ekatiel
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 5, 2008
We have a grand road trip planned this summer. While I have the basics down, I need help on some of the details. We are flying in to San Jose and flying out of LAX. My hubby has a conference at Tenaya Lodge outside of Yosemite for 3 mornings, so those dates can't be changed at all. Also, we are meeting friends in Anaheim for DL, so those 3 days can't be changed either. I've put in red where I'm debating what to do. Any insights would be great. Also, if you have any tips about any of the places we'll be visiting, I'd love to hear them.
July 5th: Flight arrives late in San Jose. Stay the night in San Jose. Still need to book hotel.
July 6th: Drive to Sequoia National Park stay the night in a Grant Grove Duplex Cabin (already have reservation). Spend the day in Sequoia National Park.
July 7th: Spend the day in Sequoia National Park. In the evening, drive to Tenaya Resort. Stay at Tenaya until the morning of the 10th (already have reservation).
July 8th: DH in Conference until 12:30pm, explore resort.
July 9th: DH in Conference until 12:30, explore Southern Yosemite.
July 10th: DH in Conference until 10:30am, check out of Tenaya. Check into Yosemite Lodge at the Falls (already have reservation). Explore Yosemite. 6:30pm dinner in the Awahnee hotel dining room (already have reservation)
July 11th: Explore Yosemite. (Have reservation at Curry Village, but considering driving half way to Vegas on this evening instead and staying near Lone Pine, CA)-- what do you think?
July 12th: Drive to Las Vegas (9 hour drive, or 4 hour drive if we drove half-ish the day before). Still need hotel. Spend evening exploring Vegas. Leave early in the AM for Grand Canyon.
July 13th: Arrive at Grand Canyon around noon. Explore Grand Canyon. Stay in Thunderbird Lodge (already have reservation for two nights).
July 14th: Explore Grand Canyon (need to decide whether or not to keep second night at Thunderbird Lodge-- we could leave in the early evening and drive half way to Anaheim).
July 15th: Drive to Disneyland. Check in at Best Western Park Place Inn (already have reservations). Reservation through the morning of July 18th. Disneyland park today. (If we drove half way on the 14th, we could get to the park around noon-ish, otherwise, we won't get to the park until late afternoon/early evening).
July 16th: California Adventure Park today.
July 17th: Disneyland today.
July 18th: Check out of hotel, head to Legoland (just over an hour away). Legoland Waterpark today. Check into Legoland Hotel (STILL NEED RESERVATIONS).
July 19th: Check out of Legoland Hotel. Legoland Park today. (Hotel in LA somewhere. STILL NEED TO MAKE RESERVATION).
July 20th: Fly out of LA in the afternoon.
So, that's what we've got so far. I have a rental car reserved through Sixt, and it doesn't show any extra fees for dropping off at a different location than picking up, which I find odd, but I'm going to go with it. Any tips about the items in red? Thanks so much!
July 5th: Flight arrives late in San Jose. Stay the night in San Jose. Still need to book hotel.
July 6th: Drive to Sequoia National Park stay the night in a Grant Grove Duplex Cabin (already have reservation). Spend the day in Sequoia National Park.
July 7th: Spend the day in Sequoia National Park. In the evening, drive to Tenaya Resort. Stay at Tenaya until the morning of the 10th (already have reservation).
July 8th: DH in Conference until 12:30pm, explore resort.
July 9th: DH in Conference until 12:30, explore Southern Yosemite.
July 10th: DH in Conference until 10:30am, check out of Tenaya. Check into Yosemite Lodge at the Falls (already have reservation). Explore Yosemite. 6:30pm dinner in the Awahnee hotel dining room (already have reservation)
July 11th: Explore Yosemite. (Have reservation at Curry Village, but considering driving half way to Vegas on this evening instead and staying near Lone Pine, CA)-- what do you think?
July 12th: Drive to Las Vegas (9 hour drive, or 4 hour drive if we drove half-ish the day before). Still need hotel. Spend evening exploring Vegas. Leave early in the AM for Grand Canyon.
July 13th: Arrive at Grand Canyon around noon. Explore Grand Canyon. Stay in Thunderbird Lodge (already have reservation for two nights).
July 14th: Explore Grand Canyon (need to decide whether or not to keep second night at Thunderbird Lodge-- we could leave in the early evening and drive half way to Anaheim).
July 15th: Drive to Disneyland. Check in at Best Western Park Place Inn (already have reservations). Reservation through the morning of July 18th. Disneyland park today. (If we drove half way on the 14th, we could get to the park around noon-ish, otherwise, we won't get to the park until late afternoon/early evening).
July 16th: California Adventure Park today.
July 17th: Disneyland today.
July 18th: Check out of hotel, head to Legoland (just over an hour away). Legoland Waterpark today. Check into Legoland Hotel (STILL NEED RESERVATIONS).
July 19th: Check out of Legoland Hotel. Legoland Park today. (Hotel in LA somewhere. STILL NEED TO MAKE RESERVATION).
July 20th: Fly out of LA in the afternoon.
So, that's what we've got so far. I have a rental car reserved through Sixt, and it doesn't show any extra fees for dropping off at a different location than picking up, which I find odd, but I'm going to go with it. Any tips about the items in red? Thanks so much!