Lodestone Self-Drive Holidays

21/12/2024

21/12/2024

We loved our time in Moab. We hired a jeep for 2 days so we could drive some of the easy trails around Moab. Would we go back? absolutely. Was it hot in June? yes it was late 30's. Did we have fun? oh yes so much that we would love to go back for more.

Moab can be visited as part of a wider road trip or can be the main destination, lots of high adrenaline things to do there. 4x4ing of course that goes without saying; white water rafting; hiking; biking; rock climbing; canyoneering; speed and jet boat tours; stargazing, horse-riding. Exploring Arches and Canyonlands National Parks is a must. As for the 4x4 trails they have what they call 'easy' ones like the Shafer Trail (not for the faint hearted though) to the extreme like Hells Revenge and it is in the name 🤣

There lots of fab restaurants and gift shops and Moab is definitely worthy of a 4 or 5 night stay, more if you want to immerse yourself in the 4x4 trails.

Get in touch for a suggested itinerary or if you know where and what you want also come to me as I can tailor-make your whole trip, I am your one stop shop for your flights, accommodation and vehicle hire and can hire you the specialist jeep for the 4x4ing in Moab and recommend and book your tours whilst there.

2025 is looking good for an adventure. Opt to go out of season for the best rates and availability. As long as there is no snow on the trails you can jeep most of the year.

Get in touch to start your next adventure, not just a holiday its an experience to remember.
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12/12/2024

Lodestone Travel and Lodestone Self-Drive Holidays here for you to help plan your next perfect holiday 😍

12/12/2024

Now would be a great time to start thinking about a self-drive holiday during 2025.

Driving is a fab way of seeing a destination in depth, you see way more when on the road than flying between destinations or only visiting one location on holiday. You can really appreciate the landscapes and vistas. I love pretty much any destination but anywhere which has a mix of coastal routes, mountains, lakes, deserts and forests is in my top list of places to visit.

The USA has an abundance of all of the above and more. Canada, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia are all superb driving destinations all with great scenic driving routes.

I can plan your route and package up your flights, transport and accommodation or just book your flights, hotels and car hire if you know exactly where you want to go already.

I own a small business and work in partnership with Hays Travel so have access to some fabulous rates from hundreds of travel suppliers. You pay no extra booking through me. 𝐈 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬, I'm a 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐞 and useful resource. I pass on to you the price the travel provider quotes for the services you require. 𝐈 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬, 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐞.

Happy to quote any type of holiday including cruises, organised and tailor-made tours. I have access to hundreds of travel companies and as a small business really appreciate your business and always strive to give you the best service I can.

Here are some of my own photos from trips we have done over the years.

05/12/2024

One of my favourite California spots is driving the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) and driving through Big Sur and having a refreshment break at Nepenthe. A fab restaurant/ cafe / shop 😃

28/11/2024

Happy thanksgiving to all our American family and friends. Until we come back again to your beautiful country. Oh I do love the California pacific coast.

28/11/2024

Mount Revelstoke National Park, BC look at the view ❤️

19/11/2024

How does a trip to any of these places sound? if you want to go on a self drive holiday but don't know where to start then get in touch. If you already know where and even know which hotels you want to stay please still get in touch. I can package your flights, accommodation and vehicle into a financially secure package.

Lodestone Travel and Lodestone Self-Drive Holidays will get you there.

19/11/2024

𝐋𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐬. If you are not the resort type of holidaymaker and clearly there is nothing wrong with it if you are, but if you love driving and/or being a passenger and love great scenery and lots of wide open space then a road trip holiday could be for you. I can plan you an awesome route to pretty much anywhere you'd like to go.

Road trips are about the destination rather than the hotel or resort. On a 2 week road trip you could being staying in up to 10 different hotels, sometimes its just the bed and shower you use so you won't really have time to enjoy all the fab facilities of a posh hotel.

I can plan your route, package your flights, accommodation, car into a fully ATOL protected package which gives you so much more financial security than booking these elements separately and I manage the process for you. You can come to me with the itinerary you have planned and hotels you have chosen and I can book all those elements for you, OR, you can trust that I 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 your itinerary and that I have knowledge for the best types of routes, car rental companies and accommodation which meet your full expectations and hopefully go above and beyond.

Now go off and have and think about where you really want to go and explore and drop me a message.

Here are some photos of some pretty scenic places in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Sadly there is a limit to the photos I can upload so here goes.

29/10/2024

🇳🇿𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐙𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃🇳🇿
From the buzzing energy of Auckland to the geothermal wonderland of Rotorua, and everything in between, on this 18 night self-drive trip you’ll experience city, mountains, glaciers, forests and glistening waters.

Prices from £𝟑𝟔𝟖𝟗 per person
Valid for departures on 𝟎𝟒 𝐌𝐚𝐫 𝟐𝟓
𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑠𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑦 𝐴𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑚𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟, 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑑𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑦.

𝐈𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲
🥝Auckland 🥝Rotorua 🥝Lake Taupo 🥝Wellington 🥝Nelson 🥝Greymouth 🥝Fox Glacier 🥝Wanaka 🥝Queenstown

𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬
✈️ Return indirect economy flights with luggage
🛏️ 18 nights accommodation
🚗 Car hire for full duration pick up Auckland Airport and drop off Queenstown
⛴️ Interislander Ferry Wellington to Picton

✈️Indirect from London Heathrow with Etihad Airways/Air New Zealand/Virgin Australia from £3689pp
✈️Indirect from Manchester with Qantas Airways/Emirates from £3899pp
✈️Indirect from Edinburgh with Qatar Airways/Virgin Australia from £3959pp

Prices based on 2 adults sharing and subject to availability. Please get in touch for a personalised quote. Alternative dates, duration and routes available please enquire for price. Weekend departure supplements may apply. Please get in touch for any self-drive holiday.
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Re: GM

24/10/2024

I love the US pacific coast, nothing beats a California drive along the Pacific Coast Highway aka PCH especially around the Big Sur. I’ve been lucky to drive it twice. Would I go back? Yeah in a flash ⚡️

20/10/2024

Our day in August 2023 driving through the historic Tunnel du Parpaillon. The French Army built the tunnel starting in 1891 and taking 10 years to complete. If interested to know the history of the tunnel. Please open this link.

https://provence-alpes-cotedazur.com/en/things-to-do/water-activities/lakes/serre-poncon/parpaillon-tunnel/

With Simon Cush and Lodestone Travel

16/10/2024

𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐔𝐓𝐀𝐇'𝐒 𝐌𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐘 𝐅𝐈𝐕𝐄 & 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐔𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐘
Utah’s scenery is unique with a varied landscape jam-packed with majestic mountains, red rock scenery, deep canyons, rivers, and adventure galore! This holiday will go to the Mighty Five National Parks, the breath-taking Monument Valley and the vibrant city of Salt Lake City, which has the most impressive backdrop.

Price from £𝟐𝟒𝟐𝟕 per person
𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

🗺️Itinerary🗺️
🇺🇸Salt Lake City 🇺🇸Moab 🇺🇸Monument Valley 🇺🇸Kanab 🇺🇸Springdale 🇺🇸Bryce Canyon 🇺🇸Torrey

Price includes
✈️International Flights from London Heathrow in economy class with luggage
🛏️Accommodation for 12 nights
🚗11 days compact car hire including unlimited miles and taxes

Price is subject to availability and based on 2 adults sharing. Get in touch for a quote. Other passenger numbers, dates and routes can be quoted. There is a regional departure supplement from £100pp, please enquire.
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14/10/2024

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