Atlanta to Grand Canyon with 10 days
My wife and I are celebrating 30 years of marriage on December 1. We would like to take a memorable trip, and would like some assistance from those who have made this trip before with the planning (i....
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If you are dead set on the Grand Canyon, fly out and rent. Car/Hotel or an RV depending on how bad you want to RV.
You are basically looking at 3 - 12hr driving days out, 4 days at the canyon and 3 - 12hr driving days back.
- Don't forget, those 12hr driving days have an extra hour on each end for tear down and set up of the RV...so more like 14hours.
- Who's making breakfast and dinner after a 14hr day?
- Carve out 3hr for a sight seeing stop and you are tearing down at 6am and finishing setup at 9pm each day.
With 10 days, I would put 1000mile range as the upper limit. That would give you 2 - 500mile days out, 6 days at the destination and 2 - 500 mile days back. You would also have options to do shorter travel days with a 2-4 hr stop for sight seeing or have an off day between travel days to stop at other destinations.
PS: Keep in mind, if you have any sort of break down, now you will be under tremendous pressure to get it repaired quick (paying big premiums to do so...if it's even possible) and then potentially dangerously long driving to make up for lost time.
You are basically looking at 3 - 12hr driving days out, 4 days at the canyon and 3 - 12hr driving days back.
- Don't forget, those 12hr driving days have an extra hour on each end for tear down and set up of the RV...so more like 14hours.
- Who's making breakfast and dinner after a 14hr day?
- Carve out 3hr for a sight seeing stop and you are tearing down at 6am and finishing setup at 9pm each day.
With 10 days, I would put 1000mile range as the upper limit. That would give you 2 - 500mile days out, 6 days at the destination and 2 - 500 mile days back. You would also have options to do shorter travel days with a 2-4 hr stop for sight seeing or have an off day between travel days to stop at other destinations.
PS: Keep in mind, if you have any sort of break down, now you will be under tremendous pressure to get it repaired quick (paying big premiums to do so...if it's even possible) and then potentially dangerously long driving to make up for lost time.
