Feb las vegas and grand canyon with 2 kids

Hi

We are travelling to las vegas and grand canyon with 2 kids in February. Colder than anticipated we ditched the motorhome and are now looking into nice accommodation. preferably 2 or 3 nice places from where we can take day trips. Any ideas?? I am totally stuck so any advice is greatly appreciated!

thanks!!!!

Hippiechick

Feb las vegas and grand canyon with 2 kids

at the canyon you really want to stay IN the park - try to get a cabin the kids will love it (how old r they??)

in las vegas hotels are MUCH dearer at weekends so try to plan to be ther midweek

you wnat to stay in one of the main hottels in one of the 2 big clusters

either mandalau\excalibur\luxor\new york\mgm

or

bellagio\caesars\mirage\treasure island\paris\venetian

we usually stayed at the excalibur - nice enough, big rooms, pretty cheap, great location

Feb las vegas and grand canyon with 2 kids

Make your reservations at thr rim asa possible.

www.grandcanyonlodges.com

To make it a bit easier: El Tovar, Kachina, Thunderbird and Bright Angel are right at the rim. Maswik and Yavapai on a short distance but within the NP. Also hotels in Tusayan at the GCNP south entrance and a 15 minutes drive to GC Village.

Tet

Hee nederlander, dank je! Ok i guess it has to be in English anyway. so I thought we%26#39;d stay in or somewhere nice just outside vegas for a night then travel on to flagstone or sedona? or do you advise to go the other way to Zion?? Want to spend as little time driving as possible and still see a lot. I know that%26#39;ll be difficult. therefore, 3 places to stay and day trips. If you have any more tips, that would be great!

thanks a lot!!

a fellow Dutchie

Hippiechick.

Graag gedaan....Better tell us your route and the time you%26#39;ll have for this trip. Flagstone -lol- you mean Flagstaff. Neither Flagstaff nor Sedona is on your direct route to GCNP from LV but also are not too far away.

Also keep in mind your traveltime can be affected by snow. GCNP and Flag are on 7000 ft. Zion is a long trip.

Groetjes en laat mij even weten hoe lang je komt.

Tet

O hhaa I meant Flagstaff.

Arriving in las vegas on Friday afternoon so stay around there somewhere for that night.

Flying out from las vegas the following friday morning so want to stay not too far away the night before. (stay in vegas? or somewher nice(r) not too far away.

Still not sure if we should stay around flagSTAFF and Sedona and see the GC from there or go towards Zion.

Thanks so much for your help!! Teveel voor een week maar dat is alles wat we hebben...

Hippiechick

Hotels in Las Vegas are much more expensive on fri and sat. Maybe try this:

Fri: Arrive McCarran a/p. It%26#39;s south of Las Vegas (actually it%26#39;s almost on the strip). Pu rentalcar and depending on the time of the day drive to Henderson or Boulder City. Next accomodation is in Kingman.

Sat: Drive to GCNP. (Make your reservations now). Entrance fee is $ 25,-- for car and passengers.

Sun: Stay all day at the rim. See GC Village, drive Hermits Rest route (can be done with your own car in februari). Have dinner at El Tovar (again make your reservations). Also the Arizona Room near Bright

Angel Lodge has good food. Maybe a short hike into the canyon. (Ask the visitor center for options)

Maybe visit Imax theater in Tusayan,

Mon: Drive along east rim to Desert View.Maybe see Tusayan Ruins before you leave GC by its east entrance. Drive to Cameron, do some shopping and have a taco in its restaurant. Then drive us89 south and make the loop through Wupatki and Sunset Crater Volcano NM%26#39;s. Then drive to Sedona

Tue: All day Sedona. See Red Rock SP. Slide Rock SP, Chapel of the Holy Cross and more places. For accomodation I can recommend Sky Ranch Lodge at Airport road (gorgeous views) or Matterhorn Inn in Uptown.

Wed: Drive from Sedona to Las Vegas. See Oak Creek Canyon just north of Sedona on scenic 89A.

Thu: Visit Las Vegas.

Fri: Leave for Breukelen.

I%26#39;ll give you a very scenic daytrip from Las Vegas: Make a loop through Red Rock SP (another one) just west of LV. Drive I15 north to exit 75 and visit Valley of Fire SP. Then to Lake Mead and the beautiful drive to Hoover Dam and back to Las Vegas.

Even without visiting Zion and Death Valley(!) this will be a busy trip.

Don%26#39;t hesitate to ask more questions. Help je graag.

Tet

Hey,

Thanks so much! I will print this and bring it with me.

We have pretty much decided on the following:

-1st night boulder city or vegas

- 2nd and 3rd GC maybe stay in Tusayan

- 4,5 and 6 Sedona

- last night vegas for early (ish) return the last morning.

Any recommendations would be appreciated!

hippiechick

hippiechick, tet14, versteht Ihr auch, wenn ich Deutsch schreibe oder kannit verstaan LOL ?

O.k., enough off topic. NOTHING to add to tet14%26#39;s great suggestions...

Freilich Bayoute!! Unser Domizil ist nur 30 km von Deutschland und die Grenze ist ausradiert. Und Hippiechick nehmt uns unsere kleine Spass doch nicht ubel. (Hope TA won%26#39;t either).

Tschuss

Tet