Our custom designed private tours require a price quote

you will need a custom price quote for the following reasons

All of our clients are unique and require special considerations
All of our tours are "Custom Designed" and require an individual custom price quote (We do not offer pre-packaged "cookie-cutter" regular scheduled tours)
We provide our tour services all over the western United States and to all of the National Parks. Prices for guides, accommodations, local tour services, and vehicle preferences can vary in each location.
Primary price variables include the following:
- Accommodation preferences
- Vehicle preference
- Number of tour participants
- Starting and ending tour locations
- Activities requested, such as river rafting, air tours, 4-wheel drive back-country tours, boat tours, & horseback riding
- Your itinerary, length of tour, and distances traveled
- Parks and other sites visited and their entry fees
- Professional guide preferences and their years of experience

Multi-day Custom Private Tour Charge Quotes

We can provide a quote that includes everything except meals, OR

We can provide a "Base Price Per Day" quote that includes just the following items

VEHICLE: Transportation in a comfortable roomy new model vehicle of adequate size for your group and luggage
GUIDE: Experienced professional guide/escort who will also do all the driving and who has been to all the areas requested in the itinerary
ITINERARY: We will customize the tour itinerary to meet your specifications, personal interests, and needs
ACTIVITIES: We will book any selected activities such as local 4-wheel drive tours, air tours, river float tours, dinner shows, rodeos, and boat tours. The charges for your activities will be added to your total Invoice.
ACCOMMODATIONS: We will book all your accommodations and provide you with a list with their address, link to their website, and contact information. The charges for your accommodations will be added to your total Invoice.
Cold water and a few other drinks will always be available while traveling
We provide resources such as magazines, books and maps while traveling
Your tour guide will accommodate your schedule, needs, interests, requests, and restaurant preferences
You will be allowed to spend as much time as you like at each location
We will provide you with a suggested travel list to help you select the appropriate items to bring on your trip

We will add the following items to your Base Tour Price depending on your itinerary, interests, requests, and needs:

ACCOMMODATIONS
- The cost of your Accommodations in some of the best 3 to 4-star rated rooms available, usually with one King or two Queen size beds and breakfast when available
- Hotel baggage handling, if requested
- You will pay for any balances due on arrival at the hotel
ENTRY FEES
- Entry fees to all the parks included in your itinerary
STARTING LOCATION
- Our charges for starting and ending a tour in specific cities or other locations
ACTIVITIES
- The cost of activities such as local 4-wheel drive tours, air tours, river float tours, dinner shows, rodeos, and boat tours when an advanced deposit or full payment is required

The following items are NOT normally included

Meals for you and the guide
Room services
Travel Protection Insurance
A fee of 3% when payments are made by credit card
Air flights or other transportation before & after the tour
Any additional accommodations before or after the tour (Can be included on request)
Phone calls, room service, alcoholic and bar beverages, mineral water, laundry, airline luggage charges, vaccinations, visa fees and services, airport departure transfers, airport and departure taxes, and other optional or incidental extras.

Information on ACCOMMODATIONS

Accommodations are usually booked in some of the better available hotels with 3 to 4 star ratings
Bed and Breakfast and Resort locations are available in some locations
Room options usually include two queen size beds or one king size bed

SAMPLE HOTEL RATINGS

A sample of “Two to Three Star Budget Accommodations” would include La Quinta and other chains such as Holiday Inn Express, Comfort Suites, & some Best Western
A sample of “Three to Four Star Accommodations” would include four star Caesars Palace and chain hotels such as Radisson, Marriott Courtyard, Hampton Inn & Suites, and some Best Western Plus
A sample of “Four to Five Star Accommodations” would include The Venetian Las Vegas, other similar quality hotels, and some "Resort" locations. Four to five star accommodations are generally only available in few locations, usually the larger cities.
A sample of "Extra Luxurious" accommodations would include Amangiri. There are NOT very many "Extra-Luxurious" accommodations.

other options & charge information

Foreign language speaking guides usually cost extra
We usually require a NON-refundable deposit for all of our tours to cover our expenses and time booking accommodations, booking activities, and developing an itinerary
We require a tour "Agreement" and deposit to book any of our tour services

Deposits and other payments can be made using any of the following methods

Zelle, the easiest and fastest method of making a payment
Checks
Bank wire transfers. There is a $15 fee for wire transfers.
PayPal for credit card payments, for which a PayPal account is NOT needed

day tours

We offer Custom Designed Private Day Tours from many locations in the West USA to most any location, including the National Parks
For more information go to our web page at Custom Day Tours

Custom Motor coach Tours

PLEASE CALL or email us to get a price quote
We plan and provide Custom Tours for any size group
Our price per person per day for large group multi-day Custom-Designed bus tours average between $250 and $350
Please go to Custom Bus Tour Prices for current price information
For general bus tour information, go to Custom Motor coach Bus Tours

Step-on Guide Escorted Tour Services

$480 per FULL TOUR DAY of up to 10 hours
$30 for each additional hour
Charge is for any size vehicle
Service is available at many West USA locations
We offer a discount to companies who use our services on a regular basis
Go to Step-on-Guide for more information

STEP-ON-guide escort prices for "multi-day" services

Depending on the guides that we have available, their expertise, experience, itinerary and other requested services, and the time of year, our price for a Step-on Guide will vary between $340 and $500 per tour day. You would pay for all the expenses of the guide including accommodations, meals, and any travel expenses to the beginning and ending locations of the tour, depending on where the guide lives.