Our family took this tour in Sept 2021 and loved every minute of it. We got to tick everything from our wish list, so many national parks and other sights! There was plenty of time for walks in the parks and a good variety of optional activ..ities based on individual interests. Bindlestiff staff were excellent pre tour and gave us helpful tips and packing suggestions, the staff was always extremely prompt and courteous. Our guide Jon was outstanding. His in depth knowledge of the areas we visited and enthusiasm was incredible. He went above and beyond for the group at every opportunity. Thank you- we are already planning our next adventure with you!Read full review
I had such and amazing experience on the 7 day Southwest trip! We saw so many breathtaking sights and every activity planned was curated to be how you wanted to experience it! Our tour guild, Chris, was very knowledgeable in offering sugges..tions for those who wanted challenging hikes to those who wanted to relax with being on vacation and everyone in between. I chose the camping option and really enjoyed meeting and interacting with everyone over campfires and s’mores I will definitely be back for another tour with the company!Read full review
By: Emmanuil Galitskiy | Wed Sep 08, 2021 at 12.00 AM
Yesterday, our camping tour was finished. We had a great time. Perfect itinerary. One of the best tour guides I ever had (Chris). Everything he did was excellent.
Decent breakfast selection. Good restaurant and food options for lunch and dinner. Firewood readily available for evening campfires. Fairly entertaining and informative narrative from the guide during the tour. Guide flexible in providing d..ifferent activity options for guests. Put up the tents for us one night, much appreciated. Also fetched pizza for a memorable Grand Canyon evening on the rim. I recommend this tour.Read full review
Great Trip!! I am just trying to figure out how to live in regular time after Wyoming/Montana time. Chris was a wonderful guide, fun, understanding, kind and knowledgeable. I believe we were really lucky to have him. I could only imagine wh..en he dropped the last of us off that he sighed a sigh of relief. We were lively!! He was great about getting our collective input and really good about asking if any of us needed restroom breaks! We saw a lot of animals in the wild, in Yellowstone, bears, including a grizzly, moose, elk, bison, antelopes and more. No shy wolves, but we did get to see them at the sanctuary. The Tetons were breathtaking. The camping was great and we all got to participate in the meals which was a lot of fun. The age range probably with a guess was mid 70’s to 20. I am a mid 50’s woman and I thought I would be different. I can assure you I was not, but everyone connected, even with age and life experience differences. I felt very safe travelling alone with this group…..no need for the mace that I bought in the desert….that is another story. I wasn’t sure when I booked the trip through a tour search engine if any of it was real……but LOL…….it was. I communicated with operator a number of times and I found them to be great, real people sitting in real office in Vegas. The best of luck with your decision.Read full review
90% Memorable, great guide, beautiful sites, friendship!
By: Masako Sunto | Tue Aug 17, 2021 at 12.00 AM
Chris P, our guide, was great! He was a lot of fun, organized, considerate, experienced and flexible to the group's needs and wishes. His intuition to spot wild animals was on point! We saw bears, bison, bald eagles, moose, etc. Bring binoc..ulars. The sites we visited were all BREATH-taking! Great selection of places in four days. Hiking was manageable. Hiking boots with ankle support recommended. Sleeping in a tent, cooking dinner at camp sites, and preparing sandwich/fruits/salad for lunch at local parks were memorable! Bring layers of clothes. It can get very cold at night and early morning. The BEST part of the trip was that my son and I had so much laughs with people who were strangers on Day one and became friends on Day four. This was my second trip with this operator. Highly recommended!!Read full review
By: Nabamita Bandopadhyay | Fri Aug 13, 2021 at 12.00 AM
We did the 3day Southwest Tour with Bindlestiff,in the August end, and I must say it was amazing.. Our guide,Jill,was very informative and we got to know a lot of things from her.. She took great care of us for all the 3 days. We took the h..otel option, and i must say, the stay was far better than we expected, especially, the sunrise that we saw from Golding’s Inn(Monument valley)will be a lifelong memory. Also the food at Golding’s is just so nice. Within three days you get to visit Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Antelope Canyon, Monument Valley and Grand Canyon. So, if you are up for a packed program and ready to be on the road for 12 hrs everyday and want to visit all these places within a short period of time , just go with Tours4Fun.Read full review
Amazing trip to National Parks (Yellowstone & Grand Teton) in Montana/Wyoming! Each day, the guide made it possible to explore tens of incredible places in addition to the standard touristic spots, not forgetting to enjoy untouched flora an..d fauna and to spot wild animals. Camping was comfortable, a large variety of fresh food was proposed for breakfast/launch/dinner, sleeping bags kept warm even on relatively cold nights, driving was not exhausting due to many stops and the transport was suited well for a group of 12.Read full review
Event was great! Tour guide was the BEST couldn't ask for a better one forcsure!! Chris your the best!! Hope to see you and the group after the fall semester!!! God bless!! Much love and respect.
This was our first camping trip and we couldn’t have chosen a better company, itinerary or guide. Joseph took excellent care of us. The pace was ideal for my mom, girls (9 and 10), and I. We saw the best of each location, enjoyed great me..als, and we have the awesome pics to prove it. Joseph went out of his way to make a campfire, and taught the girls the perfect way to make s’mores. He kept us entertained and educated, and shared a wealth of knowledge throughout the trip. The hoodoos at Bryce, topography of Zion, everything about Antelope Canyon and Monument Valley are a must-see, and the Grand Canyon helicopter tour ride was thrilling and beautiful! Joseph is the best! I’d definitely recommend this tour!Read full review
My girlfriend and I came back from a wonderful trip to the American Southwest with Chris Patrick ("Chrispy Patty") as our guide. The national parks are even more beautiful in real life than in photos. Moreso than the parks, for this review,.. I cannot say enough wonderful things about the planning and forethought that Chris put in to make the trip as memorable as possible. His extensive experience as a guide was evident as he had planned out every aspect of the trip, every problem was anticipated, and every scenario or obstacle had multiple back-up options. He made every effort to meet our varied needs (e.g. one member wanted oat milk for her coffee; he fit in a beautiful hike to a creek where we could all swim; he perfectly timed a sunset at dead horse canyon before the rush and to maximize the glow; and many many more). In addition, he was a funny and genuinely *good* guy and really brought the group together so that we were all friends right from the start. I have already recommended this trip to family, friends, and even strangers!Read full review
The best part of the tour for me was the Grand Canyon helicopter tour. We weren't even planning to go on it, but after our tour guide Joseph, explained how wonderful it is, my daughter changed her mind and booked the tour for us. (THANK YOU.. JOSEPH!). She, my granddaughters and I had such a wonderful time. I was afraid at first, because it was my first time in a helicopter, but the view! So spectacular! Monument Valley, Zion and Bryce were great as well. Our tour guide, Joseph made sure we had a good time every step of the way, and prepared everything for us. He guided us through our first sandstorm, and even took us to get the most delicious milkshakes on Route 66, on the way back to Las Vegas. Jill, another guide we met, who was leading another tour, was great as well. This was such a beautiful experience. I was very hesitant when I heard that we were camping and hiking for our vacation, but this tour far exceeded my expectations.Read full review
Joseph was an amazing tour guide for my trip to Zion, Bryce Canyon, Monument Valley, and Grand Canyon. You can feel his passion for traveling because of how special he made this trip for my group. He’s a really awesome dude that isn’t i..n it for the money, and he has inspired me to travel the world. Thank you Joseph!Read full review
I enjoyed every minute of this fast paced trip that goes to Zion, Bryce Canyon, Antelope Canyon, Monument Valley and the Grand Canyon. Our guide, Jill, was incredibly knowledgeable about the areas we were traveling. She was very organized a..nd kept everyone on track so we were able to see everything. It was a group of many different ages and abilities and she managed to make sure everyone was enjoying themselves. We opted for the hotel lodging instead of camping, but we did spend time at the campgrounds and they seemed clean and in good locations. I have taken many group tours before and I can say that Jill was amongst the best of my guides.
I also had several chances to interact with Becky and Cindy before the tour and found them to be very responsive. I had some flight issues that caused me to almost miss the tour and they were kind and sympathetic to my situation.
I would not hesitate to recommend this tour company to people of all ages. This particular tour was fast paced so be prepared for that if you sign up. However, I can assure you that you will not be disappointed in the destinations included on this tour.Read full review
This is actually a review of the Western USA National Parks Loop tour. I can't tell you how impressed I was both with the sites we saw along the way (i.e., Zion, Bryce, Lake Powell, Monument Valley, and the Grand Canyon) and the excellence ..of our guide Indy.
Imagine if Santa Claus lost a few pounds and decided to make a career change. That's Indy. He was always upbeat and always interesting, taking care to interact with every passenger and dealing with changing circumstances with aplomb. When it rained, Indy was quick to come up with Plan B, and if that didn't work out Plan C or D. He was always able to pivot and salvage a bad situation, making it look easy. He did all of this while juggling a demanding schedule, driving, and giving us plenty of extras along the way. Indy genuinely enjoys people, and it really comes across in the way that he treats his passengers.
I always felt safe when Indy was driving or leading a hike. He would make sure that the person trailing at the end of the group (usually me!) was looked after, either by waiting at a fork in the trail to make sure that no one missed the right turnoff or hanging back to be the "sweeper." Not all tour leaders do this, but the good ones do - and it makes a big difference.
Indy was very engaging and made everyone feel welcome. I feel incredibly luck to have had him as my tour leader.Read full review