Classic Great Lakes

Fourteen nights around the Great Lakes, starting in Chicago and finishing in Milwaukee. The American Road Trip Company describes it as a relaxed and varied trip, best in summer or the golden autumn months, that visits three of the five lakes: Michigan, Huron and Superior.

Three nights in Chicago, with two full days either side of the river, come first. The car is collected for the run round the southern tip of Lake Michigan to Indiana Dunes and on to Detroit, where The Henry Ford and the Motown Museum are the operator’s picks. The route then goes up Lake Michigan’s Gold Coast to Saugatuck and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

Mackinac Island is next, with two nights on an island where cars are not used, so the hire car is parked on the mainland. The Upper Peninsula and Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore on Lake Superior follow, then the Door Peninsula in Wisconsin and a final stop in Milwaukee, which the page links to the Harley-Davidson Museum, breweries and the Public Market. Longest drives are around 280 miles, and most stops are two nights.

The price shown is a from figure for 14 nights, per person, based on two people sharing, off-peak travel, a standard car, economy flights and two to three star hotels. It covers flights with a premier carrier, accommodation, car rental and a detailed Road Trip Pack with route suggestions and points of interest for each drive. Every trip is built to order, so dates, hotel standard, flight class, car type and the number of nights can all be adjusted, and a one-way rental fee may apply where the start and end points differ. The American Road Trip Company serves customers based in the UK and the EU, so check current quotes and availability with the operator.