Solar eclipse tours

THE total solar eclipse will cross into the #USA and the path will cross Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Missouri, southern Illinois, Tennessee and South Carolina. Weather statistics indicate that the west has the highest probabilities of clear skies.

A total #solareclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and earth. For two plus minutes, the moon will be black with the sun's corona, or rays of light bending around the moon creating a mystical experience for the observer. The sun will set in all directions. Day turns to night for a couple of minutes.

Tropical Sails Corp has been offering solar eclipse tours since 1991 when they led 35 motorhomes down the Baja Peninsula. Since then they have taken groups to Africa, Australia, Caribbean, China, El Paso, Faroe Islands, Indonesia, Tahiti, and Turkey. This year they have three tours to choose from.

Idaho solar eclipse tour from Salt Lake City - the tour will prepare for the big day touring Idaho and staying in Idaho Falls. On eclipse morning, they will proceed to Rexburg, which is anticipating many observers.

Solar eclipse tour Denver to Mt. Rushmore - the eclipse in Wyoming, Yellowstone and Tetons National Parks ending in Salt Lake City. The 8-day 7-night adventure includes a chuck wagon dinner and a float trip on the Snake River. 

12-day 11-night solar eclipse tour - going from Phoenix, visiting Sedona, the Grand Canyon, the Parks of Utah, the Grand Tetons, Yellowstone and off to Mt. Rushmore. The solar eclipse will be seen from the Jackson, WY area.

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Myrtle Beach … top spot for golf

MYRTLE BEACH, where more than 3.5 million rounds of #golf are played annually, has been recognized as the US’s top golf destination in a poll by #golf.com, one of the world’s largest golf websites.

The Golfers’ Choice Awards polled almost 6,000 travelling golfers over a six-week period; they ranked Myrtle Beach, Carolina, as the ‘Favourite US destination’, ‘favourite US destination for value, and favourite US spot for a trip with golf friends.

The Myrtle Beach and Grand Strand area, stretching for more than 60-miles from Pawleys Island, South Carolina, to North Carolina’s Brunswick County, draws 15.2 million visitors annually.

It has 79 championship standard golf courses.

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Palm Springs, Orlando ‘most affordable’ for self-catering holidays

ACCORDING to TripAdvisor’s vacation rentals index, Palm Springs (California) and Orlando (Florida) are the most affordable US spots for self-catering getaways this summer.

The index compares the price of a summer trip for a family of four in 15 popular vacation rental destinations throughout the US, including the combined average costs of a week-long stay in a two-bedroom vacation rental property, a one-day bike rental, basic groceries, and dinner at a restaurant.

Palm Springs is the most affordable destination on the list with a total cost of $1,256 (£737), but it has a slightly more expensive weekly vacation rental rate ($1,035) than Orlando, the second most affordable spot (weekly rental, $1,022).

Gatlinburg (Tennessee), Myrtle Beach (South Carolina), and Sanibel Island (Florida) round out the top five most affordable US resorts for vacation rentals.

At a total cost of $3,661 (£2,140), the ever-fashionable Martha's Vineyard (Massachusetts) is the most expensive destination on the index.

‘For those travelling with family or a group, vacation rentals can be a great way to cut down on accommodation costs while enjoying some of the creature comforts of home,’ said Brooke Ferencsik, director of communications for TripAdvisor.

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