Hawaii - 2022

 MAUI

Day-1 (May 18)

Road to Hana

Seven Sacred Pools Trail

Pipiwai Trail (only first 1/2  mile to Makahiku Falls overlook)

Day-2  

Halekala NP

Pa ka'oao Trail (0.5 mile)

Sliding Sands Trail (up to first switch back)

Hosmer Grove Nature Trail (0.5 mile)

Day-3

Submarine tour

Nakalele blowhole

Dr Fleming Beach

Day-4

Snorkel lessons

Needle

KAUAI

Day-5

Opaeka Falls 

Wailua Falls
Poipu Beach

Waimea Canyon Drive 

Leila Napali Sunset Sail 

Day-6

Haena State park

Kee beach - Na Pali Coast (Kalalau) Trail begins at the Ke'e beach

Poipu beach

Day-7

Kauai's Hindu Monastery

Lydgate Beach Park (Snorkeling) Kauai

Day-8

Big Island

Pololū Valley Lookout

Waipo Valley Overlook

Hamakua Coast scenic drive

Akaka falls State park

Day -9

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Kilauea Visitor Center

Sulphur Banks Hike (1.4 miles) Crater Rim Drive to Kīlauea Overlook Steaming bluff/Steam vents Thurston Lava Tube (0.3 mile)

Hike to Eruption site (2.1 miles)

Hōlei Sea Arch (Drive) long drive not worth

Hilo - Rainbow Falls /Boiling Pont

Day -10

Kahaluu (Snorkeling) Beach park Two step beach

Utah National Parks, Antelope Canyon & Death Valley NP

Flight to Las Vegas

Drive to Springdale (near Zion NP)

Overnight stay at Springdale

Day-1 (April 27, 2022)

Zion NP

Riverside Walk Trail

Grotto Trail

Overnight stay at Springdale

Day-2 

Zion NP

Kayenta Trail to the Emerald Pools and Zion Lodge

Bryce Canyon NP

Scenic Drive to Rainbow point

Overnight stay at Bryce Canyon City

Day-3

Bryce Canyon NP

Shuttle bus trip to Bryce Amphitheatre (Bryce point, Inspiration point, Sunset point & Sunrise point)

Navajo Trail (Partly)

Rim Trail from Sunset to Sunrise and back to Bryce Lodge. 

Capital Reef NP

Panoramic view and Gooseneck view points

Scenic Drive to Capital Gorge

Overnight stay at Torrey

Day-4

Capital Reef NP

Grand Wash Trail

Overnight stay at MOAB

Day-5 

Arches NP

Scenic Drive
Windows Trail
Delicate Arch Overview Trail
Sand Dune Trail
Landscape Arch Trail

Overnight stay at MOAB

Day-6

Canyon lands NP

Mesa Arch Trail
Great View point trail
Upheaval dome trail
Scenic drive

Overnight stay at MOAB

Day-7

Lees Ferry (Paria beach)

Horse shoe bend trail

Lake Powell

Overnight stay at Page

Day-8

Antelope Canyon - Lower & Upper tours

Overnight stay at Las Vegas

Day-9

Death Valley NP

Zebraski View point

Visitor center

Mesquite Dunes (instead should have gone to Dante's view point )

Golden Canyon Trail (partly)

Artist Scenic Drive (Artist palate) - should have gone on the way back from Bad water point

Devil's Golf coure

Bad water point

Could not do Trails like Natural bridge due to heat

Overnight stay at Las Vegas

Day- 10

Flight to IAD

Yosemite NP

 Day-1 (29-May)

Tunnel view (Bridal veil falls)

El Capitan view point

Yosemite Valley Visitor Center

Lower Yosemite Fall Trail

Cook's Meadow Loop (Partly)

Day-2

Mirror Lake Trail

Royal Arches/Half Dome Mariposa Grove

Day-3

Vernal Falls Bridge Trail

Smokies NP (2022) - 5 days

Day 1 (18 April)

Foothills parkway

Day 2

Cades cove

Day 3

Roaring Fork Motor trail

Riverview trail (0.9 mile)

Sugarlands Valley nature trail (0.5 mile)

Day 4

Green Brier

Cades cove ( Elailjah Oliver Trail 1.2 mile)

Day,5

Fighting Creek Trail (1.4 miles)

Anakista

Seattle National Parks - 3 days trip

Day 1 (10 Sep 2021) - Mt. Rainer NP

Henry Jackson Visitor Center/Paradise

Myrtle Falls Trail

Narada Falls

Christine Falls

Trail of the Shadows

Day 2 ( 11 Sep) - Olympic NP

Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center/Overlook

Crescent Lake

Marymere Falls Trail

Sol doc Falls Trail

Day 3 (Sep 12)

Rialto Beach

Hole in the Wall Trail

For next trip

1. Hoh Rainforest ((Hoh Rainforest Visitors Center) - The Hall of Mosses Trail less than 1 mile/The Spruce Nature Trail 1.2 Miles
2. Lake Quinault / Quinault Rainforest
3. Ruby beach

Stay in Forks 

Alaska 2021 - 1 week trip including Northern Lights

Flight to Fairbanks

Day 1 ( Aug 31)

Northern Lights

Day 2 ( Sep 1)

Chena Hot springs

Day 3 ( Sep 2)

Arctic Circle Bus trip

Day 4 ( Sep 3)

Fairbanks to Talkeetna

Day 5 ( Sep 4)

Talkeetna to Willow

Hatcher Pass in UTV

Drive to Denali

Day 6 (Sep 5) 

Denali Park Road

Horse Shoe Lake Trail

Savage River loop Trail

Day 7 (Sep 6)

Denali Transit shuttle trip

Day 8 (Sep 7)

Denali to Fairbanks

Flight to Seattle

Yellowstone and Grand Tetan National Parks - 1 week trip

Day 1 ( Aug 9, 2021)

Mammoth Hot Springs

Norris Geyser Basin

Day 2 (Aug 10)

Lamar valley

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Day 3 (Aug 11)

Fountain pot geyser

Great Fountain geyser

prismatic hot spring

Biscuit basin

Mystic fall hike

Day 4 (Aug 12)

Old faithful

West Thumb/Yellowstone lake

Overlook trail hike

Day 5 (Aug 13)

Grand Tetan NP lookouts

Jenny lake trail/Hidden Falls Trail (2.5 miles one way return by Ferry)

Snake river scenic drive

Signal mountain drive

Day  6( Aug 14)

Wildlife watching at Oxbow bend & Schwabacher landing

Riddle Lake hike

Madison Campground

Day 7 (Aug 15)

Beaver Ponds Trail

Drive to Bozeman

Glacier National park - 2 days trip

Day 1 ( Aug 5)

Lake McDonald

Trail of the Cedars

Day 2 ( Aug 6)

Going to the Sun Road

Hidden Lake Trial

Baring Falls Trial

Acadia National Park - 3 days trip

 Day 1 - July 27

Ocean Path Trail

Sand Beach

Thunder Hole

Cadillac mountain summit

Bass Harbour

Day 2 -July 28

Jordan Pond Trail (3.4 miles round trip)

Jordan Pond Restaurant

Echo Lake Beach

Wonderland Trail ( 1 mile round trip)

Day 3 - July 29

Gorham Mountain Trail (2 miles)

Azalea Garden

Schoodic Peninsula

Myrtle Beach

Day 1 ( July 8, 2021)

Beach

Day 2

Board walk

Dalphin Cruise

Helicopter Ride

Day 3

Board walk

Brookgreen Garden/ Zoo

Broadway at the Beach

Day 4

Board walk

Huntington State Park Beach

Great Smokey Mountain National Park - 4 days trip

Day 1 ( July 4 , 2021)

Cades cove 

Elijah Oliver Cabin trail (1.2 mile)

Day 2

Laurel Falls (2.4-mile out-and-back trail)

New found Gap Road

Clingman Dome (1.2 miles out and back)

Day 3

Roaring Fork Motor Trial

Grotto Falls Trail (2.6 miles)

Catarat Falls/The Sinks (1.1 miles out and back)

Day 4

Cherokee

Linville Falls 

Shenandoah National Park

 1 day visit through Skyline drive 

Stony Man Mountain Overlook Trail ( about 1 mile)

Dark Hallow Falls Trail

Texas & New Mexico National Parks - 5 days Road Trip

Drive from Austin, Texas

Stayed overnight at Fort Stockton, TX

Day-1 (3/8/22)

Drive to Big Bend National Park

Panther Junction Visitor Center

Lost Mine Trail - 4.8 miles (only went for 2 miles out & back)
Windows view Trail -0.4 mile loop

Rio Grande Village Nature Trail 1 mile loop ( we could have gone for Boquillas crossing to Mexico instead of this hike)

Hot Springs

Overnight stay at Terilingua

Day-2 (3/9)

Drive to Big Bend National Park

Balanced Rock via Grapevine Hills Trail (2 Miles Trail)

Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive - Santa Elena Canyon Overlook, Mule Mountain Outlook, Sotol Vista Outlook for Sunset Santa Elena Canyon Trail (2 miles?)

Overnight stay at Terilingua

Day-3 (3/10)

Drive to Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Pine Springs Visitor Center

Smith Spring Trail (2.4 miles)

Overnight stay at Whites City

Day-4 (3/11)

Carlsbad Caverns NP/ Guadalupe Mountains NP

Carlsbad Caverns Visitor Center/Intro Movie /Nature Trail/Big Room

Guadalupe -McKittrick Canyon Nature Loop Trail (1 mile)

Overnight Stay at El Paso

Day-5 (3/12) 

White Sands National Park

Visitor Center

Dunes Drive (8 miles)

Playa Trail (0.4 miles)

Dunes Life Nature Trail(1 mile loop)

Interdune Board walk (0.4 mile loop)

Overnight Stay at El Paso

Day - 6 (3/13)

Flight from El Paso to IAD

Egypt - 7 day Itinerary

   Tour Itinerary:-  Dec 2011

Day	Date	Time	Tour Itinerary
1St	25 Dec	12:15 pm	Arrive Egypt ( Ramses Hilton booked by you ) Memphis Tours representative will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport. After that you will be transferred to your hotel by a private air-conditioned vehicle.Upon arrival at the hotel he will check you in and give detailed information concerning your tomorrow’s trip. Overnight in Cairo.
2nd	26 Dec		Fly Aswan / Nile Cruise Our Representative will transfer you to Cairo Airport for your flight to Aswan where you will be met & assisted a by our representative, embark your Nile River Cruise ,before Lunch at 11:00 a.m, then enjoy visiting the world famous High Dam, The awesome Philae temple,  which is devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor , and  the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt, the Unfinished Obelisk. Dinner on board and overnight in Aswan. Meals: Lunch, Dinner
3rd	27 Dec		Nile Cruise Sail to Kom Ombo, have breakfast on board and Visit the Temple shared by two gods Sobek and Haeroris in Kom Ombo. Sail to Edfu, lunch on board after that Visit the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt, Horus Temple in Edfu. Take afternoon tea during sailing to Esna. Dinner and overnight on board. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
4th	28 Dec		Nile Cruise Sail to Luxor, have breakfast on board then Visit the West Bank, take an excursion to the royal cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, Valley of the Kings, then to mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom Pharaoh Hatshepsut in the 15th century BC , at El-Deir El-Bahari & the Colossi Memnon. Lunch on board. Enjoy afternoon tea during sailing. Dinner on board Overnight in Luxor. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
05th	29 Dec		Nile Cruise/Arrive Cairo  JW Marriott Hotel Cairo  Breakfast on board, Disembark from your Nile cruise after breakfast at 08:00 a.m. Then transfer to visit Karnak & Luxor temples.then transfer to Luxor Airport for your flight back to Cairo where you will be met and assisted then transfer to your hotel and overnight. Meals: Breakfast
06th	30 Dec		Giza Pyramids – Egyptian Museum Our Rep will transfer you to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus, famous Sphinx , varying between six-thousand and even thirteen-thousand years old ,and Valley temple facing the great statue.Lunch at good quality local restaurant. Then transfer to enjoy the Egyptian Museum, Treasures room for the child king Tutankhamen. Continue to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Combining fascinating history with shopping in a lively Khan El Khalili Bazaar, this dates back to 1382. back to hotel Meals: Lunch
07th	31 Dec		Day tour to Alexandria Memphis Tours representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo, then transfer to Alexandria. First visit Pompay's Pillar. It was constructed in honor of the Emperor Diocletain at the end of the 4th centaury. Originally from the temple of the Serapis , it was once a magnificent structure rivaling the Soma and the Caesareum.Proceeding to Qaitbay Citadel which was built on the site of the ancient pharaohs ( lighthouse) of Alexandria then to Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Visit the Catacombs which are the largest Roman Cemetery consisting of three levels cut in the rock and finally enjoy Montazah Palace. Back to hotel in Cairo. Meals: Lunch
08th	1 Jan		Back home Breakfast at the hotel in Cairo - free time before your flight - check out and then transferred to Cairo International Airport for final departure.