Kansas Vacation Adventures Start Under $30 Per Person, Per Day – Including Lodging!

Ready Made Adventures Keep Summer Vacations Affordable

July 3, 2009, Topeka, Kan. … AAA has once again ranked Kansas as one of the top five least expensive states to visit…and this summer, vacation affordability is more important than ever.  Facilitating easy, affordable family vacation planning, Kansas is offering a series of nine Ready Made Adventures (RMAs) – themed itineraries that appeal to a variety of interests. For more details and complete itinerary options, visit www.TravelKS.com, and click on “Ready Made Adventures.”

Discovering Dinosaurs & Sea Monsters RMA:
Starting at the one-of-a-kind T! -REX café in Kansas City, dinosaur lovers old and young alike will rediscover the fun of fossils and ancient finds. From the Museum of World Treasures in Wichita to the Sternberg Museum in Hays, travelers will get a first hand look at some of the most amazing fossils and dinosaur displays in the world.
Approximate cost for a family of four: $475 - $625 for four days, three nights!

Quirky Kansas RMA:
For a real one of a kind adventure, this quirky itinerary will take you to the home of the world’s largest ball of twine in Cawker City, the world’s most comprehensive collection of air-moving devices at the Fan Museum in Andover, and the world’s largest hand-dug well and the world's largest pallasite meteorite, both in Greensburg.  You’ll even get the chance to visit the Grassroots Arts Center, home of more than 20 examples of unique self-taught, outsider art, as well as the Garden of ! Eden in Lucas, a world-renowned site of grassroots sculpture and architecture.
Approximate cost for a family of four: $750 - $850 for four days and four nights!

Flint Hills Nature-Based RMA:
An awe-inspiring three-day trip through some of the country’s most beautiful scenery. Soaring and diving from hilltop to valley along the quiet country highways through the Flint Hills will quickly challenge your notions of prairie. The continent's largest remaining tract of tallgrass harbors a wealth of adventure, beauty, and history.
Approximate cost for a family of four: $800 - $950 for four days, three nights!

Cowboys & Cattletowns RMA:
The larger-than-l! ife cowboy legends of the Old West were born on the frontier plains and in the cattletowns of Kansas. Strap on your boots and spurs and begin a ride back to the Wild West in Caldwell, then head to Wichita for a stop at the Old Cowtown Museum. With four full days of true cowboy culture, ending in the famous Dodge City, Kansas keeps cowboy culture alive year-round!
Approximate cost for a family of four: $1000 - $1200 for four days and four nights!

For more information on traveling in Kansas, call 785-296-2009 or visit www.TravelKS.com.