fortwildernessishome
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Dec 11, 2010
I've done Yellowstone with 6 people for a fraction of $12,000.
On another trip, we rented a van for $300 at Phoenix airport, stayed in Scottsdale for 4 nights, Sedona for 1 night, Tusayan, outside of Grand Canyon entrance for 2 nights, 1 night between there and Santa Monica at a hotel, Santa Monica for 4 nights, Las Vegas for 2 nights (dropping off van at airport). 2 rooms at every location, flight, food, hotel, attractions, airfare, 1 American Girl doll (LOL) cost total: $5,000.
I am in complete awe that you rented a van for $300 in one state and returned it in another!!! We have done four western trips and have always flown into one airport and flown out of another. We too rent a van for about 2 weeks and have never paid less than $1, 500!! Usually the one way surcharge is around $500.
Our two week western trips average around 8k- 10k for the 4 of us. We live on the east coast, so flights average 1.200, we like to stay in the National Park Lodges if possible, so $200-$250 a night if we are lucky (course we have to travel in the summer months so we pay peak prices for lodging) so we average about $3,000 for lodging, so that's $5,700 and I haven't even factored in 2 weeks of eating for the four of us, gas, misc. stuff. (We rented bikes at the Grand Canyon, went on a boat ride at Crater Lake National Park, rented a raft at Yosemite etc.)
I am super impressed that you did your trip so cheaply and I would love to know who you rented the van from for almost 2 weeks for that price.