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Driving
Your Own RV:
If you are driving your own RV, you will be meeting us at the rendezvous
campground on Monday. Driving directions will come with your trip packet
after registration.
RV
Size Limitations:
Any size rig or vehicle is welcome. However on our any of our Discover
Oregon Tours, RVs longer than 35 feet will have to stay at a neighboring
RV Park when we are in the redwoods. At all campgrounds in Redwoods National
& State Parks, motorhome or trailer length is limited to 35 feet.
Towed cars or dinghies are not a problem as they can be disconnected and
parked next to the RV. If you don't have a towed car to use, we will arrange
to shuttle you to the main group to join the community campfire and charcoal
grill both nights.
Renting
an RV:
If you are flying in, arriving via Amtrak train, or driving your passenger
car here, you will be making arrangements for your RV rental with RVs-To-Go
in Portland, Oregon. Contact Mark West at +1 (503) 570-6131 or toll free
at 1-800-787-8646, and be sure to mention RV Caravan Tours. Liability
& damage insurance is not included in the price of the rental, but
we recommend it. We also recommend you get the kitchen and linen kits.
These contain sheets, towels, pots, pans and utensils, etc., for four
people.
 Please
be aware that RV rentals are reserved far in advance, especially during
prime vacation season when our tours take place. To ensure your choice
of unit and pick-up destination, it is best to book your RV rental as
far in advance as possible.
Gasoline
/ Petrol Price Watch:
According to the Energy
Information Administration, U.S. average retail prices continue to
drop significantly throughout the country. In our experience, although
Oregon is not a self-serve sales state, it tends to be 3-5 cents per gallon
less than Northern California.
Flight
Arrangements:
If you are flying in, you will arrange your own flights to and from Portland,
Oregon, with your travel agent. If you don't have a travel agent, feel
free to contact ours: Didi Roberts at Ambassador Travel 1-800-237-1353
or +1 (541) 685-2606.
RV pick-up hours are
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm, on the hour by appointment only. If your flight is
scheduled to arrive by 2:00 pm, you should be safe flying in on Monday.
If your flight would arrive later than 2:00 pm, we recommend you fly in
a day in advance, on Sunday. Plan to spend an hour at vehicle check-out,
learning the ropes of how to use your rental RV. Please call us for recommendations
on local hotels if you are flying in early.
RV drop-off hours
are 8:00 am - 10:00 am only. If your flight is scheduled to depart after
12:00 noon (1:00 pm for International), you should be safe flying out
on Monday. If your flight is scheduled to depart earlier than noon (1:00
pm for International), you may want to stay over one extra night and depart
the next day, Tuesday.
If you are signed
up for the Discover Oregon Tour, Week 1 or Week 2 only, please
call so we can discuss the logistics of your flight. If you are on Week
1 Tour, you will need to drive from the Redwoods back to Portland (a six-hour
drive) and will most likely fly out of Portland on Tuesday. If you are
on Week 2 Tour, you will need to drive to the redwoods to meet us after
picking up your RV in Portland. In that case you will most likely fly
into Portland on Sunday.
If you have any questions
about your flights or renting RVs, please call or e-mail us!
Optional
Airport (or Train) Transfer Package:
No worry and no waiting for a taxi: This option is especially helpful
to our international guests who are first-time visitors to the U.S. For
$150 (U.S. funds) per 1 to 2 people arriving on the same flight (or train),
we will arrange to have someone waiting for you at the airport (or Amtrak
station) with a car, meet you at your gate (or as close as we can get
with current security measures), accompany you to baggage claim, help
you with your bags, drive you to the RV rental company, and help you with
your RV rental check-out. Also included is the return airport (or train)
transfer, where we will arrange for someone to meet you at the RV rental
company upon your RV rental return, drive you and your bags back to the
airport (or Amtrak station), and help you bring your bags inside to the
ticket counter for baggage check-in. Be sure to checkmark this option
on the registration form if you want us to arrange this airport (or train)
transfer package for you.
Time
Zone Adjustments:
Click here for a link to a Clock
in Portland, Oregon (Pacific Standard/Daylight Time).
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