Grand Canyon Trip 8/20/2009 – 8/26/2009

Itinerary

Las Vegas – Grand Canyon – Hopi Indian Reserve – Antelope Canyon – Arches National Park

Map/Direction

Maps and Directions are given when entering Grand Canyon and Arches National Park, but it’s hard to find them on the internet, so I put them on:

Las Vegas: http://picasaweb.google.com/lium.intl/LasVegas#

Arches National Park: http://picasaweb.google.com/lium.intl/ArchesNationalPark#

Pictures

http://picasaweb.google.com/liumchina/GrandCanyonTripScenery#

Travel Notes

In Chinese only at

Part 1: http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_50d9867d0100ev88.html

Part 2: http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_50d9867d0100ev89.html

Travel Tips

Book flights:

Website: http://www.cheapflights.com/ can compare prices on many websites, but note that it doesn’t have travelocity. Check travelocity also, it might have the cheapest price.

Student discount card: both Student Advantage Card and International Student Identity Card (ISIC) can be used to get discount from Amtrak, but as for flight ticket, Student Advantage Card cannot be used on http://www.studentuniverse.com, which has really really cheap tickets for students. Student Advantage Card costs $20, and ISIC costs $22, but if you only want to buy one card, ISIC is recommended.

Book hotel/campingground:

If sometimes the place is fully booked for the period you chose, don’t forget to check the availability for each day. Usually when the website shows “not available”, it assumes that you will stay in the same room or the same site through out the period you chose, but you can always move spot if it’s not a big trouble for you.