Meals Included: None

Welcome aboard your deluxe coach as your tour begins in St. Albert. Travel south through Red Deer, Calgary, and Lethbridge. Stop at the Duty-Free before entering the U.S.A. at Sweetgrass. Following Interstate 15 you make your way through Great Falls where we will stay at the Sleep Inn and Suites

Meals Included: Breakfast 

Sit back and enjoy the scenery as you travel south through the rugged mountains of Montana. You cross the Continental Divide south of Butte then the Monida Pass into Idaho. You travel through Idaho Falls, Pocatello, then into the state of Utah for our stop this evening in Layton.    Overnight accommodations are the LaQuinta Inn & Suites.

Meals Included: Breakfast

This morning we will continue our trek southward. We will have a short driving tour of Salt Lake City, then head South down the I-5 to Mesquite your destination for the next 2 days at the Casablanca Resort, Casino, Golf, and Spa. If you have brought your golf clubs make sure and prebook a t-time for tomorrow and on the way home as we spend 2 more days here.

Meals Included: None

After 3 days on the road, you can enjoy a free day in Mesquite to enjoy the pool and spa or take in a golf game or some casino gaming. Enjoy and Relax for the day!

Meals Included: None

Today you have the option of enjoying the resort on your own or joining in for a tour of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway for $30.00 US or the Living desert for $20.00 US.

This evening you can take in the  Palm Springs VillageFest which takes place every Thursday on Palm Canyon Drive in downtown Palm Springs, CA. The street fair features art, entertainment, shopping, and food.

Meals Included: None

Today we pack up our bags and make our way along the Salton Sea and stop in Yuma for lunch and a delicious date shake.

We will then continue on to Mesa, to the DoubleTree Hilton, our home for the next 5 nights. Featuring a golf course right next door for those golf lovers.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Enjoy a visit to Schnepf Farms, Queen Creek Olive Mill, and The Orange Patch today for guided tours and lunch. We will return to our hotel early afternoon for some relaxing time and then off to the Organ Stop Pizza for pizza on your own and to enjoy the fantastic organs being played.

Schnepf Farms
Ray and Thora Schnepf moved to the desert community of what was then, Rittenhouse. The Schnepf’s joined other notable farmers to begin clearing the brush to prepare it for row crops. The farmers soon realized the sandy soil in this area was perfect for crops such as cotton, wheat, and vegetables. In the late 60’s, Ray Schnepf began growing potatoes used for potato chips. The Schnepf’s continued to diversify in the 70’s planting Queen Palms, Mexican fan palms and pine trees in a large field. Before long the Schnepf’s were farming over 5000 acres and shipping vegetables across the country. But his favourite crop was candy corn. As visitors drove out to the small farming community they would often stop and ask if they could pick a few ears of corn and some peaches. It wasn’t long until Ray realized that selling corn and peaches for U-Pick was the way to go. And Schnepf Farms began to grow….

Queen Creek Olive Mill
It typically takes 3 months for olive oil to arrive in the U.S. from Italy, Spain or Greece (the world’s major importers of olive oil). Then, it’s not uncommon for bottles to sit on a shelf for weeks or even months after. This does not happen at Queen Creek Olive Mill – Arizona’s family-owned olive farm & mill. On average, our bottles remain on our shelves no longer than 14 days. We blend our oils every 6 weeks and bottle it every 3 weeks to ensure that our customers are getting the freshest olive oil. Please enjoy the fruits of our labor! “Fresh olives give you fresh oil, it’s as simple as that.”