be outfitted with the newest GPS-driven road trip technology by Just Ahead, producer of hands-free audio guides for smartphones. Recently named Best Travel App by the editors of Sunset magazine, this technology utilizes GPS to know precisely where drivers are on the road, and delivers stories and maps relevant to their exact location. The app points out not-to-miss features while also helping drivers avoid getting lost, by providing suggested directions and telling drivers why they should turn or not, what they should do after a turn, and the best direction to take if there are multiple route options.
Car rentals are not included in the above programs but can be arranged when booking these vacations. Lodging upgrades can also be secured.
In addition to self-guided programs, Pure Adventures offers other ways to organize domestic and international bicycling and hiking vacations: Guided vs Self-Guided vs Supported, Self-Directed, See: http://pure-adventures.com/blog/2014/06/23/how-to-choose-the-perfect-bicycle-vacation/#.VUk4UvlVhHw
For more information on all of Pure Adventures guided, self-guided and supported, self-directed tours, call: 800-960-2221 or 480-905-1235, Email: info@pure-adventures.com, or visit online: http://pure-adventures.com.
About Pure Adventures
Pure Adventures was created to meet North America’s growing demand for high-quality, self-guided cycling tours. Pure Adventures leverages and utilizes local expertise for route development, sites to see, people to meet, where to eat, and shop and experience life as a local would. Pure Adventures award-winning tours are competitively priced and meticulously planned with substantial behind-the-scene support creating a unique combination that makes a bicycle adventure more easily accessible to today’s active traveler.
This company pioneered self-guided tours in Europe in 1994 and recently launched its first itineraries in North America. Tours span Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and now the United States with the introduction of 20 programs in the West.
Pure Adventures was recently recognized with a Best of Travel 2015 award by OUTSIDE Magazine for their California tours that elevated that state to the top destination in the category of Best Road Biking.
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