A grand circle for 2 nights and 3 days was held from August 13th to 15th.
The customer was a family of three who lived in New York and were stationed from Japan.
The tour is a chartered tour limited to one group per day, and the basic course is decided, but you can also take advantage of the charter and arrange the contents to your liking if you wish.
This time the customer wanted a local jeep tour to explore the valley during his stay in Monument Valley, so we arranged for a chartered jeep tour.
Like Antelope Canyon, Monument Valley was closed until July, so it was the first time in about a year and a half that we were able to take a jeep tour into the valley.
Normally, you can go sightseeing in the valley by car without participating in a jeep tour, but since the park reopened in July, it is still prohibited to enter the valley by car, so inside the valley You need to take a local jeep tour to see the scenery.
When we took the jeep tour, there were no other cars running in the valley and no one in the photo spot, so we went back in time to the time before the place was known to the public in the movie Stagecoach. I was able to experience a mysterious time that transcended time and space.
I will post a lot of photos of the day of the tour from the guide in charge this time as well.
* John Ford Point (Monument Valley)
* Bryce Point (Bryce Canyon National Park)
* Mather Point (Grand Canyon National Park)
On August 10th and 11th, we held a one-night, two-day Grand Circle tour.
The customer was a married couple who lived in New York and were stationed from Japan.
We are a very close couple and we received a lot of cooperation in this photo shoot (face-up photo shoot).
On the first day, due to the influence of the monsoon, rain clouds were spreading in both Sedna and the Grand Canyon, the weather was not good, and there were scenes where it rained while traveling, but the sightseeing was completed without problems.
On the second day, the weather was different from the previous day and the weather was fine from the morning, so I went sightseeing in Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend as planned from the morning sun in the Grand Canyon.
There were few people in Antelope Canyon, and photography in the valley was almost reserved.
This time as well, we received a lot of photos that clearly show how close our customers are, so I will post some of them.
* Reserved Lower Antelope Canyon * Grand Canyon on the morning of the second day (Desert View Point)
* Thunder Mountain (Airport Mesa) against the backdrop of the evening rain in Sedona on the first day
We held a tour of the Grand Circle for 2 nights and 3 days from August 9th to 11th.
The customer this time was a person stationed in New York. It was a chartered tour for one person.
On the first day, we visited Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon National Park, and in the evening we visited Horseshoe Bend and Lake Powell near Page where we stayed.
On the second day, I went sightseeing in Antelope Canyon in the morning, then in Monument Valley, and then in the Grand Canyon National Park where I stayed until sunset.
On the third day, after watching the sunrise at the Grand Canyon, I went sightseeing in Sedna for a day, stopped at Seligman on Route 66, and then returned to Las Vegas.
This time as well, I have received a photo of sightseeing from the guide in charge, so I will post it.
* Zion National Park (CANYON OVER LOOK)
* Bryce Canyon National Park (NAVAJO LOOP)
* Grand Canyon National Park (SUNSET)
On August 8th and 9th, we held a one-night, two-day Grand Circle tour.
The customer was a family of five living in New Jersey who were stationed from Japan.
On the first day of this tour, we will visit Antelope Canyon, Horseshoe Bend and Lake Powell, and in the evening we will visit the old town of Flagstaff, the city of Route 66.
On the second day, tour the South Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park in the morning and return to Las Vegas in the afternoon to visit BEARIZONA in Williams.
Since it was summer vacation, there were many families at the zoo (BEARIZONA), and this time the customer also had small children, so I was delighted to see a bear appearing in front of the car.
A two-day, one-night Grand Canyon tour was held on August 7th and 8th.
The customer was a couple who came to a university in Philadelphia after studying abroad for a year from a company.
He will return to Japan next month, so he came to stay at the Grand Canyon, which he wanted to visit the most before that.
I really wanted to travel a lot in the United States during my one-year study abroad life, but I wasn't in a situation where I could travel in Corona for more than half of my stay, so I gave priority to the Grand Canyon from among the many places I wanted to go. I came to travel.
On the first Saturday, the view of the Grand Canyon was hazy due to the wildfire in Northern California, but on the second day I was able to see it firmly from the morning.
We held a tour of the Grand Circle for 2 nights and 3 days from August 5th to 7th.
The customer was a family of four stationed in New Jersey.
On the first day, I stopped by Seligman (Route 66), then went sightseeing in Sedona for one day, and finally watched the sunset at the Grand Canyon.
On the second day, get up early and enjoy the view of the Grand Canyon from the morning sun to the morning, then in the afternoon you can see Gooseneck State Park and Mexican Hat Rock and check in at "THE VIEW HOTEL" in Monument Valley in the evening. I slowly watched the monument dyed in the setting sun from my room.
On the third day, we depart after watching the rising sun from the room to the ground in front of us. After that, I returned to Las Vegas after sightseeing in Antelope Canyon, Horseshoe Bend, and Lake Powell.
The weather was fine for three days, but only on the third day, the smoke from a large wildfire in northern California flooded the Monument Valley. Thanks to that, I was able to take a cool black-and-white picture like the old movie of "Director John Ford" like the picture below.
Most of the smoke from the wildfire disappeared in one day, but on Saturday the 7th, visibility was so poor that I couldn't see Las Vegas or the nearby casino hotel building in the morning.
I received a good photo this time as well, so I will post it.
* Asahi (monochrome) in Monument Valley, which is hazy in smoke
* Evening Monument Valley seen from the room * Customers watching the sunrise at the Grand Canyon
We held a one-day sightseeing tour of the Grand Canyon on August 4th and 5th.
The customer on the 4th was a resident of Philadelphia, and the customer on the 5th was a resident of New York. We participated by one person on both days, and we are sorry to say that we had to pay the fee for the minimum number of people for two people.
It would have been nice if we could shift the dates from each other by one day, but both customers could only participate in the tour on that day.
Until the ban on tours from Japan is lifted, the tour rate is low, so it is difficult for customers who wish to participate in the tour alone to participate in the tour that suits their wishes.
You will have to join the tour that has already been decided, or you will have to pay double the amount (for 2 people) like this customer.
It's nice to be able to guide you through the tour, but it can be heartbreaking for customers who pay double to participate. I hope you will be able to tour normally as soon as possible.
A two-day, one-night Grand Circle tour was held on August 3rd and 4th.
The customer this time was a trip with a friend in a group of three women living in Illinois.
After all, this customer also seemed to participate in the tour with the greatest pleasure of Antelope Canyon.
At the time of making the reservation, there was no prospect of reopening Antelope Canyon, so I was very pleased to be able to visit Antelope Canyon this time.
The United States is currently in the middle of summer vacation, but it seems that the congestion of tourist destinations has decreased compared to the first half of summer vacation (June / July).
Perhaps because the number of people infected with corona in the United States is increasing, more people are avoiding contact and going out as before.
In fact, the accommodation charges for hotels in tourist destinations are considerably cheaper in August than in June and July.
We are very grateful that the tourist destinations that guide our customers are not crowded, but we cannot be happy if Corona is the cause of the lack of congestion.
Let's take measures against corona for a while and enjoy the trip!
A two-day, one-night Grand Circle tour was held on August 2nd and 3rd.
A couple in New York and a family of four in Chicago took part in a summer vacation to explore the wilderness of the United States.
Recently, there are many days when the weather is unstable due to the influence of the monsoon, but for the past two days I stayed at the Grand Canyon and watched the sunset and the sunrise, but I could see the most beautiful sun. I did. (Photo post)
This tour tours Lower Antelope Canyon, but even after more than three weeks of reopening, there are still few tourists, and I usually visit while being sandwiched between people in front and behind, but there are almost no other things in the valley. I could see the scenery slowly without seeing people. (Photo post)
If you are interested in Antelope Canyon, now is your chance!
On July 29th and 30th, we held a one-night, two-day Grand Circle tour.
The customer this time was a family of four stationed in Oregon.
Recently, heavy rains like a convectional rain have occurred frequently around the Grand Canyon, and last week, flash floods also flowed into Antelope Canyon and it was temporarily closed.
It seems that this customer was also looking forward to sightseeing in Antelope Canyon the most, and I was very worried about the local weather, but fortunately the weather was very good for these two days and all sightseeing went smoothly. I was very happy with it.
This time too, I will post a few photos that show the state of the trip.
In today's book, the topic is all about the Olympics, but behind the scenes, the expansion of corona-infected people is also a declarative issue. However, even in the United States, where the number of vaccinated people has been sluggish for several months, the number of people infected with corona is increasing rapidly, and even in Nevada, where Las Vegas is located, it will be public from Friday, July 30 with or without vaccination. Wearing a mask indoors is now mandatory.
The same is true in the tourist destination Grand Canyon National Park.
It seems that the situation is gradually turning back, and it seems that it will take some time to get out of Corona.
Please be sure to prepare for corona measures when you continue to travel.
On July 23rd and 24th, we held a one-night, two-day Grand Circle tour.
The customer was a family of three stationed in San Francisco.
On the first day, I left Las Vegas early in the morning and first visited Bryce Canyon National Park. After that, I moved to Antelope Canyon, but due to the influence of flash floods, I gave up sightseeing that day and switched to the next morning tour. After that, Horseshoe Bend and finally Lake Powell watched the sunset and the day ended.
On the second day, we succeeded in revenge at Antelope Canyon, which was transferred from the previous day! I slowly enjoyed the fantastic scenery of Antelope Canyon that I was looking forward to. After that, I went back to Las Vegas after sightseeing in the Grand Canyon and Route 66 (Seligman).
This customer was also affected by the closure of Antelope Canyon, but fortunately the transfer was made the next morning on the way, so I was able to finish sightseeing all.
It seems that the weather in the Grand Circle area will be unstable for a while.
If you are planning a trip to the Grand Circle during your summer vacation, don't forget to bring rain gear in case of sudden rain.
From July 22nd to 24th, we held a tour of the Grand Circle for 2 nights and 3 days.
The customer was two women who participated with friends living in Connecticut and New Jersey.
I was planning to go to Antelope Canyon on the morning of the second day of the tour, but the valley was closed due to the flash floods from the previous day. It was said that it would resume in the afternoon, so I suddenly changed the schedule after that and tried again in the evening, but unfortunately the sightseeing in Antelope Canyon did not come true because it was closed for one day.
Even so, all the sightseeing except Antelope Canyon was done as planned, so I enjoyed the trip itself.
I will post the photo from the guide in charge this time as well.
* Grand Canyon sunrise * Monument Valley (from visitor center)
* Zion National Park (Checkerboard Mesa)
