Plan your family vacation this summer with Tauck Bridges

Enjoy a fun-filled vacation in North America from only $2,190* per person – no passports required!

Tauck Bridges offers family vacations in America’s most exciting places like the Grand Canyon, Mount Rushmore and Colonial Williamsburg, providing priceless opportunities for families of all ages and generations to truly connect with one another.

Planning the best family vacation is easier then ever. Check out these one-week vacations perfectly scheduled for school-break departures, making it easier than ever to plan your family's vacation!

Tauck Bridges takes care of all the details for you. Hotels, luggage handling, sightseeing, on-tour transportation, special entertainment, dining the whole family will enjoy and even all gratuities – are included in the cost!

Tauck Directors are like camp counselors with super powers. Planning the best family vacation and making sure it is everything you ever dreamed is only part of what Tauck’s fun and knowledgeable Directors do best!

See the world with new eyes. Inherent in all Tauck Bridges journeys are real-life discoveries that enrich each adventure, engaging you and your family with the wonders of the world. Travel back in time with local experts who make history come alive at world-renowned landmarks. Spy wild animals in natural settings, take a river-rafting trip, have dinner in George Washington’s home, see a rodeo, or go trail riding in the American West and so much more!

Kid-priced for priceless memories. Tauck Bridges includes virtually everything your family needs for non-stop family fun, - all accommodations, sightseeing, activities, admission fees, most meals, priceless services of our experienced Tauck Directors and all gratuities – plus lots of other great surprises that make every moment of your vacation extra-special! In fact, they do it all for up to 40% less than the cost of doing the same itinerary on your own!

Tauck Bridges tours in America are a perfect alternative to lengthy international vacations and the declining value of the dollar against the Euro.

See below for day-by-day itineraries. For more information, contact an On-Call Vacations travel professional at 1-800-822-2841. Reference Offer Code 4054.

Red Rocks & Painted Canyons - 8 days from $2,470* per person
Share the awe-inspiring wonders of nature’s magnificent handiwork with your family at the Grand Canyon on this enchanting Arizona vacation. Explore Bryce Canyon and Zion national parks. Float down the Colorado River through Glen Canyon on a raft. See the sun rise over the Grand Canyon. At Lake Powell, flight-see over beautiful Rainbow Bridge – then enjoy a choice of an activity: explore the area by land on a four-wheel jeep drive to Antelope Canyon, or sightsee Lake Powell on a boat cruise. Ride a horse or mule along scenic trails at Bryce Canyon. Take a hike at Zion National Park. Every member of your family will be enchanted by all that you’ll see, do and learn together.

2008 price per person:
Double: $2,470
Triple: $2,370
Quadruple: $2,350
Single: $3,065

Recommended age: 8+; children must be 7+ for mule/horseback riding.
Children 12 and under Discount $200
Children under 18 must be booked in a room with at least one adult.
Quadruple accommodations are not available for four adults.
15 meals included. All gratuities are included.

2008 Itinerary departing April 6, 13, May 31, June 7, 21, 22, 28, July 12, 19, 20, 26, and August 2, 9, 10, 16

Day 1 – Welcome to Arizona, the "Grand Canyon State"
Your Arizona vacation begins at The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess at 5:30 PM. Arrive early and enjoy the three swimming pools and other resort amenities at your hotel. Meet new friends who will join your family on this Arizona vacation adventure at a welcome barbecue tonight.
Meal: Dinner
Lodging: The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, Scottsdale, AZ

Day 2 – Cliff dwellings at Montezuma Castle
Marvel at the high-rise apartments of the prehistoric Sinagua Indians at Montezuma Castle National Monument on your way to incredible Grand Canyon National Park. Stay in the heart of the park, near the Canyon’s rim, and experience one of nature’s masterpieces with your family after the crowds depart. Over one mile deep, the Grand Canyon is connected with Bryce Canyon and Zion Canyon by a series of cliffs know as the Grand Staircase. Spend the night near the canyon's rim in the heart of the canyon.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Lodging: Kachina or Thunderbird Lodge, Grand Canyon, AZ

Day 3 – Explore the Grand Canyon’s East Rim
Watching the glorious sunrise at the Grand Canyon makes getting up very early well worth it! Spend the morning enjoying the Grand Canyon as you please. On a guided tour of the East Rim, you’ll stop at Moran Point and Desert View Lookout, each offering a different view of the Grand Canyon, en route to lovely Lake Powell.
Meal: Breakfast
Lodging: Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas, Page, AZ

Day 4 – View Rainbow Bridge from the air
Your adventures at Lake Powell will be a highlight of your Arizona vacation. Get a bird’s eye view of the amazing Rainbow Bridge and Lake Powell on a flight-seeing expedition. Later, take a boat cruise on Lake Powell or an expedition by 4-wheel drive vehicle to mystical Antelope Canyon. A variety of water sports are yours to enjoy this afternoon.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Lodging: Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas, Page, AZ

Day 5 – Rafting in Glen Canyon
No Arizona vacation would be complete without a rafting experience. Your family will never forget rafting through Glen Canyon together. Enjoy real western entertainment during lunch in Kanab this afternoon, a town you may recognize as the setting for most of the famous "cowboy" movies that were made. Continue on to Bryce Canyon National Park along a rim road offering spectacular views of astounding stone spires in shades of pink, red and orange.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Bryce Canyon Lodge, Bryce Canyon National Park, UT

Day 6 – Ride the trails of Bryce Canyon
Weather permitting, saddle up and share the adventure of a trail ride, on either a horse or a mule, escorted by a cowboy guide who will point out hidden sights within Bryce Canyon. After lunch, it’s off to Zion National Park.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Zion Lodge, Zion National Park, UT

Day 7 – Natural and neon wonders
Spend the morning exploring Zion National Park’s cliff-and-canyon natural treasures as you please. This afternoon, journey to Las Vegas to take in its neon wonders before joining us for a farewell dinner as your Nevada, Utah and Arizona vacation comes to an end.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Lodging: Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV

Day 8 – Journey home from Las Vegas
Tauck's family Arizona vacation ends: Las Vegas. Red Rocks & Painted Canyons ends today as you say goodbye to the friends you’ve made. Check-out time at Caesars Palace is 12:00 noon. Fly home any time; a transfer to McCarren International Airport is not included. Allow yourself a minimum of two hours to check in for your flight.
Meals: Breakfast

Cowboy Country – 8 days from $2,530* per person
Experience two spectacular national parks, and explore the lives of cowboys then and now during this Grand Teton and Yellowstone vacation. Raft down a river looking for wildlife that lives in the Parks. Attend an authentic Wild West rodeo and take a trail ride, accompanied by real cowboys. See the huge stone faces of four great American presidents at Mount Rushmore and view the progress at the gigantic memorial honoring Crazy Horse. There is something amazing around every bend during your family's Yellowstone vacation.
2008 price per person:
Double: $2,530
Triple: $2,320
Quadruple: $2,299
Single: $3,185

Recommended age: 8+. Rafting is available for children 6 and older.
Children 12 and under Discount $200
Children under 18 must be booked in a room with at least one adult. Quadruple accommodations are not available for four adults.
16 meals included. All gratuities are included.

2008 Itinerary departing June 4, 21, July 2, 9, 28, and August 8, 15
2008 Reverse Itinerary departs from Rapid City on June 11, 25, July 13, 17, and August 4, 22

Day 1 – Arrive at Grand Teton National Park
Tour begins: Jackson Hole Airport at 3:00 PM. Encounter the inspiring beauty of the American West as you make your way to Jackson Lake Lodge in the heart of Grand Teton National Park. Meet the new friends who will enjoy this Yellowstone vacation with your family at our welcome reception and dinner.
Meals: Dinner
Lodging: Jackson Lake Lodge, Grand Teton National Park, WY

Day 2 – Raft down the Snake River and explore Grand Teton National Park
Admire the incredible scenery of Grand Teton National Park before rafting down the Snake River. Along the way, your guide will help you spot the beavers, eagles, elks and other animals that live in the park. Spend some time in the town of Jackson, and then enjoy all of the fun things to do at Jackson Lake Lodge.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Lodging: Jackson Lake Lodge, Grand Teton National Park, WY

Day 3 – Inside Yellowstone National Park
Your accommodations at Yellowstone are just steps away from the famous Old Faithful Geyser. Explore the geologic wonders of the park with your Tauck Director. On Cowboy Country, there’s an opportunity to help with a special volunteer project alongside park experts; Tauck received a special Presidential Award in the summer of 2006 for this on-tour volunteer program.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Lodging: Old Faithful Snow Lodge or Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone National Park, WY

Day 4 – A perfect Yellowstone vacation day
Start your day with a wildlife-spotting walk. See some of the 10,000 hot springs within the park, as well as bubbling pools of mud and volcanic calderas with an expert local guide; and, a short distance from your lodge, watch mighty Old Faithful shoot its plume of steam high into the air – a highlight of any Yellowstone vacation.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Old Faithful Snow Lodge or Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone National Park, WY

Day 5 - Learn about Buffalo Bill and go to a rodeo
Explore historic Cody, founded by the famous "Buffalo Bill" Cody, from whom the town got its name. Glimpse the history, culture and art of the American West at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, where multiple museums tell a different story. Have a western dinner and then thrill to bucking broncos, steer wrestlers, calf ropers and barrel riders at a real western rodeo.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Lodging: Holiday Inn Cody at Buffalo Bill Village, Cody, WY

Day 6 – Bighorn Mountains and The Ranch at Ucross
Journey through Wyoming’s beautiful Bighorn Mountains today to The Ranch at Ucross. Ranch experiences include an opportunity to go horseback riding, fish for trout, swim in the pool, pitch some horseshoes or hunt for frogs at the pond. Your time at the ranch is certain to be one of the highlights of your Grand Teton and Yellowstone vacation.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: The Ranch at Ucross, WY

Day 7 – A tale of two carvings – Crazy Horse and Mount Rushmore
Look up in wonder at the Crazy Horse Memorial where you'll view the work in progress as artisans carve the likeness of the famous Lakota warrior out of the mountain. Then it's on to view the towering stone portraits of four American presidents at Mount Rushmore, one of the must-see landmark sights in the U.S. Join us for a farewell reception dinner this evening, and share delightful memories of your Cowboy Country Grand Teton and Yellowstone vacation.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Lodging: Mount Rushmore’s White House Resort, Keystone, SD

Day 8 – Journey Home
Tour ends: Rapid City, South Dakota. A transfer from Mt. Rushmore's White House Resort to Rapid City Regional Airport is included. Allow a minimum of two hours for flight check-in.
Meals: Breakfast

Patriots of America - 8 Days from $2,190* per person
Tauck Bridges new Patriots of America family vacation is an inspiring journey along America’s road to freedom, from Philadelphia to Gettysburg to Williamsburg to Washington, DC. Stand where the American patriots who bravely signed the Declaration of Independence once stood in Independence Hall in the City of Brotherly Love. Pretend that you’re a cocoa bean on your way to becoming chocolate at Hershey’s Chocolate World. Imagine living without your TV or computer as you watch the Amish people still living the plain and simple lives of their forbearers in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Walk the battlefields where the tide of the Civil War turned at Gettysburg. You’ll say “Ooh-rah!” as you learn about the proud history of the Marine Corps, and what it means to be a “Leatherneck,” at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. Journey to Colonial Williamsburg for a two-night stay and dine at a Williamsburg tavern just as colonists in the 1700s did. See how George and Martha Washington’s family lived at Mount Vernon and be inspired by your visit to the most famous monuments and sights in Washington DC. Your family will never forget this special journey through America’s past!

2008 price per person:
Double: $2,190
Triple: $1,994
Quadruple: $1,945
Single: $2,785

Recommended age: 8+
Children 12 and under Discount $200
Children under 18 must be booked in a room with at least one adult.
Quadruple accommodations are not available for four adults.
14 meals included. All gratuities are included.

2008 Itinerary departs June 7, 14, 28, July, 5, 19, 26, and August 9, 16

Day 1 – Welcome to Philadelphia, the “City of Brotherly Love”
Tour begins: 5:00 PM at the Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing (airport transfers are not included). If you can, try to arrive in Philadelphia earlier in the day so you can see the Liberty Bell and some of the city’s other famous sights. Join us this evening to meet your Tauck Director and fellow explorers on this trip through history to Gettysburg, Williamsburg and Washington, DC at our welcome dinner.
Meals: Dinner
Lodging: Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing

Day 2 – City landmarks and country insights
Start the day in Philadelphia with a tour that includes a stop at famous Independence Hall, where courageous delegates from the thirteen colonies put their lives on the line by signing the Declaration of Independence; where George Washington was named commander-in-chief of the Continental Army; where Betsy Ross’ design for the first flag was approved; and where the American Constitution was drafted. That’s a whole lot of history in just one building! Then, travel into rural Lancaster Country, “the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country,” where the Amish people still live very much as their ancestors did without things like electricity, cars, computers and TV – necessities that we probably couldn’t live without! You may see them driving along the roads in their horse-drawn buggies or tending their fields with a plow pulled by a horse or a mule. The Amish are very private people so please don’t take their pictures without their permission. Sweet treats wait when you arrive in Hershey, “The Sweetest Place on Earth,” for an overnight stay.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Lodging: The Hotel Hershey

Day 3 – Chocolate capers and a battlefield
So, imagine that you’re a cocoa bean that’s just arrived in Hershey. See the process you’d go through to become chocolate candy – and learn how the Hershey Kiss got its name – during a visit to the candy factory at Hershey’s Chocolate World. Continue on to historic Gettysburg, site of the crucial battles that marked an important turning point in the Civil War and are often referred to as the “High Water Mark of the Confederacy.” You’ll find out what happened here from a local guide as you tour the battlefields. Perhaps you’ll see the equestrian statue of General George Meade, commander of the Union 93,000 “Army of the Potomac” troops who ultimately won the battle and stopped General Robert E. Lee’s 70,000 Confederate soldiers’ advance northward.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Lodging: Wyndham Gettysburg

Day 4 – “Ooh-rah!” and “Semper Fi!”
If someone in your family has been a member of the United States Marine Corps, you probably know what that means. Marines, often called “Leathernecks,” say “Ooh-rah” with considerable enthusiasm when greeting each other and “Semper Fi!” is a Marine Corps rallying cry taken from the Corps’ motto, “Semper Fidelis,” which means “ever faithful.” At the National Museum of the Marine Corps, you’ll learn how boot camp transforms Marine recruits from just ordinary folks to elite warriors. Discover the heroic feats of brave Marines in battles around the world and view priceless artifacts from the Corps’ proud history. Then, head off to Colonial Williamsburg for a two-night stay. Tonight, you’ll have dinner at one of the Williamsburg colonial taverns just like citizens did in the 18th century.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Lodging: Williamsburg Woodlands Hotel & Suites

Day 5 – Wonderful Williamsburg
Have you ever wondered what life was like when America was a brand-new nation? At Colonial Williamsburg, you’ll be able to see it for yourself. Explore colonial homes to see how families lived and visit colonial shops to discover what kinds of businesses and trades were thriving in the 1700s. You’ll meet 18th-century people going about their daily chores just as people did back then. Tonight, explore Williamsburg by the light of flickering gas lamps as you hear about the legends and lore of the Williamsburg of long ago.
Meals: Breakfast
Lodging: Williamsburg Woodlands Hotel & Suites

Day 6 – A home fit for a president
After leaving Williamsburg this morning, you’ll head off to historic Mount Vernon. Set on the banks of the Potomac River, Mount Vernon was the awesome plantation home of “America’s first hero” and first president, George Washington. Discover what life was like for the Washingtons during your visit. Later, the shadowy world of international intrigue awaits you at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. Discover how talented spies have changed the course of history as you tour this cool museum.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: L’Enfant Plaza Hotel

Day 7 – Monumental Washington, DC
You’ve seen pictures of them and you’ve read about them. Today, you’ll visit them – the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, and the United States Capital Building, and see other famous sights like the Washington Monument on a guided tour. Then, take a walk through America’s historic legacies as you explore the Smithsonian Museum of American History. There will be free time this afternoon for you and your family to spend as you please. Join us this evening at our farewell dinner, where you can swap favorite memories of Williamsburg, Philadelphia, Gettysburg and Washington, DC with your new friends.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Lodging: L’Enfant Plaza Hotel

Day 8 – The journey concludes
Tour ends: Washington, DC. It’s time to pack up all your memories of your family’s adventures during Patriots of America... Philadelphia... Gettysburg... Williamsburg... and head for home. Because families will be leaving at different times to catch their flights home, transfers to the airport are not included. Please allow two hours for airport check-in formalities.
Meals: Breakfast

Call On-Call Vacations at 1-800-822-2841. Reference Offer Code 4054.

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* Land price is per person based on double occupancy. Airfare is additional. Children ages 3 and over are welcome on Tauck Bridges itineraries. Rates and availability are subject to change without notice.