TourTheSouthwest.com LLC
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Custom Chartered Motorcoach Bus Tours to the Southwest and West USA

We would be delighted to customize a tour for your club, business, or church group.

Our quality charter "Custom Motorcoach Bus Tours" are individually designed to provide you with services that will best fit your group's needs and preferences.  The owner of our company has lived in and toured throughout the Southwest USA for over 46 years. We customize itineraries to your specifications and personal desires.   We arrange for all accommodations, access fees, activities, and we make all other reservations as needed.  We will make it happen and take care of ALL the details.

Our "Custom Charter Motorcoach Bus Tours" take you to great overlooks, points of interest, and exhibits.  We offer first-class custom itineraries that are unique and personal.  We teach as we travel, conducting educational scenic tours that put you in touch with the people and the environment that we visit.  We believe your time traveling between locations is as important as the destinations. Our extensive knowledge of the entire Western United States makes it possible for us to provide your group with a most informative and excellent first class bus tour.  A vacation in the American West offers breathtaking beauty and geologic diversity.  We provide the best available customized travel tour vacations for any size group.

Decide on the Site Locations that you would like to visit and give us a call.  We will put together an Itinerary for you and quote a price for your group.  See more information under PRICE QUOTES below.

We also offer Corporate Custom Motorcoach Bus Tours

WHAT'S USUALLY INCLUDED

Accommodations
Accommodations for custom tours are always selected based on your groups' personal requests and preferences.  Accommodations are also selected on the basis of quality, location, cleanliness, dining facilities, and the warm hospitality of their management and staff.   We believe you will be delighted with our selections.

In the National Parks and in some peak season locations, accommodations may be somewhat rustic, but their location gives you the opportunity to more easily view the splendor of the parks and other undeveloped areas. Service staffs in National Park facilities are often part-time employees who are relatively inexperienced. Their service may not compare to our choice of hotels in other locations. Lodge amenities in National Park facilities may also not compare to our hotel choices in other locations.

Room assignments are always made by the hotel / motel in an impartial manner.  Special requests for smoking/nonsmoking rooms, king-size beds, and connecting rooms need to be made when booking your tour, or at least 30 days prior to departure. We try to honor all requests but in some hotels and locations special requests cannot always be honored.

A single person may request that they share a Twin/Double room. Early reservations will aid us in finding a roommate. If we are not successful, the “Single Rate” will be charged. The price per person will change when a roommate cancels and your accommodation type changes.

We must be informed in advance if you or someone in your group has a disability that prevents their independence. A travel companion who will assume full responsibility for their care and mobility must accompany them.

ROOM CLASSIFICATIONS:
Single: One person with one bed
Couple: Two persons with one double, queen or king bed
Twin/Double: Two persons with two beds
Triple: Three persons with TWO beds
Quad: Four persons with TWO beds

In most locations rollaway cots are available but are not recommended for comfort. All hotel and lodge accommodations come with private baths, as well as many other amenities. Although quality may vary from place to place, we seek to provide the best rated available accommodations as requested in your group agreement.

Transportation
Round-trip transportation is provided via spacious new motorcoaches. All coaches are equipped with restroom, air-conditioning, adjustable seats, individual reading lights, overhead racks for carry-on bags, VCR & monitors, stereo and public address system, and huge tinted panoramic windows. On some tours and in certain areas pickups and returns may be made by way of comfortable cars, vans or deluxe mini-buses.

Standard Motorcoach Features

• Huge, tinted picture windows for clear vision with no glare
• Roomy reclining seats with plenty of leg room
• Adjustable foot rests
• Individual reading lights
• Spacious restrooms
• Overhead racks for carry-on bags
• Quality Audio/Video and PA equipment
• Climate-controlled air conditioning and heating systems
• Large, weather-proof luggage compartments
• GPS (optional in select markets)
• Direct TV (optional in select markets)
• Heavy-duty shock absorbers for a smoother ride
• Smart Tire® tire pressure monitoring system
• On-board Fire Suppression System
• On-board "Driver Cam"® video event recorders

Meals
The meals stated in your personal custom designed itinerary agreement are covered.  Breakfast may be a full or a continental breakfast. A restaurant breakfast can always be arranged for Custom Tours.  Due to circumstances beyond our control, it may be necessary to substitute meals on different days of the itinerary. Every effort will be made to provide the number and type of meals described in your itinerary.

Luggage Handling
We provide free luggage handling for ONE bag per person of 45 pounds maximum. If luggage weight exceeds 45 pounds, you may be asked to remove items to make the weight acceptable.

Each passenger may bring one small overnight bag that will be his or her PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. It’s maximum size will be 8 inches deep, 16 inches high, and 30 inches long. Maximum weight is 20 lbs. We gladly allow storage of carry-on bags in the luggage bay nearest the coach entrance. However, the driver can only access these items when you arrive at your evening accommodations. Drivers will not be responsible for bringing these items to the rooms or for providing access to these bags until the end of the day.

Director / Guide
Your Director/Guide will be a fully trained professional who will remain with the group throughout the duration of the tour.

Sightseeing and Side Tours
All sightseeing tours, guides, and admissions are covered in the tour price. Tips to other guides are at your own discretion.

Entry Fees
All entry fees to the National Parks and any other areas listed as part of your custom itinerary are included.

Gratuities
All necessary tips to doormen, hotel and restaurant staffs, and dining room tips on meals agreed to in your itinerary are included.  The customary gratuities to the Director/Guide and bus driver are also included.

WHAT'S NOT INCLUDED

Airfare
Airfare to the tour departure point and from the tour ending point is not included.

Hotel Rooms Before and After Tours
To avoid jet lag and possible flight delays, your group may wish to make hotel arrangements for the nights preceding or following your tour. As a service, we will book additional nights for you on a space-available basis using our special rates. To obtain our rates, hotel room charges will have to be added to the tour cost.

Luggage Responsibility
Although every effort is made to handle your luggage carefully, we cannot be responsible, assume liability or accept claims for loss or damage to luggage and personal effects due to breakage, theft, or fair wear and tear through hotel, airline and group carrier handling. It is important for your own self-interest and protection that you make certain you have adequate insurance to cover these eventualities

Personal Expenses
Phone calls, room service, alcoholic and bar beverages, mineral water, soft drinks, laundry, airline excess luggage charges, vaccinations, visa fees and services, airport departure transfers, airport and departure taxes, and other optional or incidental extras are not included.

Vacation Insurance
Vacation insurance coverage is not provided. We highly recommend the purchase of tour travel insurance. We can provide insurance at an additional charge on an individual client basis.

Optional Tours and Activities
When requested by a group booking, we will provide a list of optional tours and activities, with the ability to sign up for each available tour or activity in advance. Most optional tours and activities will pick up the participants directly from the hotel.

PRICE QUOTES

We can provide an "all-inclusive" group price, prices per person, or prices per day.  Our "average" per person per day price is about $330.

Our prices are usually per person and will depend on the number of paying participants.  “Custom Designed Motorcoach Tour” prices will be quoted based on the rating of your preferred accommodations.  Price will also vary based on the number of meals provided in your tour agreement. Tour prices are quoted in U.S. dollars.

Before we make any hotel or other tour reservations we will need a deposit. The amount of the deposit will depend on the number of tour participants and the choice of accommodations, but is usually about 15%. We accept wire transfers, certified checks, and all major credit cards.

SAMPLES OF HOTEL RATINGS

A sample of “Two to Three Star Accommodations” would include three star La Quinta and other chains such as Holiday Inn Express, Comfort Suites, & Best Western

A sample of “Three to Four Star Accommodations” would include four star Caesars Palace and chain hotels such as Radisson, Marriott Courtyard, and Hampton Inn & Suites

A sample of “Four to Five Star Accommodations” would include The Venecian Las Vegas and other similar quality hotels. Four to five star hotels are available in limited locations.

A sample of "Luxury Accommodations" would include Amangiri. Luxury hotels are only available in a few locations.

SPECIAL INTEREST TOURS

We design tours for almost all interests. We have custom tailored tours for those interested in geology, flora and fauna, area history, photography, horseback rides, and other outdoor activities such as hiking, backpacking, overnight camping; rafting on both smooth and white-water rivers; downhill and cross-country skiing and mountain biking tours..

We do Custom Private Tours for select groups such as entertainers, actors, movie producers, musicians, artists and photographers.

We offer private personal tours that are luxury oriented with custom itineraries using luxury vehicles or sport utility vehicles.  We offer private custom guided corporate class tours and transportation.  

SITES AND TOUR OPTIONS

All of our primary tour sites and destinations are in the Southwest and West USA. The sites and National Parks we visit most often are located in the states of Utah, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico. We also visit sites in California and Wyoming.

One of our most popular multi-day tours is our Grand Circle Tour.   Variations of this tour can be from three days to three weeks long.

We do "Custom Private Tours" to all West and Southwestern USA locations.  Go to our Western USA Vacation Sites List to see available locations.