Kiwis On Route 66 Tours

16/01/2025

Well YEEHAW it’s 2025 and we have two Kiwis on Route 66 PLUS Tours this year, the count down is on!

Route 66 PLUS Tour #1 May 19th
…123 sleeps to go

Route 66 PLUS Tour #2 Sept 15th
…242 sleeps to go

Stay tuned for weekly Route 66 photo memories to get you excited

09/01/2025

Our thoughts are with the people of Los Angeles at this time and it's heart breaking to see the devastation from the fires - not just buildings, but lives and memories.

LA is our 2nd home and we hope everyone we know is safe. We'll be seeing you in May. Take care, Andrea & Noddy

01/01/2025

Happy New Year from Andrea & Noddy!

We had 3 awesome tours in 2024 but are really excited about 2025 with 2x Route 66 PLUS tours and our first ever Cruzin' Canada tours - the Stampede & Northern Lights which include a 12 day Alaska Cruise-Tour.

2025 is going to be a CRACKER!

28/11/2024

We wish our USA friends and tour family a very Happy Thanks Giving!

26/11/2024

The NZ Herald has shared the story about our tours to their page!

Feel free to leave a nice comment 😉- it will be GREAT for our business!

Graeme “Noddy” Watts knows Kiwis love a road trip – “and Route 66 in America is the ultimate road trip”.

22/11/2024

A wonderful article about our USA tours in the New Zealand Herald today - our Inbox has been totally SMASHED!

We love what we do and can't wait to do it all again in 2025 with FOUR tours.

The couple spend five months a year in America running their business.

21/11/2024

Due to a recent cancellation we have room on our first ever Cruisin' Canada “Stampede Tour” (June/July 2025) which is based around the world famous Calgary Stampede and includes the world’s largest outdoor rodeo with over 1 million people attending each year!

The tour starts with an optional 12 day Cruise-Tour package which starts with a 7 day cruise with Princess Cruises from Vancouver to Anchorage through the Inside Passage followed by a 5 night overland tour to Mt McKinley and Denali National Parks.

We then return to Vancouver for our 3 week road trip which includes the Rockies & Calgary Stampede with tickets to the show included in the tour price. Some of the famous places we visit in Canada include Whistler, Jasper, Banff, Revelstoke & Lake Louise.

In 2019 we did a “reckie” tour of Canada to explore these places and we were due to take the tours in 2022 however Covid 19 forced us to cancel both tours. So it is exciting for us to actually make it happen next year!

If you are interested in joining us on this inaugural tour then please email at [email protected] so we can secure your booking!

06/09/2024

We have 5 different USA based tours and we are 1 week into our 4th West Coaster tour which is all about the scenery.

You can follow our adventures on the tour page http://www.facebook.com/westcoastertour

15/07/2024

Today we started our 6th Cars & Blues tour in Miami - you can follow us here!

25/06/2024

Here’s our next tour!!!

Well our 2024 Cars & Blues tour suddenly feels REAL when we send our wonderful customers their tour polo shirts, baseball caps & name badges!

Our 6th Cars & Blues tour starts in 19 sleeps and we can't wait to do this exciting Bucket List tour once again.

19/06/2024

Check out this highlights reel of our just completed Route 66 PLUS tour. We created fantastic memories with a wonderful group of people that will last a lifetime.

HAVE FUN!!!

16/06/2024

Day 27 LA Roadster Show

An early start to get to show before it got too hot in the afternoon. Lots of cool Roadsters, classic cars and hot rods, nitro nostalgia dragsters and a swap meet that took hours to walk through.

We had our final group dinner where we shared our favourite memories and highlights with each other- a very special moment. We did some lucky draws for goodies we collected during the tour.

The night ended with a fun room party back at the Hotel.

15/06/2024

Day 26
We had a free day today so some of the group went to Disneyland …The Happiest Place on Earth ♥️

15/06/2024

We took photos of each tour couple at the start of our amazing adventure, so of course we had to take another photo of them on the Santa Monica Pier after our 5000+ mile road trip from LA to Chicago and back!

14/06/2024

Day 25 - Los Angeles

Our LA Day - the team did a fantastic job of making their way to Santa Monica Pier where we drove right onto the pier and parked up. Well done!

We took some group photos at the “End of the Trail” then some went and put their feet in the Pacific Ocean - Brad even went for a swim.

Next we cruised Rodeo Drive, top down wearing our crazy hats - some great reactions from people!

Our next stop was the world class Peterson Auto Museum which showcased Lo-Riders this time. Stunning works of art.

Lunch was at Mel’s Drive In on Sunset Blvd then a drive through Hollywood Boulevard wearing our crazy hats.

We can tick those things off the Bucket list!

13/06/2024

Day 24 - Kingman to Los Angeles

This morning we made our way to Cool Springs before driving the iconic Side Winder highway over the Sitgreaves Pass which is a great drive.

Our next stop was Oatman which is known as the DONKEY TOWN. A bit of shopping and cold drink in the Oatman Hotel which has reportedly $500,000 in $1 bills stuck to the walls.

We then crossed over the Colorado river into our final State - California. Dinner tonight was at Bubba Gumps for some shrimp.

12/06/2024

Day 23- Williams to Kingman, Arizona

Our day started with the drive through Bearizona Bear Park where we saw black bear, buffalo and other animals - we were lucky to get close to them.

Williams is a Route 66 shopping town so we spent time there looking for souvenirs to take home.

Seligman is a very important town in the history of Route 66 as the local barber had enough of no traffic going through town once the interstate bypassed the town. Angel called a meeting to have the road we love declared an historic byway and the rest history.

Unfortunately 98 year old Angel was unable to meet the tour as he had a wood splinter in his eye and had a hospital appointment.

Hackberry general store is another iconic Route 66 stop then we made our way to the Outpost Saloon for a cold drink and game of boys vs girls pool -the boys won! We also added the tour names to the ceiling - we’ve done this for every tour since 2012.

A great swim at the Hotel pool in Kingman followed by our last dinner on Route 66.

11/06/2024

Day 22 - Flagstaff to Williams, Arizona

Today was our nature day! We started the day with an energetic walk through Walnut Canyon where Indian cliff dwellers lived until 1200ad. It’s a very serene place and we try to imagine how life was back then.

We then took the scenic drive to one of our favourite places, Sedona, for lunch.

A tour highlight for many will be the helicopter flight over the Grand Canyon and this year we had 4 helicopters with 4 people in each on a perfect late afternoon flight with no wind.

The group then reunited and headed to Kiwi Point at the Grand Canyon for a picnic dinner & quiet drink as we watched the colours of the canyon change with the setting sun.

The perfect end to a perfect day!