1. A Dream Trip to the Grand Canyon
By Laith Shepherd

2. Airfare Baltimore, MD, USA to Phoenix, AZ, USA July, 14th – July, 20th
Depart: 7:25am – 11:43am 7 hours and 18 minutes 1 stop
Return: 8:50am – 4:26 pm 4 hours and 36 minutes nonstop
Total: $1,651.04

3. Rental Car Pick Up: 1:00pm July, 14th Return: 6:00am July 20th
Mid Sized Payless
Total: $367.98

4. 227 miles ÷ 25 miles per gallon = 9.08 gallons
Gas
3 hours 35 minutes away
227 miles away
227 miles ÷ 25 miles per gallon = 9.08 gallons
9.08 gallons × $2.12 = about $19.25 ($ rounded to the nearest hundredth is $19.25)
Total: $19.25

5. Grand Canyon Inn Suites
Accomodations
Grand Canyon Inn Suites
1 room : 7 Days, 6 Nights
Total: $769.94

6. Food
Harvey House Café
Breakfast: 2 eggs, hash browns or fruit salad, toast $7.25
Lunch: BLT $14.00
Dinner: Roasted Veggie White Mac and Cheese $13.00
Desert: Ice Cream $3.75
Subtotal For One Day: $39.00
Subtotal For One Week (about): $235.00
Tax: $35.25
Total For One Person: $270.25
Total For Four People: $1,081

7. 14 hours hiking 14 cups of water (× 4)
1 cup = 8 oz. of water
14 × 8 = 112 oz. (× 4) = 448 oz.
16.9 * 24 = 405 oz. $9.98
12 oz. ÷ 8 = $4.38
$ $9.98 = 14.36
Tax: $0.86
Total: $15.22

8. Activities & Attractions
Bearizona Wildlife Park - 7 hours $25.00 per adult $15.00 per child $80.00
Grand Canyon Waterpark - 11 hours 40 minutes $19.36 per adult $14.52 per child $67.76
Ultimate Grand Canyon Day Trip - 11 hours $ per adult $ per child $637.14
Grand Canyon - Admission Cost: $30 per vehicle $30.00
Meteor Crater - Admission Cost: $18.00 per adult $9.00 per child $54.00
Admission Comes With: Rim Tour 1 hour, Museum 1 hour, and Movie 1 hour
Scenic Sedona Tour - $69.99 per adult $38.59 per child $217.16
Sedona Ancient Ruins - Tour $ per adult $ per child $646.92

9. Souvenirs
1 T-Shirt = $24.94 × 4 = $99.76
Tax: $5.75
Total: $105.75

10. Postcards 20 Postcard Stamps = $6.80 16 Postcards = $15.00
Total: $21.80

11. Daily Itinerary Sunday: Thursday:
7:30am – 11:40am Flight to Phoenix, Arizona
1:00pm – 3:00pm Drive to Flagstaff
3:00pm – 4:00pm Late Lunch
4:00pm – 5:00pm Check In Hotel
5:00pm – 6:00pm Dinner
6:00pm – 8:00pm Pool
Monday:
5:00am – 6:00am Breakfast
6:00am – 7:20am Drive to Grand Canyon
7:20am – 12:00pm Waterpark
12:00pm – 1:00pm Lunch
1:00pm – 6:00pm Waterpark
6:00pm – 7:00pm Dinner
7:00pm – 9:00pm Waterpark
9:00pm – 10:20pm Drive to Hotel
Tuesday:
6:00am – 7:00am Breakfast
7:00am – 6:00pm Ultimate Grand Canyon Day Trip Lunch Included
Wednesday:
8:00am – 3:00pm Bearizona Wildlife Park
3:00pm – 8:00pm Pool
Thursday:
7:00am – 8:00am Breakfast
8:00am – 10:30am Scenic Sedona Tour
11:00am – 12:00pm Lunch
12:00pm - 4:00pm Sedona Ancient Ruins Tour
4:00pm – 8:00pm Pool
Friday:
8:00am – 8:45am Drive to Meteor Crater
9:00am – 10:00am Movie of Meteor Crater
10:00am – 11:00am Museum of Meteor Crater
11:00am – 12:00pm Meteor Crater Rim Tour
12:00pm – 12:45pm Drive to Hotel
12:45pm – 7:00pm Pool
7:00pm – 8:30pm Pack Up
Saturday:
4:00am – 6:00am Drop Off Car
6:00am – 8:30am Wait at Airport
8:30am – 4:30pm Flight to Baltimore, Maryland
4:30pm – 9:00pm Be Sad That the Vacation is Already Over

12. Account Log Expense Name Cost Category Airfare $ 1,651.04
$ ,651.04
Transportation
Rental Car $
Gas $
Hotel $
Accommodations
Food
$ ,081.00
Meals
Water $
Bearizona $
Attractions
Waterpark $
Ultimate Day Trip $
GC Admission $
MC Admission $
Sedona Tour $
Sedona Ancient Ruins Tour $
Souvenirs $
Postcards $
TOTAL
$ ,774.96
Transportation
$2,038.27
Accommodations
$769.94
Meals
$1,096.22
Attractions
$1,870.53

13. Summary
My National Park Dream Vacation is in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. I have planned many fun activities for my week long stay. In addition to the Ultimate Grand Canyon Day Trip my family and I will be visiting Bearizona Wildlife Park, Sedona, and Meteor Crater. All of these activities have an easy drive and stay within our budget.
My total budget for the trip was $6,000. I had the most difficulty budgeting the Attractions category because I had to plan a lot of attractions to fill out our daily itinerary. Also, many of the attractions I found online were really expensive but luckily I found the perfect ones. I spent $2,38.27 on transportation, $ on Accommodations and $1, on Meals. This used up about two thirds of my budget. That left one third for Attractions. I spent $1, on Attractions for a total budget of $5, We can use the remaining money to buy an extra souvenir and gas for our day trips. I was able to make the most splurges on Attractions and Meals.
I would definitely recommend this trip to families. There are lots of fun activities and amazing natural landmarks. Using the Internet, I was able to plan my budget by booking our airline tickets, renting a car, hotel, and locate attractions that are not expensive. The most helpful websites on planning my budget were Expedia for the Transportation and Accommodations, and Viator helped the most for the Attractions.

14. Documentation & Verification
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