Tours-USA - New York

Ralf S.

Our first encounter with Tours-USA was for the arrangement of part of our world tour in 2020 for the Californian coast. Just six days before arrival was due in Los Angeles the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted our travel plans and we could not enter the USA due to the imposed lock-down. Under the valid payment conditions we would have forfeited all the prepaid hotel costs as no insurance would have covered this. Tours-USA then offered to convert the prepayment to a credit for use up to end of 2021.

We made new plans for a trip then directly from Germany to Seattle and return from Los Angeles for September 2021. We decided to make use of a self-drive proposal based on the Best of the West tour. We added an additional leg at the beginning from Seattle to San Francisco with stops in Portland, Cresent City and Fort Bragg. At the end we replaced Palm Springs and Phoenix with an additional night in Grand Canyon and a night in Lake Havasu City on the way back to Los Angeles. The modification was no problem with Tours-USA and all hotels were organized and booked by them. However the US Government did not lift the entry ban for European citizens until November 2021 and again we had to change our timing. This time we moved the trip to May/June 2022 and Tours-USA revised all the reservations without any extra cost.

At last in May 2022 we we permitted to come to the USA and we can comment on the tour itself:

The daily timing for driving was always within our capability. Every hotel was expecting us and were in line with the description.

With the provided digital road map we had a great deal of daily opportunities for each sector of travel. In total we travelled 2,894 miles from Seattle to Los Angeles, consumed 110 gallons of gas for US$ 652,21 and experienced a temperature range between 9° and 44° Celsius. We had two rainy days, obviously in the North, but not in Seattle but in Oregon and Northern California. Our highlights were certainly the Redwoods, Yosemite and the Grand Canyon area.

We enjoyed both San Francisco and Los Angeles and each of these cities has its own specifics and merits. As a visitor you should see both if you can. Concerning Las Vegas we can only say fantastic hotels with thousands of excellent restaurants and many alternatives for a good show. However gambling is not really ours and it is quite frightening to see the extent of this in Las Vegas. We have seen it now and that is good and for us no need to return.

Driving in the USA is actually far less intimidating as one may expect. American drivers are generally more cautious and most people appear to accept the American traffic regulations and observe speed limits. We certainly at most times used our cruise control with posted speed limits and never had any issues with the law. Out in the sticks it is of course necessary to keep awake when travelling for miles and miles in very lonely areas on long straights!

We are grateful to Tours-USA for the selection and reservations of the hotels as they have the right experience and good rates which are passed on to their guests and strongly recommend them to travellers to the USA. Their program covers the whole of the USA and offers in addition to self-drive tours a great number of coach tours as well. We have plans for a new trip in September 2023 to the East Coast and have already requested a new quotation for this itinerary.

Kim J.

It is truly a trip that will be remembered for a long time. Starting from New York on May 12, I had the best time visiting many cities and national parks. The 20 days I spent with friends from England, Germany, the Netherlands and Japan were so fantastic. Tour manager Adrian's well-informed explanation and skillful operation were good. Really professional. Thank you to Rick, the driver who safely drove 8000 km in 20 days. !!!!!!!! Wow
The hotel, itinerary, and meals were all beyond my expectations, and I want to try other 15 days tour programs. I highly recommend it for long-distance trips to the US. Thanks to all involved.
It was a valuable trip where I saw and learned a lot.

IVAN R.

What a wonderful 18-days family self drive!. Tours-USA helped me design an unique experience experience where we could visit 8 National Parks, San Francisco, Sausalito, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Monterey, Santa Barbara....and many more. Hotels were very well chosen and we could even spent some nights inside the NP (Bryce NP, Grand Canyon NP, Sequoia NP). All registration processes (rental car and hotels) went smoothly. Tours-USA also provided us with a mobile app which was very useful to get hotel directions and additional information. Thanks for an unique experience!

Anne

As part of an extended trip to the USA, we used Tours-USA to arrange hire car and accommodation for a 19 day self-driving portion around Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, South Dakota and Colorado.
They provided useful maps and tips about the places we elected to visit and stay. More importantly, the accommodations met or exceeded our expectations and provided for hassle-free check-ins at every stop. In our experience Tours-USA provided us with great value and were very helpful in the planning of a wonderful vacation experience (we were also very lucky with the weather and would recommend driving the Beartooth Highway if you ever get the chance).

Andy M.

Dear Tours-Usa, I would like to take the time to thank you for the great holiday we had with our 3 weeks self drive tour in the West. Everything was perfect, well organized. No problems with the hotels that were great. The road book was also a good traveler guide. We just had some difficulties to find the Chuckansi Hotel which was very far from Yosemite park when we arrived by the Tioga pass. We arrived at 11.30 pm after getting lost in the park … the google map was not enough precise. But overall we got a very good perception of your organization. And we will do next Florida.

Enrico S.

The Western Trails tour was wonderful and great value for money. I saw the most amazing scenery and went on some extra tours also. We had a fantastic driver John and an excellent tour guide Sylvie. Her presentations were well prepared and easy to digest and she always had other diversions on long trips to keep us occupied, very professional.

Mi Y.

We are back home. We spent a fantastic time in the USA. What a wonderful country!! Everything was well organized. All the hotels were nice, clean, comfortable and friendly. Thanks a lot. It was really great. We will certainly go back and we will contact you again. After the tour we spent a week in San Francisco. A great city. Please send my regards to Heidi who I met in Las Vegas.

Mau 7.

I joined the Eastern Discovery tour on August 2018 and I had a very nice and interesting experience. It was my first trip in America. I will definitely return to New York.